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BATON ROUGE — The SEC's decision to ban former professional athletes from returning to college athletics has sparked a legal debate that is now playing out in courts across the country. Attorney David Fleshman, with the Breazeale Sachse Law Firm, said the situation comes down to a fundamental question...

BATON ROUGE - Evicted families in the capital area say their story shows just how easy it is to become homeless, and how difficult it is to rebuild a life. This comes as federal data reports the first reduction in homelessness in almost a decade. Last Friday evening, people in...

BATON ROUGE — A crash on I-10 westbound near the I-10/12 merger is causing several miles of congestion. The crash was first reported around 8 a.m. Only one lane is blocked at the scene of the crash, but congestion extends past Siegen Lane.

What's worse? Serving imported shrimp or telling people the imported shrimp your serving is wild-caught? Baton Rouge has restaurants that do both.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council took a step closer Wednesday, Aug. 26, toward transferring temporary control of the River Center to Visit Baton Rouge. The council approved a memorandum of understanding that outlines the goals and plans for the proposed partnership. Under the agreement,...

CENTRAL — A two-car crash along Hooper Road at Shady Bluff Drive left three people hospitalized. According to Central Fire officials, the crash, which happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday, also resulted in a small fire under the hood of one of the vehicles. The crash briefly closed the roadway,...

A line of storms began crossing Southeast Louisiana before dawn with winds gusting near 40 miles per hour and heavy rain.By 6:00am, there were about 6,000 power outages from Baton Rouge to St. Tammany Parish.

Two 19-year-olds boys were killed early Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle fatal crash on La. 27 near Shawnee Lane. Louisiana State Police Trooper Roy Jones said the crash claimed the […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles employees are reacting to a new computer system, according to OMV Commissioner Keith Neal. “We have had no problem rallying the troops to get behind this thing. Everyone is extremely excited. They talk about how easy it is to understand, how easy it is to nav

Iberville Parish Council members shot down a proposal from Entergy that would have paved the way for a solar farm south of Plaquemine. The 7-4 vote with one absentee put the brakes on Cypress Harvest Solar, which was proposed on a 1,600-acre tract just southwest of Plaquemine along La. 75.