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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hot with a few storms today before higher rain chances return to end the workweek, bringing a threat of heavy rainfall. After another warm, humid morning, it will be even hotter this afternoon than yesterday, with highs climbing into the mid to upper 90s. Heat index values could peak in the ra

BATON ROUGE - A new type of blight affecting a house off South Harrells Ferry Road in Baton Rouge. Neighbors say the home has been abandoned for years, and now it's emitting a smell and attracting rodents. From the street, the brick house on Aubinwood Drive appears normal. But neighbors...

BATON ROUGE — Three schools in the capital area faced three separate threat scenarios this week, and while none turned out to be real, each response came at a high cost. The first threat came Monday at Tara High School, where a prank call triggered a major law enforcement response. Helicopters flew overhead, and office

Perhaps no sandwich is more authentic to New Orleans than the po’boy. It was created in the city in 1929: Michael Mizell-Nelson, PhD, a local historian, spent 12 years researching the sandwich and documented its origins as a “poor boy,” so named by Benny and Clovis Martin of Martin Brothers French Market Restaurant and

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A student faces charges after the LSU Police Department responded to a potential threat to campus Tuesday evening. Devriana Thomas, 18, of LaPlace, was charged with terrorizing; menacing. Officers were notified of a shooting threat that came from Instagram around 8 p.m. According...

Louisiana residents planning to take to the roads or waterways during the upcoming Labor Day weekend are being reminded to drive and boat sober as law enforcement agencies prepare to increase impaired-driving patrols across the state. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hosted the Louisiana Highway Safet

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police are searching for a missing department-issued handgun after an officer reportedly lost track of his service weapon this month. An Internal Affairs investigation has been opened into how the gun went missing, BRPD confirmed. The officer told investigators he placed his depart

WOODVILLE, Miss. — Two people died in a crash in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, last week, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. According to MHP, the crash happened on Aug. 19 along Highway 61. A Baton Rouge man was driving north in a truck when he collided with another car that...

CENTRAL - Residents in Central will soon have a few new guidelines to follow after the city council voted Tuesday to adopt East Baton Rouge Parish criminal law ordinances. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said most things will not change because many ordinances are already enforced through state law, but there will

BATON ROUGE — A woman was found dead in her home with possible stab wounds, Baton Rouge Police said Wednesday. Police said 54-year-old Faun Reese was found dead in her home along Cypress Road on Tuesday afternoon. Police also found another injured person in Reese's home, who was taken to a hospital in serious condition