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BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — More than six years after the killing of Lafayette teen Matthew Carter shocked the Acadiana community, one of the suspects in the case appeared at the 19th Judicial District Courthouse in Baton Rouge for a hearing connected to his request for an early release from juvenile custody.

BATON ROUGE - An ethics complaint was filed on Thursday, May 21 against seven Metro Council members who voted to approve a new parish attorney on April 30. The complaint claims that at the time of the vote, attorney John McLindon was the private defense attorney for Councilwoman Laurie Adams' husband in an active crimi

WALKER — Livingston Parish could see its second Chick-fil-A location by 2027, as plans are in the works for a Walker location. At a meeting Monday evening, the Planning Commission approved the site plan for the proposed Chick-fil-A. This was the first step to allow the restaurant to begin working toward applying for ap

A cybersecurity research nonprofit affiliated with LSU paid its executive staff millions without approval, misused state funds and possibly retained as an attorney a contractor who wasn’t licensed to practice law, an audit released last week found. The report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor said LSU may have vio

CENTRAL - Two teenagers were rescued after their kayak hit a tree and overturned at a creek by Frenchtown Road, officials on the scene told WBRZ. The Central Fire Department, East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office alongside the EBRSO Maritime Division and EBRSO Air One, all responded. The kayak flipped over in Beaver Bayou.

BATON ROUGE - Six years after three people were killed at a home on Palmer Lane, the victims' family is speaking out for the first time about their frustration with how long it has taken to bring the case to trial. Michael Wade is accused of killing 35-year-old Crista Sudduth,...

BATON ROUGE - A suspect was arrested after a sports memorabilia shop had its window smashed and an entire rack of jerseys stolen. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested Corey Veasy for stealing over $2,600 worth of signed jerseys from Pro Dreams on Burbank Drive. Police said they received information...

PORT ALLEN — A Baton Rouge woman died in a fatal crash that happened late Wednesday night along La. 1 in West Baton Rouge Parish. Deputies said that 24-year-old Taniya Smith died in the single-vehicle crash around 11:30 p.m. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of La. 1 on the south side of the Intracoastal Canal

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man who allegedly shot another person on Avenue L over the weekend, arrest documents say. Kealan Tate, 18, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for attempted murder and illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities. An arrest warrant...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials rushed one person to the hospital after a fire at an apartment complex along Jefferson Highway on Thursday afternoon, May 21. The fire happened around 1:45 p.m. at the Arts Apartments at Jefferson Heights. Emergency officials said the person hurt was taken to...