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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Rain chances are on the rise and may be heavy at times. Happy Friday! We’re in for another muggy, summer day with highs in the 90s. Spotty thunderstorms are possible near the coast during the morning and are expected to increase in coverage, regionwide, during the afternoon. A few storms may p

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Two SpaceX representatives attended a recent “summit” in Baton Rouge with senior officials from the Army Corps of Engineers and Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration, another potential signal of interest in a Louisiana expansion by Elon Musk’s rocket company. The meeting on June 26 was primarily aimed...

BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2026-- For years, Kiffany Gordon of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wanted to transition from renting to owning a home of her own. With rising rental costs, she knew homeownership would offer more stability. With the support of a $20,000 Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) gr

The state Judiciary Commission is accusing Baton Rouge Judge Gail Horne Ray of misconduct for tossing out a man's 1973 rape conviction — and life sentence — without allowing prosecutors to argue against it. The state Supreme Court later overruled Ray, reversing her action and saying she had...

BATON ROUGE - A man is wanted for cruelty to juveniles after an 11-month-old under his care tested positive for cocaine and was submitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. A warrant for Farius Woodard, 36, said that the police were contacted in March for a possible overdose after an 11-month-old was taken to the ho

WALKER — A Hammond Police chase that crossed parish lines and ended with a patrol car colliding with a motorcycle is now drawing scrutiny from a defense attorney over whether the pursuit was justified. Dash cam video from the chase shows the motorcyclist weaving in and out of traffic....

BATON ROUGE — Street lights along stretches of I-10, I-12, and I-110 have been out for months, and viewers have been reaching out to WBRZ asking why they're still driving in the dark. State Rep. Dixon McMakin went out to see the problem firsthand. "Here's a light right here....

CENTRAL — Firefighters put out a fire at a mobile home along Devall Road in Central early Friday morning. Central Fire Department crews responded to the fire around 4:25 a.m. According to fire officials, all four occupants made it out of the home, and no one was injured. Baton...

BATON ROUGE - A drug dealer was sentenced to over nine years in prison after he sold drugs in East Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana said Friday. Alexander Brock, 60, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the...