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ZACHARY - The Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association announced funeral arrangements for former St. George Fire Chief Chuckie Albert on Sunday. Albert originally served at the Zachary Fire Department before becoming Wast Monroe's fire chief in 1994. He also served the St. George Fire Protection District from 2000 to 2022...

The family of Caleb Wilson is one step closer to justice after an indictment of five men in his alleged hazing death. The grand jury is still deliberating on whether to charge a sixth suspect in the Southern University student’s passing during an off-campus event for the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. The controversial...

After my September column about Linda Lightfoot, a retired Louisiana journalist who’s kept a record of her reading life since 2005, I heard from Tricia Day, who thought I should know about the reading journal kept by her late mother, Kitty Day, from 1937 until her death at 89 in 2007.

We've got quite the weather rollercoaster lined up for Acadiana. We're starting off with a warm and humid airmass filtering inland, bringing milder temperatures and noticeably higher dewpoints. This is the kind of air that feels good, but it's also setting the stage for potential showers, especially as we move into...

The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a house fire on Bellonia Drive Saturday night, which was caused by a resident accidentally falling asleep while cooking, resulting in the home being a total loss and no injuries reported.

A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY will be in effect from 9 p.m. Sunday through 9 a.m. Monday for the entire region. This means that temperatures or wind chills will drop low to pose a risk of hypothermia if proper precautions aren’t taken. Morning lows will fall into the mid-20s for much of the Capital Area, and a light breeze...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting on Saturday that left one man injured near Gus Young Avenue. According to the department, the shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. on the 1400 block of North 49th Street when a man walking with his family was struck in the foot by gunfire believed...

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - A long-time leader with ties to both the St. George and Zachary fire departments has passed away. Both fire departments announced on Dec. 12 that Chief Chuckie Albert died following a courageous battle with cancer. According to officials, Albert dedicated more than 40 years to...

Kaleb Jackson’s decision to enter the transfer portal marks LSU’s most damaging offseason loss, leaving Lane Kiffin with a thin depth chart after eight departures. The post Lane Kiffin Faces Another Major Blow After 7 Athletes Walk Away From LSU originally published on Total Pro Sports .

What would you do to uncover the truth? In the young adult novel, "I Don't Wish You Well," Jumata Emill explores this question with his protagonist, Pryce Cummings, who investigates a series of murders that rocked his small town five years earlier. A freshman in college, Pryce utilizes his journalism...