Louisiana State

Thibodaux, LA

Tennessee State

Baton Rouge, LA

WAFB

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

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A local World War II veteran celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, March 26. J.A. “Bud” Oliver was born in 1923. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, boat racing, and camping. The Baton Rouge native graduated from Baton Rouge High School in 1940. He...

World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

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) - Members of the Baton Rouge Union of Police are remembering the two BRPD officers killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, March 26. The crash claimed the lives of Cpl. Scotty Canezaro and Sgt. David Poirrier. Both men were well-respected and well-liked members of law enforcement.

Baton Rouge Union of Police remembers BRPD officers

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

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Dentists and other healthcare providers are being asked to consider participating in the Annual Baton Rouge Love Heals Free Clinic. The clinic is set to take place on Saturday, April 15, and Sunday, April 16, at the Raising Cane’s River Center. The clinic will offer free dental, general medical, vision, and other services between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day.

Dentists, other healthcare providers needed for free BR clinic

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU Tiger fans are invited to send off the women’s basketball team for the final time this season as they depart to Dallas for the Final Four. The sendoff will be at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 at the South Pad of the PMAC, in between the stadium’s ramps. Fans can park in lot 404.

LSU fans invited to send off Tigers as they head to Final Four

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s fairly common for teenage girls to get their period when they’re at school and it could also disrupt their learning if they don’t have the products they need. East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools is collecting pads, sanitary wipes and hand...

EBR School System collecting feminine hygiene products for students in need

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge organization will soon expand their Ready 4 life program. Respect 4 Life is a mentorship program that allows the group to go into high schools and teach young people life skills. Organizers with the program say they...

100 Black Men expand Respect 4 Life program

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) - The Baton Rouge Police Department has identified the two officers who died when a department helicopter crashed near Port Allen Sunday. The victims were identified as Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, age 38, and Sgt. David Poirrier, age 47. Canezaro had been on the force for 16 years, while Poirrier had been with the Baton Rouge Police Department for 17 years.

BRPD identifies officers killed in chopper crash

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WAFB) - LSU star outfielder Dylan Crews has been named the SEC Co-Player of the Week the league office announced on Monday, March 27. Crews was hot at the plate as he helped No. 1 LSU win a series against a top-5 ranked Arkansas team and a win over Central Arkansas.

LSU star Dylan Crews named SEC Co-Player of the Week

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

Indiana State

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WAFB) - The No. 1 seed is not around for LSU and Kim Mulkey to face in the Greenville Regional 2 final, so they will take No. 9 seed Miami. The Hurricanes upset Indiana of the Big 10 on its home court before earning another upset of Villanova in Greenville.

LSU looks to end Miami’s Cinderella run in Elite 8

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The location of a crashed Baton Rouge Police helicopter was discovered by a concerned relative who used a cell phone tracker, two sources familiar with the case tell the 9NEWS I-TEAM. Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, 38, and Sgt. David Porrier, 47, died when the Baton Rouge...

I-TEAM: Cell phone tracker used to find crashed BRPD chopper

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WAFB) - The No. 3 seed LSU Tigers took down the No. 9 seed Miami Hurricanes in a hard-fought game on Sunday, March 26, to advance to the Final Four. The Tigers (32-2) defeated the Hurricanes (22-13), 54-42. Alexis Morris led the Tigers with 21 points. It wasn’t...

LSU dances to Final Four after beating Miami

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

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Two Baton Rouge Police Department pilots were killed after a BRPD helicopter crashed in West Baton Rouge Parish early Sunday morning, March 26, the department confirmed. The helicopter belongs to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officials added. “Today is a very emotional day...

Two BRPD officers die in chopper crash

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Any lingering showers from overnight will be gone early in the morning and will be followed by warm and dry conditions. Saturday highs will be in the mid to upper 80s with skies becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. We’ll have near-record highs today, but the temperatures will not be quite as warm on Sunday when we’ll see wetter weather.

Saturday looks like the better, drier day this weekend

Donaldsonville, LA

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Ascension Public Schools announces online pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) applications and in-person kindergarten registration will open for the 2023-24 school year in mid-March. Kindergarten registration will begin on Monday, March 27, 2023, at school sites, and online applications for pre-kindergarten programs are now being accepted. PRE-KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION. WHAT:...

Parents can register kids for kindergarten, apply for pre-K online with Ascension Public Schools

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 32 points, Brandon Ingram had 32 points and 13 assists, and the Pelicans never trailed in a 131-110 rout of the Clippers on Saturday night (March 25). New Orleans tied a franchise record with 21 3-pointers and shot 61.8% from behind...

Pelicans ride 21 3-pointers to 131-110 rout of Clippers in LA

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 preliminary cause of BRPD chopper crash

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Heart of Louisiana: Thibodaux Cajun Jam

THIBODAUX, La. (WAFB) - The city of Thibodaux celebrates its Cajun heritage and music in twice-a-month jam sessions, and this month, the music and dancing took...

Heart of Louisiana: Thibodaux Cajun Jam

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