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ST. GABRIEL, La. — A St. Gabriel family says their power has gone out more than 60 times since last summer, a problem they say puts their 2-year-old son’s health at risk. The child has a diagnosed lung condition and depends on electricity for breathing treatments, while some of his medication requires refrigeration.

ST. GEORGE - A site plan for a new Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic was approved, but concerns remains about future traffic issues in the clinic's area. The St. George Zoning Commission unanimously approved a site plan Monday night for a 120,000-square-foot, two-story outpatient clinic with 600 parking spaces at 1250

Small businesses along a portion of Plank Road could soon receive a facelift through a new grant program designed to strengthen one of North Baton Rouge's historic commercial corridors.

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) — Kendall Wishom, a rising freshman at Port Allen Middle School, took first place in pottery at the National Beta Club Finals in Nashville — the first time in the school’s history a student has claimed the top honor at the competition. Wishom...

BATON ROUGE - Another shooting in the region has both residents and social work researchers urging more attention focused on violence prevention. On Wednesday, the talk at Essential Fadez Barbershop included the recent shooting the evening before. "Some people are scared to come to the barbershop, they're just scared,"

In a case that made headlines earlier this year, an attorney with Dudley DeBosier was cited by a Baton Rouge state court judge for including a fabricated quote in a legal pleading drafted with the help of an artificial intelligence tool. In a written apology to the court, the attorney...

ADDIS, La. (WAFB) - Investigators say new evidence has changed the direction of their investigation into the death of 7-year-old Paris Williams, alleging the girl’s mother tried to cover up what happened before the child died. Dorsey is charged with principal to second-degree murder, two counts of felony domestic...

BATON ROUGE — The former Government Street home of Brew-Bacher's Grill has been purchased by a Baton Rouge-based development firm for $650,000. According to court records, the sale to Grand Development Group, a development firm tied to Grand Construction, was completed on July 2. The purchase included four parcels...

BATON ROUGE — An alleged drug dealer was arrested in connection with the death of a St. George man who overdosed on fentanyl and heroin. An arrest warrant shows that the man was found dead in his living room on Feb. 26. Detectives found a "bag containing a powdery substance near the body," which investigators later det

Louisiana’s long-awaited new Mississippi River Bridge is moving into its next phase. According to Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Glenn Ledet, officials expect to narrow three proposed bridge locations to one preferred route by the end of the year. The project began by evaluating 32 possib