Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council voted Wednesday night to approve a pay plan amendment that will give raises to city-parish employees across several departments. Council members approved the measure in a 10-1 vote. Councilman Dwight Hudson cast the lone opposing vote, while Councilman Aaron.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge radio host Jodi Koontz of iHeartMedia’s “Murphy Sam & Jodi” has been named a 2026 Gracies Award winner, earning the honor for Nationally Syndicated Radio Host, according to a press release from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF).

The East Baton Rouge District Attorney is asking that a Baton Rouge rapper's bond be revoked or increased after he allegedly failed to obey the judge's orders.

BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday, WBRZ reported that some businesses on Kalurah Street near the Perkins Road overpass had flooded several times recently during rain events. It's something they haven't experienced before and question drainage along the I-10 widening project. On Wednesday, 2 On Your Side met with a homeowner...

ST. GEORGE - The St. George Fire Department is working a house fire on North Snowden Avenue, officials confirmed. Officials received the call around 5 p.m.; officials said no injuries resulted from the fire. The fire was accidentally started and it resulted in minimal damage, the St. George Fire Department...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An investigation is underway after a shooting in Baton Rouge sent two people to the hospital. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers responded to a shots-fired call around 10 p.m. Tuesday, in the 4400 block of Wells Street, near the Valley Park area.

Several new coffee shops have opened around Baton Rouge since the start of 2026, shaking up the city's caffeine scene. Plans to open two others are currently in the works. Here’s a look at each of them. Le Rêve. 4321 Perkins Road. Le Rêve officially opened in late...

A Baton Rouge judge has cleared the way for Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s new pharmacy reimbursement rule, rejecting Express Scripts’ attempt to stop it. The decision lets regulators require pharmacy benefit managers to pay local pharmacies at least the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost plus $9 for

BATON ROUGE - A 45-year-old man was arrested in the May 7 killing of a 15-year-old boy after the teen allegedly stole from neighborhood vehicles. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Wednesday that Montrell Blakes was arrested for allegedly killing Christopher Reyes. BRPD said Reyes was found shot to death...

A woman accused of stabbing an assistant police chief in Louisiana pleaded no contest to a charge of simple battery Wednesday at the 20th Judicial District Court.