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WEST BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating after a vehicle pursuit in West Baton Rouge Parish ended in a crash on Friday morning, Oct. 4. According to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, deputies pursued the vehicle eastbound on I-10. A sheriff’s office spokesperson...

ZACHARY — Zachary Police are searching for three people accused of stealing more than $1,000 in merchandise from a local business. The three people were seen on security cameras stealing approximately $1,500 in merchandise. Zachary Police did not respond to comment about where this theft happened. To report information...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has cited famed gator hunter Troy Landry following an undercover sting, records show. Landry, the 64-year-old star of the show. “Swamp People,” was charged with two counts of “Failing to Tag An Alligator Upon Taking,” according to a Wildlife and Fisheries (LDFW) incident report.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Imagine coming home and finding an alligator in your driveway. That is what happened to Belinda Clarkson on Tuesday, Oct. 1. She found the alligator after arriving a little before 6:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of Bayou Plantation Drive. Clarkson said she called...

BRUSLY — Two people have been arrested following a high-speed chase through Brusly involving State Police, sources tell UWK. According to sources, the State Police drug interdiction team was pursuing a vehicle before 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Brusly Police deployed spike strips to slow the vehicle as it approached Brusly Upper Elementary.

BATON ROUGE — Five members of a Baton Rouge-based gang are accused of conspiring to commit murder and intimidate a witness, Baton Rouge Police said. Over the last several months, the BRPD Special Investigations Division conducted an investigation into the Baton Rouge-based "60 Gang." "It's been an ongoing investigation...

BATON ROUGE - A 21-year-old inmate died after an apparent suicide at the Elayn Hunt Correctional, according to officials. Officials said the inmate was found hanging and unresponsive in his cell around 6:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 7:07 p.m. The inmate had been in Elayn Hunt since July....

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An 18-year-old was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was shot on Thursday, Oct 3. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the teen was shot around 6 p.m. at the old Glen Oaks Middle School football field by an unknown gunman.

ADDIS — The body of a man recovered along the bank of the Mississippi River in Addis in September was identified Thursday as a 63-year-old man accused of stabbing his wife 36 times, deputies said. Kirk Craig Sr. was identified as the body recovered on Sept. 21 after an...

BATON ROUGE - A house with a lot of dogs and overgrown grass in the Shenandoah area has the attention of several neighbors. They contacted 2 On Your Side after they said they had done everything they could think of. The complaints center around a house on Chantilly Avenue in...

Terryon Ishmael Thomas, 20, of Newellton, was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.

A Louisiana police officer, who was previously fired for "conduct unbecoming," was arrested on Wednesday and charged with allegedly raping two minors. Nicholas LoCicero started his law enforcement career with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office but left to join the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. The office later fired him because of his unsatisfactory work performance, according to WAFB, and he was re-hired at the EBR Sheriff's Office.

BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputy believed to have told her inmate boyfriend information about a 60 Gang member who is expected to testify against him has been arrested and fired. Tybracia Gibson, 26, was booked Thursday with malfeasance in office and on three counts of...

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police announced the graduation of 55 new state troopers Friday. The graduation ceremony was held at Istrouma Baptist Church and hosted by the Louisiana State Police Training Academy. The Cadet Class 104 graduates completed 24 weeks of training at the academy and will be...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy-in-training was terminated and arrested on arson related charges on Friday, October 4. Authorities say Otis Williams, 45, a sworn commissioned law enforcement officer with EBRSO at the time of the incident, admitted to paying another man, McConnell Williams, 44, $1000 to damage his vehicle.

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a 44-year-old man for his alleged involvement in a double shooting that left one man dead on Sumrall Drive back in August. Joe Louis Thompson was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Pensacola, Fl. on Sept. 6 after...

In a Thursday, Oct. 3 social media post, Lil' Dizzy's Cafe said Ramsay stopped by and had "some gumbo and fried chicken and he enjoyed it."

It's Week 5 of the high school football season, and this will be the spot to keep up with live prep scores in the Baton Rouge area and across the South Louisiana region. St. Amant-Dutchtown, Opelousas-Zachary, and Madison Prep-Parkview are among the big games being played Friday night. You can...

The kickoff time and TV channel for this year's Magnolia Bowl was revealed this week.

Glitz, glam and purple lights. Violet nightclub, the sister spot to Second Story cocktail bar, will host its grand opening on Friday, Oct. 4. The club at 214 Third St. was inspired by VIP bottle service establishments in big cities like Miami, Atlanta and Vegas. The name Violet honors the club's use of the color purple in its décor.