Baton Rouge LA

A man is dead after he and a passenger were shot while sitting inside a car along Sherwood Forest early Sunday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, a man shot another man, whom he knew, in the foot while robbing him. Updated: 5 hours ago. The Baton Rouge Police...

BATON ROUGE - Family and friends of Mary Jane Marcantel gathered on Sunday to celebrate the trailblazer's life after she passed away at 77 in June. Marcantel was the first paralegal in the state and worked many high-profile cases during her career. She also loved her Spanish Town neighborhood and helped form the...

A Baton Rouge woman was charged after a rear-end crash at a red light in Central left a teenager hurt.

A HEAT ADVISORY will be in effect until 7 p.m. Monday for many around the Capital Area, including parts of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, St. James, Tangipahoa, and West Baton Rouge Parishes. Expect feels-like temperatures to sit in the 105-108° range for several hours during the...

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - The St. George Fire Department is investigating after a Saturday morning, July 12, fire caused a partial collapse of a home. SGFD says it responded to the fire shortly after 5:30 a.m. in the 19500 block of Hoo Shoo Too Road. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large residential structure with...

BATON ROUGE — After initially reporting a motorcycle crash that took a man's leg as a single-vehicle accident, the Baton Rouge Police Department said it is now investigating it as a hit-and-run. BRPD previously said that Jonathan Doyle lost control of his motorcycle near Washington Street and North Acadian...

The K9 who partnered with Capt. Devin Boutte refused to come when commanded and the St. Gabriel Police Department shared the final call for the slain officer.

BATON ROUGE — An overnight double shooting on Sunday morning has left one person dead and another in critical condition. UWK has learned Byron Howard, 44, and a friend of his were leaving out from the Royal Hookah around 2:30 a.m. on S. Sherwood Forest when they were shot at multiple times while in their vehicle.

In the heat of a Baton Rouge afternoon, a group of boys—third, maybe fourth graders—gravitate toward the front windows of The Master’s Touch, a men’s clothing store. Inside, suits hang in perfect rows: bold plaids, sharp pinstripes, deep navies and maroons under spotlit beams. Pocket squares in regal folds, monk...

It was just a short walk to the front door from the driveway. But Rebekah Prevost, a Baton Rouge mother living on a quiet street a couple blocks from Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge, still wasn't taking any risks. Fueled by past "close calls" with both hurricanes and tornadoes,...