Baton Rouge LA

We are looking at a stretch of very warm late-April weather for Baton Rouge, accompanied by daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. While these storms will help ease our current drought conditions, some could bring gusty winds and downpours as they move through the area. Late April Warmth: highs in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Five St. Joseph’s Academy student athletes signed letters of intent Thursday morning. State champion bowler Ava Doucet is headed to the University of Alabama Birmingham. Another state champion, Audrey Lemoine, is going to Delta State University to continue her swim career. Three cheerleaders also...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) — After emergency officials responded to the gunfire that erupted feet from the carousel inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana, parents are left to navigate difficult conversations with their children. Six people were wounded and one of them, a 17-year-old, died in...

Standing in a largely empty courtroom Tuesday before the man who shot and killed her 21-year-old son, Latrice Flowers tearfully asked Judge Donald Johnson for mercy. "You were like brothers, it didn't have to go that way," Flowers said to 24-year-old Mehki Palmer-Davis, who plead guilty to manslaughter for the April 2021 killing of his brother-in-law Raychard...

BATON ROUGE — This weekend is the 2026 Men's Conference at Nazarene Baptist Church. This year's event, which is being held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Spanish Town Road church, is themed around "Stepping Out of the Boat." Organizers said the goal of the event is to give men a chance to "step out" in their faith and grow.

BATON ROUGE - There has been much discussion lately surrounding BREC's City-Brooks Community Park and what to do with the space in relation to the Lakes. BREC and Sasaki, a consulting firm, held a small round table discussion on Thursday morning with members of the media to go over the City-Brooks Park and Lakes Vision plan. Sasaki received another 2,067 survey responses in...

Crime Stoppers is asking people across Louisiana to stay alert as cases continue. In Shreveport, a recent case may link to a domestic dispute. Because of that, officials say warning signs matter more than ever. For example, sudden changes in mood or repeated arguments can signal trouble. Too often, people...

The Louisiana Public Service Commission greenlit plans last week for a near-$300 million solar farm that would be owned and operated by Entergy in Iberville Parish. The site, named Cypress Harvest Solar, would sit on roughly 1600 acres of former sugarcane fields about 5 miles southwest of Plaquemine, between Milly Plantation and Derick Road, near Belleview Drive.

A school bus was hit by a dump truck in West Baton Rouge Parish on Thursday morning.

BATON ROUGE - A young girl needs your help!. Cate Hargett, 11, is at risk of developing a rare form of cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has discovered that Hargett has developed a significant TP53 mutation. The mutation allows cancer cells to multiply and means Hargett urgently requires a bone marrow transplant before malignancy develops.