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BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana High School Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2027, recognizing 10 individuals whose accomplishments and contributions have left a lasting mark on Louisiana high school athletics. The 2027 class represents a wide range of roles within high school athletics, including coaches,...

PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) - School administration confiscated a pellet gun on the Plaquemine High School campus this morning, according to Iberville Parish School District Superintendent Louis Voiron, Jr. The item was discovered and intercepted by staff while unboxing packages received from a shipping company, Voiron said

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge-based restaurant group Byronz will now be offering food from its restaurants at Baton Rouge Community College's Mid City campus. Starting Monday, Byronz will be selling its food from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. inside the Bienvenue Student Center. Byronz operates three restaurants in Baton...

A Thibodaux native and current LSU student was arrested after nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, and marijuana were found inside an East Campus Apartments residence. 18-year-old Boyd Hebert, originally from Thibodaux, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony possessi

PORT ALLEN — West Baton Rouge Parish deputies arrested a Baton Rouge man on drug dealing charges; the man was also wanted in Baton Rouge on various charges, including flight from an officer. According to deputies, they were called to a business along Lobdell Highway on Thursday after reports...

BATON ROUGE — Police released bodycam footage of an officer-involved shooting that took place inside an abandoned apartment building along Titian Avenue. The stabbing happened the night of Sept. 7, with the shooting happening on the morning of Sept. 8. The now-deceased man, identified as 33-year-old Devin Morris, was a

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of raping and robbing another man inside City Hall last month. Alfred Richardson, 67, faces one count of second-degree rape and one count of simple robbery, according to an arrest warrant affidavit filed in the 19th Judicial

A former federal prosecutor who handled several high-profile cases in Louisiana has joined Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office to lead the state’s prosecutions of several current and former Baton Rouge public officials accused of corruption after the previous top attorney took another job. John Luke Walker, a former.

BATON ROUGE — Cheba Hut opened a new location on Friday along Village Market Street, making it the restaurant's second Baton Rouge location. As part of the opening ceremonies, the restaurant hosted multiple giveaways, including mural posters, custom T-shirts and a year of free food for the 420th customer.

Baton Rouge police are looking for three men who allegedly shot at cars after Southern University’s Homecoming Parade on Sept. 27, injuring two people. Kendrick Keller Jr., 18, and Jakhireyus Franklin, 19, are wanted by BRPD for seven counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated criminal damage t