Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A team from the United Cajun Navy traveled from Baton Rouge to Jamaica to help assess damage and coordinate relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. According to officials, southwestern Jamaica suffered extensive damage, with schools, homes, and a hospital all impacted by the...

BATON ROUGE — A Southern University student-run restaurant, which operates only a few times a semester, opened its doors again on Wednesday. Cafe LaCumba, located in Pinkie Thrift Hall, is scheduled to open only four times in the Fall '25 semester. Students in the Dietetic Internship Program are responsible for...

Metro Councilman Anthony Kenney and Principal Paul Jackson tale about the upcoming homecoming parade at Scotlandville Magnet High School.

BATON ROUGE - Three men allegedly dealing drugs out of four homes were arrested by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit. The sheriff's office said they got a tip in September about Rodney Knighten and Marcus Williams selling cocaine in Baton Rouge. After a two-month-long...

Two LSU students were arrested Wednesday by the LSU Police Department on counts of criminal hazing. Specific information on the students, or their Greek affiliations, could not be released by LSU Police. It is also unclear if there are other charges the students will face. Caleb Wilson, a Southern University...

PLAQUEMINE - One person was hurt in a shooting at Club Secret in Plaquemine, officials said. Law enforcement said the shooting happened at the nightclub along West Street around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries. No information about the shooting has been released. The Iberville...

Two Baton Rouge men were each sentenced to 30 years in prison after they pleaded guilty to charges tied to the fatal shooting of a local teen six years ago. Thaddeus Abduel Harrison and Kendrick Dwayne Bryant Jr. were both set to stand trial for second-degree murder this week in the killing of 17-year-old Mikeith...

A 19-year-old man, believed by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office to be a member of the Baton Rouge "Bleedas" gang, was arrested for possession of a machine gun and armed robbery. Members of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division helped to arrest Tony King alongside the Louisiana State Police...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The former executive director of the Capital Area Groundwater Commission was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in the 19th Judicial District Courthouse on a charge of malfeasance in office, following a series of reports by the WAFB I-Team. An indictment signifies that a grand...

BATON ROUGE — A grand jury indicted the former head of the region's groundwater commission, an assistant director at BREC and another man on allegations that they conspired to bypass state purchasing laws. Gary Beard and Oscar "Reed" Richard were accused of one count each of malfeasance in office,...