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Two employees with the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center are facing charges for malfeasance in office.

Loudoun Funeral Chapel TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains information about suicide, which may be triggering to some. Police in Louisiana, say a middle school guidance counselor died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 28, 2026. Sadly, it appears his suicide stems from allegations about inappropriate...

BATON ROUGE - A foster parent was arrested for spanking a three-year-old with a fly swatter, arrest documents say. According to an affidavit from the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers were called to a daycare in Feb. 2024 after a child was dropped off with bruises on his legs, thighs and back. The...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for help with an investigation into a hit-and-run that officials say left a 12-year-old boy hospitalized. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, the 12-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle while riding his bike on North Foster Drive near...

LOUISIANA — Baton Rouge police conducted two raids along Wenonah Street last month that led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer, authorities said. According to a spokesperson for the Baton Rouge Police Department, 47-year-old Levi Black was arrested in connection with the investigation. Black is accused of...

BATON ROUGE - Commuters across Baton Rouge are raising concerns about long stretches of the unlit interstate, saying the darkness is more than an inconvenience, it is a safety hazard. Several drivers contacted WBRZ after noticing that many street lights along I-110 and surrounding interstates are out, particularly...

Jackson Williams' path to Baton Rouge was much more about the journey than the destination.

BATON ROUGE - Step inside Anthony’s Italian Deli and you don’t just smell fresh bread and simmering sauce, you hear it, too, sometimes in Italian. Since 1978, Anthony’s Italian Deli has been serving muffulettas, homemade sausage, lasagna and its signature olive salad to generations of loyal customers. What started as...

BATON ROUGE – A federal judge sentenced an Independence man convicted in connection with a large-scale cocaine and heroin trafficking network based in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes, marking the eighth sentencing for the scheme. Michael Nelson, 56, was sentenced to nearly 20 years — 235 months —...

BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Cleve Dunn testified at the 19th JDC on Tuesday in a long-running case to settle a dispute between him and his former neighbors. The case stems from a lawsuit over a pool cabana and fence built without permits, which his neighbors at...