BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer A helicopter went down in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday with four people on board. The Coast Guard searched about 180 square miles for eight hours, but suspended the search late Thursday night. Here's what we know.
Four armed robbers have used flashing lights to pull over drivers and then rob them, Baton Rouge police said yesterday. It has happened at least three different times. Here's what police know about the robberies and what they say to do if you're being pulled over by someone suspicious.
When Baton Rouge EMS gets a call, a lot of life-and-death calls have to be made fast. Decisions about whether to send an ambulance, whether to go with sirens blazing, whether people at the scene can help are just a few. Now dispatchers have a new tool that uses AI to help them more quickly make those calls using nationally recognized standards. Here's how officials hope that could save lives. |