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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Armed Robbery and Burglary Division has arrested one person and is seeking the arrest of a second in connection with a series of storage unit burglaries at The Storage Center on Essen Lane. Deputies responded to multiple...

A woman was arrested at a hospital after a man was stabbed in Iberville Parish.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Courtney Scott turned herself in Thursday, one day after she was indicted by a special grand jury in the 19th Judicial District Court. A judge set Scott’s bond at $25,000 for all of the charges she’s facing. Scott is charged with conspiracy to...

BATON ROUGE - A $50,000 bond has been set for an 18-year-old accused of bringing a modified handgun into school, which went off in the middle of class. Marcus Washington Jr. allegedly brought a .45 Glock into Istrouma High School, fixed with a device that converts a semi-automatic gun into an automatic weapon. A...

Iberville Parish leaders say complaints about mysterious vibrations rattling homes in Plaquemine's Historic District have dropped significantly — though residents are still waiting on answers that have remained elusive for nearly 2 years. The low-frequency rumblings have affected at least 30 people, mainly living...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A convicted drug dealer is back behind bars after a recent drug bust where over 280 lethal doses of Fentanyl were allegedly seized. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, deputies began investigating Marcus Clayton, 49, in January after receiving a tip that he was distributing...

BATON ROUGE - The USS Kidd will return to Baton Rouge soon. Visitors are expected to pour once the ship returns, which is a relief for museum officials. The USS Kidd Veterans Museum typically has an economic impact of about $3 million a year, according to an economic impact survey.

A man who was accused of a deadly shooting at a 2022 party pleaded guilty in February.

BATON ROUGE - The day after a 2 On Your Side report about sewage backups inside a woman's home, a crew was working to identify the problem and make repairs. The builder, Century Complete, sent a crew to investigate the problem this week. Those repairs were made on Wednesday. Homeowner Judy Moore says the whole...