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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Henry Stewart III, one of the first Black on-air reporters in Baton Rouge television history and a longtime presence at WAFB, has died. He was 90. Stewart joined WAFB in 1972, becoming a pioneer in local broadcast journalism at a time when few Black journalists appeared on television news in...

A member of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council has called for a vote on removing Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. from the Baton Rouge Airport Commission after Dunn was indicted on charges including bribery and money laundering. In a statement Thursday, council member Dwight Hudson announced he was placing an...

One person was taken to the hospital following a crash at the intersection of Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard on Thursday morning.

Advocacy groups involved in a federal lawsuit over prison labor at Angola held a press conference to discuss dangerous work conditions.

A Baton Rouge man was arrested this week in connection with the death of his stepfather, who was reported missing by family members. Ian Seghers, 35, was charged with first-degree murder, Baton Rouge Police said. Walter "Keith" Rowland was reported missing in March. Seghers had been staying in a trailer...

In late 2021, Amazon opened its first fulfillment center in Louisiana — a $100 million, 1.1 million-square-foot facility at the former Evangeline Downs racetrack in Carencro. In less than five years since, the online retail behemoth has built out several more massive hubs while also increasing its number of...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police executed two search warrants last month and seized multiple guns, drugs, and cash. One person was arrested. On Jan. 23, 2026, BRPD searched a residence in the 3400 block of Wenonah Street and found: Officers arrested 47-year-old Levi Black. He is charged with possession with intent to...

The inspiration behind Baton Rouge’s new Josephine’s Italian Bistro dates back decades. A tradition of Sunday dinners in the kitchen of a fiery Sicilian woman was the catalyst to open the restaurant. Her name was Josephine. “It’s my grandmother’s name,” said executive chef and co-owner Russell Davis. “Her...

BATON ROUGE - A New Roads Police officer was arrested for selling Oxycodone pills to a confidential informant (CI) for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. EBRSO said a CI told deputies that they had bought both Oxycodone and Xanax from 44-year-old Quincy Lathers, a New Roads Police officer who lives in Denham...

BATON ROUGE - Three people have been formally charged in the killing of a 17-year-old who was shot at the Cadence at Southern University apartment complex in October. A special grand jury met Thursday and decided to indict Kobe Grandberry, Kaleb Raffety and Brandon Dupas, all 17, on charges of manslaughter, armed...