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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles employees are reacting to a new computer system, according to OMV Commissioner Keith Neal. “We have had no problem rallying the troops to get behind this thing. Everyone is extremely excited. They talk about how easy it is to understand, how easy it is to nav

Iberville Parish Council members shot down a proposal from Entergy that would have paved the way for a solar farm south of Plaquemine. The 7-4 vote with one absentee put the brakes on Cypress Harvest Solar, which was proposed on a 1,600-acre tract just southwest of Plaquemine along La. 75.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hot with a few storms today before higher rain chances return to end the workweek, bringing a threat of heavy rainfall. After another warm, humid morning, it will be even hotter this afternoon than yesterday, with highs climbing into the mid to upper 90s. Heat index values could peak in the ra

BATON ROUGE - A new type of blight affecting a house off South Harrells Ferry Road in Baton Rouge. Neighbors say the home has been abandoned for years, and now it's emitting a smell and attracting rodents. From the street, the brick house on Aubinwood Drive appears normal. But neighbors...

BATON ROUGE — Three schools in the capital area faced three separate threat scenarios this week, and while none turned out to be real, each response came at a high cost. The first threat came Monday at Tara High School, where a prank call triggered a major law enforcement response. Helicopters flew overhead, and office

Perhaps no sandwich is more authentic to New Orleans than the po’boy. It was created in the city in 1929: Michael Mizell-Nelson, PhD, a local historian, spent 12 years researching the sandwich and documented its origins as a “poor boy,” so named by Benny and Clovis Martin of Martin Brothers French Market Restaurant and

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A student faces charges after the LSU Police Department responded to a potential threat to campus Tuesday evening. Devriana Thomas, 18, of LaPlace, was charged with terrorizing; menacing. Officers were notified of a shooting threat that came from Instagram around 8 p.m. According...

Louisiana residents planning to take to the roads or waterways during the upcoming Labor Day weekend are being reminded to drive and boat sober as law enforcement agencies prepare to increase impaired-driving patrols across the state. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hosted the Louisiana Highway Safet

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police are searching for a missing department-issued handgun after an officer reportedly lost track of his service weapon this month. An Internal Affairs investigation has been opened into how the gun went missing, BRPD confirmed. The officer told investigators he placed his depart

WOODVILLE, Miss. — Two people died in a crash in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, last week, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. According to MHP, the crash happened on Aug. 19 along Highway 61. A Baton Rouge man was driving north in a truck when he collided with another car that...