Police rush to Mall of Louisiana after reports of active shooter

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPolice rush to Mall of Louisiana after reports of active shooter‘Please avoid the area,’ Governor Jeffy Landry wrote on XBrendan Rascius in New York Thursday 23 April 2026 20:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963875","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/louisiana-baton-rouge-shooting-mall-b2963875.html","title":"Police rush to Mall of Louisiana after reports of active shooter"}}Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Police are responding to an active shooter situation at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Governor Jeff Landry announced on Thursday afternoon.“I am in...