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BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested for attempted murder after he shot another man's vehicle six times, police arrest documents say. Kerry Boatner was arrested Thursday for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal use of weapons. Arrest documents say the victim went to Wayne...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of raping a four-year-old child. Arrest documents for Anthony James Jelks, 25, indicate he raped the four-year-old child on August 1 at a home off Greenwell Springs Road in Baton Rouge. Our Lady of the...

Kimberlyn Martin, a mother of three, was shot and killed along with her unborn child. An arrest has been made.

Police arrested another suspect in connection with the Baton Rouge shooting death of an 18-year-old.

Five people were arrested and a variety of illegal drugs, firearms, and paraphernalia were seized following an investigation into cocaine distribution in Independence by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office.

The decision of Planned Parenthood to close is something that is to be applauded, but not because of the services that will go away, but because of the cutting of our tax dollars that went to them. All they need to do is to get donations from private sources if...

As part of a broader push to curb crime and improve school attendance, East Baton Rouge Parish officials are considering implementing stricter curfew laws for juveniles. Details are sparse, but leaders say strengthening the controversial policy would hold parents more accountable while connecting struggling families...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A shocking video has sparked outrage in Baton Rouge after Roderick Forkner, a Southern University student, was killed and his passenger was injured in a shooting at a red light. The incident occurred when one car pulled up next to another, and gunfire erupted from...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has arrested Tandy Lemay on multiple charges related to forgery and filing false public records, after an investigation revealed that he had used false documents to register vessels with the LDWF.

Click now to watch live news & weather. Man dies in hit-and-run crash in Iberville Parish, officials say. Authorities are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that left a man dead on Wednesday morning, Sept. 3. Critics question housing ICE detainees at Angola prison. Updated: 1 hour ago. Critics question housing...