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ZACHARY — After a theft led to a short pursuit and then a manhunt in East Feliciana Parish, both men have now been captured and arrested. The second wanted teenager was found in Zachary today and has since been arrested. It was around 7:45am on May 30 when an...

EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - One person has been killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday night in East Feliciana Parish according to Sheriff Jeff Travis. It happened roughly two to three miles east of Clinton on Highway 10, at around 9:30 p.m. Sheriff Travis said only one person was...

State police identify teen killed in single-vehicle accident in East Feliciana Parish. Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A are investigating a single-vehicle accident in East Feliciana Parish that left a teenager dead on Tuesday night, June 6. Updated: 6 hours ago. Investigators with the Baker Police Department are asking...

State police identify teen killed in single-vehicle accident in East Feliciana Parish. Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A are investigating a single-vehicle accident in East Feliciana Parish that left a teenager dead on Tuesday night, June 6. Updated: 6 hours ago. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a...

ZACHARY, La. (WAFB) - An Amazon delivery van caught fire Monday, June 5, in a Zachary neighborhood. It happened at around 1:30 p.m. near Loudon Street near Rollins Road. According to Zachary Fire Chief Danny Kimble, the Amazon employee stopped to drop off some packages at a residence, then while he was on his way back to the van, he noticed the huge flames and smoke.

NORWOOD - Law enforcement is investigating a UTV crash that left one person dead and two others injured Saturday afternoon. According to the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, the crash happened Saturday night around 8:30 p.m. in Norwood. The UTV reportedly overturned between Highway 19 and nearby railroad tracks, killing one person and injuring two others.

CENTRAL, La. (BRPROUD) – A license plate reader helped lead to the discovery and seizure of a stolen vehicle and arrest of Stephen Jackson, 28, of Baker. Prior to the arrest, a member of the Central Police Department “received a flock camera notification of a stolen vehicle,” according to the affidavit. The vehicle was a Toyota Camry and it was located a little before 4 p.m. in the 9600 block of Hooper Road.

Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 Keep Louisiana Beautiful trash receptacle grant program, providing for the installation of 10 trash receptacles at ELMHS and Admissions Special Security Area campus in Jackson. As a grant requirement, ELMHS will perform a post-installation litter scan...

An ongoing debate over whether to allow the former Grace Nursing Home in Clinton to be turned into an inpatient mental health facility is now headed to federal court. Harmony Behavioral Health Services has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against East Feliciana parish police jury members, the sheriff and the building inspector after the parish declined to approve a building permit for the former building on Grace Lane.

Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office are searching for a suspect accused of robbing and beating an elderly man. BRPD investigating video of young child smoking weed in vehicle; 1 arrested. Updated: 6 hours ago. The Baton Rouge Police Department has made an arrest after a video surfaced...

More than one hundred seniors from across East Feliciana Parish gathered for food and fun with the theme Let the Good Times Boil May 19 at the Jackson site of the East Feliciana Council on Aging. The annual party included boiled crawfish out back in the covered area with dancing,...

ZACHARY, La. (WAFB) - The Zachary Police Department announced a road closure in the city that could impact your weekend plans. Police said the intersection of Main Street and Plank Road will be fully closed in all directions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. La. DOTD...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - First responders rescued a crash victim after that person became trapped on the morning of Tuesday, June 6. According to the St. George Fire Department, the crash happened on Inniswylde Drive in East Baton Rouge Parish. Firefighters responded to the scene of the crash and...

Five people accused of defrauding a small business relief program were indicted on felony charges, the Louisiana Treasury reports on Monday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Capitol Area Transit System (CATS) celebrates the first anniversary of LYNX, Baker’s successful app-based, on-demand public transit service. “We know that the vast majority of people who are using links do not have their own vehicle, so this really opens up opportunities for them to have consistent access to a vehicle for work, for access to doctors, to get where they need to go for groceries,” Deanna Wallace said , the Liaison officer for CATS.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A female black rhino at the Baton Rouge Zoo named Gemstone had died from age-related complications. According to a news release from the zoo, the San Francisco Zoo owned her, and she came via in 2006 from the Center for Conservation of Tropical Ungulates in Pease River, Florida. She was on loan as a breeding transfer.

The Advocate 37th Star of Stars high school sports award banquet was May 22 at L’Auberge with the top winners two names that Zachary residents should know well. They are quite often the subject of articles or mentioned for their accomplishments in this column and other publications. It is not just Zachary that recognizes them, but the Star of Stars awards demonstrates their wider contributions and reach.

The Zachary Advocate & Plainsman has set the deadline to receive local candidates’ announcements for the Oct. 14 election. Candidates running in parish races can submit a campaign announcement by Aug. 1. All announcements must include age, political party and education of candidate and the announcement must be 450 words or less. A color photo of only the candidate can be sent with announcement.

After two tumultuous years, East Baton Rouge's chief public defender has been ousted, leaving one of Louisiana's largest court systems without a key leader. Last week, state public defender leaders declined to renew a one-year contract for Lisa Parker, the embattled chief who has headed the East Baton Rouge Office of the Public Defender since July 2021. She was appointed to the job after Michael Mitchell, her predecessor, departed the office following decades at the helm.

CENTRAL - Sunday afternoon's thunderstorm may sound a little bit different for residents in Central as pea-sized hail is falling in the area. Central resident Peggy Wiltz sent in video of her front porch shortly after 3:30 p.m. Small pieces of hail filled the yard while rain and lighting could be seen as well.