Baton Rouge LA

A new option for buying prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contacts is coming to Baton Rouge.

Michael Coleman Jr, 31, was the third suspect to be charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, and home invasion.

If you love the Girl Scout cookies sold every year, you will lbe excited to know that there's a new flavor for you to sample in 2026.

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - The city of St. George has partnered with On Scene Services to handle traffic incidents within city limits, freeing up sheriff’s deputies and state police for other calls. The private company has 10 agents in St. George responding to traffic accidents, stranded motorists, park...

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man at the center of a theft investigation. Deputies say an unidentified man went to several local businesses in Port Allen and used a stolen credit card. If...

DETROIT – While some East Baton Rouge Parish leaders were in Detroit looking for ideas about how Baton Rouge can more swiftly address blighted properties, some back in Baton Rouge were questioning whether he and the Metro Council are using all the tools already at their disposal. Greater Baton...

Several Acadiana businesses have closed while others expand or go up for sale, signaling big changes across the region.

A man accused of a shooting leaving one person hurt during an armed robbery at a Baton Rouge business was arrested Sunday.

ZACHARY, La. — A 32-year-old Louisiana woman has been missing for more than two years, and a national nonprofit is now offering a cash reward for information that could help locate her. Madison ReNae Allen, of Zachary, Louisiana, was last heard from on Nov. 29, 2023, when she spoke...

Travis Turner, 18, was charged with second-degree murder, and illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.