This was reported by the local television channel WAFB.
It is clarified that another alleged shooter is at large.
According to police, the reason for the shooting was a verbal skirmish that occurred between two armed men in a store.
It was previously reported that police were checking reports of gunfire at a Walmart supermarket in Baton Rouge.
On August 3 and 4, mass shooting cases occurred in the US states of Texas and Ohio, causing a total of 29 casualties.
In the Texas city of El Paso, an attacker entered a shopping center, started shooting at visitors and killed 20 people. After that, in Dayton, the shooter opened fire on people on one of the city streets, killing nine people and injuring 26. The offender was eliminated.