Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE - A North Baton Rouge church helped spread some Thanksgiving love to the community Monday morning. Power in the Word World Ministries Church hosted its annual turkey giveaway at the Winborne Avenue Hi Nabor, where less fortunate families received a free Thanksgiving turkey. "I watched my mother and...

In October, Sharon Stephens drove a community outreach van to the retirement office in downtown Baton Rouge to assist senior citizens with electricity bills. As the driver of one of the mobile units intended to broaden the reach of social services across East Baton Rouge Parish, Stephens has already seen the impact...

A Baton Rouge legal team says it will file a federal lawsuit against the Lafourche Parish School District after a 13-year-old Sixth Ward Middle School student was expelled for hitting a male classmate.

ST. GABRIEL — An inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center died Monday after a fight with another inmate, Sheriff Brett Stassi told WBRZ. Stassi said the two inmates got into a fight in a cell. After the fight was over, one inmate collapsed and was taken to the hospital, where he died.

BATON ROUGE - The Chief Financial Officer of Capital Area Transit System resigned, citing concerns regarding executive leadership within the agency. The resignation letter was dated for Nov. 12, and at last week's meeting of CATS, former CFO Sunnie Hines was removed as a signatory from CATS's accounts. According to...

LOUISIANA — A 14-year-old girl has been arrested after authorities discovered a newborn dead inside a tote bag at a Denham Springs residence, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Medical staff at Our Lady of the Lake contacted deputies after the teen sought treatment and revealed she had recently...

Louisiana leaders and event organizers will talk about what fans can expect during this year's Bayou Classic.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A stronger cold front is on the way, bringing a severe weather threat and another cool-down in time for Thanksgiving. Another cooler start will give way to a warm afternoon, with highs in the low 80s. A few showers and storms are expected to develop by late afternoon and continue after dark...

ST. GABRIEL — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into a St. Gabriel chemical plant after a worker died on the job last week. According to OSHA, they opened an inspection of Mexichem Fluor, which operates the plant through its subsidiary Koura, on Nov. 19, the day after...

Tolley Fletcher, 104, eased into his recliner, his television unsurprisingly set on country music, in the den in the house he built in 1979 offering a sense of comfort and serenity. His eyes that have borne witness to more than a century of living remain alert, his voice strong, his...