Take a pledge to put down your cellphone to protect yourself and others on the road.

And as Mother’s Day approaches this weekend, we at WAFB are honoring our mother’s the best way we know how.

It's your turn!

It’s the kind of place you never want to need but will be so thankful that it’s here if you ever do.

Baton Rouge Magnet High School senior Aalayah Levy has been offered more than $1 million in scholarships.

We wanted to encourage everyone in our viewing area to take time this week and help make our community a cleaner place to live.

Memorials were being held across the country this week honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We wanted to take a moment and again remind you to be aware of your surroundings and follow these tips when using any ride share services.

This weeks Your Turn segment goes to Clay Peterson who, like a lot of us, is beyond sick and tired of the traffic.

Steve has served our community for more than 30 years and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate his achievement.

Louisiana lawmakers have been spending money that doesn’t belong to them.

Hundreds of people paid their respects over the last two days at services for a man we’ve lovingly called “Captain Willie Matthews” since the 2016 flood.

The family of LSU fraternity pledge Max Gruver wants LSU to be as open as possible about their investigations into hazing.

You’ll need to go to bed an hour early Saturday night if you want to keep getting your beauty sleep.

Our hearts are with our friends and neighbors in Alabama.

Our company recognizes awesome employees and we want to recognize you.

Police say an LSU student was sexually assaulted and nearly kidnapped by a fake ride sharing driver.

It’s good to see so much love in our community.

We’re hitting the road this carnival season with our new Titan 9 stormtracker.

This week, an organization called the Cenikor Foundation honored many Louisiana leaders.

Here in Louisiana, we love spending time outdoors.

Every 19 seconds someone in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer.

We pause this week to remember one of our fallen police officers and the lessons we can learn from his short but productive life.

Students at both Denham Springs High and Port Allen High organized "free dress days," raising thousands of dollars to help offset funeral costs for the Ernest family.

As the Super Bowl approaches, Saints fans are still finding it hard to move past the devastating "no-call" in the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams.

We were inspired by Saints owner Gayle Benson’s statement after this past Sunday’s championship game.

Last week, Warrick Dunn's Home for the Holidays program gifted it’s 168th home to a single mother of two from Plaquemine.

LSU linebacker Devin White will not return for his senior season with the Tigers.

We are saddened by the news announced last week of more than 650 layoffs at Georgia-Pacific.

On our Facebook page, there were numerous comments and words of gratitude for the law enforcement officers here in our great state of Louisiana.

The president signed a bill last week that will award Steve Gleason with the Congressional Gold Medal.

For a lucky few, the New Year brought the ultimate celebration of the birth of a new child.

The best thing about the holidays is the opportunity to express our gratitude for your continued trust in us. Serving this community since 1953, WAFB would like to thank you, our viewers, for tuning in every day.

The Baton Rouge Police Department held a news conference Wednesday to discuss the results of a month-long, multi-agency operation aimed at violent and gun-related crime in the Capital area.

Christmas is only a week away! While some of you may be humming holiday carols and baking goodies, others might be feeling stressed and anxious this time of the year.

Many of you went to Facebook this week to vent your frustrations with the postal service after we aired a report about issues at the Bennington post office, just off of College Drive.

The voters of Louisiana spoke last Saturday. Although voting turnout was low, those who decided to do their civic duty passed two taxes in East Baton Rouge Parish.

This week’s Your Turn goes to Cheryl Young Bananno

As our country says its final goodbyes to former president George H. W. Bush this week, we thought we would touch on one of his many accomplishments that helped the people of Louisiana.

Tis the season for giving! Our Lauren Westbrook shared a video of Ruffino’s on the River in Lafayette giving a wonderful gift when one of its longtime employees had his car stolen.