Baton Rouge LA

Cooking teams are sought to take part in Jambalaya on the Front Yard as part of First Tuesday, a community initiative.

A public defender held in contempt during a murder trial in October is asking for Baton Rouge District Judge Louise Hines to be removed from an upcoming murder case set to begin Monday.

The southeastern Louisiana city of St. Gabriel has zero major fast food chain restaurants, pharmacies or laundromats. But there are nearly a dozen chemical facilities within city limits and at least 30 within a 10 mile radius. “We have bad smells here at night,” said Reginald Grace, 72, a retired...

An investigation is ongoing after an inmate died following a fight at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Baton Rouge, LA – As Thanksgiving gatherings bring families together across Louisiana, state health officials are warning of a silent and deadly danger that could be trapped inside homes this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) say radon, an...

PORT ALLEN - A person struck by a vehicle on La. Highway 1 was taken to the hospital via AirMed, the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said. Deputies said the crash was a vehicle versus a pedestrian near American Way earlier Tuesday evening. No other information was immediately available.

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials are responding after a vehicle reportedly hit a person on Tuesday night, Nov. 25. According to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened on Highway 1 near American Way. Officials said the southbound lane of Highway 1 is...

Rap Brown did not wait for permission to define himself. Long before federal agents called him a menace and politicians wrote laws in his name, he was a young man from Baton Rouge who believed the country needed an honest confrontation with its own history. Long before he died at 82 in a federal medical facility in...

A man, often seen sitting outside the Southdown Patient Plus near the bus stop on Perkins, has caught the attention of many. He is frequently spotted with a weather pod, leading some to speculate if he might be homeless. This curiosity has sparked numerous discussions on social media.

In Baton Rouge, former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy’s name is often associated with heartbreak after his death. However, his legacy continues to give back to the community, chiefly through the KyrenK2 Foundation. Founded by his mother Kandace Washington, the K2 Foundation was created as a way to help...