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Baton Rouge police officer miraculously survives a crash on Interstate 12 after an 18-wheeler slammed into his patrol car.

As Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Commission prepared to revisit coastal buffer rules for the state’s menhaden fishery on November 6, tensions between recreational and commercial fishermen are reaching a breaking point. According to a WBRZ report, recreational anglers plan to attend the Baton...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials are responding to a shooting on Monday afternoon, Nov. 3. Officials said the shooting happened on Greenwell Street near Hoover Avenue in Baton Rouge. Details are limited at this time. WAFB reached out to law enforcement for more information. This is a developing...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives are asking for help identifying someone as part of a robbery investigation. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, investigators believe the person in the photos is responsible for robbing someone early Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, in the 200 block of Saint Vincent de Paul...

Dan Lanning has officially turned down LSU. Georgia AD Josh Brooks reportedly isn’t interested either. So… what now?

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two people were injured after a crash on Greenwell Springs Road on Sunday, Nov. 2, in the evening. According to the Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services, two people were transported to a hospital. The condition of the patients is unknown at this time. There are...

DONALDSONVILLE — A week after the Mulberry Grove Farm sharecropper era cabins were torn down, preserving the buildings was a concern for Ascension Parish residents. River Road African American Executive Director and Co-founder Darryl Hambrick said he has been in the historical preservation business for more than 30...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - St. Luke’s Episcopal Church broke ground on their new church building nearly two years after the previous one was destroyed in a fire. The congregation made their way to the foundation of the new building after an All Saints Day mass this morning. The...

BATON ROUGE - A 19-year-old from Baton Rouge turned himself in after hitting a three-year-old girl with his car, arrest documents said. An affidavit says Jose Soza was in an argument outside of an apartment near the corner of GSRI and Coy avenues around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he got into his vehicle and hit the gas.

BATON ROUGE - As Baton Rouge residents face uncertainty around SNAP benefits, local volunteers and organizations are stepping up to fill those gaps. The community fridge at The Red Shoes on Government Street is stocked and staying full thanks to a grassroots effort from neighbors, volunteers, and local influencers -...