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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Yards across Baton Rouge are showing patches of dead grass as extreme heat and drought-like conditions take a toll on lawns, according to Dan Weintritt, horticultural manager for Treppendahl Landscape. Weintritt said soil compaction around tree roots is contributing to the damage. He compared

BATON ROUGE — A joint investigation between the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration led to the arrest of a man identified as a kilogram-level drug trafficker in the Valley Park area. During August, agents spent extensive hours watching Lashalln Lagarde, also known as "Yoda,"...

BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of people flooded West Chimes Street near LSU early Tuesday morning, drawing loud music, yelling and police sirens. This left nearby businesses and residents with concerns about safety and noise. The Baton Rouge Police Department is still working to figure out what caused a mass panic...

BAKER, La. (WAFB) - Less than a week after another teenager was killed in Baker, community members, city leaders, and elected officials gathered Thursday, Aug. 20, to discuss ways to address violence and keep young people safe. The meeting, at the Baker Municipal Auditorium, brought residents together to brainstorm pot

A Baton Rouge judge ruled Thursday against granting a bond for 24-year-old David Catherine, also known as the rapper RealBleeda, in his first-degree murder case in the 2024 drive-by shooting death of youth advocate Teressa Calligan. Makenzy Roach testified on Catherine’s behalf Thursday, stating that the two of them we

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Carlton’s, a family-owned seafood restaurant on Hooper Road in Central, is charged roughly 2% to 4% every time a customer uses a debit card. The business used to pass those costs onto customers, but a new state law says it can no longer do that.

BATON ROUGE - Old furniture, tires, and trash litter a front yard along Ponderosa Drive in Baton Rouge. A resident reached out to 2 On Your Side, concerned about how long it's been sitting there and what it might mean for the neighborhood. John Kovalcik first noticed it on July...

Two individuals were arrested and several pounds of various drugs were seized during a multi-agency investigation in the Baton Rouge area.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former Port Allen Mayor Derek Lewis has died, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office. Lewis, 65, was pronounced dead at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, according to information confirmed by the coroner’s office.

Multiple parishes across Louisiana are under burn bans as extreme summer heat continues.