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I am writing in response to recent claims suggesting that undocumented immigrants “do not pay taxes.” This is a common misconception. In fact, undocumented immigrants contribute significantly to our federal, state and local tax base. Many pay payroll taxes using Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers or borrowed...

ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A crash has been reported on I-10 westbound in Ascension Parish between the Prairieville and Gonzales exits. One lane is closed. Emergency officials are on scene. Motorists are urged to use caution in the area. Watch the latest WAFB news and weather now.

BATON ROUGE - During the first full week of the new year, two people died in two separate shootings, and police said both incidents involved disagreements between people who knew each other. Baton Rouge Police described both shootings as domestic-related incidents. While police are in the early stages of the...

An elementary school teacher in Pointe Coupee Parish was arrested on a felony charge after she was accused of tripping and dragging a child who was running past her.

After being injured in an ambulance crash near the Walker exit, 23-year-old Connor Phillips learned something even more life-altering — he has cancer. The post “A Second Chance at Life” | Paramedic injured in I-12 ambulance crash discovers cancer appeared first on Unfiltered with Kiran .

GONZALES — A woman in Gonzales celebrated a rare life goal on Sunday as she turned 102 years old. Bernice Keese, born on January 11, 1924, in New Orleans, is the proud mother of two children with her family expanding to include six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, according...

Reports indicate that Caleb Wilson's mother, Urania Wilson, is frustrated with Southern University following a hazing task force meeting.

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested at his job on Thursday after East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated claims that he was distributing fentanyl at the body shop on Siegen Lane. EBRSO Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit members conducted an investigation from December 2025 into January after...

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help locate 78-year-old James Ray Sharp Sr., who has dementia and was last seen wearing a blue jean shirt and pants on Montrose North Drive in Denham Springs.

BATON ROUGE — Protestors gathered on the corner of Jefferson Highway and Corporate Boulevard on Saturday in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The protest hosted by Indivisible Baton Rouge aimed to "reject violence, injustice and indifference" through...