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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge General Hospital is hosting an event on Sunday, June 4, to celebrate cancer survivors in the Baton Rouge area. The celebration will take place at the Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet campus from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A cancer survivor includes anyone...

Baton Rouge General hosting event to celebrate cancer survivors

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Our area had a rough evening on Saturday with severe storms and even up to one-inch diameter hail. We had over an inch of rain in some spots after near-record highs at 96! The LSU baseball game was pushed back to today, and the weather should cooperate.

Less active today and tonight

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one male injured on the morning of Sunday, June 4. According to BRPD, the shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. on Mulberry Street in Baton Rouge. Details about the condition of the victim were not...

1 male injured in shooting in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Scotlandville residents have the opportunity to apply to get their homes upgraded. The Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX), with support from District 2 Councilwoman Chauna Banks, is hosting a Weatherization Application Assistance event to help eligible families with applications for free home weatherization. In preparation...

Learn how to apply for free home weatherization

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

Denham Springs, LA

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

Zachary, LA

ZACHARY, La. (WAFB) - The Zachary Community School District announced its new Superintendent of Schools on Tuesday, May 30. Ben Necaise was voted as the next leader of the school district following the retirement of Scott Devillier. To the Zachary Community School District Stakeholders:. I am thrilled to have the...

Zachary School District announces new superintendent

Central, LA

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - City officials in Central Louisiana have announced that after a five-year wait, they are finally ready to move forward with the expansion of Sullivan Road. Mayor Wade Evans is thrilled to have worked with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome in Baton Rouge and other agencies to begin...

Construction project in Central to move forward in August

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) - Many Baton Rouge groups are trying to make summer camps affordable for parents, but time is running out to register your kids. Cora Knighton is a camp director for the Mid City Lyfe Camp. She says organizers created the program to make life easier for working families, and provide meals, life skills, and academic sessions to the kids. Providing a free option for parents to choose from was a priority.

Keep your child busy with affordable summer camps in BR

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

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Business owner Wahib Saleh says he’s considering calling it quits after three years running the Grab and Go on Plank Road. Before Monday, crime had never come to his front door. But a group of thieves pulled off the ultimate smash and grab and...

After ATM smash and grab, Grab and Go owner considers move out of Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - College football fans, get ready!. The Southern University Jaguars will face off against Jackson State University Saturday, Sept. 9 inside A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern announced the Boombox Classic will be televised on ESPN+. Kick-off is at 6 p.m. Head Coach Eric Dooley is preparing for...

Southern vs. Jackson State to air on ESPN+

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

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New Iberia, LA

NEW IBERIA, La. (KATC) - The family of an Arby’s employee claims in a wrongful death lawsuit that her death inside the freezer at a Louisiana location could have been prevented. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Nguyet Le’s four children against Turbo Restaurants LLC, which owns the...

Family files lawsuit after Arby’s worker dies in freezer in Louisiana

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

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) - 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

Washington, DC

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Have you ever thought about taking a quick trip from the state capitol to the nation’s capital?. The nonstop flight from Baton Rouge Metro Airport to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport launched at 5:42 a.m. Thursday, June 1. The flight will arrive at 9:20 a.m. in Washington.

Nonstop flight from Baton Rouge Metro Airport to Washington D.C. takes off

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Outstanding La. school support staff finalists announced

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Education has announced the 2023 school support employee finalists. Officials said that three of the 10 finalists...

Outstanding La. school support staff finalists announced

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