Baton Rouge LA

The name of the 6-year-old injured in a shooting at a Lafayette park has been made public and a GoFundMe account has been set up to help pay for her medical costs. Ryliee Watson, 6, remains in critical care at a Baton Rouge hospital, although the Lafayette Police Department reported her status has been upgraded to...

Two men, Dequanta Moore and Jeremy Jones, were arrested and charged with various offenses, including possession of firearms and drugs, after a months-long investigation into gang activity in Baton Rouge.

A grueling murder retrial ended this week with a Baton Rouge man being convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and the woman's new lover with a shotgun inside the couple's Tigerland apartment 4½ years ago. A jury of nine men and five women found Brian Alexander Lavergne guilty Monday night...

BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man after a search warrant yielded multiple guns alongside psilocybin mushrooms and over 1,300 grams of marijuana, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. Police arrested Julious Hatton for possession with intent to distribute both schedule one and schedule two drugs as well as...

CENTRAL — A home near Hooper Road in Central caught fire Wednesday morning. Central firefighters responded to the Tech Drive fire just before 10 a.m. According to the homeowners, who got out of the house safely, the fire started under the carport when a motorcycle went up in flames before spreading to a car parked...

One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting.

Former Port Allen mayor Derek Lewis was arrested on multiple charges, including third-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, after allegedly giving alcohol to a juvenile and engaging in indecent behavior.

The owners announced Drago’s Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar will celebrate its grand opening at Perkins Rowe on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Home considered total loss following early morning fire on Provost Street. Updated: 6 hours ago. The Baton Rouge Fire Department says an early morning fire resulted in the...

BATON ROUGE — A man burglarized three businesses along Airline Highway near Sherwood Common Boulevard early Wednesday morning, deputies said. East Baton Rouge Parish deputies were dispatched to the burglarized stores around 5:45 a.m. Deputies said the man was seen on surveillance footage of one of the businesses,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man was arrested after police say drugs and a firearm previously reported stolen was found in his vehicle following a traffic stop. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, while working a crash at Highland Road and Lorri Burgess Avenue on Sunday, August 24, officers noticed a...