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Officials added that nearly 100 dogs are living in crates.
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During the closure, local traffic only will be allowed.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
The estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot is the 10th largest in U.S. lottery history and the latest in a string of huge lottery prizes
Updated: 3 hours ago
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The Southern University Law Center has announced plans to officially launch an esports innovation lab on campus.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Chris Rosato
On Thursday, Feb. 2 both bills stood the test before the Senate Finance Committee, leaving them with one more hurdle to get through.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 12:47 PM CST
|By WAFB staff
A Convent man has been arrested for his involvement in a drive-by shooting that left two people injured inside a vehicle in Sorrento, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 1:15 PM CST
|By Rian Chatman
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has a arrested a second man on Thursday, Jan. 2, in connection with a deadly shooting in September of 2022.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 11:17 AM CST
|By WAFB staff
Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department have arrested the man who they say is behind a deadly shooting that happened at an apartment complex in December.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:26 AM CST
|By WAFB staff
Officers with the St. Gabriel Police Department are searching for a suspect who they say is connected to a shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 1:31 AM CDT
|By Gray Media
WAFB and Our Lady of the Lake are going red for heart health month and we want you to join us.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Miranda Thomas
People at the stadium square apartments in Baton Rouge have been going without water for almost four days now.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Chris Rosato
On Friday, lawmakers had a pretty good idea of how they planned on voting on the two bills to attract new insurance companies to write policies in the state.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Alece Courville
It’s no secret that students in Louisiana and East Baton Rouge Parish have struggled with literacy for years. Last summer, less than half of students were meeting their grade level average reading skills. A new blueprint aimed at bumping literacy levels in East Baton Rouge Parish schools is changing that.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 1:22 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
NBA YoungBoy says it troubles him to know fans might have been negatively influenced by his music and is planning a Mormon baptism.
Updated: 24 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
Police identified the man as Ervin Labostrie, 31, of St. Gabriel.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:29 AM CST
|By Cali Hubbard
It’s happening Sunday, Feb. 5, and benefits the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 4:09 PM CST
|By Keiristin Wilbert
This is the exclusive 2023 Mardi Gras parade, event, and party schedule for the Greater Baton Rouge area.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Perry Robinson
The Slaughter Community Charter School Board unanimously approved a measure that will arm their school resource officers (SROs) with rifles.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 1:07 PM CST
|By The Associated Press
Health experts say cutting back on sugar and salt can help decrease the risk of disease in kids, including obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:09 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé
A Baton Rouge dentist has seemingly disappeared, leaving patients wondering where he is and wanting their money back.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:55 PM CST
|By Ariel Mallory and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a man was shot and killed last week while visiting his girlfriend.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:02 AM CST
|By The Associated Press
The infections were caused by a bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:53 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating a head-on collision on Thursday, Feb. 2, that claimed the life of one of the drivers.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé
One group is targeting the Tigerland bars trying to make things safer, after a wild night of underage drinking led to the death of an LSU student.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:16 AM CST
|By The Associated Press
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday issued a “Do Not Drive” advisory for the 2001 through 2003 vehicles with Takata inflators.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Funeral arrangements for LSU student Madison Brooks have been set, the family announced on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 7:10 PM CST
|By Daniel Smithson, Courtney Allen and Joylyn Bukovac
Her father described Monday night as “typical” before the shooting.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:23 AM CST
|By Bria Gremillion
It will take place at LSU’s UREC.