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MARINGOUIN — Deputies arrested a man accused of stealing multiple guns from deer stands in Iberville Parish. John Callaway, 43, was arrested after deputies received reports of two stolen firearms from deer stands. The first was reported on Dec. 31, 2025, while the second was reported nearly two weeks later on Jan....

A man convicted of killing seven people while driving drunk after leaving a golf course in Louisiana recently went before a judge to have his sentence reduced.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Marathon returns to Baton Rouge this weekend, bringing thousands of runners, spectators and visitors downtown for one of the city’s largest annual sporting events. Organizers say this year’s race weekend will feature runners from all 50 states and participants from at least...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Wednesday’s East Baton Rouge Metro Council meeting will be of most importance to the Office of the Constable. Constable Terrica Williams will introduce a proposal to reinstate two deputy constable positions that were previously frozen due to budget shortfalls. To do so, $163,700 would be...

The Denham Springs Police Department released the identities of the 2 people killed in a crash in Denham Springs on Monday.

A viral social media video falsely claimed to show crumbling columns on Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The Louisiana Department of Transportation confirmed the bridge in the video is not located in the state. Governor Jeff Landry also shared the department's clarification to debunk the false claim. The...

DENHAM SPRINGS — A man was arrested for allegedly stealing a golf cart he was hired to transport and then selling parts of it online, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. According to LPSO, a woman paid 32-year-old Henry Talbert to bring her $17,000 golf cart to the...

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Two people have been arrested in connection with a Christmas Day shooting in Greenwell Springs that left a 23-year-old dead, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Dorien Johnson, 25, and Derick Johnson, Jr., 21, are accused of murdering 23-year-old Tyler Sensley on Dec. 25,...

BATON ROUGE - The former chief administrative officer of the Capital Area Transportation System has been arrested alongside an independent contractor on theft and criminal conspiracy charges. Pearlina Thomas, CATS former CAO, was indicted for criminal conspiracy, theft over $25,000, prohibited use of public funds and...

PORT ALLEN — West Baton Rouge Parish deputies are attempting to identify two men, one of whom is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from Walmart in Port Allen. Deputies said that on Dec. 15, 2025, a man walked out of Walmart with a cart full of...