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A 37-year-old man was fatally shot in Baton Rouge on Christmas morning and police are investigating the incident with no suspects or motive identified yet.

GREENWELL SPRINGS - Authorities responded to a Christmas Day shooting that left one man in critical condition near Morgan Road in the Greenwell Springs area. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the shooting occurred at 8:42 a.m., leaving one man shot. The sheriff's office released a statement saying,...

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters responded after an electrical fire reportedly broke out at a Cajun butcher shop closed for Christmas. According to the West Baton Rouge Fire Department, crews quickly extinguished a fire in Juneau’s Cajun Meats in Erwinville on Thursday, Dec. 25. The business...

WATSON - Instead of taking the day off, one Watson food truck spent Christmas giving back. Sneaux Candy opened its doors on Christmas Day, serving hot jambalaya to anyone who needed a warm meal or a place to go. Owner Luke Landry says the idea is simple. “We're cooking a...

GRAMERCY -- Every Christmas Eve, dozens of bonfires are lit along the Mississippi River in the river parishes to help guide Papa Noel through Cajun country. One of the bonfires paid tribute to fallen Iberville Parish Sheriff Deputy Charles Riley. Riley died earlier this year after getting shot while on duty.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says a woman was taken into custody early Christmas morning for driving while intoxicated.

Louisiana State Police say a crash claimed four lives early Christmas morning in St. James Parish. “At approximately 3:45 a.m. on December 25, 2025, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials are responding after a car hit a building on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 25. The crash happened at a laundromat on Winbourne Avenue near Bartlett Street. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, no one was injured. The business was reportedly closed at the...

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a woman for attempted second-degree murder on Wednesday for a shooting that occurred earlier in December. According to arrest records, on Dec. 2, 32-year-old Kebrina Weathers, an acquaintance of the victim, was sleeping in the victim's living room as she would...

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