Baton Rouge LA

ST. GEORGE - Pecue Lane's new Diverging Diamond Interchange is now open to drivers. Motorists will now switch to the opposite side of the road, which will eliminate left-turning drivers from having to cross traffic. The Department of Transportation and Development says this will reduce crashes. "It's safer; it...

BATON ROUGE - A 16-year-old died and a 17-year-old was injured in a shooting near Prescott Road, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. The shooting, which happened on Saturday around 1:10 p.m. at West Brookstown Drive and Heidel Avenue, resulted in Javen Grisby being killed. Officers said they found Grisby on the...

Fourteen incarcerated women in Louisiana earned college degrees from a bible college, proving education can change lives even behind bars.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has made a major move to upgrade the state's infrastructure, revealing an apparent low bid of $113.8 million across 24 projects in December. Bridge repair and replacement is a significant focus, with a bid of over $2.9 million set for the Bayou Queue de...

A Baton Rouge man was arrested in connection to a stalking investigation involving a Morgan City resident, with additional charges of burglary and video voyeurism added after a search warrant was executed.

For Gen Z, social media isn’t a separate reality; it’s often the heartbeat of their social existence. Shady posts, a “block” or an unread DM typically aren’t tech glitches, it could be received as a profound social dismissal. Over in Louisiana, after an 18-year-old woman allegedly blocked the 19-year-old she had been...

A funeral home in South Louisiana has a message for parents and it comes in the form of a discount when burying kids.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Magnet High School Principal Nanette McCann has been named the Magnet Schools of America Region V Principal of the Year, an honor recognizing exceptional leadership in magnet education. Region V includes Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas....

Former LSU and Ole Miss quarterback Walker Howard is back in the transfer portal as he enters his final year of eligibility. Howard, a 2022 recruit who initially signed with LSU before transferring to Ole Miss and then Louisiana, entered the portal on Tuesday, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer. He...

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Deputies arrested a man for murder in connection with a fatal Christmas Day shooting. According to an East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, Dorien Johnson allegedly shot and killed a man at an apartment complex along Morgan Road on Dec. 25, 2025. Documents say Johnson...