Friday 18th May, 2012
Man hospitalized after getting shot and robbed
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl and threatening to kill her and her parents if she told anyone.Police say the girl told them Gary Sheppard, 24, sexually ...
Shooting leaves man with life-threatening injuries
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl and threatening to kill her and her parents if she told anyone.Police say the girl told them Gary Sheppard, 24, sexually ...
Man suffers serious injuries in shooting
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl and threatening to kill her and her parents if she told anyone.Police say the girl told them Gary Sheppard, 24, sexually ...
Disco queen Donna Summer has died
WAFB 9Hot Stuff, has died. She was 63 years old. Summer lost her battle with lung cancer in Florida, according to TMZ. She had been working to hide the extent of her illness while finishing up a new ...
Outages leave over 2,000 in the dark
WAFB 9DETRIOT (WDIV/CNN) - Police in Michigan are investigating the stabbing death of a couple, and family members believe they were killed over a winning lottery ticket. "I just ask that if anybody ...
Inspector general hopes Senate will keep office from closing
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The state's Office of Inspector General could soon be obsolete. Lawmakers are trying to close a budget hole worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Nine different ...
Brothers build bikes for Madagascar mission
WAFB 9INDEPENDENCE, LA (WAFB) - You've seen the TV shows about custom motorcycle builders. Three Independence brothers are out to become the kings of pedal power, but the bikes are only part of ...
LSU-South Carolina game postponed by rain
WAFB 9From LSU Sports COLUMBIA, S.C. – The LSU-South Carolina baseball game scheduled Thursday night has been postponed due to rain. The teams will now play a doubleheader on Friday in Carolina ...
Man accused of using Craigslist to steal
WAFB 9Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 5600 block of McClelland Dr, at the Palms Apartments. BRPD ...
Duo arrested on meth charges for second time this year
WAFB 9A Zachary man is facing charges after police seized drugs and pirated movies.Gary Sloate, 57, has been charged with 950 counts of illegal use of counterfeit trademarks, 31 counts of prohibited sound ...
Bayou Country Superfest schedule released
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Organizers of the Bayou Country Superfest have released the schedule of performers for next weekend.Carrie Underwood will take the stage at Tiger Stadium at 8:05 Saturday ...
Joint Task Force Seven trains to protect South Louisiana
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A new task force is targeting terrorism, and it's working right here in Louisiana. The group is called Joint Task Force Seven. It's made up of deputies from the ...
CAA volunteers dismissed from animal shelter
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Some volunteers at the Companion Animal Alliance were dismissed. They claim the new shelter director got rid of them because they were letting people know what was ...
Five people win Lexus vehicles in 'Driving the Future' campaign
WAFB 9According to an article on CNN.com, Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack says the autopsy results for Mitchell Guist, a star of the reality TV show "Swamp People," should be ready ...
Organization requests DEQ be taken over by feds
WAFB 9DETRIOT (WDIV/CNN) - Police in Michigan are investigating the stabbing death of a couple, and family members believe they were killed over a winning lottery ticket. "I just ask that if anybody ...
Louisiana Legislators are getting 'Fit to Serve'
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Louisiana is ranked as the fifth most obese state in the nation and now lawmakers have a plan to combat the growing epidemic. Several members of the Louisiana Legislature ...
AT&T lights up 4G LTE in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Naples
ComputerworldComputerworld - AT&T Thursday launched its 4G LTE service in, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Naples, Fla., today, which extends its high-speed network implementations to 38 markets. In a statement ...
Man accused of raping 8-year-old girl arrested
WAFB 9Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 5600 block of McClelland Dr, at the Palms Apartments. BRPD ...
Person of interest wanted in Oak Park shooting
WAFB 9Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 5600 block of McClelland Dr, at the Palms Apartments. BRPD ...
Ban on hand-held cell phones by drivers rejected
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A proposal to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving has failed to win support in the Louisiana Senate. The Senate Transportation Committee voted 2-1 Thursday ...
Grand jury indicts Bama fan accused of sex act on LSU fan
WAFB 9WWL-TV in New Orleans reports the Alabama fan accused of performing a sex act on a passed out LSU fan at a fast food restaurant has been indicted by a grand jury. The grand jury formally charged ...
4.3 earthquake hits East TX
WAFB 9Jo Anna Godfrey sent in these photos showing her home entertainment center before and after the 4.3 quake that rattled her home in near Lake ...
Lafayette, Louisiana, Traffic Camera Program to Continue
Insurance JournalLafayette, La.’s traffic camera enforcement program will remain in place. The City-Parish Council voted to extend Lafayette Consolidated Government’s contract with Redflex Traffic ...
Committee discusses driver cell phone use
WAFB 9A Zachary man is facing charges after police seized drugs and pirated movies.Gary Sloate, 57, has been charged with 950 counts of illegal use of counterfeit trademarks, 31 counts of prohibited sound ...
Inspector general's office faces cuts to nearly its entire budget
WAFB 9BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The Louisiana inspector general is hoping senators will vote later to restore money to his office that House members stripped away. The Office of State Inspector ...
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