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East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services is launching a new EMT training program in 2026. Limited registration. Info sessions available.

BATON ROUGE – United States Attorney Kurt Wall announced the sentencing of Michael D. Nelson, age 56 of Independence, Louisiana, in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation aimed at a large-scale cocaine and heroin trafficking network based in East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes. U.S....

BATON ROUGE — An 18-year-old Baker High School senior was shot and killed Thursday at an apartment complex off Plank Road, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office said. Edwyn Williams was identified as the victim of a shooting that happened around 6 a.m. at The Reserve at Howell Place.

Deputies from Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office announced additional charges Friday against a Baton Rouge man on one count of attempted second-degree murder following a multi-hour standoff Feb. 11 in north Plaquemine. The IPSO added one count of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge doctor says that after a surge in colon cancer cases nationwide, specialists are urging screenings at lower ages. Colon cancer is now the top cancer-killer of Americans under the age of 50. Actor James Van Der Beek of "Dawson's Creek" died of colon cancer this week at age 48. "Black...

For coffee brewed with love and pastries baked with passion, stop by Magpie Cafe. This small business is located right off of Perkins Road and has been run by LSU alumni Kyle and Taylor Wilkinson since 2023. Although they did not found the coffeehouse, it fell into their lap due...

The Washington Street ramp on Interstate 10 is set to permanently close next week, with one lane of I-10 in that stretch closed each night over five days until the work is finished, state transportation officials said. The nightly I-10 lane closure is to begin Wednesday, Feb. 18, and run...

CENTRAL - A juvenile was critically injured after an ATV flipped over near Joor Road at Greenwell Springs - Port Hudson Road, Central Police said. Officials said the crash happened near 2 p.m. and two juveniles were riding the ATV. One was pinned underneath, and that juvenile was taken to an area hospital in critical...

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - A person was critically injured in a crash on Saturday evening in Central, according to police. The Central Police Department said it responded at about 5:40 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Wax Road and Greenwell Springs Road. One patient was transported...

BATON ROUGE - A child was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle off North Ardenwood Drive, emergency officials told WBRZ. The crash happened at Villa Ashley Drive around 4:45 p.m., officials said. The child is in stable condition. No other information was immediately available.