Baton Rouge LA

More than 200 volunteers from businesses across the greater Baton Rouge area are coming together to make a difference at The Emerge School for Autism.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is reporting a critical shortage of Type O blood, with less than half a day’s supply on hand. Blood Donor Services Manager Jay Thomas said the shortage is being driven by summer vacations, camps, and the Fourth of July holiday weekend — and that pat

A mother and legal custodian were arrested after a child was found with bruising on his body.

The man shot and killed Sunday morning in the alleyway behind Spring Street in downtown Shreveport has been identified. Shreveport Police Department was dispatched about 4:30 a.m. July 5 to reports of a fight. Upon arrival, an officer attempted to intervene and stop the fight. During the encounter, Timothy Terrell Ch

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH — UWK has learned that multiple inmates at the West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center were listed as being possibly “unresponsive” on Tuesday afternoon. It’s why multiple people responded to the detention center around 6 p.m. on July 7. UWK is learning that four inmates were unresponsive from

BATON ROUGE - Residents of Baton Rouge are now able to have Amazon packages delivered by drone through the company's Prime Air service. The Capital city is the first community in the state with access to the service. Customers must be located within a 7.5-mile radius of Amazon's Fulfilment Center...

Lafayette-born restaurant Parish Biscuit Co. is coming to Baton Rouge to serve breakfast, brunch and lunch fare. The space is opening at 220 W. Lee Drive, in the same building strip as Surge Entertainment and Our Mom’s Restaurant & Bar. Parish Biscuit Co. first opened in Lafayette in 2023, and this new spot in Baton Ro

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police responded to a reported ATM theft at the Red River Bank located at 9400 Old Hammond Hwy early Tuesday morning. Officers arrived at approximately 4:40 a.m. on July 7, 2026, and found a 2019 Ford F-250 in the middle of the roadway. Investigators said the truck was used by the

DENHAM SPRINGS — A man accused of killing a Denham Springs crossing guard with his truck while driving drunk pleaded not guilty in a Livingston Parish courtroom Tuesday morning. Darren Goudeau, 64, was arrested after he allegedly struck crossing guard Katy Wells outside Gray's Creek Elementary along Hwy. 16...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge woman spent more than three years fighting to clear her name after a Baton Rouge Police Department officer entered the wrong license plate number on a crash report, leaving her responsible for a wreck she said she knew nothing about. Laisha Webb...