Baton Rouge LA

H. Rap Brown did not wait for permission to define himself. Long before federal agents called him a menace and politicians wrote laws in his name, he was a young man from Baton Rouge, La., who believed the country needed an honest confrontation with its own history. Long before he died at 82 on Sunday, Nov. 23, in a...

Last year, farmers that got their rice planted early got rewarded with higher yields, which is a typical result most years. But 2025 was not a typical year – if there is such a year in farming. According to Ronnie Levy, LSU AgCenter rice specialist, growers had a planting...

The construction of an Interstate 10 interchange at Pecue Lane in Baton Rouge is on schedule to open in the spring of 2026, according to the state Department of Transportation and Development. The project started in 2017 with the goal of widening Pecue Lane from two to four lanes from...

ST. GEORGE - A person was arrested in connection with a fire that occurred in an apartment building on Mariner Drive near the intersection of Ned Avenue on Thursday morning, according to the St. George Fire Department. Fire officials said the fire was intentionally set around 11 a.m. by a...

A white refrigerator sits inside a red shed on Government Street in Mid City, welcoming the community to free food all night and day. The fridge is operated by Red Shoes, a faith-based nonprofit, located next to the fridge at 2303 Government St., and residents are invited to take as much as they need. The fridge is...

As Black Friday approaches, many are curious about what to expect at the Mall of Louisiana. According to online information, the mall is set to open at 9am, a departure from previous years when doors would open as early as 6am. This change in opening hours is a topic of discussion among social media users, many of...

NEW ORLEANS - Thanksgiving is a time for family to get together, and in some families, rivalries are just apart of the fun. That's no different with the Southern Jaguars and Grambling State Tigers. The Jags and Tigers will meet again on Saturday for the 52nd annual Bayou Classic in...

A jury found a man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a former BREC commissioner.

The city of St. Gabriel has zero major fast food chain restaurants, pharmacies or laundromats. But there are nearly a dozen chemical facilities within city limits and at least 30 within a 10 mile radius. “We have bad smells here at night,” said Reginald Grace, 72, a retired counselor and lifelong resident. “Like a...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for help finding a man wanted as part of a domestic abuse investigation. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, McKelvin Duckworth, 30, is wanted on the charge of domestic abuse battery-strangulation. Anyone with information about Duckworth’s...