Madison Sheahan, the current Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries secretary, is set to take on a new role with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Firefighters in Central had to use extrication equipment to rescue a horse following a crash Saturday night, March 8.

Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked in Selma on March 7, 1965.

PONCHATOULA, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge woman has been identified as the victim of a deadly crash in Ponchatoula. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the woman is Alizabeth Scott, 28. The crash happened Friday morning, March 7, on Sisters Road at Sontheimer Road and involved a U-Haul truck and a commercial tank truck.

An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot near the White House by U.S. Secret Service agents after a confrontation early Sunday.

Clouds and a few showers will remain possible today, but our focus quickly shifts to the potential for another round of storms by next weekend.

The Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed one person is in custody, and two others are facing charges in connection with the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. A teen is receiving medical care after being shot in the leg on Saturday afternoon, Mar. 8., according to emergency officials.

Deputies said they are asking for the public’s help to locate a work release inmate who walked off a job site after getting terminated.

The SWAC Tournament begins Tuesday at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Both Southern basketball teams go in as top seeds and will open in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Their opponents have yet to be determined.

Three people have been arrested as part of a drug investigation into a group known as “The Motion Boyz,” deputies said.

A 14-year-old is receiving medical care after being shot in the leg on Saturday afternoon, Mar. 8., according to emergency officials.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A strike involving some CATS bus drivers is coming to an end on Sunday, March 9, officials said. The strike is ending because CATS officials and members of the Amalgamated Transit Union have agreed to enter interest arbitration to work out ongoing contract issues.