BRPD to offer free self-defense classes for women

BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Fire Department is offering free self-defense classes for women next month.The class will be held at the Baton Rouge Police Department Training Academy located at 9000 Airline Highway from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. for each session.The session dates are as follows:Session 1:
Tuesday, Oct. 25Session 2:
Thursday Oct. 27Session 3:
Tuesday, Nov. 1Session 4:
Thursday, Nov. 3The class is no charge and open to women over the age of 13. Participants should wear comfort