Baton Rouge LA

Some Baton Rouge area restaurants and organizations are stepping up to feed people after federal benefits are set to be cut off Nov. 1.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for help finding a man as part of an investigation. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, Carlos Butler, 22, is wanted on the charges of attempted first-degree murder, illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, assault by drive-by...

Three suspects were arrested after search warrants were conducted at four places in East Baton Rouge Parish in a drug investigation.

Marquis Gross, 23, was arrested and charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, aggravated criminal damage to property, simple burglary, and possession of drug paraphernalia after he allegedly shot two men in a Red Roof Inn parking lot on Sept. 21.

BATON ROUGE — Police are looking for three people they say stole from a clothing store in the 5100 block of Plank Road. The Baton Rouge Police Department posted pictures of the three individuals on Facebook on Thursday afternoon. BRPD asks anyone with information on the trio to call...

John Green III, a convicted felon, was arrested for discharging a firearm inside a local bar, injuring a woman and violating multiple probation violations.

BATON ROUGE - At least one person was hurt in a shooting along Palermo Drive on Thursday afternoon. Emergency officials said the shooting happened along Palermo near El Cajon Drive around 1:30 p.m. One person was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating...

There's a lot of talk about the idea of Nick Saban returning to LSU after Brian Kelly was fired, and there's one home in Baton Rouge that may lure his family back.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge church families attending a wedding in Jamaica are riding out Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm made landfall as the strongest hurricane in the island’s history. Thirty-five people, including church leaders, wedding party members, and friends, are stranded at a...

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition hosted a domestic violence awareness breakfast this morning. The Executive Director of Louisiana's Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Delores Hurst, spoke about resources to support Alzheimer's patients who become aggressive towards family and...