Baton Rouge LA

BAYOU PIGEON — The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank distributed USDA Donated Food Commodities to families in need in Bayou Sorrel and Bayou Pigeon on Friday. The distribution was held in partnership with the Iberville Parish Council and the Office of Social Services. The food received was part of...

PORT ALLEN — Residents in West Baton Rouge voiced concerns at a Parish Council meeting on Thursday after rumors spread of a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility being built in the community. According to The Advocate, federal officials have been scoping out locations across the nation as...

Deputies with the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office are investigating a shooting that occurred on the night of Friday, March 13.

A Baton Rouge mother is speaking out after she says her young son was assaulted by a stranger while waiting for his school bus along Highland Road.

A Denham Springs man was convicted of assaulting a postal worker after a three-day trial, the Middle District of Louisiana reported Friday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A close call Friday afternoon at LSU where a person driving a truck swerved off the road for unknown reasons into the landscaping of the LSU Foundation building. The truck was inches away from hitting the building. LSU Foundation is located on Nicholson Drive, and...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a Saturday morning structure fire on South Choctaw Drive. According to the department, the fire began around 8:40 a.m. when a vehicle inside an auto repair shop caught on fire, causing about $130,000 in damage. The department said fire...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services responded to a shooting at an apartment complex along Joor Road Saturday evening. According to officials, crews responded to a shooting at The Reserve at Joor apartments. Emergency officials confirmed one person was taken to a hospital. Information...

A morning breeze cooled a small crowd of mourning mothers and grandmothers on Saturday, holding signs with messages like "Save Our Children" to the passing traffic on Scenic Highway. Around a dozen women, many of them ministers or family members of gun violence victims, stood in the parking lot of...

Louisiana’s population is estimated at around 4.6 million people, but the state has been experiencing a steady population decline in recent years. Many residents have moved to other states for job opportunities, lower living costs, or improved quality of life. However, even as the state’s population decreases...