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A Baton Rouge man was sentenced to five years in jail after he was convicted of possession and transfer of machine guns and distribution of fentanyl.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bonnie Vaughn says life has been far from the same since losing her husband Karl in the middle of January, and the disappearance of his personal belongings has made an already difficult situation worse. Karl suffered a medical emergency on January 9 when he fell...

Matt Dowell recently posted the WBB AP Poll Week 12 ballot, and there are some noticeable changes. Kim Mulkey’s LSU climbed back inside the top five while Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma’s teams maintained their top 3 spots. UConn remains the best team in the country. The Huskies...

BATON ROUGE - A vehicle overturned in the southbound lanes of Interstate 110 near the North 22nd Street curve. The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. First responders have blocked multiple lanes. Traffic in the area is backed up past Chippewa.

BATON ROUGE - Delta Utilities met with community members Monday evening to discuss concerns about high natural gas bills. Many customers called WBRZ at the beginning of 2026, saying their bills had more than tripled after Delta took over natural gas services from Entergy. The Customer Cares Pop-Up event gave...

BATON ROUGE — The head of the Baton Rouge area's bus system said Monday he was disappointed by alleged misconduct that led to the indictment of several people, including a Metro Council member. CATS chief executive Theo Richards said he would take the opportunity to "correct the missteps of...

The CEO of the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) issued a statement expressing disappointment over recent indictments involving vendors contracted to work with the public transportation provider, and committed to implementing safeguards to restore public trust.

State regulators will send inspectors to the Clean Harbors hazardous waste complex near Baton Rouge after an accidental spill last month of about 3,200 gallons of wastewater potentially laced with low-level heavy metals, officials said. The 186-acre complex off Scenic Highway treats, stores and ships a variety of...

Two of the inmates who broke out of a north Louisiana prison last week — both being held there for crimes committed in Baton Rouge — took a school bus and led officers on a high-speed chase into Arkansas before being apprehended, authorities said. An East Carroll Parish...

IBERVILLE PARISH — An assistant principal at a school in Baton Rouge is the second arrest in connection to an alleged illegal sports gambling scheme. An extensive investigation by Louisiana State Police uncovered a large-scale illegal sports gambling operation with troopers identifying over 30,000 illegal...