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A Baton Rouge ankle monitoring company allowed a defendant to break the conditions of his bond hundreds of times in a two-month span, with employees appearing to have approved the man's movements in lieu of a judge’s approval, according to District Attorney Hillar Moore. Home Bound Monitoring Pre-Trial and...

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana has launched its first-ever Youth ATV/UTV Safety Task Force this month, aimed at educating and protecting children under 14. The task force brings together law enforcement, health professionals and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, with a main focus on raising awareness and creating poli

One person was critically injured in a shooting Monday, according to emergency medical services officials.

The family of Lester Hatter is asking for the public's help.

HAMMOND, La. (WAFB) - Hammond Police have upgraded the charge against a Gonzales woman accused in a shooting that left a Baton Rouge man dead. Police said Kemlyn Lomas, 58, of Gonzales, is now charged as an accessory to second-degree murder. Authorities said she was rearrested on the higher charge Saturday, June 13. Sh

ST. GEORGE — The St. George Fire Department responded to a house fire in the Oak Hills Place subdivision off Highland Road on Monday morning. The fire along Oak Hills Parkway was first reported around 4:09 a.m., the SGFD said. Lightning struck the house, causing a fire in the attic.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting overnight in Baton Rouge, according to emergency officials. Officials said the shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. on Monday, June 15, in the 600 block of Grant Street. WAFB reached out to law...

BATON ROUGE — Three shootings in one weekend, all involving teens or young adults, left one person dead and a boy fighting for his life. Baton Rouge Police said a male teenager was taken to the hospital in critical condition around 2:15 p.m. Sunday after someone shot him at an apartment complex on Boulevard De Province

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LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana professional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has honored WBRZ for public service following its series of reports following last year’s explosion and fire at a Roseland chemical plant. At a ceremony Saturday in Lafayette, WBRZ reporter Alexis Marigny won the news reporting...