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PLATTENVILLE — A White Castle woman turned herself in to authorities after a fight at a recreation facility left another person injured, the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Faith C. Bourg, 36, was arrested on felony battery charges connected to a fight that took place at an area...

Only one $1 million winning prize from the April 29 Powerball drawing remains unclaimed in Louisiana. Eleven winning tickets had been sold.

The St. Gabriel Police Department released the name of the passenger who was killed in the fatal single-car crash along La. 74 Saturday night. Walter P. Scott III, 40, of Convent, sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police responded to the crash near 5876...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Family members say Baton Rouge native Tyrese Singleton had big plans for his future. The 26-year-old had found a passion for lawn care and hoped to start his own grass-cutting business. Cutting grass was how Singleton spent his final day with his grandmother and sister,...

BATON ROUGE - Over 6,000 people are reportedly without power across southeast Louisiana, power outages map show. As of 8:05 p.m., 3,335 people in East Baton Rouge Parish are without power and 2,808 people are without power in East Feliciana Parish, poweroutage.us shows. The city of Zachary also said that...

When Macie Smith opened a hair supply store in Baton Rouge, she didn't realize that she'd have to learn Mandarin. But such was the case when Smith, a senior finance major at Southern University, opened an account with a Chinese braiding hair vendor for her two stores, Luxurious Lookz and Mays Beauty Supply.

SeaD Consulting’s latest round of genetic shrimp testing shows that while some coastal markets are making progress in seafood transparency, misrepresentation of imported shrimp remains a persistent problem across the Gulf and Southeast. On behalf of the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), SeaD conducted follow-up testing t

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The community of Brookstown recently hosted a community walk-in in response to a shooting in the area. The Office of Violence Prevention organized the event to support residents and address the impact of violence. The walk-in provided a visible show of community support...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - South Louisiana’s coast has long served as a natural buffer between communities and rising water. But since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost nearly 2,000 square miles of coastal land. Dr. Torbjorn Tornqvist, a professor at Tulane University, said Louisiana is one of the most...

A St. George mixed-use development is taking another step toward expanding its residential component. The city’s planning commission unanimously approved a final development plan and preliminary plan for the Harveston West Village, following several months of working with St. George planning staff to make necessary ame