Furniture retail chain pays $105k to settle racial discrimination suit
NEW ORLEANS - Affordable Rent-to-Own, doing business as Affordable Home Furnishings, a furniture retailer based in Louisiana, has agreed to pay a former employee...
Happy Mardi Gras, Acadiana!!
It's Mardi Gras and festivities are happening across Acadiana throughout the day. It's that time of year again in Acadiana when we celebrate Mardi...
Baton Rouge restaurants offering Lent specials: Know where to go
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Looking for dine-in restaurants that offer Lent options? Several Baton Rouge restaurants will be serving tasty, unique specials for...
How one Baton Rouge bakery switched it up this king cake season
What dessert is purple, gold and green all over? Local bakeries know the answer well. But for many years Baton Rouge local and owner...
Man arrested after Baton Rouge police find over two pounds of marijuana during traffic...
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A man was arrested after a traffic stop by the Baton Rouge Police Department on Saturday, Feb. 10 before...
Louisiana animal rescue needs to raise thousands of dollars for rent by Thursday
GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) - A Gonzales animal rescue needs money to keep operating after seeing a drop in donations. A message from Jeff Dorson,...
Antiques Roadshow to feature Louisiana treasures on three episodes of popular PBS program
Louisiana treasures and their owners will be featured on three episodes of "Antiques Roadshow" beginning Feb. 19 as well as a special related behind-the-scenes...
‘New Literacy Test’: The Black Organizers Waging War on Disinformation
Every time an election looms, Baton Rouge resident Ashley Shelton notices the red flags - the signs sprinkled around the city and other parts...
Baton Rouge General to celebrate Mardi Gras with patient parade
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Let the good times roll!. The Baton Rouge General is celebrating Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday with a patient...
District Attorney Tony Clayton to juveniles: ‘Guide yourselves accordingly’
District Attorney Tony M. Clayton said he hopes the guilty verdict against five gang members last week in New Roads serves as a statement...

















