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BATON ROUGE - One person was seriously injured in a shooting on Black Oak Drive, officials said. Officials received the call around 4:13 p.m., and one person was taken to the hospital in serious condition. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating. No other information was immediately available.

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is reporting the arrest of a 14-year-old Louisiana girl after a deceased newborn was found inside of a tote bag.

A Prairieville landlord was arrested after officials said he fraudulently took more than $79,000 from a government program meant to assist those on the verge of homelessness. Brandon Brown, 53, was booked Wednesday into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count of committing theft by fraud in excess of $25,000.

ST. GABRIEL - A Baton Rouge man was arrested in a shooting that caused thousands of dollars in damages, the St. Gabriel Police Department said. Antonio D. Lee, 25, was arrested after a shooting that took place on Martin Luther King Parkway on Oct. 11. Lee was booked for aggravated...

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a reported shooting on Tuesday afternoon.

PRAIRIEVILLE — A Prairieville man was arrested after he allegedly fraudulently received more than $78,000 from state rental assistance programs, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill's office. The AG accused landlord Brandon Brown of submitting fraudulent applications to the Office of Community Development to...

BATON ROUGE — A 73-year-old man missing since late last week has been found dead, according to his family and police. Woodrow Vaughn was reported missing Friday and family members said his absence was out of character for him. In a Facebook post Tuesday, relatives said he had been found dead.

IBERVILLE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - New safety measures are now in place at a dangerous intersection in Iberville Parish after more than a year of planning. A four-way stop was installed over the weekend at the intersection of Enterprise and Bayou Jacob Road, where dozens of major crashes have occurred.

As a cold front approaches, rain chances will increase, and peak out near the middle of the day. After it passes, expect a big cooldown just in time for Thanksgiving!. Today & Tonight: Throughout the morning, a few showers and thunderstorms will be possible, especially northwest of Baton Rouge. As a cold front slowly...

BATON ROUGE - Despite being indicted for malfeasance in office last month, BREC Assistant Superintendent Reed Richard was still at work until two weeks ago. On Nov. 6, a week after his grand jury indictment, Richard attended a BREC special commission meeting in an official capacity. The minutes from that meeting list...