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A Baton Rouge woman filmed an Amazon drone dropping her package from mid-air, watching it bounce across her lawn. The package showed up a little damp and banged up on the outside.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Around 100 teenagers from a Dallas church traveled more than 400 miles to Baton Rouge this week to repair and repaint homes still recovering from hurricane damage years later. The group is from Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, partnering with First United Methodist...

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested four people in connection with a drug trafficking organization.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A months-long investigation by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office led to several arrests and the seizure of fentanyl, other drugs, firearms, and cash, according to EBRSO. Officials said the investigation focused on a Baton Rouge-area drug trafficking organization allegedly led by Ronny Howa

Homicides this year are tracking at the same pace as 2025 within the Baton Rouge city limits and parishwide, with numbers so far nearly identical. Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse says the city’s homicide rate for the first half of 2026 has remained steady when compared to last year, with 42 homicides reported since

About a year after the Towne Center at Cedar Lodge was purchased by out-of-state buyers, the shopping center has continued drawing in customers amid a changing retail landscape. Towne Center, built on a horse farm formerly belonging to the Witter family, opened two decades ago as one of the first...

BATON ROUGE, La. — In a display of intergovernmental unity, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have agreed to a joint commitment to overhaul bureaucratic processes and accelera

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man accused of shooting his neighbor eight times after breaking into his apartment and stealing a PlayStation 5. Tyzerrian Castle, 24, was arrested Thursday on attempted murder, illegal use of weapons and aggravated criminal damage to property charges. According to...

Since opening in the Oil Center three years ago, this brunch restaurant has woven itself into the fabric of Lafayette's community. Parish Biscuit Company opened at 1120 Coolidge Street in September 2023 with a menu focused on brunch favorites, local fare, and of course biscuits, practically any way you like them. Paris

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed a Family Dollar at gunpoint. According to police, the suspect entered the Family Dollar store in the 2300 block of Plank Road at around 7:25 p.m. on June 28. He approached the checkout counter acting like a customer befo