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The free one-day clinic, presented by ExxonMobil with platinum-level sponsorship from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Raising Cane's River Center.

Heavy storms barged back into southeast Louisiana Monday evening, and forecasters have slapped an Impact Day label on it as the threat of flash flooding ramps up from the North Shore into Baton Rouge and along the I-10 corridor. Radar showed the most intense cells clustered near Interstate 55 around Kentwood, while spo

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The murder of an inmate at Elayn Hunt Prison five years ago is prompting security upgrades at the Iberville Parish jail in Plaquemine. The sheriff’s office is finding temporary housing for prisoners as hundreds of thousands of dollars are being spent to upgrade the doors at the jail.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department says one man is behind bars after his arrest in connection to a deadly stabbing. Detectives responded to the 5500 block of Beech Street on May 9, where they say 44-year-old Kendrick Eubanks was found suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a local

WALKER — The state transportation department opens bids this week for replacement of some of the controversial Interstate 12 barriers in Livingston and East Baton Rouge parishes, Walker City Council members learned Monday, which means that the project is closer to becoming visible. “A lot of times you don’t see, but th

BATON ROUGE — The district attorney has filed a motion to revoke or increase the bond of Austin Jackson, a man facing weapons charges, after prosecutors say he failed to comply with his bond monitoring conditions and may have traveled out of state. Court records from the East Baton...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An investigation is underway after a 15-year-old was shot and killed while walking along South Flannery Road. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers responded late Thursday night to the 500 block of South Flannery Road in response to a shooting. Police say they...

BATON ROUGE — An inmate in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison was found dead in his cell in a suspected suicide, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said. Deputies found Kip Leblanc's body around 7 p.m. on Monday, about 45 minutes after a routine roll call, EBRSO said. He was found unresponsive with "ligature material" a

Cook Out is coming to the Bayou State. In the past, Louisiana residents had to cross state lines to get a Cook Out milkshake and corn dog. Luckily, that is about to change. While Cook Out, the North Carolina-based fast food restaurant chain, has more than 360 locations across the South, it has never brought its chargri

BATON ROUGE — A restaurant under the Perkins Road overpass has flooded multiple times over the past week, and business owners believe a nearby construction project may be part of the problem. Surveillance video from BLDG 5 on Kalurah Street shows several inches of water inside the restaurant while...