Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE — In 2024, David England and his family received life-changing news that led him to skip a now 20-year tradition of taking his grandkids to Louie's Cafe for breakfast around Christmas time. A year later, on Friday morning, their tradition resumed. "This is our 20th year to...

DENHAM SPRINGS - Part of Cane Market Road is shut down due to power lines being down in the roadway, Livingston deputies said Friday. Officials said the road is shut down between Florida Boulevard and Varnado Road. Those driving in the area should expect delays.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Family and friends of 22-year-old Tyree Worthy, who was shot in Denham Springs, held a balloon release in his memory. Worthy was at a house party in Denham Springs when the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said 26-year-old Kylin Sexton attended the same party, where he shot and killed Worthy.

Captain William Niette of the Baton Rouge Fire Department was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation after being arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Livingston Parish.

BATON ROUGE - While Black Friday has long been the busiest shopping day of the year, retailers say the days immediately after Christmas are becoming just as important. That timing is drawing crowds of shoppers eager to spend Christmas cash, use gift cards and take advantage of post-holiday sales. For...

ST. GABRIEL, La. (WAFB) - A seventh unexpected death at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center since September is raising questions about what the state is doing to address the ongoing problem there. Antonio Dukes, 38, died Christmas Eve from a suspected overdose at the St. Gabriel facility. His death marks the...

BATON ROUGE — Serop's Cafe announced that it is closing its Corporate Boulevard location and will consolidate it into its Perkins Road location. In a Monday Facebook post, the restaurant said it is closing its doors at 7474 Corporate Boulevard after 25 years of business and relocating to its preexisting location at...

A video the coach’s daughter Landry posted on TikTok has gone viral, and social media is crushing him for it.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Temperatures remain well above normal right through the weekend, but that changes with an Arctic blast on Monday. We continue to deal with areas of fog right into the weekend after Christmas. Travel concerns will be for those on the roads early Saturday and Sunday mornings.

A former Nashville resident, James Dupré won’t be far from home when he performs for this year’s “Hitmakers Home for the Holidays” concert Sunday in Baton Rouge. A native of Bayou Chicot in Evangeline Parish, Dupré followed his country music dreams in Music City for a decade. He left Nashville in 2021, returning to...