To promote art in schools, every year, each of the 435 members of the House chooses from submissions from their constituents to decorate the busy tunnel that connects ...

Starting pay for public school teachers in the Baton Rouge region continues to increase as several school districts have approved new pay raises and stipends.

Mary Jane Marcantel, a Baton Rouge civic activist who backed downtown neighborhoods and played a role as investigator in high-profile criminal cases, died Saturday at 77.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 63-year-old man.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A social services mobile unit will be at the Goodwood Main Library on Friday, June 27, to provide help with utility bills.

At least four generations have experienced the St. Joseph Festival, now celebrating its 75th year. The festival filled the Auglaize County Fairgrounds with sounds of laughter, clicking prize ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Louisiana Gov. Landry sign Senate Bill 14 at a Baton Rouge ceremony, promoting new health guidelines in the state.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10am in St. Joseph Cathedral, Allen St. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery Annex, Pomeroy St.

In the homily he delivered at St. Joseph Cathedral, Bishop-Designate Pham shared some of his story as a Vietnamese refugee. Pham fled Vietnam at age 13 with his older sister and younger brother.

A top Louisiana lawmaker asked if there is an “inherent conflict” in having the state education department oversee a private-education program.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | About 50 people bid a tearful, final farewell Wednesday to what was left of St. Joseph Catholic Church at a ceremony to open the church's 91-year-old time capsule.

Andrew Biscay, 40, was arrested on Friday in Madera County on suspicion of impersonating an officer and outstanding vandalism charges, authorities said.