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BATON ROUGE — With just days left until the start of the new school year, many students may begin feeling anxious. Dr. Courtney Gunn from Ochsner Health joined WBRZ to share some tips on overcoming back-to-school anxiety. Gunn shared that many students get nervous at the beginning of the...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge General hosted its "Ready, Set, School!" back-to-school event at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Gus Young Avenue on Saturday. The free family event helped families check off overlooked items that can make a difference in students' comfort, safety and confidence on the first

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating a structure fire that was intentionally set on Robertson Avenue on Friday evening. According to the department, the fire occurred around 5:22 p.m. when firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the doorway of a detached shed that had been converted int

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Fire Department worked a house fire on Dalton Street Saturday morning, officials said. According to BRFD, no one was home at the time of the fire and it was mostly contained to the garage area. Officials determined the fire originated in a storage shed...

BATON ROUGE - One person is dead after a shooting Saturday night off of Staring Lane. The call came in around 7:30 p.m. on Ryder Drive. Officials said the coroner was contacted. No other information was immediately available.

PORT ALLEN — West Baton Rouge Shelter & Animal Control’s new Lost & Found Pet Map is showing early success with a local pet reunited with its owners within 10 days of the new tool launching. The organization shared on Thursday that staff found Ollo as a stray...

Would you want AI-generated images in your high school yearbook? A Louisiana school is facing major backlash after students noticed them.

BATON ROUGE — The City of Baton Rouge announced the winner of the ImaginEBR Photo Campaign on Friday as part of the launch of the newly redesigned BRLA.gov website. The campaign invited community members to share photographs showcasing places, landscapes, and landmarks that make East Baton Rouge Parish unique.

Saturday will begin with more heat and humidity. A weak cold front will settle toward the Gulf Coast by Sunday, bringing showers, thunderstorms, and possibly a slight dip in humidity. The Heat: feels-like 105 – 110 degrees through Saturday. The Front: weak, but a trigger for scattered showers and...

Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of July 23-30: Richard Johnson, 37, 12448 Calcote Rd, Gonzales was arrested pursuant to 5 bench warrants;. Jesse Wallace, 40, 420 Gloria Dr, Baton Rouge was charged w/ Criminal Mischief, (3 counts) Violations of Protective Orders, Simple Criminal Damage to Propert