Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Baton Rouge Police Department officers were recognized for their efforts in saving a man’s life on Nov. 18, 2025. Sergeant Beraud and Corporal Pourciau found a man in distress who stated that he had weapons and wanted the police to kill him.

A man working above Evangeline Street in a bucket truck Tuesday was injured when the bucket caught on fire, officials said. Bystanders told Baton Rouge firefighters that the worker was cutting something with a chain saw, when sparks were seen. “That may have been the cause of the fire,” said...

A Baton Rouge couple was arrested in February after authorities said they attempted to collect $30,000 from an insurer by filing a false claim tied to a minor parking lot crash. According to the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the pair submitted a claim asserting they were inside a vehicle that...

PORT ALLEN — One person was injured and recovering after being removed from a car crash along I-10 in West Baton Rouge Parish on Wednesday. West Baton Rouge Fire officials said firefighters and medical personnel "worked tirelessly" to extricate a person at the scene of the crash, which saw a white pickup truck drive...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Thursday morning, March 5, according to officials. The crash happened on Reiger Road near Exchequer Drive. Officials said the person hit by the vehicle is stable. Details are limited at this...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Middendorf’s Seafood Restaurant is bringing its kitchen to Baton Rouge for the first time in the restaurant’s 91-year history. Owner and Chef Horst Pfeifer will stage a two-week pop-up at Passé Restaurant inside the Origin Hotel, located at 101 St. Ferdinand St. The event is described as a...

BATON ROUGE — A second man accused of burglarizing an Essen Lane storage facility has been arrested. According to arrest records, 43-year-old Matthew Abrams was arrested on Feb. 25 in connection with the burglary of seven storage units at an Essen Lane storage facility that happened on Feb. 20.

Traffic backups are being reported due crashes on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge near Whiskey Bay.

IBERVILLE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - An Elayn Hunt inmate fathered a set of twins with a high-ranking prison employee, according to sources. Thursday morning, Francis Smith turned herself in and was charged with malfeasance in office, sexual conduct with a person in an institution. Both charges are felonies. Smith, who is...

A new headquarters for one of the nation’s largest firearms distributors is coming to Baton Rouge, with construction already under way.