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Magnolia Wilds, a Louisiana animal park, is transitioning into a nonprofit animal sanctuary, ending direct contact experiences with animals and providing permanent homes for its resident animals.

The state of Louisiana was given $14.8 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve airports and infrastructure in some cities.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A few drops of water scattered across the Walk On’s off Burbank on Tuesday, with the same foot traffic heading in for a bite to eat. But the past few days at the Baton Rouge restaurant have been a different story. “It gets pretty...

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore wants an 18-year-old's bond revoked for charges stemming from the first of his two arrests within six days. Xavier Williams was arrested on April 29 for allegedly trying to hit his girlfriend at his uncle's house in Baker. He was released May 1 on a $30,000

Rex Reed, who spent six decades reviewing movies and writing about their stars, died Tuesday in his Manhattan home at age 87. Reed was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 2, 1938, and spent part of his childhood in Baton Rouge. In a 2012 feature story for The Advocate, he recounted spending Saturdays hopping a bus from

Off Jones Creek Road is a brick building with an emerald green door and a matching sign that says Café Verdino. The new cafe is located at 6626 Jones Creek Road, between Dollar Tree and Purple Cow. Owner Ege Oral said this is his first business, and it’ll open once all of the licenses are obtained. He hopes that’ll be

BATON ROUGE — A man originally arrested on murder and feticide charges in connection with the 2023 death of a 36-year-old mother and her unborn baby has pleaded guilty to reduced charges, marking the fifth and final plea in the case. Derrick Curry, who was 19 at the time...

DENHAM SPRINGS — A woman is reeling after she learned her car was allegedly stolen before it crashed in a ditch after a police pursuit on Mother’s Day. The suspect in the incident is in the hospital recovering from his injuries and faces a list of charges. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was taken to a hospital following a fire in Baton Rouge late Tuesday night, May 12, officials said. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened at a home on Paige Street near Plank Road. Firefighters got a call to respond...

The free one-day clinic, presented by ExxonMobil with platinum-level sponsorship from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Raising Cane's River Center.