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The Krewe of Southdowns is hosting its 39th annual parade on February 13, with the theme "Southdowns Vacation" and a route that will take the floats through the Southdowns neighborhood.

BATON ROUGE - Francesca's, a national women's clothing retailer with five stores in south Louisiana, will close all its locations this month, The Advocate reported. Francesca’s, which has locations in the Mall of Louisiana and Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge, will cease operations and has begun liquidation sales at its...

BATON ROUGE — Lawyers for the city of Baton Rouge want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that police officers injured a man arrested during a drug raid and interrogated at the Baton Rouge Police Department's noted "BRAVE Cave." The lawyers filed papers in federal court last...

I recently got photographed by a red light camera on Coursey Boulevard and paid $117 to Violationinfo.com or Verra Mobility, a corporate outfit headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. I scheduled a hearing to contest the violation at Baton Rouge City Hall, but I backed out since I did not want to use leave time from work....

ST. GABRIEL - Three people have died at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center since Sunday, Department of Corrections officials told WBRZ. According to the Department of Corrections, two people died on Jan. 25 and one person died on Jan. 27. Officials said they could not provide identification or a cause of death at this...

The Grapevine Café, a local staple known for its Louisiana-inspired dishes and welcoming atmosphere, has been serving meals from the heart for nearly three decades and continues to thrive by treating every customer like family.

BATON ROUGE — St. Luke's Episcopal Church shared renderings on Wednesday of the new church it plans to build. St. Luke's said the new church will be able to fit 350 people and feature "an expanded narthex with space to gather, connect and feel at home, including a mother’s room and flexible seating."

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark is set to be featured in a web series addressing the fentanyl crisis that has impacted communities nationwide and locally. “Certainly, when you see a trend, and you see a trend happening often, there comes a point...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is dead after a reported shooting on Boardwalk Drive and South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, according to the Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services. Officials confirmed the coroner’s office was contacted. No other information is available at this time. Watch the latest WAFB news...

BATON ROUGE — A third person has been arrested in connection with the deadly beating and shooting of a man on Lorraine Street, the Baton Rouge Police Department said Tuesday. Damian Drake, 43, faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly participating in the beating and shooting death of Darrell...