LaMont Cole, a veteran educator and local politician, has faced tough challenges in his first few months as superintendent of Baton Rouge's biggest school district. In his first 100 days leading ...

THEN AFTER THE STORMS FOR THE WEEKEND, WELL, THINGS WILL BE A LOT BE A suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in New Orleans was arrested in Baton Rouge on Thursday, according to a report by ...

With the Baton Rouge library system’s funding in limbo after a failed millage renewal last week, the skirmish continues over the mayor's proposal to redirect library funds for police raises.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Fire Department confirmed a 75-year-old man died in a house fire on Thursday morning, March 13. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - - The Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel has rebranded as Bally’s Baton Rouge Hotel. The announcement follows the recent merger of Bally’s Corporation with the Belle’s ...

The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, arrived with a special escort, offering the ...

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Mardi Gras season is in full swing, and local krewes are getting ready to roll in several parades taking place over the next two weeks in the Baton Rouge area. If you want to join in on the fun ...

Click here for the latest update. A Virginia high school athlete is defending herself after a video captured the moment she hit a fellow competitor with a baton during a track and field relay race.

What began as a viral video of a student athlete smacking a fellow runner upside the head with a baton on the track field has now developed into a pending criminal case. The alleged attacker in ...

A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a now-viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a relay event. Alaila Everett ...

The Virginia High School League is investigating after one runner hit another in the head with a baton during a track and field relay race. Kaelen Tucker, a junior at Brookville High School ...