Baton Rouge LA

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.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The man accused of killing East Baton Rouge School System administrator Marcus Spears was found incompetent to stand trial on Monday, June 8, meaning he cannot help his lawyers through the case. Jaymie Thomas faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with Spears’ death.

On June 4, Regan Tingle thought the envelope she found at the produce stand was trash. She picked it up to throw it away. Driving east on Interstate 10 after crossing the Atchafalaya Basin last week, I was rerouted to a stretch of highway through Port Allen, when I saw a fruit stand I had never noticed before. It had a

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested after he allegedly shot at a car containing three juveniles on Graham Street. On Friday, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting on Graham Street, where they located a victim who claimed she had been shot while driving near Kimberly Way and Kimberly Drive

BATON ROUGE - A 42-year-old woman was arrested after reportedly admitting to police that she threw her 10-month-old daughter out of a second-story window. Lisa Pearson was arrested for attempted second-degree murder on May 29 after allegedly tossing her child out of the window of a home along Old Plantation Lane. Witne

BATON ROUGE — A 27-year-old man who used to work at Take 5 Oil Change in Baton Rouge has been arrested after allegedly breaking into the Airline Highway business and stealing $200 from the safe. According to a Baton Rouge Police warrant, Dejontay Wings broke a window in the...

ZACHARY - Zachary's second Restaurant Week is underway, giving residents a chance to try a variety of local spots at a fixed price. The event features food ranging from quesadillas to seafood to peach cobbler. Over 15 restaurants are participating this year, including Agave Blue, Bara Eats, Blue Bubble, CC's...

Gonzales Zoning Commission recommended approval of two Airbnb (Special Use Permit) applications last week, one on (see below). The recommendations go to the City Council which will take up the question this evening. These are the third and fourth “short term rental” applications set for council consideration, the first

A lawsuit filed last week in 18th Judicial Court seeks damages for the widow and daughter of a deputy who was slain eight months ago inside the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office. Carlye Bezet-Riley filed the suit against the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office individually and on behalf of her minor...