May is National Bike Month, and we're dedicating Wednesday's show to the topic of bike infrastructure in Southern Louisiana ... of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ranks ...[...]

As WBRZ reports, EMS said at least 10 motorcycles were involved in the crash. Four people were injured, with two in serious condition.[...]

Two lanes are blocked on I-10 West before Dalrymple Drive in Baton Rouge following a crash involving multiple motorcycles.[...]

A Baton Rouge Fire Department vehicle was involved in a crash Tuesday morning, May 21.The crash happened just before 11 a.m. in the area of Old Sullivan Road.According to the Baton Rouge Fire ...[...]

West after a vehicle fire shut down a portion of the interstate in Baton Rouge early Saturday morning, May 18.According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the incident ...[...]

A Baton Rouge police officer was struck by a speeding car on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the officer, who has not been identified, was struck on I-110 around ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - '?I am not guilty,'? declared Allbert Machado through his court-appointed translator. The plea of not guilty was the only option that federal magistrate Richard L. Bourgeois, ...[...]

In recent years, changes to American infrastructure have included adding more lanes to existing roads or widening them to help vehicle traffic flow faster and take on a higher volume but critics say ...[...]

One of three accused sex traffickers who prosecutors suspect was working on behalf of a gang in Venezuela will appear in the Middle District Court of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday.[...]

According to an Entergy Louisiana outage map ... '?The hardest-hit areas are concentrated along the Interstate 10 corridor, stretching from Vinton west of Lake Charles to East Baton Rouge.[...]

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an overnight crash that happened between a train and a vehicle. According to the police, around 2:15 a.m. Sunday morning, a train headed west struck ...[...]

ERWINVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) - A pedestrian was hit and killed on Monday morning in West Baton Rouge. Louisiana State Police say that around 3 a.m., troopers were responding to a single-vehicle crash on ...[...]

Severe weather including high winds and rain came through the Baton Rouge area on Monday, May 13. Some of that severe weather included an EF-0 tornado that hit Pointe Coupee Parish.[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Four people were injured during a crash involving multiple motorcycles in Baton Rouge. The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, on I-10 West before Dalrymple ...[...]

Four people were injured in a wreck involving 10 motorcycles on the Baton Rouge interstate Sunday morning, an EMS official confirmed.[...]

A woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in East Baton Rouge Parish on Saturday afternoon, according to Louisiana State Police. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office has identified two kids in ...[...]

A motorcyclist has died from injuries sustained in a crash Saturday afternoon on I-10 near Siegen Lane ... interstate when the vehicle ran into the back of a Ford Bronco just after 12 p.m., the ...[...]

A traffic accident involving an 18-wheeler has forced a shutdown of westbound lanes of Interstate 10 on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge between Baton Rouge and Lafayette on Friday afternoon. Traffic, ...[...]

Severe thunderstorms could make their way through southeast Louisiana later this week as ... Areas north of Interstate 10, including Baton Rouge and the northshore, are most likely to see nasty ...[...]

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - If you're coming to Southwest ... He said he believes the interstate is backed up from Baton Rouge to Lafayette which is about 50 miles of stop-and-go traffic. He says one ...[...]

A man who robbed a bank on Bluebonnet Boulevard later led police on a chase on Interstate 10 that ended in a crash, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said. Jonathan Lanaute, 39, entered United ...[...]

The Baton Rouge and LSU communities react to the death of a Louisiana doctor and two of his children in a plane crash in Williamson County. A teenager is in critical condition after being shot outside ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced the I-12 East overnight ... exit or continue west on the interstate towards downtown ...[...]

Crews working to remove the old westbound Interstate 10 overpass at the interchange with Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge will ... the interchange can check the Louisiana 511 app for real-time ...[...]

and of an emergency room in a relatively sparse area for medical services between the East Baton Rouge Parish line and La. 73 at Interstate-10. In addition to the emergency room and outpatient ...[...]

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (BRPROUD) - A man was arrested on Wednesday ... The deadly crash took place at the intersection of the I-12 westbound exit ramp and South Range Avenue around 1 a.m ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A Denham Springs teen is dead after a 3-vehicle wreck in Livingston Parish that happened around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 ... on the same highway in a 2009 ...[...]

Doucet was identified as a victim in the crash by his employer, Williamson Cosmetic Center, a medical spa in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The other two victims were identified as his two adult children ...[...]

A Baton Rouge man was killed late Friday when he was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate ... 30. Michael Hernandez, 32, was in the middle of the outside lane at the 8-mile maker near the ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in East Baton Rouge Parish on Saturday afternoon, according to Louisiana State Police. LSP identified the victim as 61-year-old ...[...]

Williamson County Chief Deputy Mark Elrod told reporters that the plane had left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was headed to Louisville, Kentucky, but crashed in ... of the victims have not been ...[...]

A woman ensnared in a drug trafficking ring led by her former boyfriend appears to have escaped prison time after entering into a federal pretrial diversionary program Tuesday.[...]

Louisiana State Police are investigating after a woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in East Baton Rouge Parish.[...]

The body of a resident of the Covington area of Walton County was found today in Louisiana 12 days after he disappeared ... a.m. in the 2900 block of Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge, police told ...[...]

Robbery detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating an attempted purse snatching in Hammond Aire Shopping Center on Airline Highway. According to police, the incident happened ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a reported bank robbery that happened on Wednesday, May 8. Officers responded to the Chase Bank on Airline Highway ...[...]

The long-awaited project to create an Interstate 10 interchange at Pecue Lane in Baton Rouge is entering its third and final phase, the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development announced ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for two people accused of a vehicle burglary on Thursday, April 18, at BREC Park located on 14024 Highland Road.[...]

The victims have been identified as Baton Rouge plastic surgeon Dr. Lucuis '?Tre'? Doucet and two of his three adult children, Giselle and Jean Luc.[...]

The Beech V35, built in 1966, left Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 8:53 a.m. and was scheduled to land in Louisville around 1 p.m.[...]

Flight records show the single-engine plane owned by Lucius J. Doucet, III, of Baton Rouge, left the Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales around 9 a.m. Wednesday and was headed to Bowman Field in ...[...]

BRPD responded to a '?major crash'? in the 2500 block of Plank Road around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Officers found that one man had been hit by a vehicle. Police say the man was attempting the cross ...[...]

New Orleans and Baton Rouge are under a flood watch, and Lafayette and Shreveport should also prepare for heavy rains. Here's everything you need to know.[...]

One business and some Baton Rouge residents are blaming the Louisiana Department of Transporation and Development.[...]

Acadiana was not the only part of Louisiana to see death and destruction from severe storms. The dangerous weather followed a trek from near Lake ...[...]

Louisiana State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash of an overturned 18-wheeler on the Atchafalaya Bridge on I-10. The crash was reported around 1 p.m. on Friday on I-10 westbound, east of Butte ...[...]

A man has pleaded guilty after a deadly crash that followed a high-speed chase in 2022, according to the East Baton Rouge district attorney. A Baton Rouge area university is suspending its fall ...[...]

Traffic routes on Interstate 10 westbound near Interstate 12 will shift to a new overpass Wednesday as crews continue to make progress on the College Flyover project, according to the Department ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The National Weather Service ... In addition, the NWS said a second tornado hit near Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish. The NWS upgraded the strength of the tornado ...[...]

Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art ... 680 Jefferson Highway. "Connecting Colors," spring art show, opening with reception 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday. Call (225) 924-6437 or follow the gallery's ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Baton Rouge Police ... West Baton Rouge on I-10 and drove back to East Baton Rouge on Highway 190. The chase ended and the suspect was identified as Jyrius ...[...]

A strong line of storms that moved across metro Baton Rouge Monday evening left behind downed trees and led to multiple power outages.At one point, there were three separate tornado warnings as the ...[...]

Multiple rounds of rain and storms over the next few days will bring heavy rainfall and the chance for severe weather over Southern Louisiana. A warm front just ...[...]

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) reported I-10 West was closed on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge between Baton Rouge and Lafayette because of the wreck on Friday, May ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The National Weather Service ... In addition, the NWS said a second tornado hit near Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish. The NWS upgraded the strength of the tornado ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Baton Rouge Police ... West Baton Rouge on I-10 and drove back to East Baton Rouge on Highway 190. The chase ended and the suspect was identified as Jyrius ...[...]

Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge Parishes. For the Lower Mississippi River...including Red River Landing... Minor flooding is ...[...]

The long-awaited project to create an Interstate 10 interchange at Pecue Lane in Baton Rouge is entering its third and final phase, the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development announced ...[...]

Baton Rouge leaders are continuing their efforts at improving traffic flow and congestion on many streets and highways in the city.[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The family of an 18-year-old who was shot and killed on the interstate in Baton Rouge is asking for the public's help tracking down the suspected shooter. According to ...[...]

Community leaders are coming together to celebrate the completion of one of the latest traffic projects in Baton Rouge.On Thursday, May 9, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Councilmember Darryl ...[...]

A man accused of robbing a bank was taken into custody on Friday morning after a chase involving law enforcement.[...]

Thunderstorms are possible at Jazz Fest in New Orleans for Hozier and Foo Fighters concerts. See weather for Baton Rouge, Lafayette & Shreveport as well.[...]

A Baton Rouge teacher who was caught on video threatening people in a car that had driven up a flooded street near her home has been declared not guilty after ...[...]

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A Baton Rouge man was killed late Friday when he was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 30. Michael Hernandez, 32, was in the middle of the outside lane at the 8-mile ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in East Baton Rouge Parish on Wednesday, May 8. Louisiana State Police said Patrick George Isadore, 41, of Baton Rouge died in the crash which took ...[...]

The following news release is from Louisiana State Police.BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Shortly before 10:00 p.m. on May 8, 2024, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A responded to a two-vehicle ...[...]

A man who robbed a bank on Bluebonnet Boulevard later led police on a chase on Interstate 10 that ended in a crash, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said.[...]

The Baton Rouge man, 27, was driving eastbound on I-10 near the Interstate 610 split at about 2:30 ... serial shooter was on the loose, a theory New Orleans police repeatedly debunked.[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police are investigating ... happened around 8:10 p.m. at the Fountain Motel off Airline Highway, which is close to Goodwood Boulevard. According to police ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes tore through parts of south Louisiana during severe weather and storms on Wednesday, April 10. Officials announced ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A LOOK AT OUR CAMERA IN A LOG I-55. SO AS YOU ... From Baton Rouge: Exit Interstate 12 Eastbound at Pumpkin Center exit #35, proceed south to LA 22, then continue ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was shot in Baton Rouge on Thursday morning. Emergency officials confirmed it happened in the 1000 block of Osprey Avenue near Scenic Highway before 9:30 a.m ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that ... a theory New Orleans police repeatedly debunked.[...]

An investigation by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office ended with the arrest of a man identified by deputies as a cocaine trafficker.[...]

A man accused of killing a woman after speeding through a Baton Rouge intersection pleaded guilty, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore confirmed Monday, May 6. Darrien Rogers, 24, was ...[...]

A man has pleaded guilty after a deadly crash that followed a high-speed chase in 2022, according to the East Baton Rouge district attorney. A Baton Rouge area university is suspending its fall ...[...]

The gunshot was heard near the 13700 block of Old Hammond Highway, which is when the victim realized he was shot. Authorities confirmed after making it to his friend's apartment on La Annie ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry spent part ... Craig Fillingim watched the tornado touch down from his store window off Highway 61. '?It was actually scary because it was kind ...[...]

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an alleged road rage incident that left a teen dead on Saturday, March 23.[...]

A man accused of robbing a bank was taken into custody on Friday morning after a chase involving law enforcement.[...]

Parts of Louisiana are expected to face severe thunderstorms and heavy rain Monday, according to National Weather Service forecasters.[...]

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A LOOK AT OUR CAMERA IN A LOG I-55. SO AS YOU ... From Baton Rouge: Exit Interstate 12 Eastbound at Pumpkin Center exit #35, proceed south to LA 22, then continue ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]

The long-awaited project to create an Interstate 10 interchange at Pecue Lane in Baton Rouge is entering its third and final phase, the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development announced ...[...]

According to East Baton Rouge Parish deputies, 23-year-old Allbert Machado is accused of making two women have sex with different men for money in Baton Rouge.[...]

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Traffic: Here are the best routes to get to the festival: From Baton Rouge: Exit Interstate 12 Eastbound at Pumpkin Center exit #35, proceed south to LA 22, then continue ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB ... said a second tornado hit near Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish. The NWS upgraded the strength of the tornado that hit Slidell to an EF-2. An EF-2 tornado also ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La ... aim of House Bill 344, which today passed committee at the capitol. Inspection stickers are used to prove that a vehicle is safe to drive according to Louisiana standards.[...]

According to East Baton Rouge Parish deputies, 23-year-old Allbert Machado is accused of making two women have sex with different men for money in Baton Rouge.[...]

A man is accused of trafficking two women out of an apartment in Baton Rouge. Allbert Javier Herrara Machado, 23, was charged with two counts of human trafficking.[...]

Thunderstorms are possible at Jazz Fest in New Orleans for Hozier and Foo Fighters concerts. See weather for Baton Rouge, Lafayette & Shreveport as well.[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes tore through parts of south Louisiana during severe weather and storms on Wednesday, April 10. Officials announced ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]

If you're coming to Southwest Louisiana from Baton Rouge, you may want to find an alternate route.Louisiana State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash of an overturned 18-wheeler on the ...[...]

Backups; I-10 West; Baton Rouge; Lafayette; crash; Butte La Rose; Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; DOTD; closed; wreck; Friday, May 3; ...[...]

Backups; I-10 West; Baton Rouge; Lafayette; crash; Butte La Rose; Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; DOTD; closed; wreck; Friday, May 3; ...[...]

(BRPROUD) - A study ranks two Louisiana parishes among the Top 10 most dangerous places in the U.S. for cyclists. The study by law firm Bader Scott analyzed data from the National Highway ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The National Weather Service ... In addition, the NWS said a second tornado hit near Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish. The NWS upgraded the strength of the tornado ...[...]

Communities in the northern Baton Rouge area were dealing with debris ... Milton said. Along Highway 61 near St. Francisville, multiple large trees had fallen, some of them tangling up power ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's Republican-controlled Senate ... Landry to make an interstate compact with Texas and other states willing to participate in Texas' state-led border security ...[...]

The Baton Rouge man, 27, was driving eastbound on I-10 near the Interstate 610 split at about 2:30 ... serial shooter was on the loose, a theory New Orleans police repeatedly debunked.[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Ascension Parish Sheriff ... Ascension deputies spotted the man along Airline Highway near Highway 42 in Prairieville and attempted a traffic stop.[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A '?super fog'? played a part in a deadly crash in October on Interstate 55. With the super fog creating dangerous conditions on roads in Louisiana, the Cueria Law ...[...]

Severe storms are a "near certainty" in southeast Louisiana Wednesday ... The worst of the storms are expected north of Interstate 10, particularly in and north of Hammond and Baton Rouge ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that reportedly happened near a nightclub on Scenic Highway on Monday, April 1. Police identified the ...[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Baton Rouge Police Department have identified the victim in the deadly highway shooting Saturday afternoon. According to police, Jayrick Washington, 18 ...[...]

Interstate 10 and Interstate 310 were also closed as ... advisory for much of southeastern Louisiana on Monday morning, including from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Over the past several days ...[...]

A Baton Rouge teacher who was caught on video threatening people in a car that had driven up a flooded street near her home has been declared not guilty after ...[...]

The Baton Rouge man, 27, was driving eastbound on I-10 near the Interstate 610 split at about 2:30 ... serial shooter was on the loose, a theory New Orleans police repeatedly debunked.[...]

Authorities are still piecing together details surrounding a Saturday afternoon shooting on Interstate 10 in Metairie that left a Baton Rouge man wounded. It's the first interstate shooting in ...[...]