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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State prosecutors have charged Bradley Jarmall Brown, 35, the owner of KMT Holdings and Development LLC, with a series of financial crimes tied to an $11 million Scotlandville affordable-housing development known as “Housing for Heroes,” The Advocate reported. A bill of information filed...

The Lane Kiffin story has reached national news and then some. Government officials have even spent time commenting on the head coach leaving Ole Miss for LSU. Which, in fairness to the Tigers, seeing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry involved in this coaching cycle is nothing new. But this time, a lot of LSU fans are...

PORT ALLEN - Members of a volunteer fire department, founded ninety years ago, say it's time to hang up their gear as the Port Allen Fire Department dwindles in numbers. Volunteers say there are plans to unveil a monument honoring generations of firefighters who volunteered their time to the city.

BATON ROUGE — Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for women in the United States, but the death rate has dropped by more than half since the 1970s. It is thanks to prevention and screening, and now the American Cancer Society is...

A man named Kunta Kinte is facing attempted murder charges after police say he opened fire on three women during a Swan Avenue confrontation that nearly turned deadly.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A new debate over whether constables count as police is adding pressure to an already tight budget proposal in Baton Rouge. It’s an issue Constable Terrica Williams wants clarified as her office faces a potential 11% budget cut. “We should never have this conversation...

PORT ALLEN - A woman was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly abandoning her two young children in a motel room, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to a local motel after two young children, a 4-year-old and an 11-month-old, were found alone inside a motel room, the sheriff's...

A man from Nigeria living in Baton Rouge pleaded guilty to a gun charge in connection with an incident involving his ex-girlfriend.

Listen to “Jay Grymes Journey Through Oropharynx Cancer” on Spreaker. Note: Due to a technical difficulty, the sound in parts of this episode contains a slight echo. We apologize for the inconvenience. In this episode of Louisiana Unfiltered, Kiran Chawla sits down with Jay Grymes as they discuss...

The suspect in a fatal stabbing Tuesday was being battered by the victim at the time of the incident, Baton Rouge Police said. The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was the ex-girlfriend of Robert Gibson, 44, according to police. Officers were first called to an apartment in...