Baton Rouge, LA

WAFB

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities said a man has been arrested following a shooting incident on Sunday, March 26, outside a supermarket on Cortana Place in Baton Rouge. According to arrest documents, Demaurion Pierce, 19, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, resisting an officer, aggravated criminal damage to property, and obstruction of justice.

Suspect arrested following exhange of gunfire outside supermarket, authorities say

Mississippi State

Walker, LA

WALKER, La. (WAFB) - The Walker Police Department announced it is collecting supplies for victims impacted by tornadoes in Mississippi. If you want to donate, you can drop items off at the Walker Police Department. The address is 10136 Florida Blvd., in Walker. They’re collecting items like non-perishable food items,...

Walker PD collecting supplies for Miss. tornado victims

Tennessee State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WAFB) - The head of school killed in a shooting at a Tennessee elementary school on Monday, March 27, was from Baton Rouge, according to a family friend. The head of school, Dr. Katherine Koonce, 60, was among three adults and three 9-year-olds killed in the shooting at The Covenant School in the Nashville area, authorities said.

Head of school killed in Tennessee school shooting was Baton Rouge native

Louisiana State

EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Facing backlash and delays while securing a home for a new psychiatric facility, leaders for the proposed Harmony Behavioral Health Center have filed a lawsuit to push the process forward. Leaders for the center accuse East Feliciana Parish government of improperly denying their construction...

ITEAM: Rejected in Baton Rouge, psychiatric facility finds new fight near Clinton

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating two fires that broke out at vacant homes on the morning of Sunday, March 26. Firefighters responded to a home on Sumrall Drive near Ash Drive around 3 a.m. When crews arrived at the scene, they saw flames...

Firefighters investigate 2 early morning fires at vacant BR homes

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators say the Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter that crashed Sunday, March 26, near Port Allen, La. went down after its tail rotor struck a tree. The preliminary crash report was released Monday morning by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA report states the...

FAA releases cause of BRPD chopper crash

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crews with the Baton Rouge Fire Department battled flames at a home on the afternoon of Saturday, March 25. The fire broke out at the home on Monarch Avenue near Beechwood Drive in Baton Rouge. Smoke could be seen pouring from the roof of the...

Firefighters respond to house fire in BR

East Feliciana Parish, LA

Kentwood, LA

CLINTON, La. (WAFB) - Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an elderly man on Thursday morning, March 23. Officials identified the victim as Robert Wall, 76, of Kentwood. According to LSP, the crash happened shortly after 8 a.m. on LA 10...

Elderly man dies in East Feliciana Parish crash, officials say

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The cause of an apartment fire has been ruled as arson, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. It happened in the 3100 block of Pampas Street near Plank Road Thursday, March 23 around 8:15 p.m. BRFD reported firefighters arrived on the scene and found...

Apartment fire ruled arson

Livingston Parish, LA

French Settlement, LA

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A man was arrested by Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office after allegedly shooting at multiple people on Wednesday, March 22. Douglas Maurras, 45, is charged with 2 counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, 3 counts of Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property, Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities, Simple Criminal Damage to Property, Criminal Trespassing, Unlawful Use or Possession of Body Armor”, and 2 counts of Battery/Correctional Employee - minor injuries.

Man arrested after allegedly shooting at multiple people in Livingston Parish; one injured

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department needs the help of the public searching for a man wanted for attempted murder. Cameron Shorter, 28, is being sought for attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, possession of a firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies, and aggravated criminal damage to property, officials said.

CRIME STOPPERS: Officials searching for gunman who shot at another man

Baker, LA

BAKER La. (WAFB) - The Baker Police Department is investigating after shots were reportedly fired near an apartment complex in Baker on Thursday, March 23. According to police, officers are still on the scene after responding to reports of shots being fired on Groom Road. Police said no one was...

Police investigating shots fired in Baker

Florida State

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police are looking for a Florida man last seen in downtown Baton Rouge after dropping off his family at a hotel. Baton Rouge Police detectives say Jody Bert, 44, was driving with his family back home to Florida when he started feeling bad. The family...

Florida man missing in Baton Rouge; wallet found in car

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man was arrested after he allegedly started a fire at an apartment complex once he got evicted, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Russell Vonaa, 41, is facing one count of aggravated arson, a felony. On Tuesday, March 21, firefighters responded to apartments...

‘You ruined my life:’ Man sets fire to apartment after being evicted

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Salvation Army of Baton Rouge is asking for donations to help assist those affected by the deadly tornadoes passing through Mississippi. If you want to donate, here’s how you can help. Keyword: MSTORNADOES. Short-code: 51555. The Salvation Army of the Greater Baton Rouge...

How to help: Salvation Army aids to tornado victims in Mississippi

Ascension Parish, LA

Donaldsonville, LA

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - An Ascension Parish government employee has been terminated and arrested after allegedly relieving himself in the water supply at a Donaldsonville water plant. Michael Mastin, 57, of Baton Rouge is charged with two counts contaminating water supplies, and two counts criminal damage to a critical infrastructure...

VIDEO: Ascension Parish worker terminated after relieving himself in water supply

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department are working to locate a missing man. Police report Jody Bert, 44, was last seen in downtown Baton Rouge on Wednesday, March 22 around 12:45 a.m. Bert is 6′0″, 220 lbs., has short hair, and several tattoos on...

Missing man last seen in downtown Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Capital Correspondents Association’s 2023 Gridiron Show, a satire of Louisiana politics and government, is making its return Friday, March 24. It will be at the American Legion Hall. The address is 151 S. Wooddale Blvd. In its 71st year, a group of reporters...

Baton Rouge Gridiron Show to put La. politicians in ‘hot seat’

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana State Police arrested three individuals for drug related crimes on Wednesday, March 22, after conducting a two-month long investigation. Juan Adrian Banks, 42, Lois Johnson, 41, and William Dolly, Jr., 23, is charged with various felony narcotics related charges, officials said. According to...

Cocaine, meth seized during drug bust; 3 arrested

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sunday’s severe weather threat has come to an end, but the unsettled weather pattern will last into Tuesday morning. Monday will see off and on sct’d t-showers. We don’t expect severe weather to be a major issue. Temperatures will remain warm with...

Unsettled weather pattern lasts into Tuesday morning

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — A judge says he has no jurisdiction in the debate between nine United Methodist ministers and the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction. The judge reached that decision during a hearing Thursday, March 23 in...

Judge leaves it up to Methodist church courts to settle dispute between ministers, La. conference

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former WAFB anchor and investigative reporter Paul Gates was inducted into the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame Friday, March 24, 2023. Paul Gates, a fixture on Baton Rouge television for decades, passed away in 2016 at the age of 69. His widow, Michele...

WAFB’s Paul Gates inducted into LAB Hall of Fame

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge man is facing spending the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of raping two children, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Officials said the jury took only 50 minutes to find Tyrone M. Sajna,...

Child rapist faces 2 life sentences after jury convicts in under an hour

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - You can voice your opinion on a new traffic project that could be getting underway in the Capital Area soon. The City-Parish and MOVEBR Program Management Team will host a public open house for the Sherwood Forest Extension (Greenwell Springs - Joor) Project on Thursday, March 23.

Shooting leaves at least one injured

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