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Updated: 16 minutes ago
|By Steve Caparotta
Unusually warm weather continues today as highs again climb into the low to mid-80s.
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Updated: 18 minutes ago
|By Bria Gremillion
Director of Bands at Southern University and A&M College, Kedric Taylor, confirmed three members of the band passed away in the crash.
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Updated: 28 minutes ago
|By Lester Duhé
A convicted killer who is supposed to be serving a life sentence for murder, is currently a free man after it was discovered he was never formally sentenced for his crime in Ascension Parish
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Updated: 30 minutes ago
|By Lester Duhé
A former deputy with the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office will spend the rest of his life in prison for child porn and bestiality, according to officials.
Updated: 31 minutes ago
|By Alece Courville
Despite multiple safety features already in place, Hosanna Christian Academy is taking an extra step to keep faculty, staff, parents, and students safe while on campus.
Updated: 37 minutes ago
|By WAFB staff
A Baton Rouge convenience store clerk is accused of stabbing a customer after a fight over a cigarette purchase.
Updated: 1 hour ago
|By Caresse Jackman
As online shopping picks up during the holidays experts urge consumers to protect themselves against porch pirates. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman gets advice you can use to protect your purchases.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Kamren Phillips
A family of four is safe after a good Samaritan saved them from drowning.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By WAFB STAFF
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man accused of home improvement fraud throughout 2021 and 2022.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Marsha Lewis and Roque Correa
The Cleveland Clinic reports that gift-giving can lower your blood pressure.
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Updated: 4 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
Law enforcement officials are searching an area of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge after a person was spotted in the water, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Ken Daley
NOPD's chief leaving Dec. 22 to spend more time with family
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By WAFB staff
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is reportedly looking for a missing Gonzales child who is believed to have run away.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
According to police, the individual is accused of attempted burglary of a vehicle on Debra Drive, off of Main Street and Baker Blvd.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Jesse Brooks
Chief Jimmy Travis said that Jywan Kedarius Jones is still at large for a murder that occurred in the rural unincorporated community of Fluker located north of Amite on U.S. 51.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Jesse Brooks
Chief Jimmy Travis said that Sue Ann Williams was last seen around 9 a.m. leaving Sumner High School, located on LA 440 in rural Tangipahoa Parish.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Cali Hubbard
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and now’s the time to explore holiday events with family and friends.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Bria Gremillion
Attorneys will be on-site, free of charge, to complete expungement documents.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
They might not be the flashiest gifts, but chances are they will be used and appreciated.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Breanne Bizette
One family is giving a little bit of Christmas back to their community in honor of the son they lost.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Milvionne Chery and Roque Correa
New research shows how some foods may just be the ultimate mood booster.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Bria Gremillion
Authorities report Hose allegedly robbed the bank and fled the area with an undisclosed amount of money.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Bria Gremillion
Attendees can look forward to lots of throws and candy, a special guest appearance by Santa Claus, and much more.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
According to EBRSO, in one of the undercover purchases, Scott had two small children with her.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Perry Robinson
A Dec. 10 runoff will decide two highly contest races in the city of Zachary.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Alece Courville
Around the holidays the need for necessities at local shelters is high. Through a partnership with the Baton Rouge Police Union, Latter & Blum is helping women get back on their feet.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Chris Rosato
Small business owners could see some money start to head their way thanks to federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
Police are asking for the public’s help in catching the person who broke into a vehicle and stole a gun on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 4:32 PM CST
|By FOX 8 Staff
Amid building pressure, New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson will retire from his position effective Dec. 31, according to a statement from Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 3:01 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Investigators are reportedly looking into what caused a house fire that led to the death of an elderly man in Donaldsonville.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 3:01 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
A deadly fire claimed the life of an elderly man on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 4, according to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 1:01 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The announcement was made on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 12:59 PM CST
|By Micah Bray and Greg Dailey
An Olive Garden representative stated the "message is not aligned with our company’s values."
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 12:32 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
After harming his relatives in August of 2021, Aaron Morgan allegedly stole a gun from their house, drove to a supermarket, and shot at three other people.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 12:15 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
Meshell Hale faces a first-degree murder charge and is suspected of poisoning her boyfriend, Damian Skipper, who died in 2015.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:56 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The FDA allowed doctors to use telehealth services to prescribe the medication.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:21 AM CST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D'Sean Perry were shot and killed when the suspect opened fire on a bus - after returning home from a school field trip.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 9:53 AM CST
|By Bria Gremillion
The victim is receiving ongoing treatment and is expected to survive, officials added.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 8:46 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The goal is to raise awareness about the often tough issue of when older drivers should stop getting in the driver’s seat.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 8:18 AM CST
|By Bria Gremillion
The Southern University Human Jukebox is setting another trend, this time in the world of fashion.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:50 AM CST
|By Bria Gremillion
It will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:47 AM CST
|By Cyndy McGrath, Kirk Manson and Roque Correa
When the muscles flex, they produce a voltage, like a battery.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:30 AM CST
|By Cali Hubbard
Traditions we all know and love are coming back to the City of Gonzales.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Perry Robinson
Cameron Carter-Vickers went from spending summers in Baton Rouge to playing on the biggest stage.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 10:50 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé
If you thought the fight for the City of St. George was done, think again.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé
A four-year-old boy accidentally drowned Monday night, December 5, in the Angola community of West Feliciana Parish.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:13 PM CST
|By Sabrina Wilson
Antonio Tyson is accused of murdering retired priest Otis Young and former church worker Ruth Prats
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:13 PM CST
|By JESSICA GRESKO
Lorie Smith says her Christian faith prevents her from creating websites celebrating same-sex marriages. But that could get her in trouble with state law.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Julie Marks and Roque Correa
Your diet could help protect you against osteoporosis, a disease that makes bones weak and vulnerable to breaking.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Rian Chatman
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum will celebrate the holidays by hosting its annual holiday event on Dec. 17, sponsored by Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company.