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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...

ST. GABRIEL - One person was taken to the hospital for chemical burns from the Koura plant in St. Gabriel, officials told WBRZ. Emergency officials said that they received a call around 1 p.m. with a person suffering a chemical burn to the neck. That person was taken to the hospital and their condition is unknown.

In a recent social media post, a user shared a heartfelt message about a missed connection with a woman at a gas station near Womans hospital. The user described the woman as "ridiculously cute" dressed in brown scrubs, boots, tattoos, and brown hair. The encounter took place around 1 PM, where the two kept shuffling...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for a man in connection with a domestic battery charge. Investigators announced on Friday that McKelvin Duckworth, 30, is wanted on the charge of domestic abuse battery - strangulation. If you have any information regarding Duckworth's location,...

CENTRAL — Three people are dead, including a juvenile, after a Thursday night crash on Joor Road in Central, according to the Central Police Department. Police say, around 9:14 p.m., an orange Mustang with a single occupant was driving down Joor Road and appears to have crossed the center line, crashing head-on into...

On. Nov. 6, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office received an order to hold Steven Heinrich, 27, for violating his probation from a conviction in Westchester County, New York. Heinrich had been convicted in New York for violating a protective order against a girlfriend. He was in jail in...

BATON ROUGE — ROTC cadets from Southern University and Grambling State continued the annual tradition of running the Bayou Classic game ball from Baton Rouge to New Orleans on Friday ahead of the rivalry game. The cadets began at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Southern's campus at 5...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man was arrested after he allegedly kidnapped and beat a woman on Thursday, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. An arrest affidavit says 24-year-old Kennice Crawford attacked the woman near West Brookstown Park. He allegedly dragged her from a home's front yard to his car,...

BATON ROUGE - Congregation members of St. Luke's Episcopal made the church their first stop of the day, dropping of home-cooked meals to be served during a community Thanksgiving at St. Vincent de Paul. Church leaders say their efforts will provide food for 400 people on Thanksgiving Day. Since 2000,...