Two injured after crash on Highland Road near Highland Road Park, both lanes blocked
BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a crash on Highland Road near Highland Road Community Park, officials said. Officials described the injured people's condition as "stable." The road since re-opened.
‘Drowning in murder cases’: Inside the toll of waiting for justice in Baton Rouge’s...
This story is part of Longing For Justice, a series examining how long it takes for murder cases to be resolved in New Orleans' court. Kenneth Odom did not live to see his son’s alleged killer brought to trial. He died six years after his son was fatally shot...
Arrest warrant scam calls circulating in Iberville Parish, sheriff issues warning
The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office is urging the public to be aware of a new scam on the rise.
Inmate beaten while handcuffed files suit, alleges cover-up by several DOC employees
ST. GABRIEL - An inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, who was beaten while handcuffed, filed suit in federal court against the officers he says beat him. As the WBRZ Investigative Unit previously reported, Torrance Verdin was beaten for having a contraband tablet. The four officers named in the suit...
BREC denies liability for bird at Baton Rouge Zoo biting toddler’s finger, asks judge...
More than two years ago, the parents of a 2-year-old girl who had part of her finger nearly bitten off by a bird at the Baton Rouge Zoo filed a lawsuit against BREC, the owner and operator of the wildlife park. Attorneys for the Recreation and Park Commission for the...
Baton Rouge Christmas parade canceled over costs related to security concerns, organizers say
The cancelation of this year's Cortana Kiwanis Christmas Parade comes down to the cost of providing security for the event, organizers say. The downtown Christmas parade, which raises money for local children's charities, has been held in Baton Rouge for 74 years and regularly attracts crowds of over 75,000 people....
“We’re not going to give up” | Daughter seeking answers after mom has been...
BATON ROUGE — A daughter is still looking for answers after her mom was last seen in Baton Rouge more than four years ago. After her TikTok videos caught widespread attention, Macy Wiggins is asking for help in any leads to finding her mom, and Baton Rouge Police have now shared and confirmed the information that...
Rides never occurred, patients already dead: medical transport driver arrested for Medicaid fraud
A Baton Rouge man billed Medicaid for transporting patients to hospitals over a six-month period, but investigators now say those rides never happened. In fact, they report some of those claims involved people whose death certificates had already been signed. Johnny Richardson, 38, was booked into the East Baton...
Community group hosts town hall to address rising youth violence in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Youth violence continues to be a troubling trend in Baton Rouge, as more teens become both the victims and suspects in deadly crimes. Earlier this month, two teenagers were arrested in connection with a murder in the Scotlandville area. Around the same time, a 15-year-old was booked in a...
Multiple Elayn Hunt correctional officers beat, dragged inmate ‘like a rag doll,’ lawsuit says
A group of correctional officers allegedly beat an inmate who was in handcuffs at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel in September 2024, with one officer yelling racial slurs and another looking for a “blind spot” out of reach of the security cameras, according to a lawsuit filed by the imprisoned man...
