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BATON ROUGE - Brent Vaughn has cerebral palsy, but he has defied the odds. These days, Vaughn is independent with the help of a motorized wheelchair and a modified truck. The driver's side door opens up like a DeLorean from Back to the Future. The front seat has been removed and replaced with a lift for his chair. His

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man accused of driving drunk at more than three times the legal limit on Airline Highway and killing a motorcyclist in May. According to arrest documents, 49-year-old Marlon Morrison was driving south along Airline Highway in a GMC pickup truck on May 16 when he tried to

The LSU Tigers have made one final impression on one of the state’s premier recruits over the weekend as they hosted 2027 four-star running back Trey Martin, widely regarded as the No. 1 running back in the state of Louisiana, for an official visit to Baton Rouge. As he...

An 18-year-old murder suspect, currently involved in two open second-degree murder cases, had one of the cases quashed Monday when a judge ruled that the 19th Judicial District Court didn't have jurisdiction to pursue the case. The murder proceeding was ended due to a math error by the District Attorney's...

BATON ROUGE — The search for a missing 15-year-old boy has stretched into its second week, with volunteer crews combing through backwoods, alleys and canals for any items belonging to Ja'Derrius Minnieweather. The teen went missing on June 5. WBRZ's Alexis Marigny joined search crews on Monday as they...

BATON ROUGE — A 17-year-old was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department for first-degree murder after he allegedly attempted to buy a firearm. According to the department, on April 7 officers responded to a shooting on Sherwood Street where they found Frederick Scott suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the

Auditors again found weaknesses in controls within the Department of Public Safety's Office of State Police.

A second New Orleans district judge has recused himself from presiding over the case of former Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who was accused of misconduct in a bombshell indictment unleashed days before she was set to leave office. Matt Bruce has been reporting on this for The Times-Picayune | The Advocate. He j

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Deputies said they’re asking for the public to watch out for a potentially armed and dangerous suspect in Livingston Parish. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, Terrance Washington, 50, took off on foot after authorities attempted to make contact with him near the Days I

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 636 into law on Thursday in Baton Rouge, enacting an anti-hazing measure named for Caleb Wilson, a Southern University student who was killed by hazing in February 2025. The legislation, known as the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act, strengthens hazing regulations at L