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Addie Latta, a 17-year-old Denham Springs High School Powerlifter, passed away on November 30, following complications from a serious car crash on November 3, 2025. After the crash, her family saw minor signs of hope, but she suffered head trauma, and her lungs started to fail. Addie Latta was a...

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - A pedestrian is recovering from injuries following a crash in Denham Springs. According to police, the crash happened around 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2. The pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the eastbound lane of Florida Boulevard at Eugene Street. The victim was...

Bistro Italia opened its new location on Tuesday, and this spot is almost twice as large. At 15255 George O'Neal Road, the new Bistro Italia location is fully open for business. The New Jersey-born owner, Jon Wilkinson, said they had grown out of the old spot at Coursey Boulevard a couple of years ago.

The December 1, 2025 arrest report was released under the Public Records Act. It lists recent arrests in Louisiana, mainly in LaPlace, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. The report states that being listed does not mean an individual is guilty or has committed wrongdoing.

A Baton Rouge man with multiple felony convictions will return to prison after admitting in court that he beat a man to death with a tree branch four years ago. Antonio Jerome Palmer was set to be tried for second-degree murder and armed robbery this week in the May 2021 killing of 42-year-old Keldric Lewis. But he...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport implemented a new parking service utilizing artificial intelligence to allow for checkout-free payment and drive-in, drive-out parking on Wednesday. The new program, done in partnership with Metropolis, has been implemented across BTR's short-term garage and economy...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man accused of driving drunk when he struck another car, injuring both himself and the occupant of the other car. Connor Manuel, 22, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Tuesday after he was hospitalized following the Nov. 8 crash along Millerville Road.

BATON ROUGE — Chris Thomas King's father, Rockin' Tabby Thomas, opened Tabby's Blues Box to reclaim the blues. But by the early 2000s, the Baton Rouge club sat vacant on North Boulevard. In 2019, however, King helped recreate his father's legacy. "Louisiana blues had left Louisiana. It went to...

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana is returning to the Tournament of Roses New Year's parade with a performance from Addis native and "American Idol" finalist John Foster. The 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, rolls on Jan. 1, and this year's parade marks Louisiana's fifth consecutive year with a presence.

Baton Rouge locals have been driving past the Legend Pot sign on Staring Lane for about the past eight months, many wondering when it'll open. At 2159 Staring Lane, the all-you-can-eat restaurant hopes to soft open in mid-to-late December, according to general manager Yingxin Chen. It'll serve three main cuisines,...