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Lanes are now open after being closed down earlier on Thursday.
The Baton Rouge Fire Department confirmed that a portion of Florida Blvd. was shut down due to a ruptured gas line.
Secretary of State John Kerry is accusing Russia of failing to live up to commitments it made to ease the crisis in Ukraine.
Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe Systems have settled a class-action lawsuit alleging they conspired to prevent their engineers and other highly sought technology workers from getting better job offers from one another.
Federal health regulators have cleared a genetic test from Roche as a first-choice screening option for cervical cancer. It was a role previously reserved for the Pap smear, the decades-old mainstay of women's health.
LSU junior right-hander Joe Broussard named to the mid-season watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball.
Ben Martin treated a tiny gallery to a course-record round, shooting a 10-under 62 on Thursday in the first round of the Zurich Classic.
A man was arrested after he ran from police when they were executing an unrelated warrant. The man's brother and friend were also arrested for allegedly assisting with his escape.
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Deputies are asking for help locating a 76-year-old resident who suffers from the onset of dementia.
The West Baton Rouge Sheriff Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man who is responsible for several snatch and grabs from local service stations.
Some teachers say they're ready to call it quits all because of the way some of the children in their classrooms behave.
A local church group is having an 80's theme skate party as the fundraiser for a luncheon which will be held for the Iris Domestic Violence Center. If you are looking to make a difference, the upcoming
On Thursday, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. House Bill 1264 is one of three bills addressing e-cigarettes this session. At
Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol staged a marathon confrontation with the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief, surrounding the senior officials in a...
LSU student journalist Jack Richards wrote a recent story about students selling and using drugs on campus, particularly marijuana.
Our Lady of the Lake College has a new president. Tina Holland will lead the four-year college which focuses on health sciences, nursing, and liberal arts.
After waiting for more than a month for zombies to take over Baton Rouge, fans of the hit show The Walking Dead will finally get their chance to be "Survivors" or "Walkers."
The bridge on James Chapel Road has been under construction since September 2013, residents are even more frustrated after hearing there's another setback for the project.
9News called together women for an extraordinary gathering. Sitting outside the coffee shop and gift store of Baton Rouge General's Bluebonnet Hospital, they talked when rarely they see each other.
The House Labor and Industrial Relations committee approved a bill that strengthens equal pay to employees of different genders to the same job.
Three Americans - a pediatrician and a father and son - were killed by an Afghan government security officer at a hospital Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on foreign civilians that has rattled aid workers,...
The House unanimously agreed Thursday to create a new misdemeanor crime targeting prostitutes and panhandlers.
Senators have rejected a proposal that could have increased the minimum wage in Louisiana, a vote that's expected to shelve the debate for the legislative session.
Arguments of choice versus public safety are heated in a fight over whether to let Louisiana farmers sell raw milk to the public.
An anonymous tip led Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office detectives to the arrest of 42-year-old Richard Dent for cultivation of marijuana.
It remains to be seen just how much of a lasting natural gas-price spike people in the West will feel after a dramatic explosion and fire at a major gas processing plant in western Wyoming.
Is there a way we can use computer games and phone apps to sharpen our brains. For people over 50, the loss of some memory skills natural with aging can be alarming.
What began as a traffic stop in Pointe Coupee Parish around 1:30 p.m. Thursday ended with a flipped pickup truck in West Baton Rouge Parish after a police chase.
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2011 fatal shooting at a Baton Rouge nightclub.
High school students can now apply for the 2015 Steve Harvey's Disney Dreamers Academy.
Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office were investigating a burglary at a home in Hammond when deputies noticed the strong chemical odor of a meth lab.
A homeowner who was plowing a field Tuesday afternoon in Tangipahoa Parish called the Sheriff's Office Tuesday after finding what they believed to be human remains on the property.
The federal government's move to regulate e-cigarettes is a leap into the unknown.
Amazon and HBO make a huge TV streaming power play, bunnies make a news anchor uncomfortable and Brian Williams is hip hop's greatest ambassador this week in pop culture.
The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office say the body found in the bayou on Wednesday is that of 73-year-old Lanny Cambre of Garyville, LA.
The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes, but enhance...
Tonight, you're going to hear from two East Baton Rouge Parish public school teachers who spill all the happenings inside their classrooms and what they deal with on a daily basis.
House bills flew through the Senate at a rapid pace, with the upper chamber actually working on a Thursday. House bills that had no objections made final passage on the Senate side.
Pit bulls have been called dangerous and aggressive, but a new push is helping overhaul their reputation. Notabully.org showcases a portrait series by photographer Douglas Sonders to help dogs like pit
The Republican Party, including Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, is losing a little steam, at least according to a New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation poll.
A couple of councilmen in Gonzales are the subject of a recall effort. Councilmen Gary Lacombe and Timothy Vessel are the targets.
A particular sound will fill the air of south Louisiana in the coming weeks, the sound of cicadas. Their emergence this summer is pretty rare. It only happens every 13 years.
The New Orleans Saints have as many as five night games on their 2014 regular season schedule, which begins with road games in Atlanta and Cleveland.
A boy sold pot to three other fourth-graders on the school playground and received a marijuana edible in return.
Officials said a body was found in a bayou in St. John the Baptist Parish on Wednesday. The victim's name was not released and the cause of death is unknown.
Two suspected kidnappers sought in nationwide Amber Alert were captured in Sylvester just after midnight Thursday.
Entergy said equipment failure on a major transmission line was to blame for the loss of electricity for about 30,000 customers in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.
Gov. Bobby Jindal was hand-delivered a petition on Wednesday with the names of thousands of people who want the Common Core education reform to remain in place.
The object, found Wednesday, was described as a torn and misshapen piece of sheet metal with rivets, coated with fiberglass.
Mom gives birth to a big, beautiful baby girl at Mass General Hospital in Boston.
The LSU softball team scored six runs on seven hits to defeat No 20 South Alabama, 6-1, Wednesday night at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge.
There's something about the rhythm of life in the Big Easy that appeals to Billy Horschel, who acknowledges that he can be a little "hyper" for even his own liking while competing on the PGA Tour.
Emotions ran high Wednesday evening at the Baton Rouge Metro-Council meeting as members of council took exception to threats of personal lawsuits.
A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with the deaths of a Reserve couple whose bodies were found in area waterways.
Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to finish the...
LSU's freshman All-America forward Jordan Mickey announced that he will return for his second season as a member of the LSU men's basketball team for the 2014-15 campaign.
Mike Pardalis sometimes didn't talk at all. He might have been quiet, but his impact on Mandi Gardner was huge.
State Police detectives are asking for your assistance to help locate a man responsible for a vehicle burglary and credit card theft in Baton Rouge.
Dozens of church leaders rallied on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol in support of reforming the state's payday loan laws.
The Louisiana State Police along with the Drug Enforcement Administration will participate in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26. Its purpose is to help get rid of potentially dangerous prescription drugs.
Family members and the mother of a 19-year-old who was murdered almost three years ago say the punishment given to two men is not just
A 9-year-old Atlanta boy who police say was abducted for a short time from his driveway is being praised by community leaders for his calm as he sang the gospel song "Every Praise" until the man released him.
Baton Rouge Police are searching for two men they say robbed a mid-city restaurant just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.
According to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, a New Orleans Police officer has been arrested for possessing child pornography.
A woman has been charged after her newborn baby boy was found in a trash can outside a Greenville home on Monday, according to police.
An Army private convicted of providing classified documents to WikiLeaks won an initial victory Wednesday toward living as a woman when a Kansas judge granted a petition to change her name to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.
Baton Rouge Police Detectives used text messages as well as physical evidence to arrest a 22-year-old man for attempted murder.
Jerome Zeringue, Gov. Jindal's executive assistant for coastal activities and chair of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, April 28.
Supporters of Medicaid expansion rallied on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol on Wednesday, but the Senate's health committee voted to involuntarily defer the bill.
Funeral services for local Hotelier Francis Grayson will be held on Thursday, April 24 at 11 a.m. at Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church, 3155 Victoria Drive, in Baton Rouge.
Click here to watch the adorable trick parents played on their little one, and to hear his jocular response.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea to make it easier for victims of child pornography to collect money from people who view their images online, throwing out a nearly $3.4 million judgment in favor of a woman...
Senators will consider whether to prohibit private businesses in Louisiana from paying unequal wages to employees of different genders for the same job.
A memorial fund has been set up for a woman and her son, who were found murdered in their home. The money collected will help with the funeral expenses.
A mother is behind bars for allegedly starting a fight that sent four people to the hospital with stab wounds on Tuesday afternoon.
A narcotics bust at a business on Plank Road a home in the Shenandoah area and another home in North Baton Rouge ends with five people arrested and drugs and guns seized.
A man accused of getting into a fistfight with a councilman about a year ago is now facing another charge. He was booked Friday on a charge of threatening a public official.
A 22-year-old Crockett man is now facing a felony assaulting a public servant charge after he allegedly threw urine at a male detention officer at the Houston County Jail Tuesday.
The Baton Rouge Metro Council will be tackling a number of important issues Wednesday, including improving traffic to the annexation of two major money makers.
One day after rejecting a bill to make it illegal to use drones to take pictures of people on private property without their permission, the Louisiana Senate approved the measure.
A Baton Rouge man is being held on a $20,000 after he allegedly caused a crash that injured three people. Troopers believe he was intoxicated when it happened.
Three young children confess to knocking down more than 60 tombstones in an Iowa cemetery.
A sinkhole that was filled appears to have reopened in central Florida.
A Texas boy who saved money for a PlayStation 4, buys smoke detectors for neighbors instead.
It's an election year and campaign signs are popping up all over the area, but there's one particular sign in our area that's causing a lot of heads to turn.
East Baton Rouge Education leaders sounded off against a proposed bill that restructures the public school system.
A Shreveport woman said a nail tech from Style Nails in Shreveport crossed the line during a pedicure, and that she has cell phone video to prove it.
Sixth-ranked LSU defeated Tulane, 6-0, Tuesday night for the Tigers' 13th shutout of the year at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
A deadly pit bull attack in Houma last month triggers the call for stricter laws and better regulation of the animals.
The LSU softball team returns home on Wednesday after spending the past week on the road, hosting the 20th-ranked South Alabama Jaguars at Tiger Park at 6 p.m. in Baton Rouge.
The town of Brulsy named Richie Johnson Interim Police Chief Tuesday evening during a special council meeting. Johnson is an officer with 26 years of law enforcement experience including Assistant Chief with Brusly and Colonel with the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.
Scrolling through your social media, how many selfies do you spot? Before you snap and post, you might want to read this report. Turns out selfies, can have a dark side.
A mom recalls fighting a dog as the animal attacked her two-year-old daughter.
The Baton Rouge Police Department reported the number of crimes committed in the city dropped from 2012 to 2013.
The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday.
Teen stowaway may have been trying to get to Africa but ended up in Maui...
America has had a century-long love affair with the automobile, but what if the way to a cleaner environment meant rolling on just three wheels instead of four?
Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway confirmed Tuesday that his department and the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office have taken over the investigation into a 2012 murder.
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has joined the thousands of airports across the country in tightening security.
Are businesses around the city really choosing sides? Has it really turned into Team St. George versus Team Baton Rouge?
A Livingston, LA man has been charged with 100 counts of child pornography after an investigation by the Louisiana Attorney General's Cyber Crime Unit.
A Parent and Youth Summit will be held Saturday, April 26 in Baker to discuss crime, parental concerns, and other issues affecting the community.
Politicians are no longer known just for their 'cookie cutter' image and great family values. They are also known for living out the biggest scandals on television.
A 17-year-old freshman and star football recruit attending Tulane University has been arrested and charged with simple rape.
Mayor Kip Holden and his wife Lois will celebrate the Mayor's Annual Family Bike Day on Sunday, April 27, by leading a bike ride in conjunction with the Earth Day celebration downtown.
A bill going before a House Committee Wednesday proposes that school principals should have more power within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.
An effort to prohibit employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been shelved for the legislative session.
Students at LSU are bagging up 28,000 pounds of sweet potatoes to help feed hungry families in Baton Rouge
Commercial satellite imagery shows increased activity at North Korea's nuclear test site but not enough to indicate an underground atomic explosion is imminent, a U.S. research institute said Tuesday.
Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway says his department will take the lead in investigating the murder and dismemberment of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart.
Navy baseball players lip-sync to popular song from Disney movie "Frozen" (Source: YouTube)In the video, the two baseball players lip-sync to one of the songs from the hit Disney movie "Frozen."
A move to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was shot down in a Senate committee Tuesday. SB 323 sought to make simple possession of marijuana a misdemeanor.
Federal forecasters calculated that for most of the Earth, last month was one of the hottest Marchs on record - except in the United States.
Indian surgeons found 12 gold bars in a man's stomach.
Henry Turner, Jr.The Henry Turner, Jr. Listening Room opened early on April 20 for a 4-20 celebration. The event was created to promote support for medical marijuana in Louisiana. April 20 is considered marijuana appreciation day across the world and has evolved into an unofficial holiday for marijuana supporters and enthusiasts.
The Baton Rouge Police Department reported the number of crimes committed in the city dropped from 2012 to 2013.
Jury selection is scheduled to start on Tuesday for the trial of a man suspected of shooting three people in the parking lot of a nightclub in 2011, leaving one of them dead.
A Jones County Adult Detention Center inmate who walked away from a work crew Monday afternoon is now back in custody after being turned in by his father.
Michaels narrowed down specific dates for each of the stores involved in a security breach that lasted about eight months and affected 3 million users.
According to a senior at Cherryville High School, a pair of her red skinny jeans got her kicked out of her Senior Prom and has started a bit of a controversy at the school since.
Costco officially opens its doors to the public in Baton Rouge on Friday, but the media was given a sneak peek Tuesday of what the nearly 150,000-square foot facility has to offer.
A section of I-10 was closed for a few hours after an 18-wheeler partially went over a side guardrail and caused a fire early Tuesday morning.
Smokers are increasingly turning to battery-powered electronic cigarettes to get their nicotine fix. They're about to find out what federal regulators have to say about the popular devices.
After being at least partially blocked for nearly 12 hours due to a gas leak and fire, a heavily traveled roadway near LSU was reopened.
Southern University and head men's basketball coach Roman Banks have reached an agreement in principle to a new deal ensuring the return of the two-time SWAC Coach of the Year.
Here's your chance to get rid of that old computer monitor and help out the environment for free. The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council is offering a week of free recycling for individuals and businesses in observance of Earth Day on April 22.
The cold case murder investigation of Jaren Lockhart has gained renewed momentum due to new evidence. Officials confirm to WAFB 9 News that jurisdiction has been transfered from Hancock County to the Kenner Police Department.
A bill that would make the Bible the official book of Louisiana was returned to the calendar Monday evening and the author of the measure says he has no intentions of bringing it back to the House floor.
Eric Lane, president of Gerry Lane Enterprises and its car dealerships, say vehicle recalls like the current one by GM are important. He spoke Monday at the Baton Rouge Press Club.
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division recently arrested a Bunkie man for alleged flight from an officer and resisting arrest in Avoyelles Parish.
A new product makes booze more discreet, and its developers say it's more effective than its liquid counterparts, but federal regulators say it's not ready for store shelves just yet.
Defendant Siale Angilau was listening to a witness describe gang initiation rituals on Monday when authorities said he grabbed a pen, rushed toward the witness and lunged at him.
Louisiana has been phasing in Common Core for three years now, with next year being the time for full implementation, but this Legislative session, there is a move to scrap the entire plan.
State Police have identified the driver of a dump truck who died when his vehicle overturned Monday morning.
Colonel Mike Edmonson of the Louisiana State Police is cheering on his son who is racing in the 118th Boston Marathon.
Police have a suspect in custody in connection with Monday morning gunfire in the Seventh Ward.
A 26-year-old man is being held on a $1,000 bond after he was allegedly found sleeping in a cemetery.
Tickets to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be available starting Monday at the Superdome's box office.
Celebrating holidays with loved ones can often be difficult for some of the less fortunate, so dozens united at St. Vincent de Paul to help those in need enjoy Easter.
Last year, three people were killed and more than 200 were wounded when a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line.
LSU gymnastics coach DD Breaux has been voted National Coach of the Year after leading her Lady Tigers to their highest finish in school history.
Junior Rheagan Courville tied for first place and claimed a national championship for herself in the vault at Sunday's individual competition.
Four years ago Sunday an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, killed 11 men.
Tens of thousands gathered for a weekend of Colorado cannabis-themed festivals and entertainment. (Source: MGN) Tens of thousands of revelers raised joints, pipes and vaporizer devices to the sky Sunday at a central Denver park in a defiant toast to the April 20 pot holiday, a once-underground celebration that stepped into the...
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. of Columbia, Mo. recalling around 96,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners due to misbranding.
A sinkhole opened up on Saturday beneath two houses in Florida.A sinkhole opened up on Saturday beneath two houses in Florida.
Miss America is asking a Pennsylvania school district to reconsider the punishment of a senior who asked her to prom during the question-and-answer portion of an assembly.
Police say a 17-year-old woman was killed after falling from a window of a moving SUV.
A man has been arrested after a bomb scare forced police to lock down a Wal-Mart southeast of Houston for hours and deploy an explosives squad and FBI technicians.
Marking Christianity's most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the...
The 1999 massacre killed 12 students and a teacher. Both teen gunmen then killed themselves. (Source: KMGH/CNN)The 1999 massacre killed 12 students and a teacher. Both teen gunmen then killed themselves.
Nepal's authorities temporarily halted climbing on Mount Everest while search teams dug through snow and ice Sunday for three Sherpa guides missing in the deadliest avalanche on the world's highest peak that killed...
Two people are accused of trying to keep witnesses from testifying in a trio of murder and armed robbery cases. Kirrasha Nicholas, 25, was booked on Friday, April 18th. The police say Nicholas's boyfriend,
The United States is considering deploying about 150 soldiers for military exercises to begin in Poland and Estonia in the next few weeks, a Western official said Saturday. The exercises would follow Russia's buildup...
A man is accused of forcible rape and other charges after allegedly forcing sexual acts on a minor who later became pregnant. According to a probable cause report from the BRPD Sex Crimes Division, 33-year-old
Baton Rouge Police say they have identified the victim killed in a deadly shooting this afternoon.
The incident happened around 1:30pm on Polk Street near Tennessee Street.
Jefferson Parish Police responded to a 911 call at Greg's Food Mart on Westwood Drive after the owner came to work to find a man's legs dangling from an oven vent in the kitchen.
No one can say precisely when the mountainside collapsing into this Wyoming resort town will give way. But it appears increasingly likely that when it does, it's going to take a piece of Jackson with it.
The dark hall inside Christianity's holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers participated in the holy fire ceremony, a momentous spiritual event in Orthodox...
A couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hours apart.
Louisiana's three-month legislative session has reached its halfway point with few issues settled
Fire investigators believe arson is the cause of a restaurant fire that happened overnight.
An Iowa woman looked to strangers to help her find her birth mom. And just three days later, she found what she was looking for.
Many people enjoyed the day off from work on Good Friday; some of those people are our state employees. But there are some residents of Baton Rouge who believe taxpayers should not be footing the bill for this Christian holiday.
Tenth-ranked Ole Miss evened its SEC series with No. 7 LSU Friday night as the Rebels posted a 5-1 victory at Swayze Field.
A robotic submarine has finished its sixth trip to the bottom of the Indian Ocean in the hunt for wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, six weeks after the aircraft mysteriously disappeared, the search...
The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need - three of whom were seen lifeless in the...
About 60 students from McKinley Middle are in Costa Rica. The students left from the Baton Rouge airport Friday.
Mayor Kip Holden was honored at the Second Annual Baton Rouge Area Association of Black Journalists Scholarship luncheon. The luncheon was held at Boudreaux's.
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year a 911 dispatcher is by the phone, ready to act when emergency strikes. In the East Baton Rouge Parish dispatch center, 911 operators take 1,100
For the second straight season and the fourth time in school history, the LSU gymnastics team punched its ticket to the NCAA Super Six after a third-place finish in semifinal I Friday afternoon.
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