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Tigers edge Georgia in series opener, 6-5

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Shortstop Austin Nola blasted a 2-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally No.3 LSU past Georgia 6-5 Friday night at Alex Box Stadium. Jacoby Jones also ... »

Saints use their first draft pick to tap former Tiger

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB/AP) - The New Orleans Saints, who did not have a pick in the first two rounds, have made Akiem Hicks their first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Hicks, a defensive tackle from ... »

Super Bowl Champs claim LSU's Randle at the end of round two

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB/AP) - LSU Junior wide receiver Rueben Randle drafted as the last pick in the second round by the Super Bowl Champions New York Giants. He was the overall with the 63th pick. ... »

Tiger Stadium expansion approved

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU's governing board voted and approved Friday to back a $100 million construction plan that would add new seats to Tiger Stadium, nearing its capacity to 100,000 ... »

Parents of Zachary baseball players want LHSAA to let team in playoffs

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Parents of Zachary High School baseball players want the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to reinstate the team in the upcoming playoffs. Parents dropped off ... »

4 plead guilty to Medicare fraud

BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Prosecutors say four people pleaded guilty in Baton Rouge federal court Thursday to a charge they participated in a Medicare-fraud conspiracy. Officials said their scheme ... »

Mother indicted in newborn's 2002 death

Longtime Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney Billy Hecker has died. Hecker defended many high-profile death penalty cases in East Baton Rouge ... »

Brockers picked in NFL draft by Rams

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU Sophomore defensive tackle Michael Brockers drafted by the St. Louis Rams with the 14th pick of the first round. To read about the rest of the LSU Tigers that have ... »

Claiborne first LSU Tiger to be drafted

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB/AP) - LSU Junior cornerback Morris Claiborne drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 6th pick of the first round in the NFL draft after making a trade to move up eight spots ... »

This one's for the birds

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The soundtrack to Johnnie Wayne Rosso's life has no lyrics. Only chirps. "You know, sometimes you don't have to say a word," he says. Then presses his ... »

Senator pulls traffic cam bill for a week

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A bill to put the stop on the highly controversial red light and speed cameras was pulled from a Senate committee Thursday morning. A compromise was struck between ... »

Longtime BR defense attorney passes away

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Longtime Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney Billy Hecker has died. Hecker defended many high-profile death penalty cases in East Baton Rouge Parish. Most notably ... »

Fire destroys north Baton Rouge home

Prosecutors have hung their hopes of a conviction against Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie on some of his lyrics. Those words include 187, mirk and ... »

Judge grants stay of execution for convicted murderer

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A stay of execution has been granted for a Baton Rouge man convicted of double murder. The judge granted the temporary order Wednesday for Todd Wessinger. A jury ... »

BRFD responds to early morning house fire

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Firefighters were called out to a house fire in north Baton Rouge early Thursday morning. It sparked at a home in the 4800 block of Cadillac Street, off Plank Road, ... »

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