Baton Rouge LA

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Angola Prison Rodeo, returning April 18–19 to the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge animal shelter is hoping to find a permanent home for hundreds of animals and also plans to make some changes in the new year. According to a spokeswoman for Companion Animal Alliance, there are currently about 200 dogs and about 100 cats in the shelter’s care. You are being...

A person was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Plank Road in Zachary, Louisiana, and the coroner was contacted.

A 7th unexpected death at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center since September is raising questions about what the state is doing to address the ongoing problem there.

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly molesting a juvenile. According to arrest records, on Sept.4, the 15-year-old victim reported that Johnnie Fluker, 34, had allegedly engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct toward her on Aug. 30. Deputies claimed that the...

As the New Year approaches, we would like to take a moment to remember the lives lost in the early morning hours of 2025, when a truck driven by a terrorist rammed through a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street. It was the worst terror attack our state has ever seen, and the shock and grief we felt then in many ways...

David Banner believes the success of HBCU Honors is rooted in something bigger than television metrics. As the show climbed from fifth to third in its time slot among Black cable viewers, fueled by triple-digit growth with younger audiences on BET, Banner says the surge reflects a generation craving to see real...

The Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission is offering residents a chance to dispose of their Christmas trees in an environmentally friendly way by dropping them off at six different locations from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16.

2026 is almost here! Celebrate the arrival of the new year at these events around the capital region. - Red Stick Rising, a kid-friendly New Year's Eve event, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the River Center Library and Town Square; arts and crafts, activities, the Amazing Bacon stilt walker, and the rising of the Red...

The business was closed at the time of the fire, and no one was injured, the fire department confirmed.