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A traffic stop Sunday evening in Winnfield resulted in the arrest of a Baton Rouge man on multiple charges, including drug possession. According to the Winnfield Police Department, Sgt. Ashley Carpenter observed a vehicle traveling 22 mph over the posted speed limit on East Lafayette Street and initiated a stop in...

Isolated rain chances will develop once again Wednesday, but we're tracking a pair of storm systems that will bring much higher chances of wet weather to Acadiana before and during Easter weekend.

DENHAM SPRINGS — Frustrated and sad, but not surprised. That’s how one Denham Springs father described Ricky Foster’s arrest. UWK first reported Foster’s arrest April 1. The man spoke to UWK on the condition of anonymity, saying he was part of the original “Dads of Denham” group with Foster. He said members of the...

BATON ROUGE - Two people were arrested after a bullet went through the window of an apartment on LSU's campus. Col'lee Bess, 21, and Christopher Hatfield, 18, were taken into custody for their alleged connection to the Saturday, March 28, shooting at West Campus Apartments. An LSU Police report says...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Ward 2 District 3 Constable’s Office will open at the Electric Depot on Government Street starting April 1. Deputy Constable Anthony Thomas and the District 3 Constable’s Office will operate out of the former Sage Hair Studio space, donated by Electric Depot ownership team member Dyke...

BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana State Police trooper who allegedly covered up evidence and coerced a domestic violence victim to repeatedly lie to law enforcement investigating him was arrested Tuesday. Trooper James Jefferson III, 41, was taken into custody by the attorney general's office. According to new documents...

BATON ROUGE - Five people were formally charged with second-degree murder after a man was shot and beaten to death on Lorraine Street in November. Darrell McBride, 37, was at the 2700 block of Lorraine Street around 5:12 p.m. when he was beaten and shot, BRPD said. He was taken to a local hospital where he died as a...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man who broke into a business stole several bottles of alcohol and took not only cash, but the entire cash register, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. The burglary happened on Wednesday, March 29, at a business at 4808 S. Sherwood...

A new sign has posted on the former Southern Pearl Oyster House in Baton Rouge. At 9460 Perkins Road, a big sign spells Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine across the building. There’s an alcoholic beverage permit applicant flyer taped on the front door, next to the old flyer announcing the closure of Southern Pearl Oyster...