Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police are asking for help identifying a person as part of a financial crime investigation. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, investigators believe that in November of 2025, the person in the photo entered a bank in the Baton Rouge area and presented fraudulent identification...

WALKER — Livingston Parish deputies arrested a burglary suspect after he was found inside a shed in Walker. Anthony Bordelon, 35, was arrested Monday on multiple charges while deputies were investigating a burglary off Gloscock Street. Deputies said that Bordelon was wanted on burglary charges and an active felony...

Crave Lab, a new dessert and coffee spot, has opened in Baton Rouge, offering made-to-order waffle desserts, crepes, pancakes, and specialty coffee, with both dine-in and drive-thru options available.

GEISMAR, La. (WAFB) - Blue Store Chicken has announced the official opening date for its newest location in Ascension Parish. Owner Hue Tran confirmed the Geismar restaurant will open to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16. The new Blue Store Chicken is located at 13496 Highway 73 in...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state's Civil Service employment policy has been changed to eliminate language associated with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Landry posted that the former policy required departments to establish an affirmative action program that ensured...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Delta Utilities customers packed a town hall meeting Tuesday to voice frustrations over rising gas bills, with some reporting increases of 300 percent to 500 percent since the company took over natural gas services from Entergy. The meeting took place at the MLK Community Center...

If you are planning a wedding this year, there are three dates that you may want to avoid setting your wedding on.

CLINTON — An East Feliciana judge denied an early release for a man who killed seven people in a 2012 drunk driving crash. Brett Gerald pleaded guilty to seven counts of vehicular homicide after he drunkenly drove on La. 67 in Slaughter, causing a head-on collision that killed a family of six and their friend. His...

ST. GEORGE - Pecue Lane's new Diverging Diamond Interchange is now open to drivers. Motorists will now switch to the opposite side of the road, which will eliminate left-turning drivers from having to cross traffic. The Department of Transportation and Development says this will reduce crashes. "It's safer; it...

BATON ROUGE - A 16-year-old died and a 17-year-old was injured in a shooting near Prescott Road, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. The shooting, which happened on Saturday around 1:10 p.m. at West Brookstown Drive and Heidel Avenue, resulted in Javen Grisby being killed. Officers said they found Grisby on the...