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A man sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being shot by an unidentified woman on Rosenwald Road in Baton Rouge on Tuesday night.

ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Denham Springs man following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, according to the sheriff’s office. Wilson Abreu, 49, was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on four counts of first-degree rape, the sheriff’

ST. GABRIEL — A St. Gabriel man has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. District Judge Elizabeth Engolio issued the sentence in the 18th Judicial District Court, classifying Jarrel Q. Smith, 33, as a habitual offender.

DENHAM SPRINGS — The Livingston Parish Council passed a resolution to honor a Denham Springs crossing guard who was struck by a vehicle outside Gray's Creek Elementary. Katy Wells was on duty after school at Gray's Creek Elementary when she was hit by a truck driving northwest on Hwy. 16. She died as a result of the cr

BATON ROUGE — Videos showing students fighting at an EBR high school, sent to WBRZ by a concerned parent, are raising questions about student safety and whether the recordings violate Louisiana law. The parent, who declined to speak on camera, sent the videos along with questions about how students...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man after a search turned up a variety of drugs and 13 guns—three of which were reported as stolen. On Sept. 23, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Detectives, along with SWAT, executed a search warrant in the 3000 block of Conley as part of an investigation. During their […]

The potential for localized flooding and soaking rains should have you reconsidering your plans for the weekend.

BATON ROUGE — It was earlier this month when a crash at Perkins Road and Bles Avenue left one man dead and another fighting for his life with a traumatic brain injury. It was around 7:22 a.m. on Sept. 15 when the crash happened. Jack Luxemburg, 26 was just leaving for work in his 1998 […] The post Crash victim recover

DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs area school said Tuesday that students were never in danger during a lockdown on Monday that resulted in one man's arrest on a terrorizing charge. Stephen Norder, 43, was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail roster on Monday for terrorizing. Norder was allegedly...

Warm and dry weather will hang around the Baton Rouge Area for one more quiet day on Wednesday before the atmosphere undergoes a major shift to end the week and month. A surge of tropical moisture will interact with a slow-moving front to trigger daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms and a threat of nuisance floodi