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WAFB Channel 9 in Baton Rouge IS Louisiana's News Channel. #1 news, weather, and sports station in south Louisiana.

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FIRST ALERT: Here's an updated on your Election Day severe weather potential. #LAwx #MSwx
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Florida officials say a seven-day human trafficking and child predator enforcement undercover operation resulted in 281 arrests, including 17 theme park workers wafb.com/2026/10/31/17-theme…
17 theme park workers among 281 arrested during undercover operation

17 theme park workers among 281 arrested during undercover operation

Florida law enforcement officials said a seven-day undercover operation resulted in 281 arrests and 488 new charges.

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Forever proud of our girl 💜💛
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Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour tonight⏰ wafb.com/2026/10/29/youll-ge…
You’ll get an extra hour of sleep (or partying) on Halloween night as daylight saving time ends

You’ll get an extra hour of sleep (or partying) on Halloween night as daylight saving time ends

Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1, giving people an extra hour of sleep. Here’s when clocks fall back and when the time change returns in 2027.

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Police are investigating a vehicle burglary after a community volunteer visiting Baton Rouge had lawn care equipment stolen from his van overnight wafb.com/2026/10/31/communit…
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Louisiana pride written in the clouds! ⚜️☁️ Bruce Casey spotted a cloud shaped like the Pelican State along LA-10 between St. Francisville and Jackson on Halloween. Even Mother Nature knows where home is!
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JAGS WIN🩵💛 Southern gets a dominant road win against Florida A&M, snapping their losing streak against the Rattlers that dates back to 2019 wafb.com/2026/10/31/jaguars-…
Jaguars end their losing streak against Florida A&M with dominate road win

Jaguars end their losing streak against Florida A&M with dominate road win

Southern’s next game will be at home on Saturday, Nov. 7, against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.

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⚠️ STORM ALERT: Showers Sunday, but strong Election Day storms possible Tuesday. #weather #LAwx #MSwx
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The victim killed in a targeted shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store in California was identified as a pregnant woman; six other people were wounded wafb.com/2026/10/31/7-people…
Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves pregnant woman dead and 6 wounded

Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves pregnant woman dead and 6 wounded

A targeted shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store in Northern California left a pregnant woman dead and six other people wounded, police said.

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Halftime. Southern leads FAMU 35-14. Best half of football from the Jags this season yet. Now comes the finishing part. @WAFB
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One person is dead after a fire engulfed a St. Mary Parish home early Saturday morning, Oct. 31. wafb.com/2026/10/31/1-dead-a…
1 dead after fire engulfs Morgan City home early Saturday morning

1 dead after fire engulfs Morgan City home early Saturday morning

A passerby found the victim unconscious at the doorstep of the home and moved them to a safe area before rendering aid. The victim later died at the hospital.

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Talking about intimacy when you’re younger could help you prepare to have healthy boundaries and connection as you age. The Aging Untold experts are breaking down romance and aging. >> [link in comment] #Intimacy #Love #Romance #Aging #Caretaker #SeniorCitizen #Senior #Seniors #AgingUntold
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You’ve got to be kidding! After these unexpected passengers boarded a city bus, The Good Side is following their commute. [link in bio] #GoodNews #Goat #CityBus #Portland #GoatsOnTheBus #Funny
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Louisiana’s international travel team visits countries across the world to highlight Louisiana as a destination. They are just coming back from Paris, where the Atchafalaya Basin Landing was featured on advertisements across the metro system. wafb.com/2026/10/30/louisian…
Louisiana travel team promotes state to international agents

Louisiana travel team promotes state to international agents

Tourism is the state's fourth largest industry, with 45 million visitors last year

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Move over, Hollywood. The biggest red carpet in town this Halloween is right along Bocage Boulevard in Baton Rouge wafb.com/2026/10/30/red-carp…
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TRICK OR TREAT? 🍬👻 Matt and Ethan are handing out Halloween verdicts for some of the SEC’s top quarterbacks. Who gets a treat, and who gets tricked? 🏈 📺 Weekend Kickoff airs Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on WAFB.
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A pediatric EMT on his way to work is being credited with saving a woman’s life after she was left on the side of a Baton Rouge road in a hit-and-run. wafb.com/2026/10/30/pediatri…

Pediatric EMT credited with saving woman left for dead after hit and run

Police are asking for the public’s help finding the driver.

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The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent wafb.com/2026/10/29/senate-i…
Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump’s pressure

Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump’s pressure

The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.

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