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BATON ROUGE - One of two people jailed in the 2022 killing of a 66-year-old man and attempted murder of three other people pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on Monday. Bryce Collins turned himself in to the authorities in August 2024, two years after 66-year-old Leslie Riley Jr. was killed and one other person was hurt in a drive-by...

BATON ROUGE — State prosecutors are asking a judge in the 19th Judicial District Court to revoke the bond of a man facing multiple drug and gun charges in Baton Rouge, as they say he repeatedly violated bond conditions. On Jan. 25, 2025, 25-year-old Ashtin Ursin was arrested on...

BATON ROUGE — A woman was arrested on Sunday after deputies say she allegedly pepper-sprayed a pregnant woman, leaving her hospitalized, and continued stalking the woman after the incident. According to arrest records, on April 19, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department were dispatched to a residence on...

Letter writer Tia Fields bemoans the loss of judicial control of the East Baton Rouge District and the number of Black criminals on death row. Two points should be brought up. These criminals were convicted of such serious crimes they merit the death penalty. They put themselves in this situation. It wasn't shoplifting or parking tickets.

BATON ROUGE — Residents gathered at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum and the Old Governor's Mansion for First Free Sunday events. At the mansion, local musicians from the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and faculty from both LSU and UL Lafayette gave a concert featuring pieces from Joaquin Turina, Kenji Bunch and Mozart.

While the week will start chilly, a steady warmup will take over ahead of a midweek cold front. That system will deliver the next round of showers and storms, and it holds the key to the Mother’s Day weekend forecast. Tonight & Tomorrow: With calm winds and hardly a...

BAKER — Baker celebrated its residents through the Best Yard in Baker competition at the Baker Branch Library on Sunday. Future Seed, a non-profit which helps underserved communities through education, mentorship, health and wellness and economic empowerment, sent judges throughout Baker neighborhoods to search for the most appealing yard.

A months-long clash over public records requests has prompted West Baton Rouge officials to sue the founder of a small local news outlet — and has drawn a national freedom of information group into the fray. The West Baton Rouge Parish government says it sued in response to threatened...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge native is inviting women who have lost their mothers to a brunch ahead of Mother’s Day, giving them a space where their grief is often not noticed. Tasha Anthony lost her mom when she was three years old and recently lost...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is dead, and another is injured after a shooting early Monday morning, according to emergency officials. The shooting happened shortly before 3 a.m. along North 16th Street in Baton Rouge. Officials said the victim, who was taken to the hospital, is stable. The...