Lane Kiffin’s Son Knox Makes Statement After Being Ranked Louisiana’s No. 1 QB
Quarterback Knox Kiffin earns the No. 1 ranking in Louisiana for the 2028 class. Read about his Elite 11 performance, scholarship offers, and national recruitment.
Stabbing leaves 1 injured on Florida Blvd. in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was injured during a stabbing in Baton Rouge on Tuesday afternoon, March 24. Officials said the stabbing happened around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Florida Boulevard and North Foster Drive. Details about the condition of the person who was stabbed have not...
Help needed to identify 2 people accused in theft at Baker Circle K, police...
BAKER, La. (WAFB) - Police said they’re seeking the public’s help to identify two people wanted in connection with a theft at a Circle K store in Baker. The theft happened on Friday, March 20, at the Circle K location on Plank Road near Groom Road, according to the Baker Police Department.
73 days apart: Baton Rouge parents lose two sons after back-to-back shootings, now plead...
BATON ROUGE — Charles Wright’s voice is hoarse from crying as he talks about his sons, both shot to death less than three months apart. De’Vonte Coleman, 17, was shot last week in what police described as an accidental shooting in a bedroom at his mother’s Ozark Street home. He died Saturday. His younger brother,...
BRPD officer facing felony, accused of lying about domestic dispute
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police have arrested one of their own after an incident Monday night. Investigators said Anthony Jerome Buffington lied about a domestic dispute that left a child injured. Buffington is charged with obstruction of justice - a felony. Investigators were dispatched to an apartment...
‘See ya buddy:’ Police looking for Port Allen woman who dodged repo man
PORT ALLEN - Port Allen Police are looking for a woman who took off in a vehicle that was being repossessed. Police say repossession agents went to the 800 Block of North 13th Street on Monday to retrieve the car. The agents told Rhonda “Razzberry” Franklin that she could get her things out of the car before they...
LSU Golf Course permanently closing
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU will permanently close the LSU Golf Course effective June 30, 2026, following a multi-year review. The course will remain open to the public through May 9, 2026. The decision reflects the university’s ongoing evaluation of operational priorities, financial stewardship and long-term...
A proposed $480M industrial project in Ascension appears to have hit a snag
In 2023, Australian mining company Element 25 announced plans to invest $480 million across two phases to build an electric vehicle battery materials facility in Ascension Parish. The project now appears to be in limbo after the company was unable to secure a site in Ascension, according to local economic...
Authorities searching for driver involved in Monday night pursuit after they fled on foot
A driver bailed from a vehicle and took off on foot during a law enforcement pursuit Monday evening, March 23.
4-year-old hit by car near Millennium Park has fractured leg, pelvis, jaw, police say
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A 4-year-old girl has several fractured bones after she was hit by a vehicle near Millennium Park Saturday evening. The child ran into the road in front of a vehicle on Bord du Lac Drive, police said. She was brought to Baton Rouge with a fractured leg, pelvis and jaw, and she is alert and...
