Baton Rouge LA

CENTRAL - A woman is facing charges for two separate fires that happened in one evening on Greenwell Springs Road. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to investigate a fire that happened on Greenwell Springs on May 28. Investigators found the fire was intentionally set. On July 11, investigators...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First News) – Thousands came from near and far to pay their respects to Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, who died July 1 at the age of 90. His ministry said a final goodbye with a celebration of life in Baton Rouge, inviting all who have been touched by his messages. Swaggart was […]

BATON ROUGE — A 17-year-old girl was reunited with her mother after a frantic overnight call reporting she had been kidnapped, with the driver leading police on a pursuit into St. Francisville. The mother contacted 911 while tracking her daughter’s location and relaying updates to Baton Rouge Police officers,...

BATON ROUGE - Deputies are actively working to crack down on drugs Tuesday, visiting several locations around the capital city. An investigator at one of the locations on Lockwood Avenue off of Chippewa Street told WBRZ they have several warrants and plan to search a dozen locations. The East Baton...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man is dead after he and a passenger were shot while sitting inside a car along Sherwood Forest early Sunday morning. The shooting happened around 2:38 a.m. in the 6000 block of South Sherwood Forest Blvd, near Airline Highway. Police say the driver, identified...

A weather system in the northern Gulf is expected to strengthen over the next 48 hours. Tropical model guidance suggests that Louisiana's coastline will be affected by this storm.

BATON ROUGE - All lanes of Northbound Interstate 110 were shut down Monday night and will be closed nightly until Wednesday morning for railroad maintenance. DOTD said the road will be closed from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday nights. Traffic headed northbound is being diverted off...

BATON ROUGE – Excitement is in the air at Shop Rite #78 on North University Avenue in Lafayette after their store sold a $2 million winning Powerball with Power Play ticket for the July 5 drawing. After matching all five white ball numbers selected during the July 5 drawing...

The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office arrested two people in connection with a deadly Fourth of July shooting.

ZACHARY - A change is coming to the Zachary city skyline! Join John Pastorek on this week's Sunday Journal to see the progress on the new Lane Regional Medical Facility and get a sneak peek inside the building itself.