Baton Rouge LA

Man from Independence sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficking in Louisiana. Large operation involved cocaine and methamphetamine distribution.

BATON ROUGE - Seven Venezuelan nationals were arrested for allegedly tampering with an ATM as part of a "jackpotting scheme" in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Police Arrest documents say. Officials said in Dec. 2025, they began investigating an organized criminal group linked to multiple ATM jackpotting attempts across...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office says a FedEx driver was arrested after merchandise that was intended to be delivered to Walmart never arrived. According to authorities, detectives were contacted by a Walmart global investigator who reported that multiple packages scheduled for shipment...

A man was arrested early Friday for allegedly breaking into his neighbor's house while armed and sexually assaulting her, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said. Irlando Grion, 37, was booked into the Livingston Parish jail on a count each of first-degree rape, home invasion, aggravated assault with a firearm...

Cameron Johnson is looking to carve out a significant role for his new team in 2026.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The sentencing for Derrick Perkins, also known as Stanka, has been pushed back to March 30 due to delays in receiving a pre-sentence investigation report. Judge Carson Marcantel said a report from the pre-sentence investigation he ordered has not arrived. The judge said he learned...

Cross the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge into Port Allen, and you’ll find a red-roofed building with a parking lot full of pickup trucks and a sign that simply reads “Cou-yon’s.”. This unassuming spot might not look like much from the outside, but locals will tell you...

The chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans was removed from his position Thursday atop the 3,000-student medical school, according to an announcement from university leadership. Steve Nelson, a physician and research leader who spent decades on faculty at LSUHSC, was named interim chancellor in 2021...

In a world of culinary fads and Instagram food trends, there’s something deeply satisfying about a restaurant that simply gets it right – and Cou-yon’s Cajun Bar-B-Q in Port Allen, Louisiana, isn’t just getting it right; they’re creating edible masterpieces that defy gravity and good sense.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Henry Stewart III, one of the first Black on-air reporters in Baton Rouge television history and a longtime presence at WAFB, has died. He was 90. Stewart joined WAFB in 1972, becoming a pioneer in local broadcast journalism at a time when few Black journalists appeared on television news in...