Livingston Parish, state officials clean up nitric acid leak along Florida Boulevard in Walker
WALKER — The Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness responded to a nitric acid leak along Florida Boulevard in Walker. According to officials, the leak was reported around 7:20 p.m. The leak came from a parked tank trailer and caused yellow smoke to billow from the ground in the area.
Dale Weiner, legendary coach and Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer, dies at 74
Dale Weiner, a Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer and one of the state's winningest coaches, has died.
BREC proposes $28M investment into historic Brooks Park: ‘A legacy of our community’
BREC has multimillion-dollar plans for a new recreation and aquatic center at historic Brooks Park, which Old South Baton Rouge residents say the area has needed for a long time. The parks and recreation agency has requested $22.4 million in state funding for Brooks Park to advance a proposed $28...
Long-time Catholic High Coach Dale Weiner has died
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Legendary Catholic High School football coach Dale Weiner has died, his family announced Thursday. Weiner retired following the 2016 season after 30 years leading the Catholic High Bears on Friday nights. During his career, he was one of the most recognizable faces and one of...
Scott Rabalais: ‘He’s inside all of us.’ Memories of Dale Brown fill the PMAC...
From its opening day, LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center was nicknamed “The House that Pete Built.”. Fitting enough. “Pistol Pete” was and still is the greatest scorer in men’s college basketball history. But the men’s basketball program that makes the PMAC its home was built...
Police arrest 2 women wanted in string of thefts at stores across the country
Nashville police arrested two Baton Rouge women after they allegedly removed security tags from merchandise inside a Lululemon dressing room despite a prior nationwide ban from the retailer. Searching a nearby vehicle linked to a key fob in Hammond's purse, officers recovered over $10,000 in merchandise connected to out-of-state thefts...
Trial over teenage girl’s 2023 shooting in Zachary pits two suspects against each other
Seconds before 18-year-old Makayla Moore was fatally shot on a Zachary street corner in July 2023, she walked past a yellow house with two young men sitting on the porch. One of those men came off the porch, had a brief conversation with Moore, then shot her once through the neck. The prosecution and the defense agreed on those facts Wednesday at the start of the trial into Moore’s killing.
Will Wade Inks First Five-Star Of 2027 LSU Recruiting Class
LSU Coach Will Wade announced on Wednesday that signing papers had been received from five-star and highly ranked point guard Reese Alston. He is the first of LSU’s top-ranked 2027 class to sign with the Tigers. The 6-foot-3 Alston is from Houston and plays for Second Baptist School. Alston...
Thanksgiving events and giveaways happening around the Capital Area
BATON ROUGE — With Thanksgiving just around the corner on Thursday, Nov. 26, many organizations and local governments are finding ways to make the holiday more special. Here are some events and giveaways happening in and around the Capital Area in celebration of the giving season:. Wednesday, Oct. 21...
LSU’s Ed Orgeron Says He Was “About to Die” Before Doctors Saved His Life
Ed Orgeron has rejoined the LSU Tigers after a scary medical incident.
