Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is set to add nearly 40 new police vehicles after the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council approved funding last week. BRPD Chief Thomas Morse requested $1.7 million in a letter to the council “for the purchase of essential police...

Police are investigating after a man was killed in a Sunday hit-and-run crash in Baton Rouge.

BELLE ROSE, La. (WAFB) - Deputies said they’ve locked up a man accused of pouring gasoline in the doorway of a home in Belle Rose and then setting it on fire. According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office, Spencer Joseph, 65, is charged with aggravated arson of a inhabited dwelling.

BATON ROUGE — Benny's Car Wash and Oil Change announced that it will be discontinuing state inspection services at both the Perkins Road and Coursey Boulevard locations beginning on Monday. The discontinuation of services comes as House Bill 1085 seeks to eliminate state vehicle inspection stickers and instead replace.

WHITE CASTLE - Construction on a new multipurpose and training center in White Castle must be complete by December 2026 to get federal funding, and residents say the project could be an economic game-changer for the town and surrounding areas. On Friday, state and town officials turned dirt on the...

DENHAM SPRINGS — A woman along with her two-year-old child was transported to the hospital after their vehicle was hit by a train on Milton Road at Burgess Avenue on Saturday, according to the Walker Police Department. Officers said the woman turned north onto Milton Road off Burgess Avenue...

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill aimed at dedicating a portion of a Pointe Coupee Parish highway to a renowned writer.

PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) - The widow of fallen Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Riley filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against Sheriff Brett Stassi, his son, and the sheriff’s office. The lawsuit alleges the sheriff, his son, and the department were negligent. According to the lawsuit, the alleged...

Odds are, you've never visited Ruston, Louisiana, because it's the kind of city you only see if you're driving through Shreveport or couldn't force yourself to attend LSU. Both are also five hours from New Orleans, the only place worth visiting in the entire state (sorry, Baton Rouge, but you know it's true). While Rus

GONZALES — An East Ascension High School graduate who died in a Gonzales motorcycle crash over the weekend was honored with an Honor Walk at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge on Monday morning. Jacobi Clement, who graduated from EA in 2024, was an organ donor, his...