Four candidates are vying for the vacant La. House District 69 seat covering parts of Baton Rouge and St. George, with the ...

The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office says a lack of witness contact led to the dismissal of prior rape ...

A lightning strike sparked a fire at an historic building in Ponchatoula Monday evening (March 9). The Bayou Blue Volunteer ...

Gov. Jeff Landry is asking state lawmakers to nearly double funding for the LA GATOR program — state-funded scholarship accounts that allow eligible families to pay for expenses.

PONCHATOULA, La. (WAFB) - A lightning strike sparked a fire at a historic building in Ponchatoula Monday evening (March 9). According to officials, the lightning strike hit one of the steeples at the ...

Gov. Jeff Landry spoke in front of lawmakers at the start of the 2026 regular legislative session Monday (March 9). An 8-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday shortly after playing basketball with ...

An inmate unexpectedly died over the weekend at the Elayn Hunt Correction Center, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi ...

Another 4-year-old passenger was seriously injured, while the drivers and other occupants were taken to hospitals with ...

Detectives with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal shooting that left an 8-year-old boy ...

Bob Durr and Lee Laurent talk about the upcoming 48th Annual RODS Run.

Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late supreme leader, the Islamic Republic’s next ruler on Monday.

Thompson and several other widows meet regularly at The Retreat at Quarters Lake, a nonprofit all-inclusive support center that helps children, teens and adults cope with grief. The center offers free ...