BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A wide range of new Louisiana laws passed during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session will officially take effect Friday (Aug. 1), impacting everything from criminal ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting Sunday morning on Highland Road, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Officers responded around 8:42 a.m ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC /Gray News) - A 16-year-old died after suffering a severe heat stroke earlier this month, according to his family. Joshua Henderson’s family said he died Sunday afternoon ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating after a man was found fatally shot on Tuesday evening, July 22.

Troopers have released the name of a driver killed in a crash involving an 18-wheeler Friday evening, July 18.

Law Street Media, a company launched in 2013, decided to take a deeper look into Craigslist to see how dangerous it really is. The study by Law Street Media found 58 murderers and 45 murder ...

A high-level LSU attorney who was observing a court hearing in the Professor Ken Levy case has been banned from the courtroom and faces possible penalties after discussing secret testimony with a ...

Good rain chances will continue into the weekend, but the threat for heavy rainfall will be much lower.

An Evangelist pastor from the Family Worship Center, Jimmy Swaggart, went into cardiac arrest around 8 this morning.

A person is dead and another is in critical condition following an early Saturday shooting in Gonzales.

Longtime WAFB Chief Meteorologist Jay Grymes has announced he will retire from television broadcasting next month.

Initial autopsy results are in for a 20-year-old Southern University student who was reportedly taking part in a fraternity ritual off campus when he collapsed and later died.