WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: 1:00 AM 1/28/2012

In the "early" days, local taverns and public houses or pubs provided lodging, food and drink from inclement weather. Libations were originally a convenient means of combating the winter chill and a "wee nip" could break the bone-chilling cold. For politicians a journey was tedious and they would utilize their... (More)

Updated: 10:10 PM 1/27/2012

BATON ROUGE- People in the Capital City area are cashing in on foreclosures. One in ten houses that were sold last Fall were foreclosure purchases. Some homes are going for half the value. Right now, more than 400 are on the market in Baton Rouge. Realtors say the... (More)

Updated: 7:51 PM 1/27/2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hornets general manager Dell Demps says guard Eric Gordon remains central to the Hornets' long-term plans, even though the prolific shooting guard turned down a four-year extension offer from the club. Wednesday night was the NBA deadline for players who are due to become restricted free... (More)

Updated: 7:34 PM 1/27/2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hornets spokesman Dennis Rogers says the club has made an "organizational decision" to excuse center Chris Kaman from Friday night's game against the Orlando Magic. Kaman was acquired in a multiplayer trade that sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers shortly before the regular season... (More)

Updated: 7:03 PM 1/27/2012

BATON ROUGE - Cyclists gathered at LSU tonight for a ride to remember one of their own who was killed in a car wreck last week, while another rider recovers in a hospital from that same wreck. Members of the Baton Rouge Critical Mass group met at the LSU... (More)

Updated: 6:09 PM 1/27/2012

ZACHARY - The school system took disciplinary action against a number of Zachary High School students after hazing allegation surfaced earlier this week. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid calls the alleged hazing incident involving boys "sexual in nature", but he didn't know the full details of what happened. ... (More)

Updated: 5:31 PM 1/27/2012

Parents who feel they cannot adequately care for their child can take advantage of Louisiana's safe haven law. The law allows parents to drop off an unwanted child at a safe have location with no questions asked. More details can be read here. 

Updated: 5:24 PM 1/27/2012

BATON ROUGE - Neighbors of a woman accused of leaving her baby to die in a trash can say the child can finally rest in peace. Police arrested JoAnn King Thursday night for the death of a newborn child left in a garbage can back in 2002. King... (More)

Updated: 5:07 PM 1/27/2012

CLINTON - State police are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that claimed the life of a Baton Rouge woman Friday afternoon. The crash occurred on LA 10 West of LA 955 in East Feliciana shortly after 2:00 p.m. Troopers say Hubert Millet, 74, was driving a... (More)

Updated: 4:30 PM 1/27/2012

BATON ROUGE - The attorney general's office told News 2 it has not received a request from the Livingston Parish Council for an opinion involving a check dispute. Last night, the Parish Council passed a motion to seek an AG opinion regarding a $453,000 signed by Parish President Layton... (More)

Updated: 3:44 PM 1/27/2012

BATON ROUGE - The State Capitol will be closed to the public Saturday, January 28 for maintenance.

The Capitol will be worked on for utility power and chilled water supply systems.

The building is scheduled to reopen at 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

Updated: 3:04 PM 1/27/2012

DENHAM SPRINGS - Sheriff's deputies arrested four people last night after they said they were caught leaving a Livingston Parish subdivision with a van loaded down by stolen storm grates. Perry Rushing with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said the deputy saw a van leaving the Crystal Lakes subdivision that... (More)

Updated: 2:50 PM 1/27/2012

BATON ROUGE - The mother of a man hit while riding his bicycle along Perkins Road has confirmed to News 2 that her son has woken up from a medically induced coma. Days after Danny Morris was hit by a suspected drunk driver, who police say had a blood... (More)

Updated: 2:28 PM 1/27/2012

FORT POLK, La. (AP) - The Army is buying 4,900 acres of land south of Fort Polk in a move that Sen. Mary Landrieu says points to continued expansion of the central Louisiana military base. The land is being acquired from American Sulphur and Oil Co. of Dry Creek, according... (More)

Updated: 2:19 PM 1/27/2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A retired police sergeant who was assigned to investigate deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina denies engaging in a cover-up. Gerard Dugue (DOO' gay) testified Friday during his federal trial on civil rights charges that he now believes some of his former... (More)