Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One of Baton Rouge’s most popular Mardi Gras traditions may be in jeopardy as city-parish leaders consider major budget cuts heading into 2026. Organizers of the Spanish Town Parade warned during a budget hearing Wednesday, Dec. 3, that they may have to move the parade out of Baton Rouge if...

Baton Rouge police have arrested a man and a woman for allegedly beating, kidnapping and stabbing to death 73-year-old Woodrow Vaughn. Vaughn had been reported missing by his family three days before his body was found with stab wounds in a vehicle off Lafitte Drive. Edward Hayes Jr, 50, was...

Chad Hughes, 41, was arrested and charged with theft and issuing worthless checks after giving a person a $20,000 check that was returned for insufficient funds during a Facebook Marketplace sale.

Buffet of Louisiana, a 13,000-square-foot all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant, is set to open in December at 9626 Airline Highway in Hammond Aire Plaza, offering a range of Chinese and Asian cuisine for up to 350 guests.

Wendie Green was hired to work at the Belle of Baton Rouge in September 1994, two weeks before Baton Rouge's first riverboat casino opened. Over her 31 years at the casino, she has seen a number of changes — the riverboat has had three different names and multiple owners — and Green has held a variety of jobs. She...

Delta Utilities customers have recently been expressing their concerns over a sudden spike in their gas bills. A particular user reported a $100 increase in their bill, which they attributed to the company's failure to take a reading of their usage for the past couple of months. Instead, they were only charged the...

A third arrest has been made in a homicide investigation from December 2022 in which a 21-year-old was killed during an attempted robbery. Charles Aites, 26, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a count of first-degree murder for his involvement in the death of Timothy Chapman, 21.

A woman was arrested, and another person is wanted in connection with the death of a 73-year-old man.

What was supposed to be a routine status conference in an inmate's petition for post-conviction relief turned in to something unexpected when the defendant spoke for himself. Lee Lucas has been in prison for nearly 30 years serving a life sentence for the murder of Eric Howard, but alleges the grand jury paperwork...

ZACHARY - The Zachary School Board approved a ban on skirts for 5th and 6th-grade students at Copper Mill Elementary School. The change, which takes effect Feb. 2, happened in the middle of the school year due to alleged disruptions to the learning environment at the campus. School board members...