Baton Rouge LA

The first poke shop to open in Baton Rouge is closing after nine years in business. Friday, Nov. 7, is the last day that Southfin Southern poke will serve its signature Hawaiian raw fish bowls with a Louisiana flare. "We cannot thank Baton Rouge enough for all the support," the...

Baton Rouge, La. (November 7, 2025) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has started distributing federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds to eligible recipients, including able-bodied adults. Benefits were administered to households that received state-funded assistance on November 1-4,...

Nobody looks at lamps the same way as Baton Rouge's premiere lamp expert, aficionado and enthusiast. Meet William Evans, owner of Abat Jour Interiors in Baton Rouge. The interior design store specializes in lamp services and custom frame projects, and the business' staff operates like a family, lighting up people’s...

BATON ROUGE — A judge granted bond to former Baton Rouge Police officer Donald Steele, Jr., who was recently sentenced to six months in prison for malfeasance in office, according to The Advocate. Steele, 38, was found guilty of groping a Southern University student during a traffic stop. Judge...

The Mall of Louisiana and the Idea of Staying Power. At the intersection of Interstate 10 and Bluebonnet Boulevard stands the Mall of Louisiana. It opened in 1997, developed by Jim Wilson & Associates, the same company that built Riverchase Galleria in Alabama. The site covered 103 acres and introduced...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge firefighters put out a house fire along Sweetbriar Street on Friday morning. Fire officials said that crews responded to the scene around 7:18 a.m. to find heavy flames coming from the carport of the home, with both occupants of the home outside safely. The fire was contained to the carport...

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - A Livingston Parish School System bus carrying 28 students was struck by a car Friday afternoon, sending four children to the hospital for evaluation. The collision occurred shortly after 3:25 p.m. on Cockerham Road when a car entering from Anderson Road struck LPPS Bus #K8...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police Officer Dur’Ahnjae Vessell is usually the one responding to emergencies. But on Nov. 1, he found himself in one. Officer Vessell was on duty just before 7 a.m. when he had to pull over on I-12. “It had to have been something very important for me to stop on […] The post Baton Rouge...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators with the Baton Rouge Fire Department are looking into the cause of a Friday morning, Nov. 7, house fire. Fire officials said the fire happened in the 5000 block of Sweetbriar Street around 7 a.m. According to firefighters, upon arrival, heavy flames could be seen coming from...

LSU game weekend turned violent when a teen pulled a gun.