EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Deputies are investigating a suspected homicide after a woman was found dead in East ...

As of the 10 AM Monday National Hurricane Center advisory, Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Western Gulf of Mexico.

As severe weather makes its way through the area, officials are offering sandbags to the public out of an abundance of ...

About 40 percent of Americans will develop a form of cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is expected to a hold a news conference about the potential of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As Tropical Storm Francine enters the Gulf of Mexico, Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle called for voluntary as of 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Mandatory evacuation was ordered ...

Consumer Reports’ just released its first-ever brand ranking for used cars to help buyers reduce their risks of experiencing ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Well-known Baton Rouge attorney Mary Olive Pierson has died. WAFB Political Analyst and radio talk show host Jim Engster announced Pierson ‘s passing at a meeting of the ...

In response to the expected impact of the storm, the food bank is organizing an emergency volunteer shift on Monday, Sept. 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to assemble essential supplies.

James Earl Jones, the actor most widely known as the voice of Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, died at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is urging residents to be prepared ahead of Tropical Storm Francine.

A Baton Rouge animal shelter is asking for members of the public to step up and become emergency fosters ahead of Tropical Storm Francine.