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Leah Fonte and Shane Hirstius had a love that was the stuff of storybooks. They met in sixth grade and remained close friends until they began dating in high school three years later. Last summer, Hirstius got down on one knee in Fonte's backyard and asked for her hand in marriage while "Spin You Around" by Morgan Wallen played in the background.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge firefighters are on the scene of a fire involving multiple units at a complex called The Provincial & The Crillon Apartments, 1401 North Foster Drive. Crews were called just after 3 p.m. Tuesday to what turned into a two-alarm fire, meaning additional crews...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly stole a package containing over $25,000 worth of jewelry from a store. An arrest warrant filed Tuesday said Jacoby White, 29, is wanted for theft over $25,000. He allegedly picked up the package from KG Jewelers on Florida Boulevard.

A FedEx driver is on the run after he allegedly stole a package valued at more than $25,000 from a Baton Rouge jewelry shop that was not on his route, police said. Police have issued an arrest warrant for Jacoby White, 29, for theft of over $25,000. The missing package...

A new piece of evidence has emerged in the search for Christina Munn-Holliday, but questions remain about her disappearance.

BATON ROUGE — A woman arrested by Louisiana State Police for her involvement in a crash with a missing Texas woman was booked again for escaping from handcuffs while in LSP custody, arrest documents say. Sandrea Davis, 21, was booked Tuesday for simple escape. She had previously been arrested...

BATON ROUGE — Attorneys for Superintendent LaMont Cole are asking that the remaining charges against Cole be dropped after a special jury issued a superseding indictment earlier this month. Former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Pro Tempore LaMont Cole turned himself in to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison...

Eleven people were taken to a hospital after one school bus ran into the back of another in West Baton Rouge Parish Tuesday morning.

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police have arrested one person accused of attempted murder after a shooting that happened along Mohican Prescott Crossover. According to police, officers were dispatched to Prescott Road around 3:50 p.m. Monday following reports of a shooting. Once at the scene, officers learned that the shooting happened at Mohican Prescott Crossover, with the victim moving to Prescott Road where the police arrived.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Much needed rainfall is creeping into the forecast for Halloween weekend, but the timing could potentially impact trick-or-treating plans. Saturday is expected to start out mainly dry, but scattered showers look to develop into the afternoon as a disturbance moves through and moisture returns to the area.