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The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting on Wednesday evening.

BATON ROUGE - The Office of Motor Vehicles says people waiting on reimbursement from a driving school will soon be getting their money back. Trinity Driving School closed its doors in May, without warning, after 27 years of serving the Baton Rouge community. Parents reached out to 2 On Your Side, unsure of what to do...

DENHAM SPRINGS — The Livingston Parish School District is investigating after a non-student went onto Denham Springs High School's campus Friday morning. A spokesperson with the district said that the non-Denham Springs student, a teenager at a different school who had friends at Denham Springs High, went onto campus...

A popular Baton Rouge hamburger eatery will open a Lafayette location after the owner bought land along Johnston Street. The co-owner of Roul’s Deli, Hesham Saymeh, closed this week on a deal to buy the property at the corner of Whittington Drive and Johnston Street, land records show. The...

BATON ROUGE - Firefighters, police officers and paramedics responded to River Road across from Farr Park on Thursday afternoon. Sources at the scene said first responders got a mayday call from the Coast Guard concerning someone on the Mississippi River. A rescue helicopter was launched to the area, the Coast Guard...

A former doctor at Ochsner Medical Center has pleaded guilty to hiding cameras in staff restrooms at the Old Jefferson hospital to secretly record employees, according to court records. Andrew Matthews, 39, pleaded guilty to six counts of video voyeurism on Wednesday. Judge Lee Faulkner of the 24th Judicial District...

BATON ROUGE — The Belle of Baton Rouge Casino will host three career fairs for job openings at the casino's new entertainment complex opening in December. The openings include management, marketing, security, maintenance, gaming and culinary positions. The fairs will be at the casino's administrative offices on the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for help finding a fugitive as part of an investigation. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, Kaheem Diggs, 34, is wanted for the charges of simple criminal damage to property, cruelty to juveniles, and domestic abuse battery-child...

Gov. Jeff Landry hopes to see National Guard troops activated in Louisiana by around Thanksgiving.

BATON ROUGE — A Gretna woman was arrested by East Baton Rouge Parish deputies on bank fraud charges after she was accused of unlawfully withdrawing thousands from a Siegen Lane bank. Jari Williams, 34, allegedly used an Essential Credit Union customer's personal information, including social security number and bank...