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The St. George Fire Protection District is suing a Baton Rouge cybersecurity firm after hackers were found to have gained access to the fire district's network— and were lying in wait for a future attack. In a suit filed on May 23, the fire district is seeking damages for...

NEW ROADS — A former New Roads Police officer who was arrested for a domestic violence-related charge is speaking out about the state of the New Roads Police Department. WBRZ's Investigative Unit sat down with Geremiah Williams, who left the department in April and was later arrested in Baton Rouge for breaking a restr

PAINCOURTVILLE — A Baton Rouge man pulled over during a traffic stop was arrested and charged with aggravated assault by Assumption Parish deputies. On Friday, 28-year-old Bryant Tunson was pulled over along La. 308 near Paincourtville. Deputies said that Tunson did not produce insurance information when asked, resulti

ZACHARY — The Baton Rouge branch of the NAACP is joining community members and activists on Monday as a lawyer addresses a recently filed civil lawsuit stemming from a series of racially motivated incidents at a Zachary home. The lawsuit was filed by Carolyn Morrison-Howard and her family after...

PRAIRIEVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Three animals are recovering after they were rescued from a house fire in Prairieville. According to the Galvez-Lake Volunteer Fire Department, they, along with the 7th District Fire Department, responded to the fire in the Keystone Subdivision on Sunday evening, June 7. Firefighters were met

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) — Attorney Ryan Thompson and the NAACP addressed recent crimes targeting Central resident Carolyn Howard. Thompson, who is representing Howard and her son, filed a lawsuit Friday against the family of the 13-year-old boy accused of vandalizing the home, alleging the teen also lit part of Howard’s pr

Swimming Pool (Unsplash) A Prairieville woman operating an unlicensed in-home daycare faces a negligent homicide...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A former deputy is facing charges after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend during a domestic altercation early Monday morning, June 8. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office (EBRSO), deputies arrested Faith Placide, 27, and booked her into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one

A brother was charged with cruelty to animals after the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office looked into accusations that a man threw his sibling's dog at steps.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Landrick Ruffin was back in court Monday. He is charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder after authorities said he allegedly got out of his car and opened fire on the car that was following him from behind. Police said he hit a 2-year-old that was in the back seat.