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Louisiana leaders and event organizers will talk about what fans can expect during this year's Bayou Classic.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A stronger cold front is on the way, bringing a severe weather threat and another cool-down in time for Thanksgiving. Another cooler start will give way to a warm afternoon, with highs in the low 80s. A few showers and storms are expected to develop by late afternoon and continue after dark...

ST. GABRIEL — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into a St. Gabriel chemical plant after a worker died on the job last week. According to OSHA, they opened an inspection of Mexichem Fluor, which operates the plant through its subsidiary Koura, on Nov. 19, the day after...

Tolley Fletcher, 104, eased into his recliner, his television unsurprisingly set on country music, in the den in the house he built in 1979 offering a sense of comfort and serenity. His eyes that have borne witness to more than a century of living remain alert, his voice strong, his...

Curtis Cafe will be dedicated to giving high schoolers their first job experiences

It has just been announced Zach Bryan will be playing Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as part of LSU's Death Valley Live Stadium Series March 28, 2026.

BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of people in Baton Rouge got a free meal Sunday at the Charles R. Kelly Community Center's third annual Thanksgiving dinner. Dist. 5 Councilman Darryl Hurst says that more than 300 people showed up for the festive gathering, something he believes shows the need in his community.

Future generations of archaeologists are likely to scratch their heads at Monte Sano Park in Scotlandville. In the grass, a toilet bowl lies next to a smoke detector. Nearby, weeds grow through the trunk of a Ford Roadster, parked next to an abandoned motorboat. Underneath a section of Interstate 110,...

One person was taken to the hospital after a reported shooting on Lark Street early Sunday morning, and the Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Beautiful weather will prevail on Sunday, but we’re expecting a big weather pattern change next week. A weak cold front will exit the area tonight, taking any chance of showers with it and giving us more of a northwest wind. This should keep us fog-free on Sunday morning.