Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials confirmed one person was hurt after being shot on Monday morning, July 14. The shooting reportedly happened around 5 a.m. on Rieger Road near Siegen Lane. Officials said the person taken to the hospital is stable. WAFB has reached out to law enforcement...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - With less than a month left in summer break, East Baton Rouge Public Schools are hosting a career fair to fill over 150 openings. As time is winding down on summer vacation, the EBR School System is ramping up the search for its newest employees.

One person was injured in a shooting in the 5600 block of Plank Road Monday afternoon.

DENHAM SPRINGS — A man was caught on security cameras breaking into multiple vehicles and stealing a van in a Denham Springs neighborhood on Friday night. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies are looking for the man who was seen on surveillance cameras pulling on car door handles in the Middlebrook...

BATON ROUGE - Applications for the Louisiana Housing Corporation's Blue Tarp Program opened Monday and will be accepted through Friday, July 18. Only residents of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes who meet specific criteria are eligible to receive a grant to cover the...

It's almost time to go Back 2 School, which means there will be several supply giveaways and donation drives in the coming weeks to make sure every child is ready for their bell to ring. Here's a list of supply drives:. This is not an exhaustive list! If there's a...

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead along South Sherwood Forest Boulevard this weekend. Police said that the shooting happened Sunday morning around 2:38 a.m. on Sherwood near Airline Highway. Two people were sitting in a car when they were shot...

A man is dead after he and a passenger were shot while sitting inside a car along Sherwood Forest early Sunday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, a man shot another man, whom he knew, in the foot while robbing him. Updated: 5 hours ago. The Baton Rouge Police...

BATON ROUGE - Family and friends of Mary Jane Marcantel gathered on Sunday to celebrate the trailblazer's life after she passed away at 77 in June. Marcantel was the first paralegal in the state and worked many high-profile cases during her career. She also loved her Spanish Town neighborhood and helped form the...

A Baton Rouge woman was charged after a rear-end crash at a red light in Central left a teenager hurt.