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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hazmat crews responded to the LSU Lakes Monday afternoon after a substance spilled into the water. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, firefighters believe the substance was oil and road tar. Initial findings revealed the spill was potentially related to road work near the...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department asked the public for assistance in identifying an individual they believe is connected to a shooting. According to the department, the shooting occurred on May 22 around 1:30 p.m. on Tams Drive. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries at the time of the incident

A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to shooting a man after having knocked on a Baton Rouge home's door asking for $10, then shooting at the man who answered. Clayton Smith, 22, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder for the front door soliciting-and-shooting, which took place in October 2024 at a residen

DENHAM SPRINGS - It's a community nuisance that one neighborhood in Denham Springs has been reliving for months. Sewage has been spewing from the manhole at odd hours of the day. That sewer manhole is in the front yards of Amaya Martin and Caragen Battles' homes. "That's actually how we...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Frustration over violent crime is growing among some Baton Rouge residents, who say the community can no longer afford to stay silent as shootings continue to affect neighborhoods across the city. For Phillip McKay, the latest incident hit close to home. McKay lives on Brookstown...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Benny’s Car Wash and Oil Change announced it will discontinue state inspection services at its locations effective Monday. The business cited recent changes in Louisiana state law in a social media post. The new law takes effect in January 2027. The law will eliminate...

Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi has been appointed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to a task force led that will target a rapidly growing crime. He will serve on “Operation Restricted Domain,” a multi-agency operation led by the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General that will target sexual offenders.

BATON ROUGE — One person died along Greenwell Springs Road in May after a car was struck by another vehicle engaged in a high-speed street race, arrest records say. According to the Baton Rouge Police, the passenger of a car involved in the crash was taken to the hospital in critical condition after the May 5 crash. Te

BATON ROUGE — A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after knocking on a Baton Rouge home's door and asking its occupant for $10 before shooting him, court records show. Clayton Smith, 22, entered a guilty plea on attempted second-degree murder charges on Monday, court records say. Smith's guilty plea saw other char

A consulting group has made national headlines for exposing shrimp fraud across the country, and they found evidence that one in five seafood restaurants in Baton Rouge are serving imported shrimp without accurate labels. Research was performed by SeaD Consulting, a private third-party testing company that conducts gen