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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An LSU student serving in the National Guard received a new car through a program that provides vehicles to service members. Specialist Dion Wise, a digital advertising major from Georgia, struggled to balance school expenses and family financial obligations while attending Louisiana State...

BATON ROUGE - The 66-year-old LSU freshman who joined the Golden Band from Tigerland was featured in Thursday's episode of the Kelly Clarkson show. Retiree turned student Kent Broussard joined Clarkson on her Life Well Lit segment on Thursday. "He is proof that not all dreams fade away," Clarkson said.

A chilling story of abduction takes a turn as a young girl is found safe, sparking conversations about online safety and the dark side of social media.

BATON ROUGE - A man was sentenced to two life sentences Thursday afternoon, convicted of killing two people, including his ex-girlfriend, in 2021. Brian Lavergne, 37, was found guilty of the murders of 28-year-old LaQuincia Jackson and 33-year-old Fredrick Hollins at an apartment complex in Tigerland. Hollins'...

Casen Carver, one of the suspects in the Madison Brooks rape case, has a new court date set for January 7, 2026, after a judge was recused and several motions were withdrawn.

BATON ROUGE — One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting along North 46th Street near Gus Young Avenue on Thursday night. Baton Rouge Police said the shooting happened around 9:07 p.m. and involved someone shooting into a home. The person who was shot was brought to...

Shotgun blasts killed a Baton Rouge couple as they slept inside their Tigerland apartment nearly five years ago. On Thursday afternoon, inside a Baton Rouge courtroom packed with family members wearing T-shirts adorned with pictures of the two victims, a judge sentenced the man convicted in their deaths to two life...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The United Cajun Navy is coordinating relief efforts in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa, with volunteers working from their warehouse near the Baton Rouge airport to send supplies to the devastated Caribbean island. Incident Commander Josh Gill has been coordinating much of the relief...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Seven members of LSU’s Chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity have been issued summons as the university continues to investigate allegations of hazing. Police records obtained by WAFB show that LSU police were contacted in October about hazing at an off-campus location earlier...

BATON ROUGE — If these walls could talk, they’d probably have a story for every chicken finger Todd Graves has sold. A full-scale recreation of Todd Graves’ college apartment offers a rare glimpse into the humble beginnings of Raising Cane’s, the Louisiana-born chicken-finger chain that has grown into a national...