An employee at the State Penitentiary at Angola is in jail and facing numerous felonies after she was allegedly caught trying to smuggle in 1.5 pounds of drugs inside the prison.

The department’s response that the call was not recorded came after the WAFB I-TEAM submitted a public records request for the video. Neither department has been willing to disclose what racial slur ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested one person for his alleged involvement in a deadly shooting. Emergency officials ...

A man is dead after he and a passenger were shot while sitting inside a car along Sherwood Forest early Sunday morning.

ST. GEORGE, La. (WAFB) - The St. George Fire Department is investigating after a Saturday morning, July 12, fire caused a ...

The retrial of Melanie Curtin on charges of first-degree rape and video voyeurism has been set for November 17, 2025.

The lining of Nussmeier’s custom suit paid tribute to his late teammate, Kyren Lacy, the LSU wide receiver who died in April ...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Free sports physicals are being offered for student athletes in East Baton Rouge Parish. The free physicals are for LHSAA student athletes and are required ahead ...