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The inaugural St. George Food Truck Festival is scheduled for Nov. 21 at the BREC State Fairgrounds, featuring more than 25 food trucks and 100 vendors to benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

BATON ROUGE — On Aug. 13, 2016, more than half the state was left underwater after unprecedented rainfall caused waterways like the Amite and Comite rivers to surge and flood much of the Capital Area. Now, 10 years later, WBRZ's John Pastorek looks back on the flood that killed...

BATON ROUGE — Three years after Kerisha Johnson was shot and killed while pregnant, her family gathered to mark what would have been her 40th birthday. Family and friends spent the day writing messages in her memory, honoring her as a mother, daughter, sister and friend. Her father, Kevin...

BATON ROUGE - Students and their families gathered at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center on Sunday afternoon to get prepped for the upcoming school year. The 11th annual Back to School Expo, hosted for residents of Baton Rouge, was put together by Project 70805. The event started at 2...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Monique Massi lost her son, Jacob, to fentanyl poisoning. She’s now on a mission to help educate others about fentanyl and those who have been most affected by the dangerous narcotic by keeping her son’s name and face in the public. She’s also not alone in that mission, and a new billboard […] The pos

BATON ROUGE — Families in Baton Rouge got access to free health screenings and back-to-school resources at the Family Care and Health Expo held at United Believers Baptist Church. The event was hosted in partnership with Ochsner Baton Rouge and Southern University. Attendees could get screened for blood pressure,...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge educator has been named Louisiana’s new Teacher of the Year. Alisha Butler, a teacher at the Louisiana Special School District in Baton Rouge, received the honor during the annual Dream Teachers Gala hosted by the Louisiana Department of Education. Butler will...

ST. GEORGE — East Baton Rouge Parish leaders have committed to improving communication at City Hall after conflicting statements were released involving a lawsuit over St. George's incorporation date. A design firm, LRK LLC, is suing after the city revamped its zoning ordinances earlier this year. The firm argues...

BATON ROUGE — Firefighters responded to a residential structure fire around 7 p.m. on Deer Lake Avenue this evening. Units from Baton Rouge Fire Department and St. George Fire Department responded alongside local crews to the working fire, which had flames visible from a window on the side of the residence. Conditions

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