Baton Rouge LA

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a house party that took the life of one man.

In case you missed it this morning, WAFB's Morning Anchor Liz Koh will be hanging up her microphone at the end of January🩵

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - Rouses Markets officially opened its newest store Monday in Central, marking another step in the company’s rapid expansion following its acquisition of multiple Winn-Dixie locations across Louisiana and Mississippi. The new store, located at 10974 Joor Road, opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony...

BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement officers are investigating a dozen shootings that left six people dead since Thursday. On Thursday, one person was shot along South 15th Street at 1 a.m. and taken to a hospital in stable condition. Later that morning, 19-year-old Alfred Webester Hyams was killed in a shooting at an...

BATON ROUGE — A violent stretch of days across Baton Rouge has left multiple people dead and several others injured, raising alarm among community leaders after what had been a relatively quiet start to the new year. Police are investigating a series of separate shootings spanning several neighborhoods, occurring...

I-12 Eastbound near the South Satsuma Road exit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been closed due to an overturned 18-wheeler, and drivers are urged to slow down and be careful as water is still present on the roadways.

Firefighters with the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a vacant house fire on Sunday night at a home on Government Street.

A colder, breezy Sunday settles in across south Louisiana following Saturday’s cold front. Even colder mornings are on the way early this week, with near-freezing temperatures possible by Monday and Tuesday. Today and tonight: Sunday starts noticeably cooler across the Capital Region and surrounding areas as cold air...

UPDATE - 5:30 a.m. Saturday: The National Weather Service has trimmed the FLOOD WATCH to now only include East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Upper Ascension, Iberville, East Feliciana, Northern Livingston, St. Helena, and Northern Tangipahoa Parishes, in addition to Amite County, until 9 a.m. Saturday. These...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is continuing its work to curb human trafficking in the capital area. In 2024, Louisiana provided services to over 2,200 suspected or confirmed victims of human trafficking, according to the Governor's Office for Human Trafficking Prevention. Law enforcement officials...