Resolve Pain Solutions acquires Louisiana pain management group
Atlanta-based Resolve Pain Solutions has acquired Baton Rouge, La.-based Spine Diagnostic & Pain Treatment Center, a multi-location pain management practice. As part of the deal, Spine’s physician and executive leadership, Sean Graham, MD, Joseph Turnipseed, MD, and Chase Lavigne, joined Resolve as partners....
TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Crashes on I-10 eastbound near I-10/12 split cause severe backups
BATON ROUGE — I-10 eastbound was closed near the I-10/12 split due to two crashes on Wednesday morning. The crashes, which were first reported around 8:57 a.m., are causing significant delays, backing traffic up several miles into downtown Baton Rouge. By 9:29 a.m., one lane had reopened. By 10 a.m., the entire...
Gift cards being offered to some blood donors in exchange for donations
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Some blood donors are being offered $25 gift cards in exchange for donations. The LifeShare Blood Center in Baton Rouge announced the gift cards for people who donate Type-O blood during any mobile blood drive on Thursday, January 22, and Friday, January 23. To search...
LSU students face mounting AI cheating allegations
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU students are facing a surge of artificial intelligence cheating allegations that has created a significant backlog at the university’s Student Advocacy and Accountability Board, according to documents obtained by WAFB and student accounts. One LSU student, who asked to be identified only...
From Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp to Bread Pudding—Mike Anderson’s Has It All This Restaurant Week
If there is one thing Baton Rouge knows, it is that Mike Anderson’s Seafood does not play around when it comes to bold Louisiana flavor. For Restaurant Week, the Lee Drive location is serving up a menu that feels indulgent, comforting, and downright exciting from the very first course.
City threatens to shut off water at Lee Drive apartment complex over landlord’s unpaid...
Residents of a Lee Drive apartment complex received water shut-off warnings Tuesday because the landlord hasn’t fully paid the sewer bill in six months. The warnings, tacked to each door in the 5 East apartment complex by city-parish workers, said water service to the complex would be shut off Jan. 27 over nonpayment...
Louisiana Funeral Home Offering Discounts on Services
A funeral home in South Louisiana has a message for parents and it comes in the form of a discount when burying kids.
Iberville Parish deputies arrest Maringouin man accused of stealing guns out of deer stands
MARINGOUIN — Deputies arrested a man accused of stealing multiple guns from deer stands in Iberville Parish. John Callaway, 43, was arrested after deputies received reports of two stolen firearms from deer stands. The first was reported on Dec. 31, 2025, while the second was reported nearly two weeks later on Jan....
Louisiana Drunk Driver Killed 7, Wants Sentence Reduced
A man convicted of killing seven people while driving drunk after leaving a golf course in Louisiana recently went before a judge to have his sentence reduced.
Louisiana Marathon takes over Baton Rouge this weekend
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Marathon returns to Baton Rouge this weekend, bringing thousands of runners, spectators and visitors downtown for one of the city’s largest annual sporting events. Organizers say this year’s race weekend will feature runners from all 50 states and participants from at least...
