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GONZALES — A hospital housekeeping employee was arrested at Off the Hook in Gonzales after allegedly spending more than $100 on a 86-year-old patient's debit card. Tanisha Jackson, 49, allegedly stole the Sage Rehabilitation Hospital patient's wallet on Saturday before using it at multiple businesses in Gonzales and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tucked back on Lincoln Drive north of the Baton Rouge airport, Dionne Washington and her family feel safe. “I have grandkids here that I’m raising,” said Washington. They felt safe, that is, until 2:00 on Monday afternoon. Washington was cleaning her car and...

DENHAM SPRINGS — A Southside Junior High School student was taken into custody Wednesday morning after allegedly bringing a gun to school. Livingston Public Schools said that administrators received a tip around 9 a.m. that a student had a handgun. The school searched the campus and confirmed that the student had an...

A gravel truck overturned and another vehicle caught fire during a crash on I-10 West near Lobdell, leaving four people injured.

Several East Baton Rouge Parish officials raised concerns internally about a federally funded effort to remodel three small houses, calling the price excessive and saying the affordable housing project violated construction laws by ignoring important safeguards, emails obtained by The Advocate show. In an internal...

(KMDL-FM) It is August in South Louisiana, and it is supposed to be hot. However, it's not supposed to be "feels like" 110 in the shade hot, but that's what folks in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, and other communities could be dealing with again today. I am guessing you're like me and hoping for...

Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst joins the show to clarify recent controversy over his purchase of an ATV using salary savings. The vehicle, acquired legally and transparently, supports operations at his five-acre Community Center, including cleanups and community events. Hurst emphasized its necessity after previous...

VILLE PLATTE - The WBRZ Investigative Unit has been looking into how a recently released Elayn Hunt inmate ended up dead, four parishes away from where prison officials told his family they were bringing him. Treylin Deville, 27, was apparently dropped off at the Greyhound bus station in Baton Rouge...

Matt McKay, who over nearly four decades went from teenage car salesman to owner of Louisiana's largest auto dealership empire, has agreed to sell his All Star Automotive Group for a reported $700 million in what industry experts said is a record transaction for the state. McKay's auto network includes...

BATON ROUGE - Following Entergy's sale of natural gas distribution to Delta Utilities, many residents have been concerned about an extra service charge. Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis explained the fee some people are seeing. "The sale from Entergy to Delta went into effect July 1 and there’s some lag...