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Multiple musicians and comedians are making a stop in Baton Rouge to perform at the Raising Cane's River Center in 2026.

State Rep. Paula Davis, R-Baton Rouge, announced she has submitted her notarized resignation to step down from her public office role.

EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a 15-year-old in East Feliciana Parish, troopers said. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened Tuesday afternoon, December 30, on LA 19 at Thompson Creek Road. The name of the 15-year-old victim was not released.

Woman's Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2026, Baby Blossom, at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, and both mother and baby are doing well.

The westbound lanes of I-10 near the Dalrymple Drive exit were closed early New Year’s Day after a crash and reopened less than two hours later, the Louisiana Department of Transportation (LADOT) reports. Photos from the eastbound side of the highway near the Louisiana State University campus, taken close...

BATON ROUGE — Three people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a vehicle fire along I-10 westbound at the Washington Street exit. St. George Fire officials said that crews responded to the crash around 2:45 a.m. and found two people sitting on the side of the interstate and another person inside a car...

City-Parish offices in Baton Rouge will be closed for the New Year holiday, with no garbage, recycling, or out-of-cart collection services on January 1, and the North Landfill and Starwood Court Collection Facility also closed, but the Republic Services recycling drop-off center will remain open.

BATON ROUGE - Tonight on New Year's Eve, celebrations will involve fireworks and trying to stay warm with the cold temperatures. Fire officials say one mistake comes up frequently with people shooting off fireworks, which is throwing away a firework after it is spent. "There's always a potential you could...

By all indications, Frank Wilson would have liked to have finished his LSU interim head coaching duties in the Texas Bowl and returned to Baton Rouge to join new LSU […]

The burning of sugar cane fields in West Baton Rouge Parish is sending ashes into the air and across the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge on Wednesday, a phenomenon seen several times since the fall. “It is pretty noticeable today that they’re burning cane; you’ll see it more,” Baton Rouge...