Louisiana has improved for the third year in a row in education rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

A shooting in Hammond left one person dead and two others hurt, including a toddler, police said. According to the Hammond ...

The teen accused of shooting and killing Broadmoor High senior student Kyle “KJ” Earthly Jr. has pleaded guilty.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is dead, and another is critically injured after a car accident in Baton Rouge Monday ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, the 2024 Louisiana state income tax deadline is Thursday, May 15, 2025. Tax payments submitted after this deadline are subject to penalties and ...

Consumer Reports just released its exclusive annual sunscreen ratings, putting more than 100 products to the test, and revealing surprising gaps in how they protect you from the sun’s cancer-causing ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas says it has released Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage. This is a breaking news story. Original story below.

The EBR Metro Council meeting set for Wednesday, May 14, will involve a public discussion on ‘Thrive! East Baton Rouge’.

The forecast for today will start cloudy, then become variably cloudy with a shower possible, highs in the upper 70s.

For one south Louisiana artist, paddling a kayak has become a favorite way to get up close and paint landscapes near her home ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - John Foster, an Addis native competing to be this season’s American Idol winner, has advanced to the Top 5 of the show. This comes after Foster performed twice on Sunday ...