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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Stacey Schexnaildre and Herschel Brown met when they were 17 years old. They had three kids together and were married for 20 years. On Feb. 28 around 5:30 a.m., Brown was hit by a car while biking on Jefferson Highway. The driver never stopped to check on him.

With the #2 pick in the Elite 11 Draft, Andrew Ivins selects LSU Commit Peyton Houston.

There’s just something about a good burger that hits the spot—and in Baton Rouge, you’ll find no shortage of places serving up some of the best. Ask around and you’ll get a range of answers, but a few local favorites always rise to the top. Whether you prefer your burger chargrilled, classic, or loaded with all the fix

BATON ROUGE — Some Baton Rouge Police Department officers have raised concerns about what they call fine print attached to their recent pay raises, but Police Chief TJ Morse says those officers are misinformed. The WBRZ Investigative Unit heard from a handful of members of the department who expressed...

ZACHARY — National nonprofit Feed the Children and the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank held a Drive-Thru Distribution event on Wednesday morning. Four hundred local families each received around 70 pounds of shelf-stable food, hygiene essentials and personal care items. The event was held at the Zachary Youth Park...

A pet food retailer will open its second Louisiana location in the former Rite Aid on Jefferson Highway. Memphis-based Hollywood Feed, which has stores in 19 states, will occupy one of three tenant spots at the Shops at Mid City South, 7570 Jefferson Highway. The retail center sits just outside of the Towne Center at C

Tum's BAC% was found to be 0.198g% following a crash at the intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Hillglen Drive.

BATON ROUGE — Shopping carts filled with clothing, cans and rotting food have been showing up on streets across Baton Rouge, and a volunteer cleanup group is working to remove them. Residents shared pictures with WBRZ showing the displays, which include poles tied together to create shapes and T-shirts...

A man and a woman are dead following a shooting that stemmed from a domestic incident at an apartment complex in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, May 27.

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