 Staff report So far this year, Baton Rouge police have responded to 26 homicides, according to Baton Rouge Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. "Our suspects and victims are not only increasingly familiar with one another, but they are getting younger and younger," Morse said. "With the school year winding down and the summer months fast approaching, it's time we further start to zero in on the small group of individuals that are involved in the shootings in our city." In response, the police department is planning to increase overtime patrols using funding from the Mayor's Office. Read more.
Baton Rouge's Mikel Wayne Moore has spent years building up a following on social media posting videos of comedy skits and pranks, but this week he appeared before a judge on allegations that bullets he fired at a Baton Rouge police officer struck an unsuspecting victim in his own home. Read more.
Did Louisiana's Kelsey Anderson receive the final rose from Joey Graziadei on ABC's "The Bachelor?" The finale aired Monday evening, read about what happened. | 
