BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Silliman Institute is receiving some national recognition as the 2025-2026 college football season winds to a close. Former Wildcat Shannon Dawson is set to coach in the ...

DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - In case you missed it, WAFB’s Morning Anchor Liz Koh announced she will be hanging up her microphone on January 30. Koh has been a part of the WAFB family for ten years, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Dash-cam footage captured a Baton Rouge police officer slamming into a bicyclist while traveling 83 mph in a 25 mph zone as he rushed to help another officer in March 2025.

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Scammers are targeting the family members of people in jail, prompting a new warning from law enforcement. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An active stretch of weather is expected from Friday into early Saturday in advance of our next cold front. A Flood Watch is in effect for much of the WAFB viewing area ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An urgent call is being put out for blood donations from the public. The call comes from the LifeShare Blood Center in Baton Rouge. According to the center, there is only ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A warmer and wetter pattern prevails for the second half of the week before our focus shifts to a potential winter storm this weekend. A light freeze is possible to start the ...

EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A criminal investigation continues into the suicide of a 14-year-old boy who died the week before Christmas, after the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office ...

IBERVILLE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - People living in Iberville Parish are being urged to stay alert following multiple recent thefts. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office, the thefts happened ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law back on July 4th of last year. Changes to current tax laws back then, as well as new tax laws, are set to go into effect ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters with the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a vacant house fire on Sunday night at a home on Government Street. According to officials, crews were called ...