BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Thousands of people were without power as severe weather moved through the greater Baton Rouge area on Monday morning, March 31. As of 11:20 a.m., Entergy Louisiana ...

The body of a man was found in the Mississippi River near the city dock near the Belle of Baton Rouge downtown on Tuesday morning, officials said. At 9 a.m., personnel from the Coroner's Office ...

Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge no longer lockdown after a reported shooting in a nearby parking lot. Baton Rouge Police Department says the shooting happened on Hennessy Boulevard ...

Excitement is in the air as the Flower Fest returns to Pointe-Marie in Baton Rouge, including floral exhibits and installations all to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

WAFB has found that two storm prevention projects scheduled for Baton Rouge are now on pause after FEMA ended a grant program ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court has suspended prominent Baton Rouge civil rights attorney Ron Haley Jr. for "threat of harm," according to an order from the state's court of authority that was signed ...

Saturday's weather forecast is becoming increasingly unnerving, with local meteorologists warning residents in New Orleans and Baton Rouge to stay alert and get prepared for strong tornadoes and ...

The window in which severe thunderstorms could pummel New Orleans and Baton Rouge with hurricane-force winds, rain and tornadoes Saturday is becoming smaller, National Weather Service forecasters ...

John Johnson, 45, had an open felony warrant for assault out of Harris County and an open parole violation warrant for homicide out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana with full extradition. Johnson was ...

By Victor Mather A high school runner is facing a criminal charge after striking and injuring another runner with a baton earlier this month. During a 4x200-meter indoor relay race at the Virginia ...

A Supreme Court decision invalidating the congressional map would leave little time to draw a new one before then. A decision is expected by late June. Cline contributed to this report from Baton ...

What began as a viral video of a student athlete smacking a fellow runner upside the head with a baton on the track field has now developed into a pending criminal case. The alleged attacker in ...