Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police said they have arrested an accused serial burglar. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Dontae Madden, 20, is charged with eight counts of simple burglary. The investigation began when officers responded to the burglary of a business on Essen Lane in Baton Rouge...

BATON ROUGE - Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge started its 20th annual Women Build on Saturday. The program brought together women volunteers to build a home alongside a qualified low-income woman and her family. Its goal is to empower women in providing for their families with safe and affordable housing,...

A family-owned business, Happy Scoops Ice Cream Parlor, opened this month in Central with a 1950s checkered floor, a penguin mascot and board games. Angie Hector co-owns and manages the business located on Hooper Road with her husband, son and daughter-in-law, and they have a mission to open a hangout spot fit for...

BATON ROUGE - Two men were arrested after officers located and seized over five kilograms of cocaine during a traffic stop, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. According to BRPD, Chad Evans and Vernon White were in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation, leading to officers finding and seizing the...

Picture this: a quiet night in St. George disrupted by a break-in gone wrong. This story has all the twists you wouldn't expect.

Halloween may still be a few weeks away, but Baton Rougeans are getting into the spooky spirit by decking their porches, stoops and yards with ghastly displays worthy of a slow drive by or even a pit stop to snap a pic. 225 contributing photographer Avery White went decor hunting,...

People are donating blood in St. Gabriel in honor of Deputy Brett Stassi, Jr., who remains hospitalized after being shot Monday night while making an arrest.

Two men were arrested Wednesday night in Baton Rouge while allegedly driving around with five duct-taped kilograms of cocaine in the back of their vehicle. The men, Chad Evans, 50, and Vernon White, 72, were each booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish jail on a count of possession with intent to distribute a...

The Baton Rouge mayor's office and the East Baton Rouge school system cancelled plans for a school play at the Manship Theatre last week after learning the performance included content they deemed inappropriate. A student production titled “Echoes of Enough: An Evening of Art, Truth, and Hope” was scheduled to...

BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man following a burglary at an Essen Lane business, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. BRPD said officers were dispatched to the 5600 block of Essen Lane on Oct. 7. Dontae Madden, 20, was arrested as a result. Madden was booked for eight counts...