Baton Rouge LA

PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish School Board has selected Rebecca Johnson as superintendent-elect. This comes after current superintendent Louis Voiron announced in March he’ll be retiring. Earlier this month, the Iberville Parish School Board began interviewing the five candidates for superintendent: Rebecca Johnson

A Plaquemine man arrested in a drug bust in August 2025 for manufacturing crack cocaine and distribution of numerous drugs pleaded guilty in 18th Judicial District Court as the jury was being selected for his trial. Malcolm “Fish” Jackson, 54, of 57823 Luckey St., Plaquemine, pleaded guilty to possession with...

BATON ROUGE — Two people are critically injured after a crash along Perkins Road between Bluebonnet Boulevard and Essen Lane on Tuesday morning. The two-car crash happened around 7:25 a.m. near Bles Avenue, officials told WBRZ. First responders, including the Baton Rouge Police Department, Baton Rouge EMS, the East...

BATON ROUGE - In a matter of minutes, Wakita Dorsey went from being a mother of one to a mother of four. "My first reaction, my natural reaction, was I know you're lying," Dorsey said. On Aug. 11, Dorsey gave birth to a set of triplet boys. "When that first...

PORT ALLEN, LA — Jack’s Place in Port Allen is celebrating more than 100 years in business, and the family that has kept it going says the bar is not ready to close its doors anytime soon. Opened in 1924, the longtime gathering spot has outlasted Prohibition, changing times in West Baton Rouge Parish, and more than one

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A local cancer survivor is offering free home cleaning services to cancer patients undergoing treatment through her company, Come Back Clean. Everlena Johnson, 90, has lived in her North Baton Rouge home for 40 years. A broken bone in her back recently revealed she has bone cancer.

BATON ROUGE — Teach for America welcomed a new generation of educators in West Baton Rouge Parish for the 2026-27 school year. This school year, the organization's Greater Baton Rouge corps included 48 current corps members, with nine educators now serving in West Baton Rouge Parish schools, creating the organization's

SAINT GABRIEL — Officials from East Iberville Elementary and High School released a statement on Monday regarding a threat that was made against the school. According to school officials, they were made aware of the threat following a report by the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. The individual responsible for the t

Law enforcement officials expanded their investigation into the disappearances of Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia by searching a property on Ash Street in Zachary.

For the second consecutive weekend, Kim Mulkey and Co. had their hands full in Baton Rouge after hosting a trio of elite 2027 prospects. One of LSU's biggest visitors of the weekend was Sarasota (Fla.) four-star small forward Madi Mignery. The No. 6 small forward in the 2027 class had nothing but good things to say abo