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WOODVILLE, Miss. — Two people died in a crash in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, last week, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. According to MHP, the crash happened on Aug. 19 along Highway 61. A Baton Rouge man was driving north in a truck when he collided with another car that...

CENTRAL - Residents in Central will soon have a few new guidelines to follow after the city council voted Tuesday to adopt East Baton Rouge Parish criminal law ordinances. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said most things will not change because many ordinances are already enforced through state law, but there will

BATON ROUGE — A woman was found dead in her home with possible stab wounds, Baton Rouge Police said Wednesday. Police said 54-year-old Faun Reese was found dead in her home along Cypress Road on Tuesday afternoon. Police also found another injured person in Reese's home, who was taken to a hospital in serious condition

Raising Cane’s founder and owner Todd Graves is convinced that God made him good at chicken fingers so he could help people. I tend to agree. I need to make this very, very clear: I’m of the opinion that a calling or a vocation can take a number of different forms and that people can be skilled in a number of different

Donaldsonville Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Juanita Pearley received the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Executives' 2026 Excellence in Membership Engagement Award. The award was presented during the LACCE Conference at the Lod Cook Hotel and Conference Center on the LSU campus. "Congratulations to Executi

One person was taken into custody Tuesday night after campus police were notified of a threat against LSU, police say. Police were made aware of the threat at around 8 p.m. and launched an investigation. The person believed responsible for the post was taken into custody shortly afterwards, according to LSUPD.

Food influencer Keith Lee has a Cane’s order — and a secret way of eating it. On Tuesday morning, Lee was at the original Raising Cane’s in Baton Rouge (3313 Highland Road), helping founder Todd Graves celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Louisiana-born chicken finger chain. Lee...

PRAIRIEVILLE - Rise Community Hospital broke ground on a $5 million expansion to its Prairieville campus on Tuesday morning. The project will add 10 beds to the facility, bringing the total to 20. The project is expected to bring 20 new jobs to the community. The hospital has operated in...

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is looking for help identifying two suspects involved in a burglary. Authorities say that two people broke into the garage of a home located along the 7000 block of Rosedale Road on Sunday around 11 p.m. and allegedly stole two dirt bikes. One person was wearing a mask

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. filed a motion to toss out his grand jury indictment Tuesday, citing procedural missteps by the Attorney General’s Office. Dunn is facing nine felony counts, accused of theft, public bribery, money laundering, public contract fraud, illegal splitting of profits, and..