Dozens of police officers converged on a Target store in Hammond early Friday afternoon (June 5) after someone reportedly drove a vehicle into the store.
A ruling by 19th JDC Judge Richard “Chip” Moore comes as a big win for the City of Walker when it comes to the ongoing lawsuit over the wall along I-12.
Phase two of reopening Louisiana starts Friday, June 5. That includes massage spas, but how do you get a massage during the coronavirus?
An administrator for a Louisiana nursing home explains to WAFB’s Kiran Chawla how he, his staff, and his patients have fought and continue to fight COVID-19.
After 52 days at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Stephanie Melancon, 41, was released May 29 to a hallway lined with staff celebrating her release.
The staff at Baton Rouge General (BRG) said goodbye to more than 100 sailors Friday, May 29 with a true Louisiana sendoff: a second line parade.
Louisiana State Police Trooper George Baker was laid to rest Thursday, May 28 after a private memorial service in Hammond.
A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment within the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court.
They’re the moments just about every high school senior looks forward to, the last few months, but the Class of 2020 was pretty much robbed, and the graduating class of Denham Springs High School may have had it even harder.
In the stories of survival, sometimes there are some minor miracles. In the case of Marieliese Falcon, known as “Ghee Ghee,” consider it a major miracle.
They’re four words the hostesses at Big Mike’s Sports Bar & Grill in Denham Springs have waited two months to be able to say: “Yes sir, we’re open.”
More than 22,000 people in Louisiana have successfully fought off the coronavirus. One of those is Lila Murray, a nurse at the Belle Maison nursing home in Hammond.
Officials with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) say they’re working on a plan to accomplish President Trump's request.
Gracie Melancon came into the world at Woman’s Hospital on April 2. Mother and daughter did great, so they were released and sent home that weekend but things changed drastically just a few days later.
Mother’s Day is widely recognized as the busiest day of the year for restaurants, but those restaurants are still restricted, even with patio dining now an option.
It’s a silent and empty auditorium at MSA West in Plaquemine, but the cheers of parents do fill the room.
As of May 4, all Livingston Parish offices are back open.
The man accused of fatally shooting another person in a mobile home and setting it on fire in Ethel has been arrested in Tennessee, according to the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Many people are asking when nail salons will reopen. The official answer from the Governor’s Office is salon owners will have to wait until May 11 when Governor John Bel Edwards’ plans to update the state on what businesses can reopen and when.
High school senior moments are the memories everyone cherishes years later, but the coronavirus became the headline for the Class of 2020.
Rendell and Esie Brown are husband and wife and successfully overcame the coronavirus, but both describe their experience as the most terrible thing they have ever been through.
An autopsy in East Feliciana Parish will reveal whether a fire was accidental or set intentionally to cover up a murder.
Members of the Baton Rouge Police Department visited the Our Lady of the Lake hospital parking lot Wednesday, April 29 to say hello to Officer Derrick Maglone.
The family of the officer killed in the line of duty Sunday, April 26 has now been identified.
Holly Maynard, 37, is a neuro critical care ICU nurse turned COVID-19 ICU nurse at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.
The 9News Investigators spoke to three families who recently lost their loved ones at the Southeast Louisiana Reserve Veterans home. All are now asking if enough was done at the home to save lives.
Louisiana State Representative Ted James had all but given up fighting when he was hospitalized for COVID-19 but says one particular nurse pulled him through.
The latest court filing paints a picture of Cynthia allegedly helping her husband as the two played out their alleged sexual fantasies.
New court documents outline a traffic stop in which Perkins allegedly secretly recorded a female’s private parts while on duty.
The new normal at many restaurants now is a smaller staff and nearly empty dining rooms.
While some are still waiting to receive their federal stimulus money, several dead people have already received theirs.
Just three days after the 9News Investigators went undercover at a used car dealership called Auto Trends in late February and early March, the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission (LUMVC) temporarily shut it down.
Why should the pandemic get in the way of a good time?! A community finds the responsible way to celebrate the end of an era.
As of Monday, April 13, Tangipahoa Parish is reporting nearly 358 positive coronavirus cases and 11 deaths. One of those fatal cases was Gwendolyn Hornsby, 60.
The owner of the Punjabi Dhaba restaurant in Hammond say they will be giving away free meals from April 9-16 to anyone who stops by the restaurant.
Our goal is to bring you some stories of hope and positivity with those who have won the fight with COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus.
Rep. Edward James, better known as Ted James, is finally emerging from the fight of his life, the fight with the coronavirus. He’s now back home after COVID-19 nearly claimed his life.
Louisiana has eight state prisons with tens of thousands of inmates. Leaders at the Department of Corrections (DOC) say they’re doing what it takes to keep the COVID-19 cases in Louisiana prisons to a minimum.
What caught the eye of the 9News Investigators is why there appears to be a discrepancy between what the state is reporting compared to the parish coroners when it comes to COVID-19 deaths.
It’s a question that’s been asked a lot. Many are wondering why are test results for the new coronavirus taking so long?
Authorities with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office say two inmates at the parish prison have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Denham Springs marshal, Joe Shumate, is very well-known not only in Livingston Parish, but also to much of the law enforcement community, so this one did hit home for many people. Shumate says he’s hoping people will listen that coronavirus is real.
Three more contract workers at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine have tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for Dow confirms to WAFB.
The biggest goal of the masks is to cover your nose and mouth or to even protect you from others, but do these homemade masks meet the guidelines laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks confirms to WAFB’s Kiran Chawla the parish has its first case of COVID-19.
A resident of St. James Place has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the president of the facility.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Wednesday, March 18 the City-Parish of East Baton Rouge would delay collecting local sales tax returns for February and March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus.
A Livingston Parish grand jury has indicted Melanie Curtin, the third person arrested in connection to the Dennis Perkins case.
Thousands of revelers gathered on the streets of New Roads on Feb. 25 for the second oldest Mardi Gras Day celebration outside of New Orleans.