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BATON ROUGE — Two more arrests have been made in connection with the November 2025 death of Darrell McBride along Lorraine Street, the Baton Rouge Police Department said Thursday. According to BRPD, 39-year-old Eric Byrd and 44-year-old James Williams were both arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Health expanded the Louisiana Carrot Initiative to Walmart stores in East Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes Wednesday. The initiative provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients with a 30-cent bonus for every dollar spent on fresh produce at...

A LaPlace man is behind bars on a $310,000 bond after deputies say he fired into a car carrying his former partner and their two young children. The kids, just three and one years old, were inside the vehicle at the time but suffered no reported injuries. Authorities identified the suspect as Kirshon Stevens, who is...

DENHAM SPRINGS - The family of Jasmine Newhouse says she has been in a relationship with her boyfriend, Dexter Boutte, for about five months. "There have been numerous domestic violence calls made to the sheriff's department. She would leave, she would go back," Newhouse's grandmother, Toni Griffith, said. Around 3...

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health expanded a benefits program that aims to incentivize buying fresh produce to East Baton Rouge Parish Walmart stores. The Louisiana Carrot Initiative provides SNAP recipients with a 30-cent bonus for every dollar spent on fresh produce at participating retailers....

A Baton Rouge man is facing a murder charge in connection with the disappearance of his stepfather.

Attorney Franz Borghardt offered sharp insight this week into the growing clash between the East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney’s Office and Central City News over coverage of a lawsuit tied to Entergy franchise fees. The parish attorney is seeking a protective order to limit publisher Woody Jenkins from reporting on...

ST. GABRIEL — Two Elayn Hunt Correctional Center employees were arrested on malfeasance charges, and two others were placed on leave, the Louisiana Department of Corrections said Wednesday. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office arrested registered nurse Canecia Burrell and Sgt. Christiana Hardin. Burrell worked with...

Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections is announcing the death of a 35-year-old Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) inmate, Jonathan Robertson on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested another LSP inmate, Melvin Lopez on the charge of murder for the...

Three people were taken to the hospital in serious condition after a crash on Jonah Street in Baton Rouge Tuesday morning.