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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three subjects for Wildlife Management Area violations in Terrebonne Parish on October 4. Agents cited Jose Ernesto Canales, 38, Victor Funes-Carcamo, 43, both of Baton Rouge, and Roy Junior Rowley, 48, of Denham Springs, for violating rules and...

ST. GEORGE— A man is facing charges after East Baton Rouge deputies said he accidentally shot himself Wednesday night. Deputies said before 11:00 p.m. the man was intoxicated and forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home on Mint Drive. That's when deputies say the man took out his gun. Then the man and current...

BATON ROUGE - In some cases, at a crime scene, there are tarps or fences that investigators might surround a victim's body with. After the shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon on Tennessee Street, the body of 25-year-old Kyron Carter remained untouched for more than an hour. A crowd gathered later that...

Two Baton Rouge men were arrested after a traffic stop on I-10 led to the discovery of narcotics, firearms, and $12,000 in cash.

PLAQUEMINE — Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Captain Brett Stassi Jr. remains hospitalized and in recovery after Monday night’s deadly courthouse shooting, when a suspect allegedly opened fire during an interrogation Deputy Charles Riley was shot and killed, and Captain Stassi Jr. was also wounded. He lost a lot of blood,...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man who was arrested after he allegedly raped a four-year-old girl and gave her an STD may have committed crimes against other children, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation New Orleans Division. The Baton Rouge Police Department has accused Anthony Jelks of...

BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council unanimously passed a new booting ordinance, putting a limit on how much a company can charge to remove a boot. Aaron Harrell is the manager of American Coachworks, one of the largest booting companies in the Greater Baton Rouge...

West Baton Rouge voters to decide drainage tax renewal fate again. West Baton Rouge Parish residents will decide whether to approve a drainage tax renewal next month—one that already failed once. Updated: 6 hours ago. Click now to watch live news & weather. Man handed life sentence in death...

IBERVILLE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Nothing can prepare you for the loss of a friend, a colleague, or a loved one. That’s the reality one former officer faced after learning about the deadly courthouse shooting that claimed the life of Deputy Charles Riley and injured Captain Brett Stassi Jr.

Picture this: a quiet night in St. George disrupted by a break-in gone wrong. This story has all the twists you wouldn't expect.