Melania Trump to attend LSU-Alabama game, announce $5M endowment
Melania Trump will attend the LSU-Alabama football game in Baton Rouge and announce a $5 million endowment for LSU students who have experienced foster care.
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Coach O entertains former LSU players during reunion
Former LSU coach Ed Orgeron entertained former Tigers, including Bert Jones and Dalton Hilliard, at a Baton Rouge reunion ahead of the Alabama game.
EBR Mayor-President proposes $1.2 billion budget, but district attorney says funding still falls short
East Baton Rouge Parish is preparing for a new year with a proposed $1.247 billion budget that prioritizes public safety, neighborhood improvements and homelessness outreach.
LSU students break down No. 14 Tigers’ showdown with No. 5 Alabama in Death Valley
It’s a huge weekend in Baton Rouge as No. 14 LSU hosts No. 5 Alabama in Tiger Stadium.
Read, vote, write: La. Book Festival opens doors for readers, authors
The annual Louisiana Book Festival was held Oct. 31 in Baton Rouge with volumes of activities to offer for both readers and writers alike. Each year, the festival helps shape the next generation of authors w...
DOJ election monitors visited midterm polling sites across Louisiana. Here’s what happened.
Election monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice visited polling locations in New Orleans, Lafayette and Baton Rouge on Tuesday as voters flocked to the polls.
Trump DOJ sends election monitors, warning letters to Louisiana before big midterm elections
Election monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice will be in Orleans, East Baton Rouge and Lafayette parishes on Election Day.
Before Will Wade’s second run at LSU, he was Clemson’s hardest-working chauffeur on the recruiting trail
Will Wade is a lightning rod in the college basketball world. LSU’s basketball coach was also one of the hardest-working student managers at Clemson. Find out how he’s using the lessons he learned in his...
Election Day rain ahead of overnight cold front
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A cold front brings rain and storms overnight, followed by a gradual cool down.
Pediatric EMT credited with saving woman left for dead after hit and run
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A pediatric EMT on his way to work is being credited with saving a woman’s life after she was left on the side of a Baton Rouge road in a hit-and-run. Police are asking for the pu...
CATS waives all fares on Election Day
The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) announced it will offer fare-free rides on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to make getting to the polls easier for the Baton Rouge community.
Polls open across Louisiana as voters decide Senate seat, major local races
Polls are open across Louisiana for the Nov. 3, 2026, election. Find voting locations, hours, key Baton Rouge races and live election results.
4 US cities are the lucky winners of Trump's $300M crime crackdown contest
Jacksonville, Baton Rouge, Jackson and St. Louis win nearly $300 million in Justice Department funding aimed at violent crime reduction and stronger law enforcement.
Family, classmates mourn Metairie couple’s ‘fairy-tale’ love after pair killed in crash near LSU
Hundreds of family members, friends, classmates and others from the community gathered to mourn Leah Fonte and Shane Hirstius, who, authorities say, were killed by a drunk driver while walking on Nicholson D...
See what candidates for Louisiana’s 5th congressional say about abortion, Medicaid
Five of the district’s nine candidates discussed those issues at a forum hosted by the Press Club of Baton Rouge.
This Louisiana election is unusual, some observers say. Here’s why.
WASHINGTON – Baton Rouge pollster John Couvillon turned on his TV after Labor Day expecting — and like most political junkies, even looking forward to — a deluge of campaign
Former Rams great Marshall Faulk shares Parkinson's diagnosis, hopes to help others
Marshall Faulk is an extraordinarily active 53-year-old. The first-ballot NFL Hall of Fame running back is the head football coach at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. He runs a
What's the latest on major road and bridge projects, and why are they are taking so long?
For more than a decade, planners have been talking about a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, though there’s still no timeline for a groundbreaking, much less