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DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - Denham Springs Police Corporal Shawn Kelly died at the hospital on Friday, June 2 from the injuries he sustained from multiple gunshot wounds at a popular shopping center on May, 11. From Denham Springs Police Chief Rodney Walker:. On May 11th, 2023, evil and tragedy...

Denham Springs Officer Cpl. Kelly dies weeks after shooting at shopping center

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If you’re looking for Friday night plans, how about grabbing a bite to eat from a food truck?. The Food Truck Round-Up returns to Perkins Rowe on Friday, June 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Trucks will be lined up from Barnes &...

Food Truck Round-Up returns to Perkins Rowe

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana State Police will host a free car seat safety check event on Saturday, June 3. The event is scheduled to take place between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on Goodwood Boulevard in Baton Rouge. Organizers said the...

Free car seat safety check event scheduled for Saturday in BR

Ponchatoula, LA

PONCHATOULA, La. (WVUE) - JLynne Hamberger’s oil pastel work “Louisiana Natives” was named Friday (June 2) as winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana’s First District, Rep. Steve Scalise’s office announced. The Ponchatoula High School freshman’s artwork depicts animal and plant species native...

Ponchatoula High freshman wins Congressman Scalise’s art competition

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Low-income families are struggling to keep their heads above water in today’s difficult economy. Michael Acaldo, President and CEO of St. Vincent de Paul said many families are in a desperate struggle to keep up with rising food, rent, and utility costs. Clothes for growing children are at the bottom of the list.

Collecting new, gently used uniforms for kids in the Capital Region

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured at a Waffle House on Wednesday night, May 31. It reportedly happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Waffle House located at 1988 O’Neal Lane. Police said the shooting at the...

Fight between coworkers leads to shooting at Waffle House, police say

Port Allen, LA

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - A three-year-old girl is dead after a UTV accident in Port Allen. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s spokesman Sergeant Landon Groger says the incident happened off of Highway 190 late Friday evening, June 2. Several juveniles were reportedly riding on a side-by-side utility vehicle...

3-year-old dead after UTV accident in Port Allen

Zachary, LA

EAST FELICIANA, La. (WAFB) - East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s deputies have set up a perimeter near LA-955 and LA-957 to chase a shooting suspect who allegedly ditched a car and ran away from law enforcement, officials say. The Zachary Police Chief said the ordeal started as a shooting in...

Perimeter, search set up in East Feliciana Parish after shooter flees Zachary, officials say

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Family and friends of Percy Parker Jr. are still looking for answers in his unsolved murder that took place in July of 2021. The Baton Rouge Police Department said they responded to the 4700 block of Bank St., where they found Percy Parker Jr.,49, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

CRIME STOPPERS: Police seek answers in unsolved murder

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf is back down to a depression and will continue to fall apart over the next day or so. There is no threat to the US, and nothing else currently forming in the Atlantic basin. As for our local forecast,...

Summertime pattern continues as Arlene falls apart

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting after a victim ran to Waffle House for help on Wednesday night, May 31. Officials said they responded around 10:30 p.m. to the Waffle House located at 1988 O’Neal Lane, where there were reports of someone being shot.

BRPD: Victim flees to Waffle House after being shot during fight with coworker at nearby fast-food restaurant

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Each year, students from all walks of life have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Young spellers travel to Maryland’s Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the big competition. This year, five students from Louisiana are competing in the...

Baton Rouge student competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - A Denham Springs woman recently diagnosed with cancer lost everything she owned in a house fire Wednesday, May 31. The homeowner, Pam McCallister, lives in the Southpoint Neighborhood. She said it only took a few minutes for the fire to take over and destroy her home.

Denham Springs woman recently diagnosed with cancer loses everything in house fire 1 day before first round of treatment

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There are several groups hosting a number of activities this summer to keep your kids busy. This includes a movie night happening at BREC’s Liberty Lagoon Friday, June 2. You can enjoy time with your kids and watch a movie while swimming at the...

Watch a movie and swim during BREC’s ‘Movie at the Lagoon’

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The first named tropical storm, Arlene is moving southward in the southeast Gulf and is expected to degrade back to a depression sooner than later, with no threat to the US coast. In the greater Baton Rouge area, we’ll have mainly quiet weather tonight with...

Arlene formed in Gulf

EAST FELICIANA, La. (WAFB) - Zachary Police Chief Darryl Lawrence confirmed authorities have identified a shooting suspect accused of ditching a car and running away from law enforcement after a shooting on Thursday, June 1. Chief Lawrence identified the suspect as Jack Early Jr. A warrant was issued for Early’s...

Police identify accused gunman sought after Zachary shooting

Florida State

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sito Narcisse, the current superintendent for the East Baton Rouge Public School System, was selected as a finalist for a new position in Florida during a meeting on Tuesday, May 30. Officials said Narcisse is among three finalists selected to potentially become the new superintendent...

Leader of EBR Schools selected as finalist for superintendent position in Florida

EAST FELICIANA, La. (WAFB)- Jack Ealy Jr., 51, of Wilson, has been caught by deputies in East Feliciana Parish on Friday afternoon, June 2, officials confirm. He was found near Plank Road and is at the hospital for a medical exam as is the procedure. Once he is released from...

Deputies arrest accused gunman in Zachary shooting

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives have arrested a suspect for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of 24-year-old Hentrell Johnson almost seven months prior. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Adarryl James Young, 32, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Thursday, June 1, 2023, on the charge of second-degree murder.

Police arrest suspect in November shooting on Boardwalk Drive

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A triple shooting in Baton Rouge left one person dead and two others injured, according to emergency officials. It happened late Wednesday night, May 31 around 10:30 p.m. near Prescott Road. Officials confirmed two of the victims were taken to a hospital. Their condition is...

1 killed, 2 injured in triple shooting in BR

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials are investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday night, May 31. Officials said one person was shot on O’Neal Lane around 10:30 p.m. The victim was transported to the hospital but is stable, officials added. No other details have been released. This is...

Person injured in shooting, officials say

BATON ROUGE, La. (THE LOUISIANA WEEKEND) - There is a new restaurant specializing in hot wings now open at Electric Depot in Baton Rouge. Avery Bell, Corey McCoy, Jared Johnson, and Tre’Jan Vinson, fraternity brothers and members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated are the owners of KOK Wings & Things, a restaurant specializing in chicken wings and loaded fries. They also sell a variety of appetizers, fish, and shrimp. KOK is a acronym for Kitchen On Klinton. The owners began their restaurant journey on Clinton street. The use a stylistic “K” as an homage to Kappa Alpha Psi.

Fraternity Brothers Open New Restaurant, KOK Wings & Things

Tangipahoa, LA

TANGIPAHOA, La. (WVUE) - A 26-year-old Kentwood man accused of fatally shooting a North Shore rap artist died by self-inflicted gunshot wounds while deputies were trying to bring him under arrest, according to information from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’'s Office. Chief Jimmy Travis said that while deputies attempted to...

Suspect accused of fatally shooting Tangipahoa rapper commits suicide, sheriff’s office says

Central, LA

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - One of the Central High School students injured in a crash while on the way to her prom visited first responders on Tuesday, May 30, to show her gratitude. The first responders rushed to the scene of the crash on Central Thruway near Hamilton Avenue on...

Teen injured in crash while on the way to prom visits first responders

Saint Francisville, LA

WEST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of the missing St. Francisville woman from the Mississippi River on Thursday, June 1 in West Feliciana Parish. Rachel Hann, 38, has been missing since...

St. Francisville woman’s body found in Mississippi River

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‘I think it’s going to be a bad future in 10 years if something doesn’t happen:’ Community members meet to deter crime in BR

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There’s something to be said about the word community and the people in it. In one part of Baton Rouge, one...

‘I think it’s going to be a bad future in 10 years if something doesn’t happen:’ Community members meet to deter crime in BR

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