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The West Baton Rouge Government said they will be scheduling a meeting with local government leaders and Union Pacific representatives to find ways to prevent what happened on Thursday from taking place again.

PORT ALLEN - The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect in a vehicle burglary that took place at a Port Allen Walmart. Officials said the burglary happened on March 14. Anyone with information is urged to contact officials at 225-382-5200.

The pickup truck had child locks on the doors, but they were not in use at the time, according to the police department. The post Mother arrested after unrestrained 1-year-old baby boy falls out of truck and gets run over in gas station parking lot near Amazon fulfillment center, police say first appeared on Law &...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal has agreed that a Baton Rouge district judge should not preside over a high-profile rape case. A ruling issued from the 1st Circuit states 19th Judicial District Judge Gail Horne Ray should not rule over Casen Carver’s case.

If you think gas station food is basic, David’s Tiger Express will change your mind fast. This third-generation, family-run spot in Central is known for fresh, made-daily meals that feel more like home cooking than convenience food. The kitchen runs on consistency, speed, and a team that cares about what goes out the...

BATON ROUGE —- East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that unfolded Friday night. It was around 7:30 p.m. on March 20 when multiple shots rang out during a domestic incident in the 2000 block of S. Flannery. Then a woman got in a vehicle and drove to the Circle K on Millerville […] The post...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Authorities in Louisiana say two former Amazon employees stole items worth thousands of dollars from the company’s warehouse in Baton Rouge. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the employees have been identified as Javontay Seals, 21, and Byron Johnson, 33. Arrest...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Women in the Baton Rouge area received resume help, mental health resources, and free professional clothing at a local workforce readiness event. The third annual Women Empowering Women Workforce Readiness Event was held by Capital Area United Way’s Women United group. For Monique Minor,...

Sheriff Craig Webre announced two members of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office were recently recognized at a statewide award ceremony. Sergeant Todd Prevost and Deputy Wendy Plaisance were honored with Heart of Law Enforcement Awards, presented by the Beyond the Badge organization, in a ceremony in Baton Rouge. A...

WATSON, La. (WAFB) - A 26-year-old was found shot to death Wednesday evening, Mar. 18, at the McDonald’s near the intersection of Highway 16 and Springfield Road in Watson, according to Acadian Ambulance. Acadian Ambulance confirmed that an ambulance crew was dispatched to the restaurant but later canceled. The...