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BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge doctor says that after a surge in colon cancer cases nationwide, specialists are urging screenings at lower ages. Colon cancer is now the top cancer-killer of Americans under the age of 50. Actor James Van Der Beek of "Dawson's Creek" died of colon cancer this week at age 48. "Black...

For coffee brewed with love and pastries baked with passion, stop by Magpie Cafe. This small business is located right off of Perkins Road and has been run by LSU alumni Kyle and Taylor Wilkinson since 2023. Although they did not found the coffeehouse, it fell into their lap due...

The Washington Street ramp on Interstate 10 is set to permanently close next week, with one lane of I-10 in that stretch closed each night over five days until the work is finished, state transportation officials said. The nightly I-10 lane closure is to begin Wednesday, Feb. 18, and run...

CENTRAL - A juvenile was critically injured after an ATV flipped over near Joor Road at Greenwell Springs - Port Hudson Road, Central Police said. Officials said the crash happened near 2 p.m. and two juveniles were riding the ATV. One was pinned underneath, and that juvenile was taken to an area hospital in critical...

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - A person was critically injured in a crash on Saturday evening in Central, according to police. The Central Police Department said it responded at about 5:40 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Wax Road and Greenwell Springs Road. One patient was transported...

BATON ROUGE - A child was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle off North Ardenwood Drive, emergency officials told WBRZ. The crash happened at Villa Ashley Drive around 4:45 p.m., officials said. The child is in stable condition. No other information was immediately available.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was transported to the hospital in serious condition following a shooting on West Roosevelt Street, according to the Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services. Details about what led to the shooting have not been released at this time. The investigation remains ongoing. Watch the...

The National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH for East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, and West Feliciana Parishes as well as, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson Counties until 2am Sunday. A TORNADO WATCH means...

ST. GEORGE — Drivers hoping to use the new interchange between Interstate 10 and Pecue Lane will have to wait a few more weeks, highway officials said. After opening a wider Pecue Lane last month, road crews had hoped to allow access to I-10 in mid-February. The Department of Transportation Development said the...

Norman “Moose” Pearah helped bring major league NHRA drag racing to Louisiana, doing it with a style that was outsized, unconventional and rarely subtle. He died at 74, leaving behind a legacy tied to the rise of Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock racing in Baton Rouge and LaPlace.