Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE — Residents along South Boulevard are raising concerns as the I-10 widening project brings construction and traffic closer to their homes. Belinda and Evan Poche have lived on South Boulevard since the 1980s. The couple says the noise from passing cars and 18-wheelers has only grown worse over the years.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police are cracking down on crime at businesses they describe as after-hours clubs through a new initiative called Operation Impact. During the first weekend of the operation, BRPD officers issued multiple citations and made arrests for offenses including drag racing, drug possessi

Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church of Scotlandville is celebrating a major milestone: 110 years of faith and service in the community.

Races will be crowded this November for Louisiana’s two wide-open congressional seats: As qualifying neared an end Friday, eight candidates had qualified to run in the Fifth District and nine had signed up to run in the Sixth District. And state Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, finally answered the...

DENHAM SPRINGS - A billboard in Denham Springs is raising awareness around the dangers of drug poisonings and offering victims' families a place to honor their loved ones. Beth White is one of those family members. Her son, Brandon Reeves, died from a fentanyl overdose at the age of 24.

A juvenile was arrested in Prairieville facing multiple charges following a series of vehicle burglaries and firearm thefts that occurred between July 31 and August 2.

PORT ALLEN — Port Allen police are asking for the public's help identifying three women connected to a 2025 stabbing and home invasion. One woman has already been taken into custody in connection with the case, but three others involved remain unidentified and at large. Anyone with information about...

Say this for Baton Rouge schools Superintendent LaMont Cole: He communicates clearly. “He knows I’m getting a kickback from both of you and he plans to expose us,” the former Baton Rouge Metro Councilman wrote in a text message to a friend — who also happened to have a contract with the city-parish.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives are investigating a shooting that left one person dead early Thursday morning, Aug. 6. The shooting happened around 2:08 a.m. in the 7400 block of Plank Road. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, responding officers found the victim, identified as Chad Hawkins, 53,...

A Louisiana man is accused of taking almost $40,000 worth of items during three residential "kick-in" burglaries in Livingston Parish.