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BATON ROUGE — Authorities are currently responding to shots fired at the Walmart Supercenter on Cortana Place. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Emergency officials said there are currently no reported injuries. While Walmart does not appear to be closed, there is a large police presence in the area.

Multiple events are planned throughout June to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities in the Baton Rouge area.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One in 10 Americans will develop a kidney stone in their lifetime. But in Louisiana, the odds are worse. “That number goes up to about one in five people in the stone belt, which includes Louisiana,” said Dr. Ross Cockrell, a urologist at Baton Rouge General.

Six months after developers announced a full-service grocery store development in North Baton Rouge, project leaders say they are ready to get to work. “We are well down the road,” said Trevor Bailey, a lead developer of Howell Place and BLVD at Harding. “It’s not a concept.”

BATON ROUGE — Community leaders gathered at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center for a "Stop the Violence" rally, calling for unity and urging people to come together to support younger generations. The Regulators All Star Community Band, made up of high school and college students from across the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – Floyd Brown, a longtime Louisiana swamp pop and country singer, died Tuesday at the age of 79. According to family members, Brown passed away following a lengthy battle with cancer. Brown, a native of Baker and a well-known figure in the Baton Rouge music...

BATON ROUGE - The search continues tomorrow for 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather. It's now been eight days since he went missing in an area known as Ghost Town. A more than three-hour search for Minnieweather kicked off with a prayer, the United Cajun Navy assisting with the effort. "Anything that you...

KidFEST 2026 is a free event hosted by CADAV, Scotlandville CDC, and powered by The Walls Project, offering children and young adults chances to learn, create, play, and connect with community resources through interactive zones and activities.

A community meeting to address the future of one of Baton Rouge’s most notable parks sparked tense reactions, with a pair of people being escorted by police out of the gathering Thursday night. More than 150 people packed into the McKinley High Alumni Center to hear about two potential...

Houston-based Waukesha-Pearce Industries plans to build a new heavy equipment sales and service facility on a vacant 8-acre tract along Airline Highway in St. George. Earlier this month, Baton Rouge-based Commercial Properties Realty Trust, through its WPI Baton Rouge entity, purchased the property from a group that in