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Kendall Jenkins Giuffre and Catherine Schendel talk about the upcoming Spritz event.

Three of LSU's best commits take the floor this weekend.

BATON ROUGE, LA (KPEL) — A man attempted to rob a bank at gunpoint in Baton Rouge for the second time. However, he failed again. Police say two citizens in the Regions Bank on South Sheerwood Forest in Baton Rouge at the time of the attempted armed robbery stepped up and saved the day.

One person was hospitalized in stable condition following a shooting in the 600 block of North 15th Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Baton Rouge Police Department is currently investigating the incident.

The twin brothers from Plaquemine who were convicted of money laundering last year were sentenced Friday in 18thJudicial Court. District Judge Alvin Batiste sentenced Robert and Tom McCormick to three years of probation. They also must pay $214,262 in restitution to the Office of the State Fire Marshal and $5,000...

BATON ROUGE - Thursday, IDEA Bridge and Innovation College Preparatory Schools celebrated their first senior classes. Their College Signing Day was held at the East Baton Rouge Parish State Library and celebrated the seniors' acceptance into four-year college programs all around the country. The school system also...

BATON ROUGE — Three Baton Rouge residents pleaded guilty to posing as medical professionals to obtain prescription drugs and defrauding federal benefits programs, federal prosecutors said Friday. Kevan Andre Hills, 31, Devin Tyrone Stampley Jr., 33 and Asia Desham Guess, 28, all admitted that they conspired to submit...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials confirmed one person was taken to the hospital after a reported shooting on Friday morning, May 9. Officials said they responded to the scene around 4:15 a.m. on N. 15th Street. The victim is stable, according to officials. WAFB has reached out to...

BATON ROUGE - Thursday, Southern University held commencement for the spring 2025 graduate students. The ceremony was held in the F.G. Clark Activity Center Thursday. Friday, the university will hold its undergrad commencement. Congrats, grads!

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced the sentencing of multiple people who were recently convicted of a drug trafficking conspiracy. According to officials, U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced the five men after an extensive federal, state, an local investigation aimed at a...