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BATON ROUGE — A Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration at BREC Gus Young Park on Saturday. Attendees enjoyed an afternoon filled with live music from Kenny Neal and the Neal family, food, activities, cultural experiences and community resources. The free community event brought together organizations, businesses and reside

Heat index values near 105 degrees will make for a hot weekend across the Capital Region. The forecast then turns wetter next week as a stalled front increases the risk of heavy rainfall and localized flooding. Today and tonight: Summer heat is settling into the Baton Rouge area this weekend....

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bus Culotta has reached 5,200 hours of volunteering at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, making him the first volunteer in the organization’s history to reach this milestone. Culotta, whose real name is Anthony Culotta Jr., is called Bus by his grandchildren and others....

What started out as a peaceful trip to Grand Isle for one Louisiana family turned into a survival story in the waters of the Gulf of America. Joshua Broussard, a Baton Rouge native, and his three children were spending several days, Sunday, June 6 to Wednesday, June 10, on their family trip in Grand Isle. Broussard and

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Triple-digit heat index values will continue through the weekend before a much wetter pattern develops early next week, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding. TODAY’S FORECAST. Another hot and humid day is in store, with afternoon highs in the low to mid...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities are investigating reports of possible shots being fired in the parking lot area of the Cortana Walmart. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene on the afternoon of Saturday, June 13. At this time, no injuries have...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to an early Saturday morning house fire on South 16th Street. According to the department, crews arrived around 12:30 a.m. to find the home fully involved in flames; however, both occupants were safely outside when crews arrived. While the home...

BATON ROUGE — Authorities are currently responding to shots fired at the Walmart Supercenter on Cortana Place. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Emergency officials said there are currently no reported injuries. While Walmart does not appear to be closed, there is a large police presence in the area.

Multiple events are planned throughout June to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities in the Baton Rouge area.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One in 10 Americans will develop a kidney stone in their lifetime. But in Louisiana, the odds are worse. “That number goes up to about one in five people in the stone belt, which includes Louisiana,” said Dr. Ross Cockrell, a urologist at Baton Rouge General.