The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating what caused an overnight fire that a vacant commercial building.

Baton Rouge detectives are investigating after a 56-year-old woman was found dead inside a hotel room on Gwenadele Avenue. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Linda Mayes’ death is being investigated as a homicide after her body was found around 6:28 p.

A 56-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel room near Airline Highway and Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge, and police are investigating her death as a homicide, according to a news release. Linda Mayes was found dead in one of the hotel's rooms at 9919 Gwenadele Ave.