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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - For families living with disabilities, finding the right resources and support can sometimes feel overwhelming. Families Helping Families is working to make sure those families know they are not alone. The Baton Rouge-area nonprofit provides financial, educational, and mental health support to

BATON ROUGE, La. — For years, Baton Rouge leaders have talked about what it would take to transform the River Center into a modern convention and entertainment destination capable of competing for major events and visitors. Now, the conversation is moving from vision to execution — and District 10...

ST. GABRIEL, La. (WAFB) — A power outage is an inconvenience for most families. For the Judd family, it can put their two-year-old son’s health at risk. Briggs has a lung condition. His medical equipment needs electricity. His medicine needs refrigeration. His lungs need controlled temperatures and air quality.

BATON ROUGE — A man wanted for raping a preteen girl between 2019 and 2021 has been arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Santroy Jefferson, 37, allegedly raped a girl for several years before the child and her mother moved from Baton Rouge to North Carolina.

BATON ROUGE — Last week, a car repair shop closed its doors on Jefferson Highway. One woman reached out to 2 On Your Side because her van, which had been at the shop, is missing. Iesha Lollis says her van was at Rocket Auto for two weeks. Service technicians...

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.

Stephens said her book goes into detail discussing the situations she's endured and will help someone, leading them in the right direction.

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...