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BATON ROUGE — Capital area teenagers stepped inside the judicial system on Saturday at a Teen Court event at the East Baton Rouge Juvenile Courthouse. The voluntary program saw teenagers sentence other teens facing first-time misdemeanor offenses. Teenagers ranging in age from 12 to 17 took on various courtroom roles,

After completing my undergraduate studies at USL, I applied to and was accepted into the Master of Science program in Wildlife Management at LSU's School of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries (now the School of Renewable Natural Resources). My lifelong goal was to become a wildlife biologist, and I knew LSU offered one o

BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested after allegedly shooting a woman during a fight on La Margie Avenue. According to arrest records, on June 29, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting on La Margie Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a 20-year-old woman suffering...

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A Baton Rouge judge has postponed the trial of Desmond Carter, who faces rape charges in the Madison Brooks case, until September 17.

BATON ROUGE — Around 6,500 new LSU students are moving onto campus this weekend, with more than 20 dorms and apartments open and ready to welcome them. This year, the move-in process looks a little different when it comes to traffic flow. "This year we're bringing cars off Gourrier...

ADDIS — A car wash fundraiser in Addis is raising money for people affected by ALS. Two dollars from every paid wash at participating Pitstop locations is going to Team Gleason, an organization that helps families living with ALS. ALS attacks the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement....

BAKER, La. (WAFB) - Police said they are investigating a deadly shooting that happened around 11:45 p.m. on Friday, August 14, in Baker. According to the Baker Police Department, officers responded to the area of East Myrtle Avenue about the reported shooting and found an 18-year-old woman with an apparent gunshot woun

BATON ROUGE — The two right lanes of I-10 Westbound on the Mississippi River Bridge are back open after a vehicle fire on Friday, according to DOTD. The fire reportedly started around 5:05 p.m. No further information was available.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Ten years after the Great Flood of 2016, the water is gone, but for many Baton Rouge area survivors, the memories never left. Thursday, Aug. 11: Concern grew as forecasts highlighted the potential for excessive rainfall across South Louisiana. Friday, Aug. 12: Thunderstorms...