With the potential of heavy rainfall due to the disturbed weather in the southern Gulf of Mexico that could move toward the Louisiana coast, some parishes have sand and sandbags available for those worried about flooding.
WAFB is partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital (OLOLCH) to Drive the Future for Louisiana’s kids. Online ticket sales close at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23.
The Louisiana Department of Health says medical professionals from across Louisiana will address concerns about the COVID vaccine in children in a virtual conference Thursday, June 17.
Flags, small pennants, memorabilia and other items representing specific HBCUs from across the country will be part of the hundreds of pounds of cargo inside the uncrewed spacecraft for Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2).
We’re halfway through 2021 and it’s already been a record-breaking year for homicides in Baton Rouge. Now, some business owners are stepping up and looking for solutions.
A funeral procession was held for Baton Rouge Police Corporal Casey Hart on Wednesday, June 16. His body was escorted by the BRPD Motor Division from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
The floodwaters never left Ron Babin’s front yard in Ascension Parish. His yard looks more like the swamp across the street than it does the retirement oasis he originally envisioned.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced Wednesday, June 16, the online retail giant Amazon will be opening a new fulfillment center at the former site of the Cortana Mall in Baton Rouge.
A lot of weather attention is on Invest 92-L and rightfully so. Invest 92-L is expected to become a tropical depression by as early as tomorrow as it finally begins its northerly push towards the Central Gulf Coast Region.
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is looking into the possibility of taking funding away from local libraries to more money towards fixing drainage issues.
Sexual misconduct claims against Keith Cunningham could go to trial, a Louisiana attorney hopes. A court filing details employee allegations that Cunningham made sexual advances toward a woman under his leadership.
With the animal shelter over capacity, Companion Animal Alliance is waiving adoption fees for all animals at the shelter from Wednesday, June 16th to Sunday, June 20th.
By AAMER MADHANI, JONATHAN LEMIRE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Biden and Putin plunged into the face-to-face talks Wednesday at a lush lakeside Swiss mansion, a highly anticipated summit at a time when both leaders say relations between their countries are at an all-time low.
The Iberville Parish Council has voted unanimously on a temporary moratorium for the unincorporated portion of the parish east of the Mississippi River.
Even as unemployment claims continue to drop and more people look for jobs, businesses are still struggling to get people on the payroll. According to BRAC, there are more than 33,000 job openings in the Capital Region.
District Attorney Hillar Moore said his office will “look at any and all information that’s out there” related to the 2013 death of Dontrunner “Trun” Robinson during a raid by Baton Rouge Police Department narcotics detectives.
