News from 8/5/2026
- LSU football hits the fall practice field for the first time under Lane Kiffin
- Southern's offensive coordinator feels confident in fall camp progression
- Livingston Parish sheriff arrests two people on multiple felony animal sexual abuse charges
- WBR Fire: Port Allen garage fire caused by lithium battery charging bank on Roseland Drive
- Louisiana qualifying opens for six redrawn congressional districts
- Elaine Education Foundation hands out school supplies at Baton Rouge elementary schools
- Lawyers point fingers as jury tries to determine who is responsible in Iberville murder-for-hire trial
- Former French Settlement paraprofessional arrested in connection to alleged indecent behavior with a juvenile
- Man who spent 45 years in Angola on wrongful conviction races to see country before losing vision
- Ponchatoula High School honored a counselor who died in 2025 by renaming her workspace
- Denham Springs accountant pleads guilty to using her employer's credit cards for personal bills
- Livingston boy bitten by copperhead snake expected to make full recovery, police say
- Episcopal student named finalist for 2026 NFL FLAG Player of the Year Award
- Grandmother stuck making payments on broken car as repairs stall for months
- Plaquemines Parish case against Chevron centers on federal court jurisdiction and state judgment
- WBRZ Investigative Unit: More than 50 lawsuits allege sexual abuse by officers at EBR juvenile correctional facility
- Wednesday PM Forecast: Dodging afternoon storms as students return to class
- Matteo Bocelli to perform at Manship Theatre in December
- Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency
- 4 people arrested in St. Mary Parish after $15,000 in welding leads stolen from Amelia business