Baton Rouge LA

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Your help is needed to identify a man who deputies said allegedly stole from a business in West Baton Rouge Parish. According to investigators, the theft happened around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, at a business along Lobdell Highway. Deputies said the...

Greg Biffle fans will have a chance to pay their respects during a public memorial scheduled for next month.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A longtime Baton Rouge furniture store is preparing to close its doors. The Grand Gallery, an Ethan Allen retailer on Perkins Road, announced a closing sale after 51 years in business. The furniture store will open to the general public for the closing sale at...

BATON ROUGE — The family of Andrew “Nuke” McMullen has announced funeral services as they continue to mourn the loss of the 29-year-old who was killed in a scooter crash in Baton Rouge. MORE: Father of man killed in scooter crash “He left this world sober” A Celebration of Life service for McMullen will be […] The...

Pimento cheese balls at Eliza; fried green tomatoes at Parrain's. We usually sail past the appetizers, saving room and calories for the main event (entrée). However, two recent occasions have prompted us to pay more attention to that first column on menus. A pimento cheese lover since childhood, Eliza's...

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office has asked for the public's help identifying an alleged package thief. According to WBRSO, a man was caught on security cameras turning off the power at a local business on Lobdell Highway before taking an Amazon package that had been delivered after hours.

BATON ROUGE — If you are out late tonight, plan to avoid College Drive as heavy congestion is building up due to broken railroad crossing arms. Sources say that around 8:20 p.m. on Monday, the railroad crossing arms at College Drive and Perkins Road went down for a train to pass have yet to come up.

Deputies in West Baton Rouge Parish arrested a DeQuincy man Monday after he was found with a trailer that was reported stolen.

A pedestrian was struck and killed while walking along Plank Road in Zachary on Saturday night, according to Louisiana State Police. Leon McKneely, a 68-year-old Zachary man, died in the fatal crash, which happened around 7 p.m. State troopers said a motorist was driving a Ford Fusion northbound along Plank Road near...

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