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Longer days ahead mean migrating birds will soon be making their way back from Central and South America to Louisiana for a quick stopover or to stay all summer to breed and nest. “Millions of birds will migrate through the Mississippi Flyway to Louisiana as early as February through March,...

Legendary Chef Emeril Lagasse, whose foundation for his culinary empire was launched at Commander's Palace in New Orleans, will open a new Louisiana restaurant in the state capital. Lagasse and L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge announced the chef will open an American steakhouse, Emeril's Chop House, later this...

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened at a South Flannery Road restaurant on Monday night. A police spokesperson said that, around 6:40 p.m., a woman working at LJK Roun 2 was shot after a dispute over an order. She is likely in critical condition, the spokesperson...

WALKER, La. — Global industrial services firm The Shaw Group is more than doubling the workforce at its Walker, Louisiana manufacturing facility to support rising demand tied to major industrial and infrastructure projects across the state and Gulf Coast region. The expansion is expected to create 209 new direct jobs...

CLM Equipment, a heavy equipment company, will expand with fifth location in West Baton Rouge. The Broussard-based company, which sells, rents and services heavy equipment, purchased a three-acre lot in Port Allen last week for $850,000. CLM Equipment plans to build a 15,000 square foot facility for their sales and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge homeowner says the city demolished his childhood home last November despite assurances from officials that his renovation permit was being processed. Bobby Greene grew up in the house on Duke Street and lived there until he got married. The house began to...

State regulators will send inspectors to the Clean Harbors hazardous waste complex near Baton Rouge after an accidental spill last month of about 3,200 gallons of wastewater potentially laced with low-level heavy metals, officials said. The 186-acre complex off Scenic Highway treats, stores and ships a variety of...

The roshi ramen ($16.50) at Chow Yum always warms me up, physically and metaphorically. With the house broth as its base, the ramen features tare, charred garlic oil, grilled pork belly, a soy egg, mushrooms, enoki and scallions. The broth itself is light, without being too overpowering, but it's still flavorful and...

One late night this past September, while pulling into a parking spot in a poorly lit lot on the far side of the East Campus Apartments footbridge, the front right wheel of my Tacoma hit a deep rut in the asphalt that jerked my steering wheel into the vehicle parked in the adjacent spot.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Capital Area Transit System CEO Theo Richard said he is “deeply disappointed” by recent indictments involving vendors who held contracts with CATS in 2021 and 2022. East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison...