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ST. GEORGE — The St. George Fire Department is currently working a vehicle fire at the intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road. All northbound lanes are currently blocked, according to the department. Drivers in the area should use caution or seek an alternate route.

The capital of Louisiana is not, as many outsiders tend to presume, New Orleans, but Baton Rouge, which is as rich in culture and history as any other major city in the United States. Baton Rouge has long been a melting pot of different cultures, and that is reflected in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Four people were injured and taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash late Sunday morning, officials said. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. on Greenwell Springs Road at Platt Drive. Fire officials said one of the vehicles involved had

BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a wreck that sent one car crashing into a Baton Rouge home on Sunday. The crash was reported at a home along Brady Street near the intersection with North Acadian Thruway around 6:15 p.m. Video from the scene showed a car with...

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters are sharing safety reminders after a grease fire broke out in the kitchen of a Port Allen home. Crews responded to the scene of the flames on Court Street in Port Allen on Saturday, June 27. According to the West Baton Rouge Fire Department,...

The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office was called to the scene of a deadly shooting on Sunday night.

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BATON ROUGE — A woman was killed and two others were injured in separate crashes along Plank Road early Sunday morning. According to BRPD, 66-year-old Carolyn Evens was hit and killed along Plank Road near Denham Street just after midnight. Officers said around 2:30 a.m., two others were struck...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - At least one person is dead after a shooting near W. Perimeter Drive and Blue Grass Drive, officials confirmed. Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services said the coroner was responding to the scene. Details about what led to the shooting, the victim’s identity, and whether anyone...

Residents in the area captured video of a space rock entering the earth's atmosphere on Sunday morning.