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Jerome and Bridgette Johnson have been inspecting cars for more than 35 years at JJ’s Inspection on the corner of Plank Road and Glen Oaks Avenue. But their long-running family business has been slowing to a stop after Gov. Jeff Landry signed off on a bill to eliminate state vehicle safety inspections, saying the tag i

For North Baton Rouge residents, fresh food is far less accessible than fast food. About 14% of East Baton Rouge Parish residents faced food insecurity in 2021, according to a study from HealthyBR, which the federal government deems as living more than a mile from a large grocery store. For...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A fight in the electronics department of the Walmart Supercenter on Cortana Place in Baton Rouge led to a massive law enforcement response Friday evening. The fight broke out just before 10 p.m. A witness told WAFB that two female customers were fighting inside the...

PRAIRIEVILLE — Authorities are currently on the scene of a head-on collision on La. 73 that has sent at least one person to the hospital. The crash happened around 4:20 p.m. at the I-10 East on-ramp. There are currently three ambulance units on the scene, with one transporting a patient to the hospital in stable condit

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - A lawsuit has been filed against the family of a 13-year-old boy accused of vandalizing a Central woman’s home with obscenities and racial slurs. The boy was charged with criminal damage to property by defacing it with graffiti, criminal trespass, and hate crimes. Timeline of...

BAKER, La. — A Baton Rouge activist says someone is repeatedly stealing her anti-violence signs in Baker, while signs in other areas remain untouched. Cathy Toliver has placed signs across Baton Rouge and Baker with permission from business owners. Each sign costs around $40 and carries a message against gangs and bull

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice announced that they have arrested a former educator at the Bridge City Center for Youth following an investigation into an incident involving a juvenile at the facility. Officials said 62-year-old Levelle Walker, of East Baton Rouge Parish, was arrested..

An apartment fire in St. George, Louisiana, which displaced eight residents, was caused by a 2-year-old child who gained access to a novelty lighter designed to look like a toy gun, prompting officials to crack down on stores selling the illegal devices.

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a vehicle early Thursday morning.

BATON ROUGE — A 20-year-old is behind bars after being accused of setting a trailer on fire on Victoria Drive on Tuesday morning. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, investigators arrived around 8:44 a.m. to find smoke and fire coming from the bedroom window of the trailer on Victoria Drive. They later determ