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The WAFB I-TEAM learned Friday the Department of Corrections transferred inmates to Angola who are suspected of making and selling drugs at Elayn Hunt Prison.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Our next cold front will be on the weaker side, producing very limited weather impacts and only a slight cool down. A cold front will arrive Saturday morning and will bring a few showers and patchy fog to the area. Afternoon temperatures will reach the 70s.

BAKER - A 2025 report card released by the American Society of Civil Engineers ranked Louisiana's infrastructure a "C-minus" overall, with roads and bridges receiving a "D". "Louisiana is a place that everybody knows once you get here, that the roads are different than any other state," Baker Resident Harry Horton...

Former Tiger CJ Daniels paid tribute to Kyren Lacy again after the Hurricanes beat Ohio State.

Animal shelters in Baton Rouge are seeing a familiar and concerning trend as the holidays come to an end.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Louisiana — A light haze hangs over the Mississippi River this New Year’s morning as south Louisiana eases into 2026. The air feels cool but not harsh, with jackets needed early and damp grass underfoot...

BATON ROUGE - All Wood Furniture is a local Louisiana furniture store with locations in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Store leaders said sourcing most materials locally has limited the direct impact of tariffs. “We try to use the beauty of Cypress, because it's a Louisiana wood. We have craftsmen who...

Baton Rouge food lovers kicked off 2026 with a new kind of Foodie Friday. No tasting trays. No featured restaurant. Instead, the spotlight landed on one local creator who turned burgers into a citywide debate. Rhett Sandusky is a realtor by trade. Over the past year, he became known online...

One person was injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday afternoon and is currently in serious condition at the hospital.

BATON ROUGE — This week in WBRZ history, a fire destroyed The Caterie and the neighboring Claitor's Bookstore and Southdowns Liquor along Perkins Road. The fire, which happened on Jan. 1, 2010, burned through the night as the 2010s began. It wasn't until noon on New Year's Day that Baton Rouge Fire crews arrived,...