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The Baton Rouge Fire Department put out two unrelated car fires at Greenwell Springs Road and Platt Drive on Sunday, June 27.

ADDIS — Early Monday morning, firefighters, police and first responders were called to a home that caught fire along Myhand Street in Addis. Officials first reported the fire just before 4:30 a.m., with West Baton Rouge Parish Fire officials adding that crews quickly brought the fully involved fire at a manufactured ho

ST. GEORGE - First responders are working to pull a person out of a wrecked vehicle along Bluebonnet Boulevard, the St. George Fire Department said Sunday evening. The fire department posted shortly before 9:30 p.m. that firefighters were on the scene of a crash involving an extrication in front of Brew-Bacher’s Grill.

Just after 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, the quiet pre-dawn sky over Baton Rouge turned into a brief light show when a brilliant fireball ripped across the horizon. For a few seconds, the flash was bright enough to wash the darkness out for neighborhoods from south Louisiana into parts of Mississippi and eastern Texas, wi

ST. GEORGE — The St. George Fire Department is currently working a vehicle fire at the intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road. All northbound lanes are currently blocked, according to the department. Drivers in the area should use caution or seek an alternate route.

The capital of Louisiana is not, as many outsiders tend to presume, New Orleans, but Baton Rouge, which is as rich in culture and history as any other major city in the United States. Baton Rouge has long been a melting pot of different cultures, and that is reflected in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Four people were injured and taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash late Sunday morning, officials said. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. on Greenwell Springs Road at Platt Drive. Fire officials said one of the vehicles involved had

BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a wreck that sent one car crashing into a Baton Rouge home on Sunday. The crash was reported at a home along Brady Street near the intersection with North Acadian Thruway around 6:15 p.m. Video from the scene showed a car with...

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters are sharing safety reminders after a grease fire broke out in the kitchen of a Port Allen home. Crews responded to the scene of the flames on Court Street in Port Allen on Saturday, June 27. According to the West Baton Rouge Fire Department,...

The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office was called to the scene of a deadly shooting on Sunday night.