Baton Rouge LA

SLAUGHTER — A Slaughter alderman has agreed to pay a $2,500 civil penalty to settle claims by the state Ethics Board that he wrongly benefited through his company's dealings with the town government. Danny Allen Hobgood was accused of receiving town funds through his auto repair shop. The Ethics...

Baton Rouge is quietly turning academic know-how into factory floors and paychecks. A new LSU-led coalition is working to pull early-stage energy technologies out of university labs and into pilot plants, workforce programs and local startup space. Backers say the goal is to keep the economic value of Gulf Coast...

BATON ROUGE — Airports across the country, especially MSY in New Orleans, are experiencing long lines and staffing difficulties due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. But at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, officials say operations remain steady, and at least one traveler is noticing the difference....

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - After surviving violence and incarceration, a Baton Rouge man is turning his past into a mission to save young lives. Dwayne “Big Baby” Lagarde says he is living proof that change is possible. “I know how it feels to be shot up and...

BATON ROUGE - A law enforcement pursuit from West Baton Rouge Parish ended along Osage Street in Baton Rouge. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said deputies tried to pull over a car Monday evening and the driver took off toward Baton Rouge. Someone in the vehicle reportedly threw drugs...

If you’ve ever driven through Louisiana, you’ve experienced aggressive drivers or near-miss crashes. But, which cities in Louisiana have the worst drivers?

A 23-year-old is dead following a shooting in Baton Rouge on Sunday night.

LSU has already felt Lane Kiffin’s portal king ability with a third-ranked portal class. But that’s just the start, as the new LSU head coach becomes the main factor for elite 2027 prospects showing interest in the Tigers. Now an Ole Miss legend, whose son is already viewed as a future WR prospect, has also done the...

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested for second-degree murder by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office on Sunday after being accused of shooting a man multiple times. According to arrest records, deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrived at the Jefferson Lakes Apartments on Jefferson Highway at 5:50...

Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson admitted that he was surprised by star safety Ty Benefield’s decision to enter the transfer portal and leave the Bronco