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The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one man hurt on Saturday.

BATON ROUGE — The BREC Commission has approved either selling two parks considered obsolete or entering into agreements with other groups looking to take them over. If the parks are sold, Blueberry Street Park must be listed at its appraised value of $125,000. The other park must be listed at $30,000.

Re: “Army Corps holds first-of-its-kind ‘summit’ in Louisiana”. The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana applauds the Army Corps of Engineers and the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for its stakeholder meeting in Baton Rouge, putting into action its plan to “build infrastructure, not paperwork.”. A

BATON ROUGE - Gwendolyn Miller, one of the first Black nurses to work at Baton Rouge General, passed away last week at 90 years old. Miller was part of a group of trailblazing nurses who worked on 4-South, the only floor at the time designated for Black patients and staff.

A large ridge of high pressure will slide over the Capital Area this weekend, locking in hot, dry air and setting the stage for dangerously high heat index values early next week. Expect daytime temperatures to quickly climb near 100 degrees with virtually no rain in sight to cool us off.

PORT ALLEN — Drivers traveling westbound on U.S. 190 after crossing the Mississippi River Bridge should prepare for delays as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development continues work on the La. 1 off-ramp. The intermittent daytime closures, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through July 31, are...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two Baton Rouge residents say Amazon delivery drones recently dropped packages in unintended locations, including one that nearly fell into a storm drain and another that burst open and spilled maple syrup. Package nearly lost to storm drain. Kayleigh Pace said she recorded video when...

BATON ROUGE - Several BREC commissioners and employees were served with civil summonses at a public commission meeting on Thursday, July 23. The summons came from the daughter of former BREC employee Tonya Gordon Smith, who filed a lawsuit alleging employment discrimination and retaliation. Smith said she was fired in.

The Bayou Affect, a Baton Rouge restaurant, is hosting a Back to School drive and giveaway for local families. It's happening Sunday, July 26 at 670 O'Neal Lane. Organizers say they will give away supplies and other resources, and provide free haircuts and styling for kids. The event kicks off at 3 pm, and will run whi

A wife stood before the WBR Parish Council on Thursday and described how a three-minute response by parish firefighters and paramedics saved her husband's life after a cycling accident on the Mississippi River levee left him with cracked vertebrae.