HBCU bands claim national titles on emotional night
Southern University and Miles College both fought their way through adversity to earn HBCU marching band national titles in the 2025 Red Lobster Band of The Year. The post HBCU bands claim national titles on emotional night appeared first on HBCU Gameday .
Woman fights fraudulent student loans tied to local college
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Liberty, Texas woman is fighting to clear her name after discovering fraudulent student loans tied to a Baton Rouge college appeared on her credit report without her knowledge. Shelby Lacefield, who lives three and a half hours away from Baton Rouge, said she discovered...
Convicted killer Ryan Sharpe sentenced in death of former BREC commissioner
A convicted killer was handed down another life sentence after a jury found him guilty in the murder of a former BREC commissioner.
LPSO arrests multiple suspects for allegedly stealing merchandise from multiple Juban Crossing stores
DENHAM SPRINGS — Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies arrested two more women who they say were shoplifting from multiple stores at Juban Crossing this week. The newest arrests come after LPSO detectives were stationed in the parking lot at Juban Crossing, watching for thefts. Two women, Lashawn Barrow and Stacy...
Bond set for SU hazing suspect Winston Sanders
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bond has been set for Winston Sanders, one of the five men indicted in the alleged hazing death of Caleb Wilson. At the bond hearing on Friday, Dec. 12, Commissioner Kina Kimble Winston set Sanders’ bond at $95,000. He was ordered not to have a firearm or contact any codefendant, and he...
Baton Rouge: Man arrested on charges from June shooting at after-hours club on Choctaw
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police Homicide detectives have arrested another person for his involvement in the shooting in June 2025 in the 3500 block of Choctaw Drive. One person, 25-year-old Prenesha Wagner, died and six people in total were shot. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. on June 22nd outside an...
Alleged Baton Rouge cop killer deemed competent to stand trial, judge says
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Discovery is underway for the man accused of killing a Baton Rouge police officer. During a sanity hearing on Dec. 11, Judge Don Johnson said Gad Black was competent to stand trial after a three-panel sanity commission found him sane. The judge formally arraigned him...
Southern’s ‘Human Jukebox’ wins ESPN’s Band of the Year
BATON ROUGE - The Southern University Marching Band was named the ESPN Band of the Year after a competition in Atlanta. Two Division I schools, Southern's Human Jukebox and Florida A&M's Marching 100 were selected; there were also two Division II bands, Miles College's Purple Marching Machine and Fayetteville State...
1 taken to hospital after overnight shooting in Baton Rouge, officials say
Police are investigating a shooting in Baton Rouge that sent one person to the hospital.
Funeral arrangements set for Southern University student killed in Baton Rouge
Funeral arrangements have been set for a Southern University student who was killed during a possible home invasion in Baton Rouge.
