A handful of state leaders say flood prevention efforts made massive headway earlier today following an agreement on a new ...

A comprehensive regional plan approved by a commission Tuesday aims to address Amite River Basin flooding while saving ...

In this guest column, John Clark, the president of the Amite River Basin Commission argues that the new flood plan the ...

The Louisiana Department of Education honored the three 2025 Students of the Year and one of them is from Acadiana. Rylann Viator, an eighth-grader ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after ...

The Louisiana House of Representatives has advanced a balanced state budget bill without raising taxes. House Bill 1 (HB1) ...

Bills in the Louisiana Legislature would shift some authority over tearing down blighted property away from Baton Rouge's ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Arguments surrounding first-of-its-kind legislation that categorizes two widely used abortion ...

The Baton Rouge Assembly's 13 debutantes will be introduced to the wives of the Assembly members and their guests at a tea on Wednesday at the Baton Rouge Country Club. The Assembly's annual ball ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is hosting a free community health event this weekend. Live Well Baton Rouge is Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart ...

Bobby Gumpright was in the throws of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by ...