Baton Rouge LA

— Chase Weatherly has been promoted to partner with Elifin. Weatherly has been director of operations for the commercial real estate brokerage firm. Will Chadwick and Mark Segalla, both longtime partners with Elifin, have left the firm to pursue other opportunities. — Dr. Danielle Pawlichuk has joined Baton Rouge...

Long before the Marvel Universe, Baton Rouge moviegoers flocked to silent adventures starring Clara Bow, Buster Keaton and Rudolph Valentino during the Louisiana Theatre’s reign on Third Street. Though its movie screen is long gone, the Louisiana Theatre building, at 336 Third St., still stands — home to Baton...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana is known for its Cajun and Creole cuisines. A local Baton Rouge man is trying to bottle up these unique flavors to share with the world. As you make your way onto the Bluff, Gregory Chisley is oftentimes the first face you see. He’s been with Southern University’s Traffic...

LSU freshman running back JT Lindsey spent his Friday in a way no athlete hopes to. Walking into the LSU Police Department to turn himself in. The 18-year-old, once celebrated as a four-star recruit, now faces a charge of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. Officials told WBRZ about the arrest, however,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed from the waist down after a trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge and then falsely reported it as a Taser discharge. The settlement reached last month is among the largest...

Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to sell its stake in Baton Rouge-based Brown & Root Industrial Services, 10 years after it created the business. One Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on the industrial, health care and technology sectors, is set to purchase Bernhard’s share in Brown & Root for an...

BRUSLY, La. (WAFB) - Jason Gill started the Caroline Grace Gill Foundation and annual softball tournament in honor of his daughter, who was killed in a police pursuit in 2022, along with Maggie Dunn. The two teenagers were driving through a green light when an Addis police officer hit them. Caroline and Maggie’s...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tougher safety rules are on the way for car seats, focusing on dangerous side-impact crashes. The goal: better crash protection for your little one. For years, child car seat manufacturers have made claims about side-impact protection, but there’s been no industry standard to back it up.

The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office, which includes the parishes of Ascension, Assumption and St. James, reported guilty pleas during the week of Aug. 4-8. 1. Justin Evans, 39327 Catoire Rd. Prairieville, LA, age 37, pled guilty to Aggravated Flight from an Officer, Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway...

Hoffmann Family of Companies has acquired Elmer Chocolate, a Louisiana candy maker famous for its Valentine's Day heart-shaped boxes and Easter treats, with the Nelson family retaining partial ownership and continuing to lead the company.