Hellcats Season Premiere This Wednesday.

Marti Perkins' plan was to get through Lancer University on her scholarship, go to law school, and leave Memphis and her hard-drinking mother behind to start a new life as an attorney. Read More  |  Watch the Video

Gun found during search at Woodlawn High School

BATON ROUGE (WVLA) - A gun was found in the trash can at Woodlawn High School. Today the School Drug Task Force and School Board Security found the gun after performing a random search. Read More

Baton Rouge General Releases Statement on Shooting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2010, 9:30 a.m. Read More

Two people shot inside Baton Rouge General Mid-City

BATON ROUGE (WVLA) - There's been a shooting at Baton Rouge General Hospital early this morning. Read More  |  Watch the Video

Explosion near Vermilion Bay set an oil platform on fire

The US Coast Guard confirmed that an offshore petroleum platform exploded and began burning in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana Coast. Read More

LA DOTD: Watch out for road closures this weekend

BATON ROUGE, La – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for the Labor Day weekend (Saturday, Septembe Read More

Kip Holden Gives $100,000 for Project Greenlight

Today, Mayor "Kip" Holden announced City-Parish plans to Beautify Baton Rouge. Two Greenlight beautification projects designed by students from LSU and Southern are now in place. Read More  |  Watch the Video

An extra eye on BR Streets

BATON ROUGE (WVLA) - Mayor President Kip Holden says there's a spike in crime here in the Capital City -and he wants federal money to put a stop to it. Read More  |  Watch the Video