Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Port Allen marshal is now reviewing tint tickets issued by his department after he said a West Baton Rouge deputy working extra duty incorrectly cited a truck driver for illegal window tint. The tint he was cited for was actually legal. Troy Digby was...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – Get ready for a celebration of Louisiana’s rich musical heritage—jazz, zydeco, and rhythm & blues will take center stage at this year’s star-studded 23rd Annual Gala on the Bluff, a Homecoming event filled with music, magic, and meaning. A signature fundraiser and long-standing...

DENHAM SPRINGS - Burgess Road near Hummingbird Lane is closed as officials work a downed power line, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said. Officials said a broken pole led to power lines over the roadway. DEMCO is on scene but it "could be a while" until the road is back open, deputies posted on Facebook.

BAKER, La. (WAFB) - Police said they are asking for the public’s help to find a person accused of stealing from a Dollar Tree store. According to the Baker Police Department, the crime happened on the morning of Friday, October 10, at the Dollar Tree on Groom Road near Clermont Street.

Fallen Iberville Parish Deputy Charles Riley was laid to rest on Monday. The 33-year-old Riley and another deputy were shot last week while interviewing a suspect at the Iberville Parish Courthouse. Riley, a U.S. Navy veteran, who served with the Iberville Sheriff’s Office for six years. His best friend and fellow...

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – A Louisiana nursing home worker has been indicted on negligent homicide charges after a patient died from blunt force injuries when she attempted to move them using a hydraulic bed lift by herself, according to the State Attorney General’s Office. Fatal Fall at Jefferson...

BAKER - Students, parents and faculty at Baker High School met Tuesday evening to discuss youth violence and changes being implemented in the school district. "Have there been fights? Five [this school year]. Now, from my understanding, there were an estimated five fights a week before we came. So, what we've done is...

A routine traffic stop Sunday evening on Highway 26 near Poplarville resulted in the arrest of a Louisiana man on narcotics-related charges, according to the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said that around 7:02 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2025, Deputy Malley Bilbo stopped a red Chevrolet Equinox with...

The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a 16-year-old who was accused of a shooting at LSU on Saturday.

SABINE PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A woman from the Village of Noble was arrested after state fraud investigators claimed she lied to receive medicaid benefits. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) related to fraud allegations against Sue...