Baton Rouge LA

Saying that high schools in the Capital City have fallen behind in what they offer students, East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent LaMont Cole is pressing to spend $40 million to enhance “the high school experience.”. That “experience” includes student clubs, fine arts, career and technical education as well as...

School zones, yellow buses and excited children sprinting from sidewalks to streets are coming soon to a neighborhood near you as Louisiana gears up for a new school year. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission reminds drivers classes are back in session in Iberville Parish and statewide. That means school zones...

Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) will embark on a new era of healthcare education this month with the official opening of the Our Lady of the Lake Nursing and Allied Health Building. The new facility, located on BRCC’s Mid City Campus, will bring the college’s School of Nursing and Division of Allied Health under...

Kayla Disotell has not had an easy life. Yet the single mother of three children — Brianna, 10 years old; Amari, 8; and Cianna, 2 -- still calls it a blessing. Her biggest challenge has been Cianna being born with Heterotaxy syndrome, a rare birth defect that involves the heart and other organs.

BATON ROUGE — Starting next week, Amtrak will offer bus service from Baton Rouge to the New Orleans station for connections to the rail service's direct route along the Gulf Coast to Mobile, Alabama. "We'll have you in Mobile before lunchtime," Senior Public Relations Manager Marc Magliari said about...

When Waste Management’s new state-of-the art landfill in Walker opened in November of 1987 it was touted to be more advanced in terms of construction. But the Jeff Davis Sanitary Landfill being built in Welsh at the time was thought to be “significantly better” in terms of natural geology. Woodside Sanitary Landfill...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Monday’s weather should be dry in the morning, but showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop during the afternoon. This is due to a weak, disturbance over the Gulf that will make its way westward. Afternoon highs will be near normal, mainly in the...

Hot! We received 727 entries in this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest. With so many hilarious punchlines sent in, these were a ton of fun to read through. Luckily, we show lots of finalists each week so you can see for yourselves how funny they are. Great job, everyone!. As...

ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Business professionals and community leaders are invited to one of the largest networking events in Ascension Parish. The event is a business expo and is being hosted by the Ascension Parish Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, August 14. Organizers said it will be at the Lamar Dixon REV...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Tickets have gone on sale for the popular Brew at the Zoo event at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo. The event is taking place on Friday, September 26, between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Only adults ages 21 and over are allowed to attend.