Now, a metro councilman is taking action. Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst has launched “Operation Speed Hump,” an initiative aimed at identifying neighborhoods in his district where speeding is a ...

PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) - A Plaquemine woman says her electricity bill topped $1,000 last month, nearly triple what she paid the month before, and she wants answers from the city that controls her ...

LSU men’s basketball season ends after an 87-82 loss to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament as the Tigers finish 15-17.

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed two people are in custody following a residential burglary investigation along Weiss Road in Walker.

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Melanie Curtin is on trial for a second time, accused of helping a former Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy sheriff sexually assault a woman who prosecutors say ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Louisiana lawmaker is pushing to open a recreational alligator hunting season, citing a growing gator population and unused commercial hunting tags being returned each year ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University’s School of Nursing is once again a top-five finalist for best nursing school in the United States. Dean Dr. Sandra Brown addressed members of the Rotary ...

This weekend at the Arnold Classic/American Open Series, Baton Rouge teen Baron Baker set three American Olympic Weightlifting records.

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that took place in the 1000 block of North 49th Street on Wednesday morning.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man indicted in connection with a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 10 has not been arrested and has seemingly vanished, police and court records reviewed by the WAFB ...

The gunfire happened near a Sonic Restaurant on Government Street by the interstate in Baton Rouge. Police said they responded to the area around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday (March 10). According to a ...

A widening conflict in Iran has halted oil tankers, made targets of refineries and spooked investors worried about the cascading impact of spiking energy prices.