Baton Rouge LA

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...

Warren Mitchell III was indicted by an Iberville Parish Grand Jury for second degree murder in the stabbing death of St. Gabriel Police Department Captain Devin Boutte. Boutte was found stabbed and beaten to death in his home on July 6, 2025. Mitchell, 26, of 5673 Magnolia Dr., St. Gabriel, was charged with...

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a 2015 fatal Baton Rouge shooting was sentenced to 15 years in prison recently. The plea deal came after video recordings of police interviews with four eyewitnesses to the shooting were lost, according to court records. Jaime Rivera, a 36-year-old...

GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - Family, friends, and colleagues came together to honor and support the loved ones of Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Charles Riley, who was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 6. It has been a week of reflection for the loved ones of the...

GONZALES— Before funeral services for Deputy Charles Riley began at the Pace Center, hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered to pay their respects. This comes just a week after Deputy Riley was shot and killed outside the Iberville Parish Courthouse. Iberville Parish Chief Deputy Ronnie Hebert said he does...