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BATON ROUGE — A case of being in the right place at the right time helped save a newborn’s life. On April 19, Baton Rouge Police Officer Jermaine Javius’ quick thinking, and decision to make a stop on his way home from work, likely made all the difference. Officer Javius decided to stop at the […] The post “I just focused on that baby”: BRPD officer...

Very warm temperatures in the upper 80s plus humidity will stick around into Sunday. Isolated storms will be possible as well. Tonight & Tomorrow: Overnight, we will be closely watching a storm system developing to our northwest. It will be a very similar weather pattern to Saturday morning, where we saw a line of widespread storms. The main point of uncertainty is if the line...

A vehicle crashed into a home in Shenandoah early Saturday morning, sparking a fire and leaving one person injured and another displaced.

ST. GEORGE — A vehicle crashed into a residence on Charleston Villa Drive early Saturday morning, according to the St. George Fire Department. Fire officials said the incident occurred around 2:07 a.m., with crews arriving to find a vehicle fully inside a single-story residence with fire showing. As firefighters...

HAMMOND --- The Southeastern Louisiana University men’s and women’s track & field teams are set to return to Baton Rouge for the LSU Alumni Gold meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium Saturday. Following SLU’s Strawberry Relays at Southeastern Track Complex last week, the Lions are going back on...

BATON ROUGE, LA. (KLFY) — An Acadiana man recounted his experience working inside the Mall of Louisiana when a gunfight led to five people being injured and one killed. The mall employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said the terrifying experience, and video taken by a different witness showed the gruesome aftermath inside the food court.

BATON ROUGE - The mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana left people inside and nearby dealing with intense emotions and trauma. The shooting injured five people and killed 17-year-old Martha Odom. She was at the mall with her friends. Now her family, friends, and the community are coping with...

A cellphone had just been seized from an inmate named Akeem Joseph and placed on the desk of a Louisiana State Police investigator at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Then it rang. The number traced back to Trenda Parker, a correctional officer at the same prison. She was arrested a day...

BATON ROUGE — A fire overnight destroyed a home on North 31st Street, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said Saturday. Firefighters were called Friday about 10 p.m. to a home in the 700 block of North 31st, and found flames through the front half of the house. The fire was under contol within 10 minutes, but when firefighters entered the house they found a dog...

Travels from Baton Rouge and points north to Fourchon and/or Grand Isle are so much easier and quicker these days. Once upon a time, this trip meant getting across the Mississippi River somehow, then getting to LA 308 (somehow), then getting to Golden Meadow where you could cross Bayou Lafourche, then getting on LA 1 to this end-of-our-world destination. Four...