3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (260+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Voters across the Capital Region will see a mix of major races and local tax propositions on the ballot for the June 27 election and early voting period. Here's a quick guide to the contests and measures…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (387+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bus Culotta has reached 5, 200 hours of volunteering at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, making him the first volunteer in the organization's history to reach this milestone. Culotta, whose real name is Anthony Culotta Jr. , is…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (157+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former LSU Tiger and Baltimore Ravens player Emery Jones is giving back to the Baton Rouge community with a free youth football camp. Jones, in partnership with The W Consulting Group and BREC, will host the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (101+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department's Missing Persons Unit is asking for help locating 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, who was reported missing Saturday, June 6. Minnieweather was last seen Friday, June 5, around 2 a. m. in Baton Rouge. He is described as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (130+ words) Organizers say the Holmes Thrift Store and Outreach Center is St. Vincent de Paul's 5th thrift store and its first outreach center offered to the community. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge is expanding its reach…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (410+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There hasn't been an easy solution to burying the rapid spread of ball moss. "It spreads very, very easily, so you cannot just leave it on a trash pile because it's going to continue to propagate,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (498+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana drivers will soon be able to ditch their vehicle inspection stickers, but not everyone is done with inspections. Starting June 30, drivers cannot get a ticket for not having an inspection sticker. However, vehicles registered in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (107+ words) Emergency officials say two people are dead after a reported shooting at an apartment complex in Baton Rouge on Wednesday morning, May 27. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police say two people are dead after a domestic shooting at an apartment complex…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (375+ words) EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair could have a new home beginning in 2027 as leaders search for a replacement site ahead of planned construction at its current location in St. George. The issue was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (268+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A teacher in East Baton Rouge Parish has received a national honor. The Arts Schools Network has named Kelly Adkinson as the organization's 2026 Teacher of the Year. Adkinson works as a visual arts educator at the…...