Baton Rouge LA

CENTRAL — A 16-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting on Hooper Road that left one injured, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. The shooting occurred on Oct. 16 when several people arranged to meet at a location on Hooper Road for the sale of a firearm, according to homicide detectives.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - A senior LSU biology student from Metairie died early Sunday (Oct. 18) when she and a companion were struck by a car while walking near the Baton Rouge campus, school officials said. A statement from LSU identified the student as Leah Fonte, a biological sciences...

BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested for allegedly putting lighter fluid on her estranged husband and another person before trying to set the pair on fire. Arrest documents say Chrishunda Harris went to a home along North Street on Feb. 24 and told the two, "Imma kill both you," before spraying them with lighter fluid. Documents said the lighter that was in her hand failed to ignite.

BATON ROUGE — BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo is kicking off its annual spooky season celebration with "Boo at the Zoo" opening for its first weekend Saturday. The family-friendly event, presented by Hancock Whitney, runs from Oct. 17–18 and Oct. 24–25 during regular zoo hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last entry at 4 p.m.

In a fight to save more of Louisiana’s smallest patients, a Baton Rouge hospital invested in a device that replaces the function of the heart and lungs by pumping blood outside of the body. Called ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine), the machine is an advanced life-support used for infants,...

BATON ROUGE — Instead of their usual Saturday night kickoffs, the LSU Tigers took the field early for an 11 a.m. homecoming game—meaning tailgate action started before sunrise. When LSU fans swap jambalaya and gumbo for breakfast casseroles and sausage burritos, you know it’s an early start.

BATON ROUGE — Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deployed pepper balls on crowds following LSU's football game to break up several fights that had broken out in the area on Saturday. According to the sheriff's office, EBRSO, along with numerous other law enforcement agencies, was requested...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge-area family celebrated a seven-year-old’s birthday at the McDonald’s parking lot where she was born. Bruce and Maria Newman were planning to have their daughter, Olivia, at Woman’s Hospital. Olivia arrived earlier than expected. “We were at this very McDonald’s...

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested on various drug charges following the execution of a search warrant on Bluegrass Drive on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Officers seized crack cocaine, cocaine, marijuana, a digital scale, along with cash, leading to...

BATON ROUGE — A driver was taken into custody on Friday after allegedly leading Louisiana State Police on a pursuit along I-12. The incident occurred around 2:35 p.m. when troopers attempted to stop a vehicle on I-12 believed to be connected to an armed robbery investigation in West Baton Rouge Parish.