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A new report by the Chemical Safety Board outlines the cause of a 2023 explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine.

A pedestrian died after being struck on Hooper Road Tuesday night when he stepped in front of a vehicle driven by an off-duty East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy, authorities said. The crash happened at about 8 p.m. on Hooper near Plank Road, the sheriff’s office said in a news...

BATON ROUGE — An LSU Board of Supervisors member has resigned, leaving the appointment of a new boardmember up to Gov. Jeff Landry. Landry said Tuesday that he received Glenn Armentor's letter of resignation from the board. "I respect his desire to devote his full attention to his law...

BATON ROUGE - A house on Main Street and Gottlieb Street was raided Tuesday as police officials searched for a man wanted in connection with a shooting. The Baton Rouge Police Department was on scene alongside the U.S. Marshals as they searched for Percy Heard, who is wanted in a February shooting on Sycamore Street.

GRAY — Deputies in Terrebonne Parish are searching for four people, including a Baton Rouge man, wanted in connection with an attempted murder. Dwayne Gaint Jr., 24, from Baton Rouge, is wanted on attempted first-degree murder charges following a Feb. 8 shooting in Gray, Louisiana. Two others, New Iberia...

BATON ROUGE — An off-duty East Baton Rouge Parish deputy struck and killed a pedestrian while driving along Hooper Road near Plank Road, deputies said Wednesday. According to deputies, the off-duty deputy was driving westbound on Hooper Road in an unmarked unit around 8 p.m. on Tuesday when a man stepped into the...

LIVINGSTON — A 41-year-old Walker man who was charged as a habitual offender has been sentenced to serve 75 years in prison. 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux reports that a Livingston Parish Jury needed less than one hour to convict Albert Watson, Jr., 41, of Walker, on possession with intent to...

Traffic congestion causes 2 separate crashes on I-10 in Louisiana on 2 straight days, killing 2 drivers Two people are dead after both rear-ended semi

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of carjacking an 80-year-old woman while she warmed up her vehicle. Investigators said the incident occurred Feb. 14 in the 1400 block of N. 27th Street. According to police, the suspect approached the woman...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday who is accused of shooting and killing a man at a Church's Chicken on Plank Road in October. Detectives say an arrest warrant for Marquis Gross, 23, was signed on Feb. 27; on March 3, officials arrested him for allegedly killing 41-year-old...