Tisha Powell

Three weeks ago, Kandace Washington buried her eldest son LSU standout receiver Kyren Lacy who died by suicide. Sadly, this isn’t the first time Washington has experienced this type of tragedy.

At 25, Diamond Jonise is dedicated to inspiring young people through her modeling career though her path to the runway wasn’t easy.

Much of this original artwork is now on display at the LSU Museum of Art

In Baton Rouge, local musicians old and young are working together to preserve this precious legacy.

After a two-year pandemic-driven hiatus, the international service organization has fallen from 7,000 volunteers to a little more than 2,800.

The numbers are disturbing. More than 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV and many more are at risk for infection.

A Louisiana woman who has taken her hair to new heights is known around the world for her famous Afro hairstyle.

Barbara Longeway has spent most of her adult life in a kindergarten classroom and knows exactly what little minds need to grow.

At 80 and 83, Alden McDonald and Walter “Woody” Woodruff have not only witnessed history but have worked to change it.

A rapidly growing profession is working to make the discussion and reality of death a bit easier.

Congressman Garret Graves spoke with WAFB’S Tisha Powell about the TikTok ban, border crisis and other issues on Thursday, April 25.

One family in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is spreading autism awareness by serving up their brand of lemonade.

Thrive Academy is a boarding school in Baton Rouge working to create a space for middle and high school students who do not have a safe environment at home or a place to call home.

Profiles in Black History: The history of couples Jumping the Broom

Toliver plans to erect memorial walls across the Baton Rouge area to remind people of the number of gun violence victims and to encourage people to stop the killing.

On the first day of Black History Month, a group of students in Baton Rouge was given a unique opportunity to celebrate Black history through the art of poetry.

There’s a new playground in Baton Rouge that’s hopefully going to add a little light to a bad situation.

Eighth-grade science rarely involves learning to sew but some students at Southeast Middle School received a special lesson that combined math, history, and the art of quilting.

Twenty years, and countless high school and college games later, Johnson was called up to the NFL. He’s now one of professional football’s premier line judges involved in every single play.

On Sunday, Feb. 20, a crowd will gather on the LSU campus to celebrate the launch of the school’s new African and African American Studies Department that some say is long overdue.