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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Deputies are investigating a weekend shooting that left a 24-year-old man injured in Hammond. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, investigators received reports of multiple shots ...

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 ...

Inside a quiet room in Baton Rouge, a group of women gathers once a month to talk, pray and share stories.

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

A lightning strike sparked a fire at an historic building in Ponchatoula Monday evening (March 9). Gov. Jeff Landry is asking state lawmakers to nearly double funding for the LA GATOR program — ...

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