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Halloween may still be a few weeks away, but Baton Rougeans are getting into the spooky spirit by decking their porches, stoops and yards with ghastly displays worthy of a slow drive by or even a pit stop to snap a pic. 225 contributing photographer Avery White went decor hunting,...

People are donating blood in St. Gabriel in honor of Deputy Brett Stassi, Jr., who remains hospitalized after being shot Monday night while making an arrest.

Two men were arrested Wednesday night in Baton Rouge while allegedly driving around with five duct-taped kilograms of cocaine in the back of their vehicle. The men, Chad Evans, 50, and Vernon White, 72, were each booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish jail on a count of possession with intent to distribute a...

The Baton Rouge mayor's office and the East Baton Rouge school system cancelled plans for a school play at the Manship Theatre last week after learning the performance included content they deemed inappropriate. A student production titled “Echoes of Enough: An Evening of Art, Truth, and Hope” was scheduled to...

BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man following a burglary at an Essen Lane business, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. BRPD said officers were dispatched to the 5600 block of Essen Lane on Oct. 7. Dontae Madden, 20, was arrested as a result. Madden was booked for eight counts...

Derrick Groves spent five months on the run after escaping from prison.

Two minors were taken to a local hospital after a reported shooting in Baker on Friday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities are investigating a shooting that left a person dead in Baton Rouge on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Kyron Carter, 25. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened on Tennessee...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department are trying to identify two suspects in a shooting at Scenic Highway that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 17-year-old Micah Booker, a student at Helix Community Schools, was shot around 10:20 p.m. on Oct. 4 and was taken to...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Micah Booker at the Cadence Apartment complex on Scenic Highway earlier this month, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Kaleb Joseph Raffety, 18, and Kobe Orlando Grandberry, 18, were taken into...