Baton Rouge LA

St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin “Butchie” Ambeau vividly remembers the phone call he received from a friend the first week of this month. The call was from Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Riley, who had worked on the Eastbank. “He looked me up and said he was...

At Pokeclaw, a new Mid City claw machine arcade that opened Oct. 6, there's plushies, Pokémon cards, Labubus and more up for the taking. At 5355 Government St. in Baton Rouge, Pokeclaw has eight claw machines filled with plushies, and all ages can play for as low as $1.

Lisa Pellissier likes junk. A lot of it. But she curates her junk very carefully. Pellissier is the owner, and one of 18 vintage dealers, at Pink Elephant Antiques on Government Street in Baton Rouge. Many will know the spot by its bright, bubblegum pink exterior and large, pink aluminum bus that sits in the parking...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Capital Region Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help to identify someone they believe is connected to a shooting that happened right outside LSU’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 11. The shooting, which occurred in the 3400 block of Highland Road around 8:30...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo has a lot to celebrate as its beloved and historic jaguar cub, Lacumba III, turns one. The cub, named after Southern University’s mascot, is the first jaguar cub born at the zoo in over 20 years. According to the zoo, she’s part of the Jaguar Species Survival Plan, a...

BATON ROUGE — Three 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old were arrested on felony battery charges after a fight broke out during an LSU Sigma Alpha Epsilon party at a Perkins Road bar, an attorney said. According to a police report obtained by WBRZ, Preston Polito, Reece Gordon, and Konner Milligan,...

A mother in Baton Rouge was charged with cruelty to juveniles, and domestic abuse battery - dangerous weapon used.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Expect to more than double your usual drive time if you’re heading to Baton Rouge from the Lafayette area Tuesday afternoon, according to the WAFB First Alert Traffic Team. As of 12:45 p.m., the drive time from Lafayette to Baton Rouge was 2 hours and 27 minutes, due to emergency roadwork...

Cody Joseph Leonard, 48, of Belle Rose is facing multiple charges including driving while intoxicated – third offense – felony.

BATON ROUGE - A sinkhole forming along a concrete-lined canal was repaired over the summer following a 2 On Your Side report. Bridget Lee has been calling the city since March 2023 about the hole that had formed in her backyard. "I don't have a sinkhole anymore, it's gone," she...