Baton Rouge LA

The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $5.81 million to replace five railroad bridges. These bridges are located on the rail line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Funding aims to improve freight rail safety and advance a proposed passenger rail route. The grant is part of the Consolidated Rail...

Locally owned chain Donuts Coffee and Burgers will open a third location in Baton Rouge this week. A new sign has been posted at 1955 Staring Lane, Studio E, for Donuts Coffee and Burgers — a Baton Rouge-born business that opened its first location in February 2024 at 3617 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. The third location, equipped with a drive-thru, will host a soft opening at 4:30 a.m. Oct. 22, according to owner Sambou Menach.

BATON ROUGE — A new program will provide East Baton Rouge seniors with free on-demand bus rides to a clinic, the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging announced on Wednesday. The program, Lotus Care Transit, is being launched by EBRCOA, CareSouth and Capital Area Transit System and will begin Monday.

Southern University climbs seven spots to lead Division I, while Fayetteville State takes over Division II in the October 2026 Red Lobster Band of the Year rankings. A revised scoring system reshapes the competition.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More than 12,000 veterans in the Baton Rouge area will soon have an easier path to health care. The Department of Veterans Affairs broke ground Tuesday on a new consolidated clinic, combining services currently split between two sites. Ronald Crowley, a Marine Corps veteran who...

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is working with state partners to protect the Baton Rouge grave of a soldier killed in Korea after the brick burial structure over his grave collapsed. PFC Samuel Pierre Jr. is buried in Sweet Olive Cemetery, and his casket is...

GROSSE TETE, La. (WAFB) - Volunteers are being asked to help search for Christina Munn-Holliday, a Houston woman who’s been missing for three weeks. The search will take place on October 20 at 4 p.m. at the Tiger Truck Stop near the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, mile marker 128, in Grosse Tete.

A search for missing 22-year-old Christina Munn-Holliday is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. today in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, with a $20,000 reward offered for information leading to her safe recovery.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house to celebrate the reopening of the historic Lincoln Theater following extensive renovations on Thursday, Oct. 29. The event, which also commemorates the venue's 77th anniversary, will take place from 5:30...

BATON ROUGE — A beloved local landmark is getting a fresh coat of paint and a whole lot more. Frostop, the iconic Baton Rouge restaurant known for its 1950s nostalgia and signature icy-cold root beer, is currently undergoing major renovations to update its look while keeping its classic roots intact.