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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The WAFB First Alert Storm Team has declared Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18, First Alert Weather Days, which means a significant severe weather event is expected. In ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sandbags are being offered ahead of expected heavy rain. According to the WAFB First Alert Weather ...
Our focus in the days ahead will be on an area of low pressure moving westward across the Gulf and its potential to produce heavy rainfall.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Capital Area Groundwater Commission, tasked with keeping the water safe to drink in a ...
There is a medium chance of tropical development on an area of low pressure near Florida, which is expected to move across the Gulf and into our region late in the week. A tropical depression or storm ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Friday morning will be warm and muggy but mainly dry. You may run into a few hit and miss ...
This weekend’s afternoon highs are forecast to reach the low 90s. Expect a sunny to partly cloudy sky during the morning ...
Temperatures will rise to the 80s by mid-morning and scattered thunderstorms should hold off until the afternoon. The main threats with these midday storms will be brief, heavy downpours and gusty ...
Gov. Jeff Landry announced this week that Louisiana’s LA Wallet has been certified by the Transportation and Security ...
An employee at the State Penitentiary at Angola is in jail and facing numerous felonies after she was allegedly caught trying to smuggle in 1.5 pounds of drugs inside the prison.
With less than a month left in summer break, East Baton Rouge Public Schools are hosting a career fair to fill over 150 openings.