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BATON ROUGE — The Baker Fire Department responded to a structure fire near the intersection of Gibbons and Thomas roads on Friday. WBRZ first learned about the fire around 10:45 a.m. Video from the scene captured by WBRZ's news crew shows heavy smoke billowing from the roof as firefighters...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - According to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the number of patients who have or are suffering from the ‘explosive diarrhea’ caused by the parasite continues to increase. Based on the map, it appears East Baton Rouge Parish leads the case count with...

Pamela Smith says the legal battle facing a Louisiana homeowner should encourage families to have difficult conversations about property ownership, trusts and… The post ‘We Have to Talk About Money With Family’: Homeowner Fights After Judge Rules She Must Sell House and Split Money With Late Boyfriend’s Family appeare

A Walker man accused of sending lewd text messages to a child was arrested on multiple charges.

Residents were evacuated early Friday morning after fire crews responded to an overnight fire at The Millennium Towne Center apartments.

BATON ROUGE — Four people were arrested in July following a raid of a polydrug trafficking organization that stemmed from a tip submitted to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office back in May. According to arrest records, deputies received a tip that Ronny Howard Jr. was involved in drug...

New research has found that the combination of CBD and THC significantly reduces agitation for people with dementia who are at the end of their lives. Dr. Jeff Keller of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is one of the principal investigators of the clinical trial.

The second annual Rumble in the Jungle will return to BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo on October 31, featuring a variety of vehicles and family-friendly Halloween activities to raise money for the facility.

NAPOLEONVILLE – A Baton Rouge man accused of murdering a Thibodaux businessman and dumping his body into Bayou Lafourche in 2023 has been booked into the Assumption Parish Prison on new charges. In 2023, 29-year-old Eddie Clark III was arrested on second-degree murder charges connected to the death of...

As Louisiana prepares for Jody’s Law to take effect on Aug. 1, the family of a Baton Rouge man killed in a hit-and-run is remembering the life he lived while hoping his death brings both justice and change.