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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge packed 200 food boxes Saturday morning to ensure families throughout the capital region have holiday meals this Christmas. Senior Pastor Brady Whitton said the church has come together for this annual effort for 14 years now. They pack...

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge recorded fewer homicides this year. According to the police department's statistics, crime as a whole was down in 2025. In 2025, there have been 70 murders so far. Last year at this point, the city counted 80 murders, and the year closed with 84. Police say juvenile-related homicides have...

MORGANZA - Hundreds of children in Pointe Coupee Parish will have an extra present under the tree this year. That's because of Stem Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee fifth grader Ellie Dabadie. "I created a toy drive so that every Head Start through 1st-grade student in the public schools in...

Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of December 11-18: Brennan Daigle, 30, 39210 Hwy 621 was charged w/ Exploitation of Elderly Persons or Persons w/ Infirmities, Bank Fraud, Illegal Transmission of Funds, and Identity Theft;. Cade Hernandez, 24, 1 Watters Court, River Ridge was charged w/...

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man was indicted for allegedly assaulting Border Patrol agents with a vehicle, court records show. Evodio Merida-Tavera, 42, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Dec. 11 for aggravated criminal damage to property and resisting an officer with force and violence. He was...

A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly paying her friends and family from the payroll of the Baton Rouge towing company where she worked, stealing more than $200,000 from her employers over two years. Barbara Michot, 58, of Greensburg, turned herself in to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office...

Ever wondered where Louisiana’s treasure hunters go when they’re itching for a bargain that doesn’t involve wrestling an alligator?. The Flea Market of Louisiana in Prairieville isn’t just a shopping destination—it’s practically a cultural institution with price tags that’ll make your wallet do a happy little Cajun...

GONZALES - Marlon Cox says he went to visit a friend who lives in a gated neighborhood along Cessna Street in Gonzales. "He was a little tied up, so he told me he didn't have a problem with me fishing, while I was waiting on him," he said. Cox says...

Alkeyvin Ennis, 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 153 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a police pursuit in July 2022 involving a stolen vehicle.

ZACHARY - Two people were injured in a shooting off Church Street on Friday night, officials confirmed to WBRZ. The call came in around 10 p.m. at Spring Hollow Court and Raven Way Drive. The status of the two people are unknown at this time. The Zachary Police Department is...