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From TikTok mystery to solo act, this LSU student has found a unique place on campus to jam out on his guitar and take a break from college stress. Ryan Monier, a junior construction management major, found himself at the center of a viral TikTok video posted on Aug. 22. However, the video didn’t feature Monier himself

LACOMBE --- Northshore Technical Community College’s (NTCC) Registered Nursing Program earned one of Louisiana nursing education’s highest honors at the 2026 Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Awards Gala, receiving the Nightingale Award for Nursing School of the Year – Undergraduate Program. The statewide recogni

BATON ROUGE — Two people were arrested on Wednesday following a narcotics investigation, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. On Sept. 9, Narcotics Detectives with the department executed a search warrant at a local business on South Choctaw Drive as part of an ongoing investigation. During the course...

An Amazon MK30 delivery drone spent Friday afternoon sitting in the grass beside Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, upright on its landing gear with all six propellers intact, while pickup trucks rolled past a few yards away. A passerby filmed it and posted the video to Facebook with the caption “Amazon what’s up??? Who

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A 26-year-old woman was arrested after deputies said she fired several shots toward a man following an argument Friday afternoon in Baton Rouge. Victoria Simone Burks is charged with attempted second-degree murder and simple criminal damage to property, according to an East Baton Rouge Parish

Central was looking to bounce back after a Week 1 loss to Acadiana, and the Wildcats wasted no time showing they were up to the task in Friday night's Amite River rivalry game against Denham Springs. Sparked by touchdowns on three of its first four possessions and an opportunistic defense,...

PORT ALLEN — A family business that has been producing crickets in Port Allen for decades is marking its 70 anniversary. Fluker Farms was founded in Baton Rouge in 1956 by Richard Fluker, whose original idea was to supply crickets to fishermen to use as bait. The operation later expanded and moved to Port Allen, where

A Baton Rouge man referred to as the "ATM Saw Bandit" was sentenced to eight years in prison after a burglary in Tangipahoa Parish.

A potentially wet Saturday is ahead across South Louisiana. Storms will become increasingly likely later this afternoon, bringing a heavy rain threat before rain chances drop off and hotter weather returns Sunday. Today and Tonight: After a sunny start, showers and thunderstorms will begin popping up by late morning an

Willie Edwards Jr., a longtime cast member of the History Channel series Swamp People, was arrested in Bayou Blue, Louisiana, after Iberville Parish deputies raided a home and turned up materials they say were stolen. Edwards, 44, was booked alongside Elgin Floyd, the homeowner, and a third man who deputies found hidin