ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Dr. Edith Walker has spent 28 years in education. She started as an English and creative writing teacher in 1998. Today, she leads a district of 24,000 students as ...

A line of severe weather moved through the WAFB viewing area on Wednesday evening, prompting multiple tornado warnings and leaving thousands without power, along with reports of downed trees.

(Gray News) - Many fans were shocked to learn that “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek’s family has found themselves struggling financially following his recent death. His wife, Kimberly, ...

MILAN (AP) — Team USA won the gold medal in women’s hockey over Canada. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. EARLIER STORY BELOW. U.S. women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight prolonged her final game at the ...

Emmy Award-winning news anchor Morgan Lentes will begin co-anchoring WAFB's "9 News This Morning" starting Wednesday, March 11.

WAFB is thrilled to announce that Emmy Award-winning journalist Morgan Lentes will join the station’s nationally-recognized morning newscast team as co-anchor alongside longtime WAFB anchor Matt ...

Drinking water is being made available to residents on LA 960 and the surrounding areas of East Feliciana Parish who are currently impacted by a water outage.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Red Flag Warning has been posted for Sunday across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. According to the WAFB First Alert Weather Team, a combination of strong northerly ...

Direct deposit refunds may be received as early as 10 business days after your e-filed return is accepted by the IRS. * Early Filing Dates: Jan. 26 is the announced date the IRS will begin accepting e ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Power outages and damage have been reported following storms that moved through the Baton Rouge area. According to the WAFB First Alert Weather Team, residents in Louisiana ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Following the parades and parties of Mardi Gras, people across the Baton Rouge area will mark Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday in 2026 is being observed on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

ALBANY, La. (WAFB) - Three people were killed in a crash involving two vehicles on I-12 in Livingston Parish on Sunday afternoon, according to Acadian Ambulances. Officials say the crash happened in ...