Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE — A Flood Watch is now in effect across much of south Louisiana as multiple rounds of storms are expected to move through the region from Friday morning through early Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with isolated areas...

BATON ROUGE — A billboard in Baton Rouge offers a $5,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of a Zachary woman who has been missing since 2023. Madison Renae Allen's mother said she last heard from her daughter on Nov. 29, 2023. She said police have gotten conflicting stories from Allen's boyfriend since then.

BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting on Columbus Dunn Drive and Gus Young Avenue, the Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed. The shooting happened around 2:10 p.m. and officials say the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Officials on the scene said the shooting...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Drivers across the country know all too well about aggressive driving, better known as road rage. When Michelle White first moved to Baton Rouge from Mississippi, she was skeptical when her friends told her that she needed to change a few of her not-so-friendly driving habits.

BATON ROUGE – More than 17,000 capital area residents are beginning to receive notices that some or all of their outstanding medical debt is being erased. The program, a partnership between the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, Capital Area United Way and nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, will abolish nearly $22...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for Channing Lasalle, 19. Lasalle is wanted on the charge of Aggravated Second Degree Battery. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Lasalle, contact Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP (7867). Watch the latest WAFB news and weather...

Dash-cam footage captured a Baton Rouge police officer slamming into a bicyclist while traveling 83 mph in a 25 mph zone as he rushed to help another officer in March 2025.

One person was taken to the hospital after an attempted robbery shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is currently in stable condition.

BATON ROUGE — The trial of Casen Carver, one of four people arrested in the alleged rape of Madison Brooks that happened in 2023, has been tentatively set for August 2026. Carver's tentative trial date of Aug. 3 was set during a Wednesday morning status conference. The trial date will be formally set pending rulings...

A suspect is facing three counts of armed robbery with a firearm after an investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department.