Baton Rouge LA

A woman was arrested, and another person is wanted in connection with the death of a 73-year-old man.

What was supposed to be a routine status conference in an inmate's petition for post-conviction relief turned in to something unexpected when the defendant spoke for himself. Lee Lucas has been in prison for nearly 30 years serving a life sentence for the murder of Eric Howard, but alleges the grand jury paperwork...

ZACHARY - The Zachary School Board approved a ban on skirts for 5th and 6th-grade students at Copper Mill Elementary School. The change, which takes effect Feb. 2, happened in the middle of the school year due to alleged disruptions to the learning environment at the campus. School board members...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police arrested one person and are searching for a second following a deadly attack in Baton Rouge. According to an arrest report, Breanna Terrance, 30, has been locked up on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, and obstruction of justice. Authorities said a second...

Addie Latta, a 17-year-old Denham Springs High School Powerlifter, passed away on November 30, following complications from a serious car crash on November 3, 2025. After the crash, her family saw minor signs of hope, but she suffered head trauma, and her lungs started to fail. Addie Latta was a...

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - A pedestrian is recovering from injuries following a crash in Denham Springs. According to police, the crash happened around 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2. The pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the eastbound lane of Florida Boulevard at Eugene Street. The victim was...

Bistro Italia opened its new location on Tuesday, and this spot is almost twice as large. At 15255 George O'Neal Road, the new Bistro Italia location is fully open for business. The New Jersey-born owner, Jon Wilkinson, said they had grown out of the old spot at Coursey Boulevard a couple of years ago.

The December 1, 2025 arrest report was released under the Public Records Act. It lists recent arrests in Louisiana, mainly in LaPlace, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. The report states that being listed does not mean an individual is guilty or has committed wrongdoing.

A Baton Rouge man with multiple felony convictions will return to prison after admitting in court that he beat a man to death with a tree branch four years ago. Antonio Jerome Palmer was set to be tried for second-degree murder and armed robbery this week in the May 2021 killing of 42-year-old Keldric Lewis. But he...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport implemented a new parking service utilizing artificial intelligence to allow for checkout-free payment and drive-in, drive-out parking on Wednesday. The new program, done in partnership with Metropolis, has been implemented across BTR's short-term garage and economy...