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A firefighter was transported to a medical facility from the scene of a house fire in Baton Rouge.

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A man has been locked up for alleged sex crimes involving juveniles, authorities said. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Brian Weaver, 41, is charged with first-degree rape of a victim under the age of 13, oral sexual battery, and indecent behavior with juveniles.

DENHAM SPRINGS — Authorities are currently responding to a crash on I-12 Eastbound near the Amite River that has left the interstate closed. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday, leaving one vehicle upside down and the interstate closed in that area. The crash has caused traffic to...

A Greenwell Springs man faces over $5,000 in fines after admitting to hunting four deer without licenses. LDWF agents found artificial lights at hunting spots.

BATON ROUGE - A man who allegedly led Baton Rouge Police on a chase while driving a stolen car faster than 140 mph was arrested in Krotz Springs after the vehicle ran out of gas. The Baton Rouge Police Department said an officer tried to pull over 46-year-old Tekoah Woodson...

BATON ROUGE — District 6 Councilman Cleve Dunn was officially booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Saturday following his indictment for bribery and money laundering, according to prison records. On Wednesday, Dunn was indicted on two counts of bribery and money laundering, along with public contract...

Clinton, Louisiana — Six people, including a child, were shot Saturday during a carnival parade in rural Louisiana, prompting authorities to take one person into custody and shut down the event, according to local and state officials. The shooting occurred near the East Feliciana Parish courthouse during Clinton’s...

Recruiting tension. That’s what Kalen DeBoer should be feeling after Lane Kiffin’s latest move. Alabama has been involved with Ruston (La.) 5-star TE Ahmad Hudson for months now. The offer went out back in October 2024. Now the timing doesn’t matter much anymore as the pressure point arrived on January 31.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE — A mistrial was declared in the case of Michael Robinson, a man accused of fatally shooting Dexter Cormier, 35, and five others outside a Baton Rouge after-hours nightclub along Greenwell Springs Road in October 2024. On Friday, after deliberating for several hours, a mistrial was declared...