A man is accused of stealing $40,000 worth of commercial wiring from a business in Assumption Parish, deputies said.

A teacher was arrested at Westdale Middle School in Baton Rouge Tuesday, Sept. 16, after she was caught with cocaine during a ...

The coroner responded to the scene of a child hit by a vehicle in Baton Rouge on Monday night, officials said.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - For Paul Rice the pain of Sept. 16, 2022, never goes away. “The pain is no less than it was finding ...

Two people were found dead in a mobile home in Brusly Tuesday morning, investigators said. The bodies of a male and a female ...

Multiple illegal massage establishments operating in St. George were shut down following a joint federal and local investigation, according to officials.

Upgraded cameras, new weapon detectors, and additional SROs are just some, like the weapon detectors are now in place at all ...

Local leaders and students met at the Hazing Prevention Summit today to discuss how to combat hazing in colleges in Louisiana ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - When it comes to football legends, few are bigger than Emmitt Smith. Smith reigns as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher with 18,355 yards and was a major piece of the Dallas ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Longtime District Attorney Scott Perrilloux has announced that he will not seek re-election next year. Perrilloux is serving his 5th term as District Attorney for the ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a fifth Vibrio-related death in 2025, urging residents to avoid raw seafood and protect wounds from coastal waters.