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A woman is facing charges, and a man was taken to the hospital after a stabbing in Baton Rouge on Monday, July 21.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge lawyer Chuck Ward received a slap on the wrist for his role in purchasing drugs after he was caught by the feds in a large-scale drug investigation. That investigation led to the indictments of five different individuals. However, Ward was not charged even...

Lane Regional Medical Center announced Jenea Henry as its new controller. She was recently served as financial reporting accountant manager for the Louisiana Department of Health. In her role as controller, she will responsible for overseeing the hospital’s accounting operations and financial reporting. She replaces...

The pool at Howell Community Park has closed after an incident Sunday.

In a rare and unexpected defeat for Superintendent LaMont Cole, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board failed to approve contracts with two local nonprofits, one that teaches young children how to play music and another that helps hundreds of teenagers each year improve their chances of getting into college.

BATON ROUGE — The Howell Community Park's pool will be closed until further notice after multiple teens armed with guns scaled the park's fence over the weekend, BREC said Tuesday. BREC said that on Sunday, four juveniles jumped the fence, got into the pool unsupervised and roamed around the...

‘The need is great’: Baton Rouge fridge becomes lifeline for families facing hunger. Hunger continues to impact thousands of families across Louisiana, where food insecurity remains one of the state’s most pressing challenges. LED light upgrades could brighten downtown Baton Rouge. Updated: 2 hours ago. Parts of...

BATON ROUGE — WBRZ's 70 for 70 will profile some of the personalities who have been on Channel 2's air since it began broadcasting 70 years ago. This week on 70 for 70, it’s the story of a little boy who dreamed of being a writer and telling stories about his home in Pointe Coupee Parish.

The Gonzales Police Department (GPD) was involved in a multi-parish chase Tuesday, July 22.

A Prairieville man accused of residential construction fraud, which resulted in a homeowner losing over $225,000, was arrested.