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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - New parents are bombarded with misleading posts and images about what’s safe when it comes to infant sleep. That’s according to a new investigation by Consumer Reports. Information shared by social media influencers, AI chatbots, and even retailers may be confusing parents and putting babies...

A 17-year-old boy was killed in north Baton Rouge on Saturday afternoon while sitting inside a vehicle in a driveway, according to Baton Rouge Police. Police found E’myeri Walker, 17, suffering from a gunshot wound at the 4600 block of Wood Street around 4:55 p.m. Walker died at the scene.

Independent restaurants across Baton Rouge are feeling the pressure, and one local favorite is turning to the community for support.

Clusters of hot pink apple snail eggs cling to reeds and cypress trunks, a backdrop fitting for either an alien invasion movie or a Floam commercial. As the snails advance in Louisiana’s waterways, they destroy aquatic ecosystems, eating their way through native flora and fauna and infecting other animals with...

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a house party that took the life of one man.

In case you missed it this morning, WAFB's Morning Anchor Liz Koh will be hanging up her microphone at the end of January🩵

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - Rouses Markets officially opened its newest store Monday in Central, marking another step in the company’s rapid expansion following its acquisition of multiple Winn-Dixie locations across Louisiana and Mississippi. The new store, located at 10974 Joor Road, opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony...

BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement officers are investigating a dozen shootings that left six people dead since Thursday. On Thursday, one person was shot along South 15th Street at 1 a.m. and taken to a hospital in stable condition. Later that morning, 19-year-old Alfred Webester Hyams was killed in a shooting at an...

BATON ROUGE — A violent stretch of days across Baton Rouge has left multiple people dead and several others injured, raising alarm among community leaders after what had been a relatively quiet start to the new year. Police are investigating a series of separate shootings spanning several neighborhoods, occurring...

I-12 Eastbound near the South Satsuma Road exit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been closed due to an overturned 18-wheeler, and drivers are urged to slow down and be careful as water is still present on the roadways.