Baton Rouge LA

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A 49-year-old Mexican national pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while illegally in the United States, federal prosecutors announced. Avelardo Ahumada-Vega entered his plea before U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on charges of possession of a firearm by an alien illegally and unlawfully...

Two weeks after her son's death, U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect, saying he shot and killed 21-year-old Donovan Pugh.

Pastor Brandon Buckley with i Need Thee Church is spreading holiday cheer in Baton Rouge by giving away 100 bikes to children just in time for Christmas.

Alkeyvin Ray Ennis outfitted his Kia Soul with red and blue police lights, flashed them at a motorist to pull them over, then got out of his car dressed in a police officer’s uniform with tactical gear. Ennis, 33, was armed with a stolen gun and radioed for “back...

ZACHARY - Zachary Police Chief Daryl Lawrence, who also serves as city marshal, was found in contempt of court Thursday. Sources tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit that a Zachary City Court judge had previously ordered deputy marshals to deliver a check from a civil ruling. When it was not done to the judge's...

SLAUGHTER - Two Slaughter residents were arrested for allegedly stealing $1,400 worth of copper wire from a West Feliciana Parish construction site. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office stated that Amy Rushing and Brandon Trafficano allegedly stole eight rolls of wire and attempted to sell them on social media....

Kent Broussard made history in August when he became the oldest freshman in LSU’s Golden Band from Tiger Land, by a long shot. The 66-year-old former liquor company executive suddenly became a sensation, being featured on "Good Morning America," "The Kelly Clarkson Show," and other national broadcasts. Now “Tiger...

Evodio Merida-Tavera was indicted by a federal grand jury in Louisiana for assaulting two U.S. Border Patrol agents with a vehicle on December 11.

A Baton Rouge man is facing multiple charges after police said he went onto a school bus and threatened a student Wednesday afternoon.