Baton Rouge LA

The nice conditions we've been experiencing will slowly go away ahead of our next cold front. Friday through the weekend will feel humid, with storms possible as the front passes through. Today & Tonight: Although changes in the weather pattern are soon expected, not much will be noticeable today. Humidity...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A long-vacant call center on Florida Boulevard will soon get new life as United Christian Faith Ministries, Inc. finalizes its purchase of the 140,822-square-foot property for $2.6 million. A news release said the site, located near O’Neal Lane and Central Thruway, was sold...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A 19th Judicial District Judge did not rule on Gad Black’s sanity despite a hearing that was scheduled today. Black is accused of intentionally ramming into Caleb Eisworth on his way home on Joor Road earlier this year. Eisworth was hospitalized after that crash and died months later.

A mother accused of killing her daughter, 2-year-old Nevaeh Allen, in 2021, declined a plea deal Thursday.

Drive south of Baton Rouge along Airline Highway and you’ll catch sight of a place that changed the way locals talk about burgers. Hot Tails Restaurant, opened in 2010 and now helmed by Food Network’s “Cajun Aces,” grew from seafood roots and carried that spirit straight onto the bun.

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has suspended deputies from working secondary employment with the Port Allen City Marshal’s Office after a WAFB I-Team investigation into citations being issued for illegal window tinting. Sheriff Jeff Bergeron decided after learning a...

BATON ROUGE — Country singer Mark Chesnutt was hospitalized ahead of his Baton Rouge concert Thursday night at the Raising Cane’s River Center Arena, concert officials announced after he failed to take the stage. Chesnutt was in town to open for Country Music Hall of Fame band Alabama, which is currently in the...

Three suspects were arrested in connection with a Baton Rouge shooting that left a 17-year-old dead.

BATON ROUGE - Fade District Barbershop shares space with a tattoo parlor at the entrance of the Park Forest neighborhood off of Greenwell Springs Road, and neighbors say that until Wednesday night, it has generally been a quiet area. On Thursday, the facade of Fade District Barbershop had a closed...

Baton Rouge Police arrest 16-year-old after Highland Road shooting near LSU that injured two. Investigation continues.