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Iberville Parish native and Southeastern Louisiana University graduate student Shelby Renee Bordelon is the new Miss Louisiana. Bordelon, 24, competed in Saturday's pageant in Monroe as Miss Port City. She was Miss Southeastern in 2024 and Miss Slidell in 2025. She bested 28 other contestants from around the state to e

An Iowa man accused of stealing $37,000 from a victim's retirement account was extradited to Louisiana to face multiple charges.

BAKER — Benny's Car Wash opened a new location in Baker on Friday. The new Baker car wash located next to Baker High School at 938 Main Street will offer exterior washes, interior cleaning services and self-service vacuums. The location will be combined with the on-site B-Quik convenience store, which opened in Decembe

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) — A bakery in East Baton Rouge Parish is set to close this summer after its owners said they are pursuing careers that will allow them to spend more time with family. Sugar Me Sweet Cakes & Confections will close in July 2026....

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Eight men were arrested as part of an undercover online operation aimed at cracking down on crimes against children, according to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office. Authorities said the suspects are David Monroe of Denham Springs, Andrew Belk of Lafayette, Raul Xochihua of...

GONZALES — The Gonzales Police Department is investigating a Saturday night shooting on Burnside Avenue that left one person injured. According to the department, officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Oak Terrace Service Center around 9:30 p.m., where they found multiple shell casings in the parking lot.

PORT ALLEN — The Port Allen Police Department arrested five people following a Sunday morning shooting that left one person injured on Azalea Street. While investigating, officers located the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on La. 1 South. The victim was later transported to a local hospital in critical b

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An explosive audit released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor raises questions about whether laws were broken in connection with contracts for orphan wells — abandoned oil and gas wells with no financially responsible operator — through the state’s Office of Conservation.

For some, the pinnacle of great food is food that is battered, seasoned and fried. Chicken is no exclusion. Fried chicken is fuel for the soul, and it’s sold in restaurants, mom-and-pop establishments, food trucks, gas stations and drive-thrus throughout Baton Rouge. But where is the best of the best?

In an innovative move, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is giving Superintendent LaMont Cole the power to approve or revise all job descriptions for the next two years. In return, Cole has to update and clean up descriptions for his 6,000 employees — as well as part-timers and...