On Monday, June 17, 103-year-old Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins a Baton Rouge native set a new record for the Senior Games in the 50 meter dash in the Women’s 100 plus division.

Three graduates from Central Private School located in Central, Louisiana will have quite the story to tell after rescuing several distress swimmers Monday, May 27, while participating in their senior trip to Destin, Florida.

Some people who adopt a wild horse at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center Saturday (June 22) will also walk away with $1000, thanks to the federal government’s Adoption Incentive Program.

When Maggie the Kid first came to Stefanie Dickerson, she wasn't able to walk, or even stand up.

Looking for fun activities to fill your long summer days? WAFB’s Weekend Favorites has you covered by sharing our viewers picks for their favorite local weekend activities.

The Cannonballs Across America team has been raising money for pediatric cancer research.

The zoological medicine service at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital helped a turtle named Pedro to get moving.

Phase two of the Downtown Greenway has officially launched, but with progress comes a little sacrifice.

All of the fighters headed to nationals have won state championships to qualify.

Over 60,000 cubic yards of trash was picked up in Louisiana last year, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

Three Ascension Parish science teachers are being rewarded for their innovative teaching.

Sarah Sulzer, a former zookeeper at Audubon Zoo, used her creativity to craft a beignet toy set.

This is jazz camp. Where aspiring musicians learn the language of the only completely American art form, jazz.

An Alabama man says he has completed his quest to mow lawns for veterans in all 50 states

The 2019 Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame inductees have been announced by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Secretary James M. LeBlanc, Louisiana State Penitentiary Warden Darrel Vannoy, and the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation.

WAFB’s reporters, anchors, and meteorologists have come together to share their personal favorite local weekend activities.

Todd Schroeder’s life was literally handed to him. On February 28, 2018 doctors told Schroeder he was near death. He needed a new liver, but a stranger made sure he had a second chance.

Get your dad his favorite restaurant meal even easier this Father's Day.

At this Baton Rouge summer camp campers are having a good time while learning about their limitations.

At this summer camp, kids are learning about archaeology and how they find artifacts buried in the ground.

It was a cold, winter day in the small town of Franklinton in rural Washington Parish. On Dec. 4, 2006, Deputy Jacob Walker, 24, responded to a domestic call that quickly turned deadly.

A couple of Good Samaritans saved a small dog who was thrown off an overpass near Eunice, and now, the Humane Society of Louisiana (HSL) is offering a $500 reward for information in the case.

A Baton Rouge third grader was named a school winner in the first-ever Ochsner Nurses Week Art Contest.

Celebrity chef John Folse honored the legacy of his friend and fellow culinary legend Leah Chase in a way that was uniquely Louisiana.

Phase One of the newly launched Roof Reset initiative will run from June 6 to Sept. 30, with applications being accepted through July 31. Through the program, East Baton Rouge Parish residents can apply to have their damaged roofs repaired free of cost.

Instead of spending his allowance on sports gear like normal, the 9-year-old used it all to help his classmates.

A South Carolina funeral home is asking people to come to the funeral of a 75-year-old Navy veteran who has no family to claim him.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 9 cents per gallon over the past three weeks, to $2.84

Three young girls got the chance to learn what it’s like to be a firefighter for a day at the St. George Fire Department.

When a 9-year-old with autism experienced a meltdown after the Spider-Man ride he had waited all day to go on broke down, a ride worker stepped in and helped the boy calm down.

Markhel and Lavell Henry walked across the stage Saturday knowing they won’t graduate college with a mountain of debt.

Local organizations want fathers and their children to get outside and fish together!

A 10-year-old California boy is being hailed as a hero after he helped save a 4-year-old girl from drowning at his apartment complex pool.

A fundraiser for the Wayde Forever44 Emotional Support Dog Fund at LSU will be held Sunday.

The You Aren’t Alone Project is dedicated to forming support groups for mental health in the Baton Rouge community.

When Aimee Rodrigue was diagnosed with melanoma four years ago, she was obviously scared. She didn’t know anybody who had melanoma and began googling the deadly cancer.

A group of middle school students participated in the district attorney’s junior program. They all graduated and received a special pin Wednesday, June 5.

A school district in South Mississippi recently became the beneficiary of a large, surprise donation.

McMains Children’s Developmental Center and St. Lillian Academy are hosting the Final Revue and Art Show to celebrate the end of the 19th Annual Capable Arts Camp.

The occupants got out safely before the first fire engine arrived

The Cleveland Browns have shared a video from former LSU Tiger Jarvis Landry and it has nothing to do with the football star, but everything to do with his young daughter making a new friend.

The graduating senior says she wanted to make sure the women and children at the homeless shelter knew that someone cared.

After a 20-year military career, McCon went back to college to, “finish what I started 30 years ago. I needed to set an example for my boys.

Blush is going to be offering a class for father/daughter duos on Father’s Day, June 8 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to help dads learn how to style their girl's hair

The False River Friday Night Cookie Jar Bass Tournament gives anglers an opportunity to catch some big bass and beat the summer heat.

A K-9 deputy with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office was killed in a car wreck Thursday, May 30, and a young boy paid the fallen officer a touching tribute.

Nursed back to health, a juvenile bald eagle was returned to the nest after she was found injured and unable to fly about a week earlier.

A new walking path is taking a creative approach to try and inspire people in Baton Rouge to live happier, healthier lives.

One veteran's good deed led to a discovery that a graveyard overrun with plants was the resting site of many other veterans.

“When you have dyslexia, it’s going to be harder to learn like everyone else does. We would have to study a lot longer.”

People from all over the country celebrated the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU’s Tiger Stadium.

Players on the West Feliciana TRIBE youth baseball team have a lot to be proud of this weekend. Sunday, the team won its match in the Louisiana Governor’s Games at Oak Villa. It’s perhaps the combat green jerseys and army hats they wore instead of their normal uniforms that helped push them to win.

Starting June 3, select locations will distribute free lunches on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.

A Baton Rouge school was named one of the most environmentally friendly schools in the nation.

In 2011 the Miracle League started as a mission to give kids with special needs the opportunity to play baseball. Today they have more than 100 players playing twice a week during the Spring.

A crochet mural on loan from Philadelphia is hanging on the exterior wall of the future location for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.

A Raleigh-Egypt High School student became valedictorian of his graduating class despite coping with homelessness.

A woman who was forced to walk as much as six miles to get to her job at a Slidell Walmart will get a car.