BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is holding a news conference at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The news conference will be about the BRPD Youth Advisory Council and it will be held in the Baton Rouge Police Conference Room. The new council will include high school students from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, according to BRPD Deputy Chief Sharon Douglas. Douglas said the council could help reduce crime. The news conference is happening days after a teenager was reportedly shot in the 2500 block of 72nd Avenue. More details about the Youth Advisory Council can be found on this website. We will provide a livestream of the news conference in the video player above. Baton Rouge shooting leaves teen boy hurt, police say Latest News Baton Rouge Police Department to speak about Youth Advisory Council Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes underscore dividing lines: Can Democrats and Republicans be friends? Johnson tees up rescheduled funding bill vote as critics dig in Russians made viral video falsely accusing Harris of a hit-and-run: Microsoft