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Red Stick Cannabis Street Fair aims to promote education about marijuana’s health and wellness benefits
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Red Stick Cannabis Street Fair is taking over downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday, May 18. In its second year, the event is happening from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Galvez Plaza. According to organizers, attendees can expect a day filled with education, entertainment,...
Baton Rouge man killed in single-vehicle crash in Ascension Parish
GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - A man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Ascension Parish on Saturday morning. Louisiana State Police identified the victim as 35-year-old Niles R. Bartholomew of Baton Rouge. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. on LA 3251 at Lawrence Minor Road in Gonzales. The...
BRPD looking for man accused of repeatedly violating protective order
BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for a man who allegedly has violated a protective order multiple times and broke into a home with a gun. Court records show Michael Moore III was arrested in 2022 for nearly strangling a woman. Moore pleaded guilty to a related charge nearly a year and a half after the arrest and was sentenced to six months in jail. Moore's sentence was suspended except for four days. He was placed on unsupervised probation, which included staying arrest free and abiding by a protective order for the victim.
Crews work to extinguish fire at self-storage rental unit in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crews with the Baton Rouge Fire Department are working to extinguish a fire at a self-storage rental unit in Baton Rouge. It happened on Sunday, May 19 around 5:15 a.m. at Storage Rentals of America located at 11500 South Harrells Ferry Road near South Sherwood Forest Boulevard.
One arrested for murder after March shooting at Scenic Gardens
BATON ROUGE - One person was arrested for second-degree murder after a March 10 shooting that resulted in the death of one person and injured two on the 2200 block of Scenic Gardens, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Kevonta Williams, 19, was arrested for second-degree murder, two counts...
Angel Reese graduates from LSU; Tweets to doubters
NEW ORLEANS — Angel Reese usually doesn't hold back and she didn't over the weekend as she clapped back at her doubters and haters on social media following her graduation from LSU that was on Friday. "So now what? what was said?" she said on X, formerly Twitter. oh...
Firefighters battling blaze at storage unit complex along South Harrells Ferry Road; traffic building
BATON ROUGE - Firefighters were battling a blaze at a storage unit complex on South Harrells Ferry Road on Sunday morning. Details weren't immediately available, but a call directed firefighters to the 11500 block of South Harrells Ferry Road. Traffic was backed up in the area, which is near the...
Debris removal to begin Monday in EBR following recent storms
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Do you have storm debris, downed trees or branches around your home that were blown around by this week’s storms?. Gather it up and put it to the curb. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced that the City-Parish’s debris removal program has been activated in...
Is the bad weather over? Expect another round for New Orleans, Baton Rouge areas
The severe weather that kept southeast Louisiana awake overnight may not be completely over. Expect another round of storms in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas, including the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, later today through Saturday morning, the National Weather Service says. A flood watch will remain in effect throughout the I-10 corridor and farther north through 7 am Saturday.
Soul food chefs show off their skills at annual Baton Rouge Soul Food Festival
BATON ROUGE - The two day Baton Rouge Soul Food Festival kicked off Saturday on Goodwood Boulevard, as chefs showed their skills in making soul food. Soul food chefs await the moment that they get the rare compliment that they "put their foot in it," which confirms their work and quality.
LSU baseball will play SEC Tournament opener at 930am on Tuesday
HOOVER, AL - The LSU Tiger baseball team has earned the number eleven seed in the upcoming SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Alabama and will open up play on Tuesday morning with the first game of the tournament against sixth seeded Georgia at 9:30 a.m. on the SEC Network. All...
BRFD: Water heater behind early morning house fire
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators with the Baton Rouge Fire Department say a water heater is to blame for an early morning house fire. The house fire reportedly happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Friday, May 17, on Laurel Street near Florida Boulevard and Acadian Thruway. According to the...
TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Southbound lanes of I-110 cleared after accident
BATON ROUGE: All four southbound lanes of I-110 were stopped due to a crash near Evangeline Street. The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. At least one person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The lanes were back open by 8 p.m.
Where does LSU stand on the NCAA tourney bubble after Ole Miss sweep? 5 series takeaways
LSU had to sweep Ole Miss this weekend at Alex Box Stadium. That was the only way it could reach 13 wins in Southeastern Conference play, a marker that historically gives the Tigers at least a fighter's chance of qualifying for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Additionally, Ole Miss' strong RPI ranking and place above LSU in the SEC standings heading into the weekend only further jacked up the significance of the series.
Mainly hot and dry
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The heat is on now that the stormy weather is gone. We ended up receiving over three inches of rain both at WAFB and BTR in the three-day period. No rain in our near future, with Sunday being a mainly sunny day with highs in the lower 90s.
Bridge Center for Hope to host community resource fair on May 21
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Bridge Center for Hope will host its 4th annual Bridging the Gap Community Resource Fair on Tuesday, May 21. Organizers say the purpose of the event is to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and addiction to the citizens and community of East Baton Rouge Parish.
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