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The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man in connection with a local auto theft ring that targeted Dodge Chargers and Challengers.

Jason Edgar Daniel, 40, of Oklahoma is accused of attempting to sexually exploit a minor online, and was found to have child sexual abuse material on his phone.

PLAQUEMINE — The Iberville Parish government is offering sandbags at several locations across the parish as rain rolls through the Capital area starting Tuesday afternoon. Locations across the parish have been stocked with sandbags. They can be found at:. - St. Gabriel Town Hall?. - St. Gabriel Hwy 30...

There’s something about long rides in the car that makes a person peckish. Whether you leave before breakfast or want to keep trucking through lunch, it’s important to stash a few treats in your backseat when taking a road trip. Plus, mindlessly snacking might just make the miles go by a little faster.

A Denham Springs man accused in a sexual extortion case is back in custody to face new charges, Sheriff Jason Ard announced Monday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man was arrested last Wednesday after he attacked a paramedic during an ambulance transport, according to Baton Rouge police. Kenneth Armstrong, 55, was charged with battery of emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel or a healthcare professional and resisting an officer. East

Operation Restricted Domain A massive, two-month law enforcement sweep across the Greater Baton Rouge area...

PRAIRIEVILLE — Ian Guardado, the 3-year-old who drowned in a pool Monday, loved his sister and going to church with his mother. He was not fan of spiders, a family friend told UWK as she fought through tears. Yadira Ramirez, a friend of the Guardado family, said a babysitter was watching the toddler when he […] The po

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An 18-year-old has been arrested after a fight broke out at a high school graduation held at Southern University’s mini dome. Allen Applewhite is charged with carrying a firearm on school property, negligent carrying of a concealed handgun, and disturbing the peace. According to...

A plan to increase the downtown population and draw visitors to the Mississippi Riverfront received its first in a set of approvals needed to set the plan into motion. The East Baton Rouge Planning Commission on Monday unanimously approved Plan Baton Rouge III, the third iteration of a downtown master plan. Sasaki Prin