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WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) — The two people accused in the death of 7-year-old Paris Williams have both pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and obstruction of justice. Breyonne Dorsey, the mother of Williams, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, September 1. She was represented by the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A historic tomb at Magnolia Cemetery in Baton Rouge was desecrated within the past week, according to a Civil War historian looking to revive the monument. The tomb belongs to the Crenshaw children, the great-grandchildren of Philemon Thomas, who became a prominent leader during the...

When students arrived on campus after summer break, they were met with posters of the Ten Commandments hung in classrooms. In June 2024, Gov. Jeff Landry signed Act 676 into action, requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the state. A key provision of the law is that the pos

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - State Representative Michael Melerine’s attorney said Melerine had just come from a legislative committee meeting in Baton Rouge before his SUV was found in a ditch in Caddo Parish. KSLA Investigates reviewed on-demand video of that meeting confirming he was there. Timeline of the day.

A man was arrested after a joint narcotics investigation between the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office and the Baton Rouge Police Department led to the seizure of over 6,000 individual doses of fentanyl.

BATON ROUGE — More than two years after a fire destroyed St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Pope Hall, a cross saved from the house of worship was placed atop the steeple of the parish's new church. The cross once stood atop St. Luke's before the church burned down on...

By Alton Wallace | The Center Square Energy developer ONE Nuclear announced Monday it has signed an agreement with a group of Louisiana landowners that secures a site for a […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Multiple sources have confirmed to the WAFB I-TEAM that the lead prosecutor overseeing the Attorney General’s ongoing corruption probe into Baton Rouge City Hall has resigned. Joe Lebeau has accepted a job with District Attorney Tony Clayton’s office, which covers West Baton Rouge, Iberville,.

BATON ROUGE - Along North Boulevard in Baton Rouge, there is a block with several large empty buildings that have remained vacant for years. "You think they want to live across the street from this thing?" Byron Grant's family home stands just a few feet away from the 1900 block...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – Parents and caregivers in East Baton Rouge Parish will have an opportunity Wednesday evening to share their thoughts on the future of local schools. The Baton Rouge Alliance for Students is hosting “Your Voice: Shaping Better Schools,” a community open house designed to give familie