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Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Baker Police Department is investigating after shots were reportedly fired near an apartment complex in Baker on Thursday, March 23.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 1:14 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A recently convicted rapist will reportedly be required to undergo chemical castration when his multi-decade sentence behind bars concludes.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:17 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
LSU Police arrested two men on Wednesday, March 8, after they allegedly exposed themselves in separate on-campus cases.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 11:33 AM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
An investigation into prostitution happening at a massage parlor in Zachary has led to a woman’s arrest and the seizure of nearly $20,000.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 3:40 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend on Tuesday, March 7.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 4:51 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Southeastern Louisiana University is still working to restore all of its networks after having to take them offline over a week ago when faced with a cyber security threat.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 11:31 AM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Officials have caught the inmate who escaped deputy custody while working with a crew at Southeastern Louisiana University on Friday morning, March 3.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 4:11 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The teenage owner of a horse that was found dead on Southern University’s campus last month is facing charges after he allegedly left the animal on the ground while it was injured.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A year and a half after filming in Ascension Parish, Netflix’s “We Have a Ghost” is finally being released.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 12:13 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The young actress who starred alongside Jamie Foxx in the 2014 remake of “Annie” and in the 2012 film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” was in Baton Rouge earlier this week to celebrate Black History Month with students.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 3:25 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 37-year-old man who they say pretended to be a teenager on Snapchat to trade sexually explicit photos and videos with minors.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé and Raley Pellittieri
New images and videos obtained by WAFB from Saturday, February 5 in Albany, give a glimpse of a tense domestic incident where a man allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend, set their camper on fire, and shot and killed their four dogs.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 8:04 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé and Raley Pellittieri
A man is behind bars in Livingston Parish after he allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend, killed her dogs with a shotgun, and burned down their camper.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:42 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Officials said two people were injured Monday afternoon, Feb. 6, in a crash that left a vehicle on its side.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 12:26 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was hit and killed on a highway overnight.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 3:58 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Baton Rouge area rapper has been arrested for the shooting death of a man in October 2022, according to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Department.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 3:18 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A popular used book and electronics store has opened its first location in the Capital area.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 4:20 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who deputies said was involved in a robbery shooting during a drug deal.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 3:28 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A convicted sex offender from the 1990s is back behind bars after being accused of molesting a child a few months ago
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 12:05 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
This year’s Christmas Crusade for Children of WBR was reportedly a record-breaking success. Organizers say they were able to serve more children after the community and area businesses donated more to the program than ever before.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Zachary man is behind bars on child porn charges after investigators were tipped off about his alleged activity by Snapchat, officials say.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking the public to help them identify a person in a photo who investigators say robbed a Dollar General.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 3:01 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Investigators are reportedly looking into what caused a house fire that led to the death of an elderly man in Donaldsonville.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 11:07 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri and WAFB Staff
A U-Haul moving van reportedly ran into a grocery store on Saturday morning, Dec. 3.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 8:45 AM CST
|By Bria Gremillion and Raley Pellittieri
West Virginia State Police said a man suspected of murder in Louisiana was killed during an exchange of gunfire with a trooper, but officials now say he “appears to have committed suicide.”
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A woman is behind bars for drug charges after being wanted by the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office for nearly eight months.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:59 AM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A motion hearing for Lanaya Cardwell has been delayed again—this time until Feb. 1, court records show.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 4:21 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Hammond couple is behind bars for allegedly distributing drugs after officials reportedly found a large amount of narcotics, cash, and a firearm during a drug bust of their home on Nov. 17.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:08 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Two men are dead after their cars collided in Livingston Parish early Friday morning, Nov. 18.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 12:41 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man who allegedly robbed a Baton Rouge bank in late October.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:54 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
A member of a large drug trafficking organization operating out of the Baton Rouge area has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 5:07 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
LSU police are trying to identify a person who allegedly stole a work truck from campus, according to the Capital Region Crime Stoppers.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:23 AM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
Troopers with Louisiana State Police are reportedly investigating a deadly crash that claimed the life of a Holden man early Tuesday morning, Nov. 8.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 3:12 PM CST
|By Raley Pellittieri
One person is hurt after reportedly being shot in Livingston Parish Monday afternoon, Nov. 7.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 12:56 PM CDT
|By Bria Gremillion and Raley Pellittieri
According to police, investigators believe the person is responsible for burglarizing Sunset Smoke Shop on Walker South Road on Oct. 23, 2022.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 11:51 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help finding a man who allegedly committed contractor fraud.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 8:18 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Denham Springs restaurant is temporarily closing its doors after catching fire overnight Friday, Oct. 29.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
One person is injured after a car crashed into a building on Saturday, Oct. 29, officials confirmed.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Denham Springs woman died in a pedestrian-involved crash on I-10, west of Breaux Bridge, according to Louisiana State Police.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Baton Rouge Police Department is reportedly trying to identify a man accused of armed robbery and burglary.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
Emergency officials are investigating a pedestrian-involved crash that left a man dead on Wednesday morning, Oct. 19.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By Kevin Foster and Raley Pellittieri
Multiple robbers made off with a “significant” amount of money during an early morning heist of a video poker parlor in Assumption Parish, investigators said.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
After a decade, Caliente Mexican Craving is permanently closing the doors to its West Lee Drive location on Sunday, Oct. 23.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 11:31 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
Family members and investigators are urging anyone with information about who killed 22-year-old Jacob Nations last year to come forward.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Zachary Police Department arrested a man Thursday, Oct. 6, after he allegedly gave drugs to someone who overdosed and died.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested an alleged drug dealer who was reportedly selling drugs from his home on Horseshoe Road.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office has reportedly captured and arrested an alleged burglar, thanks to a tip from the Spillway Posse.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
Over a year later, authorities are still searching for answers as to who killed 29-year-old Tre’Donovan Paynes.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A man formerly employed as a pediatric cardiologist has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 12:30 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A registered sex offender is back behind bars for allegedly raping a child in Baton Rouge.
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