Baton Rouge LA

Hundreds of police motorcycles gleamed under a hot morning sun outside of Istrouma Baptist Church on Saturday. In front of them — and waiting behind the hearse that would take Sgt. Caleb Eisworth's body to its final resting place — sat the ghost bike: an empty Baton Rouge Police Department patrol motorcycle...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Open Health Care Clinic in Baton Rouge is celebrating 30 years of caring for the community and 10 years of operating as a Federally Qualified Health Center. To celebrate, clinic staff set up a museum at the Airline location that takes you through the history...

A collective cheer rises from the yard lines to the top of the tower where Jeff Seighman and Eddie Hirst stand with their megaphones. This final run-through marks the end of outdoor band camp — and what band kid wouldn’t cheer for that?. No more standing at attention...

Eisworth passed away two months after investigators say he was intentionally run over while on his police motorcycle in Baton Rouge. Hijacked crane causes crashes on I-10; suspect in custody. Updated: 2 hours ago. Louisiana State Police say a man faces multiple charges after hijacking a crane and causing several...

BATON ROUGE — Law enforcement officers, motorcycle enthusiasts, and community members from across Louisiana gathered to pay their final respects to Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Caleb Eisworth, a man remembered for his dedication to service and his passion for motorcycles. “I did not know him personally, but like I...

Anticipating rejection of its proposal to raise Zachary residents’ property tax rate, city leaders asked the council Aug. 12 to amend the budget to reflect the expected shortfall of cash. The council introduced an ordinance that, if formally adopted later, will grant the administration’s request. The vote came after...

By the time this column is in print, I should have completed a mission I set out to accomplish this summer. Truth be told, I set out to do the same mission last year — and a similar version of it the year before that. And maybe even the...

WALKER — Walker Police Department officers arrested two Denham Springs residents after they allegedly stole wedding gifts, including an electric scooter, from a newlywed couple's storage unit. Torrie D. Lacey, 44, and Jason Rex, 40, were arrested on burglary and drug charges after the newlywed couple went to their...

The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man in connection with a shooting that happened on July 9, 2025.

ST. FRANCISVILLE -- The River Bend Nuclear Generating Station will turn 40 years old next year, and federal regulators say it can continue operations for another couple of decades. "We're closing in on 40 years. We do have approval to go another 20 years past that, and then about halfway...