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BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport implemented a new parking service utilizing artificial intelligence to allow for checkout-free payment and drive-in, drive-out parking on Wednesday. The new program, done in partnership with Metropolis, has been implemented across BTR's short-term garage and economy...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man accused of driving drunk when he struck another car, injuring both himself and the occupant of the other car. Connor Manuel, 22, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Tuesday after he was hospitalized following the Nov. 8 crash along Millerville Road.

BATON ROUGE — Chris Thomas King's father, Rockin' Tabby Thomas, opened Tabby's Blues Box to reclaim the blues. But by the early 2000s, the Baton Rouge club sat vacant on North Boulevard. In 2019, however, King helped recreate his father's legacy. "Louisiana blues had left Louisiana. It went to...

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana is returning to the Tournament of Roses New Year's parade with a performance from Addis native and "American Idol" finalist John Foster. The 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, rolls on Jan. 1, and this year's parade marks Louisiana's fifth consecutive year with a presence.

Baton Rouge locals have been driving past the Legend Pot sign on Staring Lane for about the past eight months, many wondering when it'll open. At 2159 Staring Lane, the all-you-can-eat restaurant hopes to soft open in mid-to-late December, according to general manager Yingxin Chen. It'll serve three main cuisines,...

The chief of the White Castle Police Department assured residents that the investigation to an October shooting at the town’s community center remains an active investigation. Tips brought forth by residents have led to what WCPD considers “strong allegations” related to the shooting at the center, just a short...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man accused of shooting at three women along Swan Avenue in November. Kunta Kinte Taylor, 29, allegedly shot at the group of women after they drove to meet him at a Swan Avenue apartment to collect money owed to her and to buy marijuana.

Some say our governor, Jeff Landry, has no love for Louisiana’s flagship university, favoring instead UL Lafayette, his hometown university and alma mater. Perhaps that explains his incessant negative actions and comments that attract national attention and upset students, faculty and alumni, not to mention...

PRAIRIEVILLE, La. (WAFB) - The Ascension Parish School District approved a tuition reimbursement program to encourage paraprofessionals to become full-time teachers. The program would provide $1,500 per semester to paraprofessionals taking classes toward teacher certifications and degrees. Superintendent Edith Walker...

BATON ROUGE - The Jetson Center for Youth is set to house juveniles once again as early as April 2026. At a legislative budget hearing, Jason Starnes, an undersecretary for the department, discussed plans with legislators as they move to reopen doors while building a new facility. The OJJ plans...