The Baton Rouge area has become especially adept at connecting potential workers with the training they need and the ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department is facing a staffing shortage due to low pay, resulting in a delayed training academy and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and emergency response agencies celebrated the opening of a vital new facility that marks a significant milestone for East Baton Rouge ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Baton Rouge has a new athletic training facility. D1 Training opened at 6401 Bluebonnet Blvd. Ste. 505. D1 Training offers online coaching, scholastic training, adult ...

Approaching the final hour of their first day of basic training, the Baton Rouge Police Department's 32 newest recruits assembled outside department headquarters, stood at attention and gave it their ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An open house event is being planned for members of the public to learn more about the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative. The training program is a ...

A network of community service organizations are banding together to train 1,000 new and existing mentors for black boys and teens in Baton Rouge. The initiative, backed by the Urban Congress on ...

Before the sun rose Monday morning, 34 Baton Rouge Police recruits stood at attention, lining the hallway of the Training Academy, awaiting their next command. "Face!" barked the Baton Rouge Police ...

Over the past 20 plus years, baton use by law enforcement officers has taken a back seat to other less-lethal tools, such as use of deterrent sprays and electronic control devices. This decline in ...

A recent Officer.com poll showed that defensive tactics (including baton) was the most neglected area of training in law enforcement. Other training areas listed in the survey were firearms, ...