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DENHAM SPRINGS — The father of a Denham Springs 11-year-old girl battling brain cancer says her tumor has progressed. Katie Tanton has between one and four months to live following the tumor's progression, her father, Austin Tanton, told WBRZ on Wednesday. The family's life was upended following her diagnosis....

VIDEO: The Addis Police Department is investigating after a vehicle was observed driving past a school bus with its stop-signal arm extended on Thursday morning.

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Though not as widespread as Thursday and Monday earlier this week, isolated to scattered pop-up showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the weekend. However, they will come after ample warming, with more highs in the mid-90s ahead. Afternoon storms: scattered activity most days, no washouts. Remai

BATON ROUGE — Verizon customers in the capital region are seeing issues with their cellular service on Thursday. According to Verizon's website, customers in Baton Rouge are having problems with data, voice, text and wireless home internet. In a statement sent to WBRZ, a Verizon spokesperson said, "We are...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The fourth named tropical storm formed over the Atlantic on Thursday morning. Tropical Storm Dolly is the fourth named tropical system for the Atlantic Basin and is spinning over the open water. Dolly is located east of the Leeward Islands and is moving west at 24 MPH. There are no advisories

BATON ROUGE - Officials are responding to a reported shooting Thursday afternoon on Comish Drive. Emergency officials said they were responding to reports of a person with gunshot wounds at Comish Drive and Greenwell Street. Baton Rouge police are on scene. No other information regarding injuries was immediately availa

An LSU student is accused of being a bookie and managing an illegal gambling operation.

BATON ROUGE - Progress Elementary was placed under lockdown after shots were fired nearby, officials told WBRZ. The call came in around 2:50 p.m. Officials said shots were fired somewhere near the school, and that the school was briefly placed under lockdown. EBR Schools sent out a statement saying that...

LOUISIANA — A 33-year-old woman was killed early this morning when a tree fell on her camper in the small Iberville Parish town of Maringouin. This was one of several reported downed trees following early Thursday morning storms. Cindy Perritt died around 4:30 a.m. when the tree came down...