Baton Rouge LA

During July 2025, Gonzales Police Department Narcotics Agents, working in conjunction with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, conducted a drug investigation into Neo Trenel Morris for the distribution of methamphetamine. On July 9, 2025, GPD Agents executed a search warrant at Morris’s...

The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office, which includes the parishes of Ascension, Assumption and St. James, reported guilty pleas during the week of July 14-18. Adria Corio, 9987 Spur Rd. Denham Springs, LA, age 43, pled guilty to Simple Burglary and Theft Valued at $1,000 or More, but Less than $5,000. The...

‘The need is great’: Baton Rouge fridge becomes lifeline for families facing hunger. Hunger continues to impact thousands of families across Louisiana, where food insecurity remains one of the state’s most pressing challenges. Updated: 3 hours ago. One local parish is adding a new early warning system for...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Istrouma High students got some lessons in staying off the streets from a couple of men who said the decisions they made back in the day cost them a huge chunk of their lives. Some of the students said they have had tougher beginnings than...

The Gonzales Police Department announced the arrest of suspects in connection with a multi-agency investigation into heroin and methamphetamine distribution in Ascension Parish. According to a news release, the GPD Narcotics Division worked with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office and Drug Enforcement...

PORT ALLEN, La.- One man is dead after his 2005 Freightliner overturned in the median on Interstate 10 in West Baton Rouge Parish. A press

BATON ROUGE — A USPS truck overturned after a crash with a CATS bus in Baton Rouge. Pictures sent to WBRZ on Sunday, July 20, show the USPS truck on its side and the bus crashed through a nearby fence at the Circle K on Jefferson Highway. The U.S....

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Dangerously hot temperatures outside have many workers in the Baton Rouge area practicing safety. Only a few can handle physical jobs with no shade and no air conditioning. Todd Conti and Lane Spiers with Advanced Exteriors spent some time checking in on their crews to make sure things are...

A woman working on her laptop in WBR Parish got quite a shock when lightning struck outside her home.

The Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at Southern and Tulane universities will be impacted by the Army’s nationwide reorganization of the popular college program. The two schools are among the 84 ROTC programs impacted by the changes, which the Army is implementing after 168 ROTC-related employees took...