A hit with families, the Baton Rouge Zoo is home to a variety of animals both big and small. Everything from alligators and rhinoceroses to parrots and hissing cockroaches call this zoo home.

BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is hosting a naming contest following the birth of a jaguar cub and a new Mardi Gras-themed event.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Jaguars, like Tigers, are an important part of Baton Rouge, which makes the city zoo’s historic baby news all that more exciting for the community. BREC’s Baton Rouge ...

BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo announced on Friday, January 17 that its historic jaguar cub, the first born at the zoo in more than ...

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 ...

On Tuesday morning, residents of New Orleans and Baton Rouge woke up to a winter wonderland with rare snow coating the ground ...

Aubudon Nature Institute announced increased security at the New Orleans aquarium, insectarium and zoo, effective Thursday, in the wake of the deadly attack on Bourbon Street. The popular ...