BREC announced its annual Zoo Lights event returns to the Baton Rouge Zoo on Friday, Nov. 28, and continues through Tuesday, Dec. 30. This tradition, which is presented by Our Lady of the Lake ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A couple of new animals are settling into the Baton Rouge Zoo while more are coming in the future. A female reticulated giraffe named Rosie was first shown at her ...

BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo announced the birth of its first dama gazelle calf, a male born Aug. 16, around noon. The male and female dama gazelles arrived at the zoo in December 2024, in the same shipment ...

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo will hold its second annual Art for Animals Festival on May 3 and announce the winners of the exhibition. Art for Animals displays the work of 40 artists in the zoo's atrium.

A zoo in Louisiana is very excited about its newest resident. BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo has welcomed a new baby reticulated giraffe to their herd. On Thursday, December 26, a male calf was born to 6-year ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo has a lot to celebrate as its beloved and historic jaguar cub, Lacumba III, turns one. The cub, named after Southern University’s mascot, is the first ...

Louisiana’s expanded hands-free driving law, known as the “touch law,” is now fully enforced after a grace period ended Thursday. Police said they have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting ...

This week, the Ellen Trout Zoo welcomed a new creature — a male Malayan tiger named Tanvir. The 16-year-old cat comes to ...

Lufkin’s Ellen Trout Zoo has announced the addition of a new endangered Malayan tiger to its exhibits.The Ellen Trout Zoo ...