Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bond has been set for Winston Sanders, one of the five men indicted in the alleged hazing death of Caleb Wilson. At the bond hearing on Friday, Dec. 12, Commissioner Kina Kimble Winston set Sanders’ bond at $95,000. He was ordered not to have a firearm or contact any codefendant, and he...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police Homicide detectives have arrested another person for his involvement in the shooting in June 2025 in the 3500 block of Choctaw Drive. One person, 25-year-old Prenesha Wagner, died and six people in total were shot. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. on June 22nd outside an...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Discovery is underway for the man accused of killing a Baton Rouge police officer. During a sanity hearing on Dec. 11, Judge Don Johnson said Gad Black was competent to stand trial after a three-panel sanity commission found him sane. The judge formally arraigned him...

BATON ROUGE - The Southern University Marching Band was named the ESPN Band of the Year after a competition in Atlanta. Two Division I schools, Southern's Human Jukebox and Florida A&M's Marching 100 were selected; there were also two Division II bands, Miles College's Purple Marching Machine and Fayetteville State...

Police are investigating a shooting in Baton Rouge that sent one person to the hospital.

Funeral arrangements have been set for a Southern University student who was killed during a possible home invasion in Baton Rouge.

The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man last seen three weeks ago in the Plaquemine area.

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials with the St. George Fire Department are responding to a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, Dec. 11, in the afternoon. The crash was reported at the intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Linkwood Court. Officials confirmed that lanes are currently blocked. Drivers are urged to...

The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested one person in connection with a shooting and beating that took the life of one person.

Though a deal for a new LSU arena has yet to be announced, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council approved the levy of two new 1% taxes near the site, if it indeed gets built. At a meeting Wednesday evening, council members voted to approve a 1% sales and use tax and a 1% hotel occupancy tax — both inside an already...