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BATON ROUGE — It’s Teacher’s Appreciation time and one educator is getting the heartfelt recognition she’s long deserved. With more than a decade of classroom experience, Kari Smith was named the 2025 Red Stick Moms Teacher of the Year. The recognition comes with more than applause: it includes a dreamy prize package...

BATON ROUGE - Andrea LaFaver doesn't want a digital meter reading her energy usage and opted out of a smart meter when Entergy started making upgrades in 2019. Which is why it was a shock to her when she went to read her meter and noticed it had been swapped out for a new one!

BATON ROUGE — A Scotlandville Magnet High School senior is heading to college with one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country. Daviyah Anthony has been named a 2025 Gates Scholar, an honor awarded to just 750 students nationwide out of more than 48,000 applicants. The Gates Scholarship,...

Despite a steady rain that fell throughout the day at the LHSAA outdoor track meet, nothing could put a damper on the results that Episcopal High posted. The Knights got strong finishes from their boys and girls teams, and then walked away with both Class 2A titles at LSU's Bernie Moore track stadium.

BATON ROUGE – More than 5,000 LSU students are expected to graduate during LSU’s 319th commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. There is no main ceremony for the May commencement; instead, there are separate diploma ceremonies for each college––beginning at 8 a.m.

BATON ROUGE - A man arrested in a 2018 homicide has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and an unrelated robbery. Dayln Hynard was 16 at the time of the crime and was charged as an adult with second-degree murder and armed robbery in the death of Charvon Johnson. Johnson was 19...

BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – For over a decade, the Grow Louisiana Coalition (GLAC) has proudly hosted Industry Day, an annual event that brings together hundreds of energy workers from across the state, along with leadership from energy companies, their affiliates and elected officials to celebrate the vital...

BATON ROUGE — More than 600 Southern University students are set to graduate this weekend, and SU's undergraduate grads walked the stage Friday morning. The ceremony, held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, had a special guest as its keynote speaker: Retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the 44th Surgeon General of the U.S....

A Baton Rouge man was charged in connection with an April shooting that left an 18-year-old dead inside a car.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State Representative Barbara Carpenter said Friday she plans on suing former East Baton Rouge Metro councilwoman Chauna Banks over what she calls slanderous posts on Banks’ social media profiles. “She referred to me as sleeping with everyone that I work with,” said Carpenter. “She...