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BATON ROUGE — A U.S. Navy veteran's home received a new roof on Thursday through a program that has aided nearly 800 members of the military over the past decade. Since 2016, more than 775 veterans or other members of the military through the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project. Owens Corning manufactures roofing...

CENTRAL — A woman swimming in a pond at the Blackwater Conservation Area in Central died after being taken to the hospital in critical condition Friday morning. A spokesperson from the Central Fire Department told WBRZ that, around 6:45 a.m., the woman was swimming with another person in the water of the BREC nature...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge police officer was placed on leave this week after the department was notified that she is part of a federal investigation, a BRPD spokesman confirmed. The nature of that federal investigation is not immediately clear. Joanell Robinson has been with the Baton...

A child was taken to a hospital and later died after being hit by a vehicle on Friday, according to the coroner's office.

Baton Rouge-born actress Lynn Whitfield was awarded a key to the city Thursday.

BATON ROUGE — A 1-year-old fell out of a pickup truck and was run over by one the vehicle's rear wheels at a gas station near the old Cortana Mall on Friday. The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The coroner's office said hospital officials had notified...

HOUSTON, Texas — A traffic stop in Houston led to the arrest of two individuals wanted for multiple felony burglary warrants in Louisiana, according to a press release from Constable Mark Herman’s Office. Deputies, along with the Constable K-9 Unit, conducted the stop in the 14100 block of...

DOTD crews worked Wednesday night to install concrete barriers, remove signs, and restripe lanes for the Washington Street exit on I-10 to close.

The owner is working towards a "new Nottoway" with a planned rebuild to include recognition of the contribution of slaves to the plantation.

Landing 4-star RB Jayden Miles would be a huge recruiting win for Lane Kiffin and LSU.