Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 9:17 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Gonzales woman is facing multiple child exploitation charges after she allegedly conspired with others to create and distribute child pornography.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
Five Denham Springs police officers took to the skies Thursday morning, Sept. 7, to help the U.S. Army’s parachute team, the Golden Knights, with a skydive jump.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 10:27 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Tigers will be honoring the legacies of the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant on the basketball court this upcoming season by wearing their NIKE shoes.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 1:04 PM CDT
|By Spencer Chrisman and Raley Pellittieri
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead at an intersection in Livingston Parish.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 12:46 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A man accused of barricading himself inside his parents’ apartment after allegedly participating in a home invasion overnight was gone when law enforcement went inside Thursday morning, Aug. 31.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2023 at 8:29 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Baton Rouge area non-profit is calling on residents from around the state to clean out their freezers and donate food they no longer need to those who need it most.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who investigators say sexually assaulted a young child after getting into his neighbor’s home while the family was sleeping in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 21.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2023 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A 20-year-old man from Prairieville, La. has been identified as the person who illegally entered an alligator enclosure at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla. as part of a social media stunt, officials said.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 12:30 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A man is behind bars after he allegedly shot a coworker who was walking away from a fight at the fast food restaurant where they both worked.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 12:36 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A Baton Rouge man is behind bars for kidnapping after being found with an 11-year-old girl who was reported missing after not making it home from school, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested a man who allegedly killed one family member and critically injured another.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:56 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested two more teenagers for a double shooting that left a high school student dead and his brother injured.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 2:37 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
The Baton Rouge Police Department is still searching for answers as to who shot and killed 19-year-old Frederick Harris and why over a year after it happened.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A woman is facing murder charges for allegedly being involved in a deadly overdose in 2021.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
A hit-and-run crash investigation turned into a human trafficking case after Baton Rouge officials learned the two 16-year-olds involved in the crash had taken the vehicle from a man who was allegedly trafficking them.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
Some chihuahua puppies were rescued by firefighters who were responding to a house fire on Thursday, April 6, according to the Morgan City Fire Department.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Raley Pellittieri
Louisiana State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one person dead and another injured in Ascension Parish.
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.