Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge woman says a local contractor accepted insurance funds to repair her fire-damaged home but left the job unfinished after 18 months. Nicole Ross said she arrived home in 2023 to find her house on fire. Her son sustained serious injuries in the blaze while attempting to put out...

Troopers are investigating a four-vehicle crash that happened on I-10 West on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge.

Baton Rouge woman seeks community support to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van. Facing mobility challenges, she needs $60,000 for the van.

BATON ROUGE — Emergency officials responded to a fatal shooting at Lil Blue House club off Plank Road early Saturday morning. According to officials, the shooting occurred around 6 a.m. and Demarcus Variste, 27, died on the scene from gunshot wounds. Preliminary reports said a fight led to the...

The upcoming bar is located right off North Boulevard Town Square on 151 3rd St.

A 27-year-old man was shot and killed just before dawn Friday outside the Lil Blue House, a nightclub on Osage Street in Baton Rouge, according to police. The business is operated by the same promoter as the Big Blue House, where a woman was killed during a large shootout outside the club in June 2025.

Authorities responded to a high school Wednesday morning after a gun went off in a classroom.

ST. GEORGE — Crews with the St. George Fire Department responded to a crash on Airline Highway in St. George. According to the department, the crash occurred between Sherwood Common and Telesmar, closing all southbound lanes of Airline Highway. The lanes have since been reopened.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office says no injuries are reported in a crash that left a vehicle overturned. Deputies say the crash, involving a vehicle pulling a camper, happened along I-10 westbound, approximately three miles west of Lobdell Highway (LA 415). There are no road closure at...

Lane Kiffin got the full LSU experience on Friday while attending the school’s gymnastics meet against Alabama. Kiffin spoke to SEC Network during the meet, but his interview was upstaged by former LSU gymnasts Livvy Dunne and Aleah Finnegan. They snuck into the background and video-bombed Kiffin’s interview, which...