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Salaries for public schoolteachers in East Baton Rouge Parish are increasing by an average of $8,500 a year thanks to big raises approved Thursday for the vast majority of employees of the state’s second-largest traditional school district. The pay increases are part of a sweeping overhaul of how East...

Somewhere along the way, you have to stop and ask, "Who thought that would be a good idea?" That's after passing photo after photo of families wearing matching tie-dye, plaids and skin-tight wetsuits in their family portraits. You laugh, then realize you have to give these families a break. Remember...

The Baton Rouge Police Department has warned residents of scam calls from someone posing as an officer demanding payment for fake warrants related to missed jury duty or unpaid tickets.

ST. GABRIEL — A woman working at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center was arrested after marijuana was found in her car on prison grounds. On June 5, 25-year-old Denyshia Williams' car was searched after deputies received a tip about possible contraband at Elayn Hunt. According to Iberville Parish deputies, 1.7 grams of mari

A mother who was arrested in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Nevaeh Allen, was sentenced on Thursday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Federal court documents obtained by WAFB detail an alleged plot by four former guards at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison to hide inmate beatings. Federal authorities announced the arrests of Aaron Johnson, Darius Powell, Kenyaki Domino and Lionel James. All four were former employees of the

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hosanna Christian Academy, a private Christian school that has served families in the Baton Rouge area for decades, will close at the end of July and will not reopen for the 2026-27 school year, school leaders said. In a letter dated June 11, the school...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man for indecent behavior with a 16-year-old, arrest documents said. Police were investigating the disappearance of Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, 15, when they came in contact with a 16-year-old girl. After searching her phone, police found messages between her and

BATON ROUGE — Missing person flyers have gone up across the neighborhood where 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather was last seen, as his family marks seven days without any contact from him. His grandmother, Jawanna Brooks, said he stands around five feet tall and weighs just less than 100 pounds. She...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man accused of repeatedly violating court-ordered ankle-monitoring restrictions is in custody after authorities say tracking data shows he traveled out of state and outside East Baton Rouge Parish numerous times. The East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office filed a motion this week allegi