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Livingston, LA

Gonzales, LA

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GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - Jambalaya lovers you will not be disappointed if you head to Gonzales this weekend. Several cooks will be stirring up their best pot at the city’s annual Jambalaya Festival. They are all competing to be crowned the king of cooks. The festival also has rides,...

56th Annual Gonzales Jambalaya Festival happening May 26-28

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Baton Rouge, LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There are multiple events set to take place in the Baton Rouge area and across Louisiana for Memorial Day 2023. Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Louisiana National Cemetery ceremony. The Louisiana...

Multiple events scheduled for Memorial Day 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials responded to a shooting on Saturday, May 27. The shooting happened off Cypress and Hooper Road around 4 p.m. According to emergency officials, the victim was transported to a hospital and is in stable condition. No other details were given at this time.

Officials respond to Saturday afternoon shooting

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials with the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge have announced details about a summer feed program. The program will provide free summer meals to all students ages 18 and under. Officials said the program will begin Thursday, June 1, and will run through Thursday, June...

Catholic Diocese of BR providing free summer meals for some students

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If you need to fill up your gas tank, you may want to stop by Circle K on your way home. The global convenience store chain announced it will offer 40 cents off per gallon of gas on Thursday, May 25. You can take advantage...

Circle K offering 40-cent off discount on gas

Mandeville, LA

MANDEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - Summer’s here, school’s coming to a close for the year, and the pranksters are out in full force. Mandeville police and St. Tammany sheriff’s deputies say that’s how they believe the iconic marquee sign of Saia’s Super Meat Market, which looks like a giant cow, ended up at the lakefront Thursday (May 25) morning.

Pranksters pull off ‘heist’ of store’s giant cow sign; leave it at Mandeville lakefront

Geismar, LA

GEISMAR, La. (WAFB) - On Wednesday, May 24, we are emphasizing our veterans, both past and present, through an American flag giveaway in Geismar, La. The WAFB Old Glory American Flag Giveaway is happening at First American Bank & Trust at 13039 Hwy. 73, Geismar, La. 70734 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Old Glory American Flag Giveaway happening in Geismar

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Our Street Beat team found a school resource officer with a problem and the perfect solution to help us all hear the drumbeat of life perfectly.

STREET BEAT: School officer describes how problem turned into drumbeat of life

Walker, LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Drivers are being urged to practice safety when out on the roads during the Memorial Day holiday. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Walker Police Department are just two of the more than 130 Louisiana law enforcement agencies participating in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign.

Drivers urged to practice safety during Memorial Day holiday

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire. It happened around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24 in the 1100 block of Napoleon Street near Highland Road. Two people living in the home told firefighters they were asleep when the...

Residents wake up to house fire; BRFD investigating cause

Central, LA

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - The Central Police Department needs help identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on Saturday, May 27. Police said around 4 p.m. in the 14600 block of Joor Rd., a 2019 silver Chevy Silverado headed northbound was forced off the road and sideswiped. The vehicle...

Police search for vehicle involved in hit-and-run crash

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A new project aims to change the culture on the streets of Baton Rouge through music and other art forms with the Culture Shift Concert. “The hardest thing for me to deal with is listening to a mother’s scream,” said Marcus Lewis, Manager of Winnfield Funeral Home.

Culture Shift Experience: Group aims to keep kids out of caskets

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating a shooting that left one person dead. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Cedrid Battiste, 46. It happened Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Robbie Avenue...

Officials identify man shot, killed in BR

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators with the Baton Rouge Police Department said two shootings left two people dead and another person injured on the evening of Friday, May 26. According to BRPD, the first shooting happened on Main Street near North Acadian Thruway around 11:30 p.m. Ennis Abraham, 26,...

BRPD: 2 deadly overnight shootings under investigation

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials said they have narrowed down the name for the new Baton Rouge pro hockey team to three options. The new hockey team was announced back on Tuesday, April 11, and will be part of the Federal Prospects Hockey League. While the three name options...

Name for new BR pro hockey team narrowed down to 3 options

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three people were taken to a hospital in “serious condition” after a shooting in Baton Rouge late Tuesday, May 23. Emergency officials confirmed it happened on North Street near N. Acadian Thruway around 11 p.m. There is no word on what led up...

Triple shooting sends 3 people to hospital

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating a shooting that left one person dead. It happened Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Robbie Avenue near Florida Blvd. A spokesman with BRPD confirmed the male victim died at the scene.

Man shot, killed in BR; police investigating

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It has been an extremely violent and deadly past few days in Baton Rouge, with more than a dozen people shot, and at least five people killed. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome called the crime spike ‘concerning.’ She said it’s the reason why they need to continue with crime prevention programs like her ‘Summer of Hope.’

﻿‘The average person in Baton Rouge should feel safe:’ Mayor Broome discusses recent spike in violence

Clinton, LA

CLINTON, La. (WAFB) - The Clinton Police Department said a runaway teen who was reported missing has been found safe. Officials said C’Rybian Robinson, 16, was last seen being picked up from a vacant lot near an apartment complex by her 18-year-old boyfriend named Jeron Williams, on Wednesday, May 24.

Missing teen found safe, officials say

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The coroner was contacted following a shooting on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 23, according to officials. Officials said the shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Wilmot Street and Addison Street in Baton Rouge. No details have been released about the identity...

Coroner contacted following shooting in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Drag racing has become a big issue in Baton Rouge over the past few years, but police say the problem is starting to decline. At Wednesday’s Metro Council Meeting, Deputy Chief Troy Lawrence, Sr. told the public that a revised ordinance and tougher penalties for both drivers and spectators has helped BRPD police the problem.

Police claim drag racing is declining amid new rules, penalties

Thibodaux, LA

THIBODAUX, La. (WAFB) - From a south Louisiana town to the Emerald Isle, students from the Nicholls State University Chamber Choir are on the journey of a lifetime. They arrived in Ireland this week for a three-concert tour. The group of students and community singers are finally on this long-awaited...

Nicholls St. Chamber Choir travels to Ireland for concert tour after delay due to pandemic

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police are investigating another shooting Wednesday night, May 24. Police were called out to respond to a double shooting in the 1700 block of Oleander Street near South 18th Street at around 8:40 p.m. The victims were transported to the hospital with non-life...

Police investigating double shooting off Oleander Street

Ohio State

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Charles Turner III is literally “the man in the middle” when it comes to the LSU football offense. He is returning for his fifth year with the Tigers this fall at center, after starting 12 games for LSU at the position last season.

JACQUES TALK: Charles Turner III

New Orleans, LA

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An estimated $300,000 in steel beams stolen from the new 504 Golf construction site over the weekend have been apparently recovered Tuesday afternoon. Over the weekend, police say thieves broke into the upscale golf and entertainment development in the old Times-Picayune site near the Superdome, making off with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heavy steel girders.

$300k in steel beams stolen from 504 Golf construction site recovered

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested on Friday, May 26, in connection with a shootout that left two people dead. Deputies said Tyrece Rollins, 21, is charged with principles to second-degree murder. The shooting happened on Denova...

Man arrested in connection with deadly shootout

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A recent LSU grad has a vision to transform Tigerland, to make it a more safe and inclusive space for students and residents. As part of her senior capstone project for her landscape architecture bachelor’s degree, Taylor Lasorsa completely changed the way many see Tigerland, putting safety first.

Recent LSU grad transforms Tigerland in new design to make it safer, more inclusive

Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives are investigating the shooting death of CHRISTOPER JACKSON, 35 that occurred yesterday afternoon around 3:30 pm in the 4600 block of Wilmot St. Jackson was shot during a physical altercation with a male subject that was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Victim identified after shooting in Baton Rouge

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New Taco Bell opens up in the Town of Livingston

LIVINGSTON, La. (WAFB) - A new Taco Bell opened up in the Town of Livingston on Tuesday, March 21. The fast-food restaurant is...

New Taco Bell opens up in the Town of Livingston

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