Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A set of important conversations has begun between the public and project officials about the LA 1 to LA 30 Connector Project, helping connect St. Gabriel to Plaquemine. The first meeting took place on Tuesday evening at the St. Gabriel Community Center. The second meeting is Wednesday night...

Louisiana’s Judicial Compensation Commission met Monday in Baton Rouge, and after a long, at times complicated discussion, commissioners voted to recommend a major pay raise for Louisiana judges,

A lawsuit filed Tuesday against all 12 East Baton Rouge Metro Council members alleges they violated the state constitution when they created an Entergy franchise fee last year and spent some of the money on projects in their individual districts. The lawsuit, filed in Baton Rouge court, seeks to halt...

PORT ALLEN — A home in Port Allen caught fire due to an electric space heater, the West Baton Rouge Fire Department said Monday. The fire department said a family lived in the home, but no one was injured. Photos show severe damage to much of the house. WBRZ...

A woman was charged in connection with a shooting at a motel in Baton Rouge.

BAKER, La. (WAFB) - A male teacher at Baker High School was arrested and charged with a felony today for bringing a handgun into the school. The teacher, Cameron McMorris, 24, is facing charges of possession of a firearm on a school campus. The gun was discovered Tuesday when another...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish officials and municipal leaders are clashing over whether cities are paying their fair share for parish-wide services as budget problems mount. The dispute comes as the Public Defender’s Office faces a proposed budget cut of nearly half a million...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday temporarily revoked its notice of federal funding for homelessness programs after two lawsuits challenged policy changes included in the notice that advocates warned would drastically cut permanent housing programs and send people back on the streets. HUD...

BATON ROUGE — Dozens of people gathered outside of Baton Rouge City Hall on Monday afternoon to protest proposed cuts to next year's budget. Their primary concern was the reduction in funding for the public defender's office. City and community leaders took to the microphone, arguing that the current...

PRAIRIEVILLE — Ascension Parish deputies have identified two people connected to a Prairieville generator theft investigation. According to deputies, Joshua Vigers from Slidell and Shawn Wessinger from Baton Rouge have been identified as the two men believed to be responsible for stealing a Generac generator from an...