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  • Monday, February 20 2012 11:15 PM EST2012-02-21 04:15:56 GMT
    Angry Birds, Words With Friends and Tetris are all fun games that can be uploaded virtually right at your fingertips.  Smartphone technology makes it easy, but there are some apps out there that allow strangers to find you just as easily.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 10:18 PM EST2012-02-21 03:18:30 GMT
    According to White Castle Police Department, all festivities for the town of White Castle have been canceled.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:48 PM EST2012-02-21 00:48:20 GMT
    High flood waters have closed River Road in Denham Springs.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:29 PM EST2012-02-21 00:29:53 GMT
    A group of plant workers in North Baton Rouge is sick of losing tires and their piece of mind to a dangerous intersection.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:14 PM EST2012-02-21 00:14:50 GMT
    After a brutal attack left her husband and son dead, Shirley Marchand, 72, remains on life support Monday.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:06 PM EST2012-02-21 00:06:19 GMT
    If you go down to New Orleans this time of year, you already know parade parking can be a nightmare, but not if you reserve a spot before you leave home.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:59 PM EST2012-02-20 23:59:01 GMT
    Authorities have located a safe that "seems to fit the description" of the safe taken from a deadly home invasion in Gonzales, Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley says.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:49 PM EST2012-02-20 23:49:33 GMT
    Law enforcement officials say home invasions are on the rise all over the state. This has prompted a New Orleans legislator to pre-file House Bill 65, which raises the mandatory minimum jail sentence when a person is convicted of home invasion.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:31 PM EST2012-02-20 23:31:20 GMT
    Baker Police have arrested a woman who is accused of molesting a juvenile boy at a group home. Cynthia Haynes, 43, was wanted on five counts of molestation to a juvenile.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:57 PM EST2012-02-20 21:57:16 GMT
    Fire investigators believe a Monday afternoon house fire was the work of an arsonist.

  • Which president had the first telephone? Which commander in chief gambled away the White House china? Or who loved jelly beans? Discover some fun facts about some of the men who've been president.
    Do you know which president was the first to have a telephone? Which commander in chief gambled away the White House china? Or who loved jelly beans? Discover some fun facts about some of the men who've held the highest office in the United States.

  • A source who is well-entrenched in the Southern University football program says quote "there is a possibility" Head Coach Stump Mitchell will leave the school and join the St. Louis Rams as an assistant coach.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 11:51 AM EST2012-02-20 16:51:03 GMT
    A man was injured and a roadway was blocked when a dump truck carrying limestone overturned in Baton Rouge Monday morning.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:59 PM EST2012-02-21 19:59:49 GMT
    WILMINGTON, NC (WSFX) - You can nab some free lotion at Bath and Body Works now until February 20th. We found a little freebie that's great if you like smelly-good lotion.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 2:55 PM EST2012-02-20 19:55:44 GMT
    Two people have been killed and one seriously injured in an apparent home invasion and $500,000 in gold coins was stolen on Babin Rd. in Gonzales.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 11:18 AM EST2012-02-20 16:18:45 GMT
    An escaped trusty from Rayne, LA has been arrested by the Baton Rouge police after they say he stole a pickup, ran from the police and was caught by a police dog.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 11:07 AM EST2012-02-20 16:07:08 GMT
    LSU outscored its opposition, 33-2, over the weekend in posting two wins over Air Force and one victory over Alcorn State to open the 2012 season.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 10:08 AM EST2012-02-20 15:08:07 GMT
    An 18-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash early Monday morning. Troopers said she died after going off the road and hitting a tree.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:48 AM EST2012-02-20 12:48:55 GMT
    (Source: CNN)
    It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, but there is one big change this year - police are enforcing a new curfew for teens.

  • Feb 19, 2012 11:40 PM 2012-02-20 11:12:28 GMT
    Police responded to a shooting at the Brandywine Condominiums to find a 46-year-old man had been shot. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:00 AM EST2012-02-20 10:00:30 GMT
    (Source: CNN/WGNO)
    Actor Will Ferrell took the reign Sunday as King of the Bacchus parade during Mardi Gras festivities, and he didn't disappoint.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 11:26 PM EST2012-02-20 04:26:26 GMT
    Southern University's 2012 football schedule features a season-opening date at Football Bowl Subdivision member New Mexico on Sept. 1.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 9:59 PM EST2012-02-20 02:59:17 GMT
    One person was shot to death at the Plaquemine parade on Sunday.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 2:13 PM EST2012-02-19 19:13:19 GMT
    A Slidell man, caught backing out of the driveway of a flaming house with a burned thumb and a bottle of gasoline has been was convicted of aggravated arson.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 10:21 AM EST2012-02-19 15:21:47 GMT
    The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a jailer for alleging punching an inmate at the parish prison.

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 11:28 PM EST2012-02-19 04:28:34 GMT
    An early morning traffic accident Saturday on Interstate 10 in eastern New Orleans left a 38-year-old woman dead and a man critically injured.

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 7:56 PM EST2012-02-19 00:56:42 GMT
    Justin Hamilton scored 18 points and Storm Warren added 12 to lead LSU to its fourth win in five games, 68-58, over South Carolina on Saturday.

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 7:15 PM EST2012-02-19 00:15:27 GMT
    A piece of equipment at ExxonMobil Refinery Company tripped on Saturday causing a rumbling noise and black smoke.

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 6:45 PM EST2012-02-18 23:45:32 GMT
    The Baton Rouge mother, who we are not identifying, says she'll never forget what happened  Thursday afternoon at Tara High School.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:34 PM EST2012-02-18 04:34:01 GMT
    Krewe of Southdowns Parade.
    It's the weekend before Mardi Gras, and it's carnival time in Louisiana. In fact, Mayor-President Kip Holden proclaimed Friday as "Krewe of Southdowns day in the city of Baton Rouge." With a proclamation

  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:15 PM EST2012-02-18 04:15:52 GMT
    Major crimes in Baton Rouge went up slightly in 2011.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 8:05 PM EST2012-02-18 01:05:42 GMT
    Disturbing cell phone video depicting a brutal fight that ultimately killed a Plaquemine man has left relatives with more questions than answers.

  • President Barack Obama on Friday called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American manufacturing and exports.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 5:43 PM EST2012-02-17 22:43:03 GMT
    The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a man Friday who is accused of trying to sneak a peek at a woman getting dressed.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 5:30 PM EST2012-02-17 22:30:11 GMT
    We've all seen traffic come to halt on I-12 in the last few weeks. Several times that was due to stalled or jack-knifed 18-wheelers in those S-curves.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 4:53 PM EST2012-02-17 21:53:51 GMT
    A Livonia justice of the peace has been indicted on felony theft charges.

  • Cox Communications held a special screening of "The Loving Story" which looks at a historic landmark case regarding interracial marriage.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 3:52 PM EST2012-02-17 20:52:43 GMT
    Police said the woman accused in two shootings, one that left a 55-year-old man dead, turned herself in to authorities Thursday night.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 3:47 PM EST2012-02-17 20:47:45 GMT
    On Friday morning, a St. Bernard Parish man was behind bars after being found with the largest collection of child porn in the state.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 3:45 PM EST2012-02-17 20:45:50 GMT
    A Johnson & Johnson consumer health unit plagued by product recalls says it is pulling some versions of infant Tylenol off store shelves due to problems with a device that helps measure doses.

  • The Annual Jump Start Your Heart Valentine's Gala was held recently at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 2:54 PM EST2012-02-17 19:54:00 GMT
    Deputies have just made an arrest after accusations of rape at Tara High School here in Baton Rouge.

  • Livingston Parish property owners without flood insurance are encouraged to buy coverage now to get the best possible premiums before new flood insurance rate maps go into effect on April 3.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:49 AM EST2012-02-17 16:49:04 GMT
    (Source: CNN/KAIT)
    Valerie Borders forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.

  • Amanda Knox has a book deal.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:32 AM EST2012-02-17 14:32:58 GMT
    A five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana is closed following an oil spill Friday morning near LaPlace.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 6:57 AM EST2012-02-17 11:57:20 GMT
    Air Force fighter jets forced a small plane to land after it violated restricted air space because of the president's visit to California. Authorities found marijuana on the Cessna.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 4:13 AM EST2012-02-17 09:13:36 GMT
    (Source: CNN)
    The details of Rick Santorum's finances are coming to light, now that he's gone public with his tax records.  

  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:19 AM EST2012-02-17 05:19:35 GMT
    The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has chosen a possible interim superintendent to fill the position when John Dilworth leaves next week.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:01 PM EST2012-02-17 04:01:13 GMT
    It's a problem that can cost us all millions of dollars - food stamp benefit fraud.  Believe it or not, Louisiana is leading the way to stop it.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 10:03 PM EST2012-02-17 03:03:20 GMT
    It's been two years since a massive earthquake in January 2010 changed the way of life for millions of Haitians. Still, the country is cleaning up, after the storm killed around 300,000 people.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 9:53 PM EST2012-02-17 02:53:01 GMT
    Rain or shine, the president of the Spanish Town parade says the political pundits will parade through Downtown Baton Rouge. Last year the krewe rolled even after meteorologists warned tornados were a strong possibility. It is a decision that goes back 32 years.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 7:51 PM EST2012-02-17 00:51:12 GMT
    When legislators meet for the upcoming session, education will be top priority.  It was also the topic of Thursday's League of Women Voters luncheon.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 7:02 PM EST2012-02-17 00:02:35 GMT
    A Donaldsonville burglary suspect is dead after twice being tased by an Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputy.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 6:39 PM EST2012-02-16 23:39:43 GMT
    A federal judge has thrown out a Louisiana law that bans certain sex offenders from Facebook and other social networking sites.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 6:18 PM EST2012-02-16 23:18:44 GMT
    The next real breakthrough drug to prevent killer heart attacks and strokes is on the forefront. It is a story WAFB Medical Correspondent Phil Rainier uncovered at Pennington Biomedical Research Center right here in Baton Rouge.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 5:47 PM EST2012-02-16 22:47:45 GMT
    A second person has been arrested in a shooting that injured a 15-year-old girl on January 9, 2012.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 5:24 PM EST2012-02-16 22:24:34 GMT
    A section of LA 30 was closed for 13 hours after two 18-wheelers and a car hit about two dozen cows, causing one of the big rigs to flip.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 4:51 PM EST2012-02-16 21:51:32 GMT
    Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a teen last weekend at an apartment complex on La Annie Dr.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 4:47 PM EST2012-02-16 21:47:21 GMT
    Detectives are looking for three women who used a stolen check to go shopping at Wal-Mart.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 4:29 PM EST2012-02-16 21:29:42 GMT
    A 31-year-old man is facing federal charges after he allegedly lied about being awarded the Purple Heart.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 3:40 PM EST2012-02-16 20:40:22 GMT
    L'Auberge Baton Rouge still anticipates a summer 2012 opening and expects to be open by Labor Day.

  • Chicago was ranked as America's most corrupt city in a recent study. But the city's conviction rate wasn't enough to boost Illinois to the top spot in state rankings. See if your state tops the list.
    Chicago was ranked as America's most corrupt city, according to a study by the University of Illinois at Chicago. But the city's conviction rate wasn't enough to boost Illinois to the top spot in state rankings. See if your state tops the list.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 12:59 PM EST2012-02-16 17:59:42 GMT
    The Salvation Army usually comes to the aide of fire victims; helping families back on their feet with household items. But they tell us they're starting to fall on hard times after helping 16 families back on their feet these past few months.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 12:49 PM EST2012-02-16 17:49:16 GMT
    LSU has 8 players invited to the NFL Combine this year. Here's a taste of "What They are Saying" about LSU's future NFL stars.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 12:35 PM EST2012-02-16 17:35:22 GMT
    A man authorities said led them on a chase and even tried to run over some units was taken into custody after the car was stopped by spike strips Thursday.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 11:38 AM EST2012-02-16 16:38:33 GMT
    A new report on corruption in Illinois, especially Chicago, sheds light on Louisiana's problems with the issue. Louisiana ranks No. 10 in corruption convictions.

  • The story of a famous Louisiana artist George Rodrigue and his wife, Wendy, is one of "Happily Ever After." Of course, that well-loved canine is an important part of it.

  • Do you feel that you're running out of people to date? It might be where you live. Try one of these cities if you need a bigger dating pool to swim in.
    Do you feel like that it's more and more difficult to meet someone new? It might be where you live. Kiplinger's suggests trying one of these cities if you need a bigger dating pool to swim in.

  • Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum released four years of federal income tax returns on Wednesday night, showing a sharp rise in his personal wealth spurred by his growing work as Washington-based corporate...

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  • There were few surprises among the Super Bowls commercial haul. However, some advertisers still managed to entertain.
    There were few surprises among the Super Bowls commercial haul. However, some advertisers still managed to entertain.

  • Friday, January 13 2012 4:36 PM EST2012-01-13 21:36:34 GMT
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  • Mardi Gras is finally here! Check out the parade schedules and other links to the fun, including parade cameras from New Orleans. Send in your pics & vids.

  • WAFB is putting together a list of Mardi Gras parades in our area.

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