Winning $100K lottery ticket sold in BR area
PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - Someone in the Baton Rouge area is a lot richer after winning a huge lottery prize. According to the...
Livvy Dunne Raises Concerns After Second Straight Missed Gymnastics Meet
LSU gymnast and social media influencer Olivia ' Livvy ' Dunne raised concerns after missing her second...
Fallen officer’s legacy lives on through young police academy graduate
Vicki Melancon, mother of Baton Rouge Police Detective Terry Melancon Jr., lost her son in 2005 when he was fatally shot in the...
St. Martin Parish deputies searching for Baton Rouge man in connection to drive-by shooting
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a Baton Rouge man in connection to a drive-by shooting Friday on the Atchafalaya Basin....
Man found shot, killed after an argument over a cell phone
BATON ROUGE - A cell phone appears to be the root cause of an argument that led up to a deadly shooting in Baton...
Drive-By Shooter on Louisiana Basin Bridge Injures Man and His Dog
St. Martinville, LA (KPEL News) - Authorities with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Department want your help finding a man they suspect in a...
New children’s learning lab opening in Donaldsonville
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) - A new learning lab opens this week in Ascension Parish. On Wednesday, Jan., 31 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.,...
Coroner identifies person killed in Baton Rouge shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office confirmed that they were called to the 4800 block of Evangeline Street around...
Finally a stretch of quiet weather for the week
Daniel Phillips Acadiana is finally getting a chance to dry out this week. Sunshine emerged on Sunday and clear skies have...
A Baton Rouge church is localizing efforts to put Pope’s words to action
In 2015, Pope Francis released "Laudato si'," the second of three encyclicals in which he calls attention to global warming and environmental degradation. With...
