Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. filed a motion to toss out his grand jury indictment Tuesday, citing procedural missteps by the Attorney General’s Office. Dunn is facing nine felony counts, accused of theft, public bribery, money laundering, public contract fraud, illegal splitting of profits, and..

BATON ROUGE — The Advocate has reported that state investigators have subpoenaed emails involving Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst and two former employees who oversaw a city-parish health initiative as part of a wider probe into alleged corruption in East Baton Rouge Parish's government. The subpoena of Hurst, as well...

Hunter Bertrand, 27, was last seen in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Aug. 18. According to his family, he was walking west on Mayflower Street, possibly towards St. Charles Street near the downtown riverfront area around 7:30 p.m.

A new Little Caesars restaurant at 320 Lee Drive in Baton Rouge is scheduled to host its grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 29, offering the first 100 guests free pizza for a year with the purchase of Crazy Bread.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Attorney Sandra Page was jailed Monday and spent the night in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail on contempt charges. Court documents show an apparent beef between Page and Judge Colette Greggs. In court Tuesday, Judge Greggs ordered Page to undergo a mental health evaluation and wil

BATON ROUGE — Police have increased their presence on Third Street following a series of late-night fights that drew attention from business owners and spread across social media. WBRZ first reported on the fights on Third Street, with video of at least one altercation going viral online. That attention...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three weeks after his indictment, former Baton Rouge Metro Council member and current East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Lamont Cole is speaking publicly about his criminal charges for the first time. Cole said this will be his only interview about the case. Cole sat...

DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs couple is grateful after their car was found just days after it was stolen from their apartment complex. The car was located a short distance away from where they lived, just down the road. Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies arrested a juvenile after two stolen cars were recovered ea

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge-based escape room is looking for guests who made a booking recently with stolen credit card information. A group of four men booked the "Death Row" game at 13th Gate Escape, located on Saint Phillip Street, on Aug. 11, according to the business's Facebook post. After they completed the game,

BATON ROUGE - Congregation members gathered in the gym at St. Luke's Episcopal on Sunday morning to worship. Saturday morning, a fire destroyed St....