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DONALDSONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - An Addis man is facing charges after an early-morning Oct. 5 crash that left a 27-year-old dead. Louisiana State Police say the crash happened around 6 a.m. Monday morning on LA 1 near Stewart Road in Ascension Parish. According to authorities, the preliminary investigation shows that...

BATON ROUGE — A juvenile was arrested on attempted murder charges after a shooting over the weekend, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said. According to BRPD, officers responded to the shooting at a gas station near the corner of Scenic and 78th Avenue around 8 p.m. on Saturday. Once they arrived, police found two peo

BATON ROUGE — Two Westdale Middle School students were arrested after threatening each other, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said. On Friday, the school drug task force investigated a social media incident that occurred off campus as the pair got into an argument and were subsequently charged with aggrava

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Westlake Corporation is investigating an incident where an employee experienced a medical emergency on Saturday October 3 and later died. Westlake Corporation told WAFB the employee was found unresponsive in the unit, and emergency response teams provided first aid around 7:44pm. The employee

PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police are investigating the disappearance of Texas woman Christina Munn Holliday. WBRZ spoke with Munn Holliday's parents, who called the circumstances surrounding their daughter's disappearance "suspicious." In the early hours of Wednesday, Sept.

Conceived a decade ago, the RiverPlex MegaPark in Ascension Parish took years to bear fruit before attracting tens of billions of dollars in new industrial investment to a bend in the Mississippi River. Now officials in neighboring Iberville Parish are considering a similar industrial zone just upriver that would abut.

King Gibson, the No. 1 ranked combo guard in the 2027 class, has committed to LSU, he told Rivals. The 6-foot-4 senior out of SPIRE Academy (OH) chose Will Wade and the Tigers over a final group of Arkansas, Louisville, and Providence. In addition, he also received offers from NC State, Baylor, Michigan, Kentucky, and

Ed Orgeron is back in Baton Rouge working recruiting for LSU under Lane Kiffin. After a serious health setback that put him in the hospital, the former national championship coach returned to the field to help build the program.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters put out a fire at an apartment complex on Delplaza Drive that officials say temporarily trapped one person early Monday morning, Oct. 5. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the person was stuck in her first-floor apartment and escaped through a window with the help of so

BATON ROUGE — A woman was arrested for allegedly planning to burn a person's home down after repeatedly sending threatening messages to multiple people. On Aug. 24, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to Darryl Drive for a reported assault. During the investigation, two victims told officers...