View all » There were so many things going on around town this weekend that I wanted to give you a recap of all events in one place. So here we...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Fire investigations are looking into a possible arson. Officials believe the fire started in a parked car next to a house on East Washington, around midnight. We're told...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - 9NEWS has learned that one of the founders of 100 Black Men, Brace Godfrey, has died. We're told that he died of an apparent heart attack early Saturday morning. Godfrey...

If you're looking to be employed this summer, start the job search in early March. Everyone is tired of hearing it, but a lot of employers aren't hiring new workers in this economy, so...

abruptly departing after just ten months at the helm. But new co-Presidents of MySpace — co-Presidents, former COO Mike Jones and Chief Product Officer Jason Hirschhorn — are now...

As poorly as LSU pitched for most of the night Friday in an 11-9 loss to Kansas, a huge credit also goes to the Jayhawks. KU didn’t enter the game with great offensive statistics, despite 10-0...

If LSU’s attention wasn’t gotten before, Kansas certainly turned the Tigers’ heads on Friday. The Jayhawks staggered LSU starting pitcher Joey Bourgeois with a six-run second...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the days leading to the end of the LSU basketball season, freshman Eddie Ludwig started to feel more comfortable on a Division I college basketball court. “At the...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox outfield prospect Jared Mitchell sprained his right ankle while making a spectacular, against-the-wall catch on a drive off the bat of Juan Rivera in a 10-7...

Southern's Jamie Floyd pulls a rebound away from Texas Southern's NaDosha Strickland during the first half Friday at the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament in Bossier...

Off to a 1-6 start, the Southern University baseball team has lost five straight. But with Southwestern Athletic Conference action here, maybe the Jaguars are set to take off. That’s what...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — If LSU hurdler Barrett Nugent has any uneasy feelings about running on the track where he was seriously injured a year ago, he’s not showing it. After winning the...

Christian Life Academy is making its eighth tourney appearance and already has four state titles. Scotlandville High is a newcomer. The two local schools will share the same stage today in different...

LAFAYETTE — Midland High was looking to capture its first state title since 1977. But the Rebels were unable to contain top-seeded Rapides High. Title-game Outstanding Player Keldrick Timothy...

GONZALES — An Ascension Parish Council panel has given its nod to an agreement that would allow inmates from the Sheriff’s Office prison to do work at the parish-owned Lamar-Dixon Expo...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s biggest task for spring practice might be rebuilding a depleted defense, but the coaches also are making it clear the Crimson Tide can’t dwell on the...

GONZALES — A 10-month run of declining monthly sales tax collections in Ascension Parish halted in February but likely the slide would have continued if not for several large, one-time audits...

ZACHARY, LA (WAFB) - A man has been arrested for the simple kidnapping of the murder victim who was found on McHugh Road in Zachary on Monday. Zachary Police arrested Terry Jerome Wilson aka...

Kansas battered LSU's pitching and handed the Tigers their first loss, 11-9, tonight at Alex Box Stadium. Brian Heere drove in three runs for the Jayhawks (10-3), who scored six runs in the second...

Reno, Nv - This was never even a ballgame. If the third installment of Utah State-Louisiana Tech was expected to be a battle, it began and ended with little more than a whimper as the Aggies...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - If you are looking for work, YouTube is hiring. YouTube is looking for people to become partners where YouTube's parent company, Google, will run ads on videos posted by...

HAMMOND, LA (WAFB) - Shortly after the deadly killer whale attack at Sea World, an article about a deadly giraffe attack in Louisiana surfaced on a satirical website run by Nicholas Brilleaux of...

IBERVILLE, LA (WAFB) - Iberville Parish Sheriff's detectives said they have worked more than 1,000 hours chasing leads in the case of Wendy Kent, a woman who disappeared from Rosedale nearly...

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)People are seen inside the LibertyPointe Bank branch at 120 Broadway, Friday, March 12, 2010 in New York. Regulators on Thursday shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York City,...

BOSSIER CITY -- Top-seeded Southern advanced to the championship game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament after a 67-55 victory against Texas Southern tonight. The Jaguars will face...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Chancellor Michael Martin is calling for a tentative business plan for a brewery at LSU. There are already tentative beer flavors ready for tap including a purple and gold...

The failures bring the number of banks that have fallen since the beginning of 2008--just after the official start of the U.S. recession--to 195. The Park Avenue Bank...

BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal, for the second time, has rejected the Civil Service Commission's proposal to revamp the way pay raises are given to thousands of state government...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Covington-based Statewide Bank was closed by regulators Friday, becoming the state's first bank failure since 2002. The bank's assets and deposits will be assumed by Home...

email DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (WAFB) - For more than a year, $1.5 million dollars in state and federal money has been sitting and waiting to be used for construction on Eden Church Road in Denham...

Louisiana's job picture improved somewhat in January, despite the loss of retail jobs for the Christmas season and jobs temporarily held by students, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported...

FRENCH SETTLEMENT — The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reported this afternoon it is investigating “multiple deaths” at a residence in French Settlement. Spokesman...

FRENCH SETTLEMENT, LA (WAFB) - Law enforcement officials in Livingston Parish are on the scene of a tragic shooting near French Settlement. Early reports indicate three people are dead, one of whom...

BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Louisiana lost 21,900 jobs from December to January, largely as Christmas jobs in retail sales and shipping and temporary student jobs came to a seasonal end. That's...

email COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - If you're a dog lover, you'll understand why Elizabeth Todd cradles her chihuahua "Poppy" like a baby. "Poppy's just my heart," said Elizabeth. "They...

email MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Memphis police controlled a chaotic scene around a North Memphis house Thursday after a Bartlett narcotics officer shot and killed an man while serving a warrant. ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - A Texas man, his truck and camper trailer are all parked in Jackson County after Narcotics Task Force agents say they found a marijuana growing operation inside. Jeremy...