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BATON ROUGE — A convicted killer out on bond whose driving led to a 2022 fatal crash at Acadian Thruway and Winbourne Avenue in a school zone has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars. On Nov. 4, 27-year-old Derian Bailey was sentenced to five years for negligent homicide,...

BATON ROUGE - Firefighters worked to put out a house fire on Iberia Street in Baton Rouge on Monday, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. The fire, which started around noon, could be seen coming through the home's roof by the time the department arrived. The home's occupant reportedly...

At least one person was injured in connection with a reported shooting in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - One person was taken to a hospital following a shooting on Tuesday afternoon, November 11. Officials said the shooting happened around 4:45 p.m. on Grayson Avenue near Benson Drive in East Baton Rouge Parish. According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office,...

ADDIS, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish flames at a home in Addis on Tuesday night, November 11. According to the West Baton Rouge Fire Department, the home is located in the Sugar Mill subdivision of Addis. Pictures from the scene show a fire truck and multiple...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge mom was arrested after her one-year-old son was found unresponsive in the family's backyard pool, according to an arrest affidavit. Kelly Briscoe, 33, faces charges of cruelty to juveniles, child desertion and improper supervision of a minor by a parent. East Baton Rouge...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for help identifying someone as part of a card skimmer investigation. According to BRPD, investigators believe the person in the photo is responsible for placing a card skimmer device on a gas pump at a gas station along Airline Highway within the...

A suspect is in custody after a foot chase with an LPSO K9 on Monday, Nov. 10.

On November 7, 2025, the Diocese of Baton Rouge added a seventh portrait to its 'wall of saints.' This wall honors African American Catholics who are being considered for sainthood. The new portrait is of Servant of God Father Martin Porres Maria Ward, a Conventual Franciscan friar. His life and ministry have been...

A Baton Rouge legal team says it will file a federal lawsuit against the Lafourche Parish School District after a 13-year-old Sixth Ward Middle School student was expelled for hitting a male classmate.