Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Dozens of people are still searching for their belongings after more than 20 storage units were broken into last month in Baton Rouge. Police say two men, identified as Clifton Simmons and Matthew Abrams, are believed to be responsible for the burglaries at a storage facility on Old Hammond...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Retired Lt. General Russel L. Honoré is raising concerns about AI-generated deepfakes and the potential for misleading video content to trigger unrest on American soil. Honoré, who led recovery efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, said the threat posed by AI deepfakes has...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police are searching for two people wanted on multiple charges after a shooting inside a Baton Rouge restaurant stemmed from a complaint over a food order, according to investigators. Daylin Woods, 18, and Savannah Spears, 21, are wanted for attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of...

The ownership group behind Tsunami Sushi restaurants — Chad Hughes, Connie Hargrave and Sarwat Gad — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this week while facing a series of legal disputes involving the business and its partners. The filing covers four operating companies under the Tsunami brand,...

Empire Wingz is opening on 1521 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, in a space formerly occupied by a Subway Sandwiches

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Attorneys for a man struck by a Baton Rouge Police officer traveling 83 mph have filed a lawsuit demanding accountability, saying the officer should have faced criminal charges for the crash. The WAFB I-Team first reported that Officer Stefan Jones was driving 83 mph and...

Baton Rouge's grown-folks R&B crowd is in for a change of scenery. The R&B Lounge, a cocktail spot that opened in 2022 and built a following on College Drive, is preparing to move into a freestanding building on Bennington Avenue. Owner Bianca Perkins has filed paperwork to relocate the lounge...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish deputies arrested a mother Thursday after a gun was found in her child’s backpack at a local school. According to the sheriff’s office, administrators were notified that a student showed another student a gun that was inside her backpack at Baton Rouge Foreign...

Four teenagers pleaded not guilty Thursday after being formally charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Northdale Academy student E'Myrei Walker. Jemile Causey, 19, Kayden Grayer, 18, and two 17-year-old boys each face a charge of first-degree murder and two charges of attempted...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish school leaders are considering expanding changes to school start times after early data from a pilot program showed promising results. Last year, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved schedule changes at six schools as part of a pilot program...