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ST. GABRIEL — A St. Gabriel man has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. District Judge Elizabeth Engolio issued the sentence in the 18th Judicial District Court, classifying Jarrel Q. Smith, 33, as a habitual offender.

DENHAM SPRINGS — The Livingston Parish Council passed a resolution to honor a Denham Springs crossing guard who was struck by a vehicle outside Gray's Creek Elementary. Katy Wells was on duty after school at Gray's Creek Elementary when she was hit by a truck driving northwest on Hwy. 16. She died as a result of the cr

BATON ROUGE — Videos showing students fighting at an EBR high school, sent to WBRZ by a concerned parent, are raising questions about student safety and whether the recordings violate Louisiana law. The parent, who declined to speak on camera, sent the videos along with questions about how students...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man after a search turned up a variety of drugs and 13 guns—three of which were reported as stolen. On Sept. 23, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Detectives, along with SWAT, executed a search warrant in the 3000 block of Conley as part of an investigation. During their […]

The potential for localized flooding and soaking rains should have you reconsidering your plans for the weekend.

BATON ROUGE — It was earlier this month when a crash at Perkins Road and Bles Avenue left one man dead and another fighting for his life with a traumatic brain injury. It was around 7:22 a.m. on Sept. 15 when the crash happened. Jack Luxemburg, 26 was just leaving for work in his 1998 […] The post Crash victim recover

DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs area school said Tuesday that students were never in danger during a lockdown on Monday that resulted in one man's arrest on a terrorizing charge. Stephen Norder, 43, was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail roster on Monday for terrorizing. Norder was allegedly...

Warm and dry weather will hang around the Baton Rouge Area for one more quiet day on Wednesday before the atmosphere undergoes a major shift to end the week and month. A surge of tropical moisture will interact with a slow-moving front to trigger daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms and a threat of nuisance floodi

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Angela Gabriel describes herself as blessed. Her family describes her as feline. “My sister feels like I have 9 lives and she says, ' Angie, you ought to be careful you’re using up all your lives,” Gabriel said. You first met Gabriel from...

Households in Brusly, Addis and unincorporated West Baton Rouge Parish would pay $2.19 more a month for garbage pickup under a proposal the parish council votes on Oct. 8. The parish says the new rate would first show up on bills mailed in December.