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.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was killed in a crash after their car slammed into a tree Monday afternoon. Emergency officials said the crash happened around 3:45 p.m. off Port Hudson Pride- ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Governor Landry plans to speak on storm preparedness in a briefing from Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9.