12+ hour ago  (247+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Entergy Louisiana customers can receive free tax preparation assistance from IRS-certified volunteers at upcoming Super Tax Day events throughout Louisiana this tax season. The free service includes assistance with income tax filing and information about tax…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (485+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State officials continue to provide resources and emergency services as winter weather rolls on throughout Louisiana. New dash cam video from the Louisiana State Police in Natchitoches Parish shows a tree falling onto a road, painting…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (410+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Fire officials are urging residents to install working smoke alarms after 10 people died in Louisiana house fires this January, all in homes without functioning smoke detectors. Baton Rouge Fire Chief Kimble made an urgent plea to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (709+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana is entering a critical stretch of winter weather as a powerful system moves into the state this weekend, bringing the threat of ice, freezing rain and several days of bitter cold. Forecasters say the storm…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (187+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Seafood gumbo is the premier soup of Cajun Country, and it is known worldwide as the dish to seek out when visiting South Louisiana. Every Louisiana home has its own unique ingredients and methods for cooking…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (446+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana has settled two federal lawsuits against CVS Health Corporation and its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary Caremark PCS Health LLC over allegations the companies engaged in unfair business practices that harmed independent pharmacies and increased prescription…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (474+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - WAFB on Friday took the rare step of asking a judge to force Louisiana State Police to produce a jail surveillance video of an April 2022 incident in Avoyelles Parish involving a state trooper. The petition, filed…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (410+ words) I wanted to give some light to this dark time, so I lit it where the trees are dark on either side, but there's a light in the center "cause sometimes we just need a little bit of hope," said…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (221+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Washington has officially voted to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history. Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Steve Scalise, Whip Tom Emmer, and Chairwoman Lisa McClain released a joint statement after the vote: "All of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (352+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Volunteers across Louisiana are organizing food distribution efforts as uncertainty continues over federal funding for SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. Almost 20 percent of people in Louisiana rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and…...