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. According to BRFD, it happened at a home in the 2500 block ...

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 ...

Paradegoers will have to wait one more day for the Wearin' of the Green parade in the Baton Rouge area as a storm in the forecast has prompted organizers to delay the celebration until noon Sunday.

Downtown Baton Rouge has been transformed by two master plans for the area, which led to more than $3 billion in new investments across the central business district over the past two decades and ...

Louisiana officials plan to permanently close the Washington Street exit from Interstate 10 eastbound in Baton Rouge, saying it causes drivers to weave in and out of lanes and clog up traffic.

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 ...

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.

A runner whose baton collided with another runner's head says it was accidental. Two high school runners are speaking out after a now-viral video showed one track star hitting her competitor in ...

A Virginia high school athlete captured on video hitting a fellow competitor with a baton during a track and field relay race is charged with a misdemeanor, a prosecutor confirmed Thursday.

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 ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. — An I.C. Norcom High School athlete has been charged after a track baton incident left another runner with a concussion and a possibly fractured skull, according to Bethany ...

Alaila Everett is facing the charges after hitting Kaelen Tucker with a baton -- leaving Tucker with a concussion and possibly fractured skull. Judges immediately disqualified Everett for contact ...