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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is nearing completion of upgrades to a stretch of La. 1 through White Castle. Improvements to the corridor include the replacement of drainage structures, repairs to the concrete pavement and other work on part of the Iberville Parish stretch of one of Louisian

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Flock camera systems are drawing national attention as law enforcement agencies defend their use and critics raise questions about privacy and oversight. Baton Rouge police have used the Flock camera system for five years. Chief of Police TJ Morse said the technology has proven to...

BAKER — Ten years after the 2016 flood, Baker's mayor and police chief are looking back at the first days of a crisis that forced thousands of residents out of their homes. Mayor Darnell Waites and Chief Carl Dunn were both sworn into office on July 1, 2016. Just 42 days later, floodwaters overtook the city.

WATSON — One Watson family helped hundreds of neighbors escape their homes during the Flood of 2016 and said the lessons learned in that disaster are still being utilized a decade later. Over the years, Jodi and Dana Rushing found that, for them, it is better to give than...

ST. GEORGE — Residents of the Country Manor subdivision in St. George say they've been dealing with speeding through their neighborhoods for years. Now, officials in the city of St. George are offering their help in finding ways to address that problem. Earlier this year, several speed signs were put into the subdivisi

BATON ROUGE — A man was found with a gunshot wound off Hooper Road on Tuesday morning. An East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson told WBRZ that the shooting happened at a different location, but that he was found along Corlett Drive around 6:50 a.m. His wounds appear...

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - The Central Police Department says a man is dead after he was pulled from a pond Tuesday morning, Aug 11. According to authorities, Central officers, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, and Central Fire responded to the scene on Old Wax Road. The man’s identity...

SCOTLANDVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church reached a 110-year milestone in August 2026, drawing neighbors and a fellow congregation together for a Sunday celebration of the church’s history and future. Mount Zion Baptist Church of Baton Rouge joined the anniversary service, uniting the two congrega

BATON ROUGE - A man who was accused in a 2023 hunting death after he allegedly shot and killed a hunter he mistook for a deer had his case officially dismissed Monday. Thomas Franklin, 56, was arrested after 34-year-old Jacob Altazan was shot and killed during a Christmas weekend hunting trip. Franklin told police he m

Tuesday, August 11, marks 10 years since a series of storms dumped torrential rainfall over 21 Louisiana parishes. Over the course of a few days, the floodwaters rose, inundating homes and displacing thousands of residents. The Baton Rouge area was particularly hit hard by what the National Weather Service called a 1,0