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 ...

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 ...

Isah Davis is spending Monday morning at one of the eight sandbag locations throughout East Baton Rouge Parish ahead of Francine making landfall. “Got me about 15 sandbags, that should do it, yeah, ...

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.