WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: 6:02 PM 5/17/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. - LSU's game at South Carolina this evening is currently in a rain delay at Carolina Stadium.

The tarp has been on the field for the past hour and a half. A new first pitch has yet to be determined.

Check WBRZ.com later for game updates.

Updated: 5:47 PM 5/17/2012

DENHAM SPRINGS - After a News 2 Special Report on the worst roads in Livingston Parish, area leaders are stepping in to try and fix the problem. Roads in the South Point Subdivision are covered in potholes and shifting asphalt, something Councilwoman Joan Landry says she's aware of and... (More)

Updated: 5:36 PM 5/17/2012

BATON ROUGE- Louisiana Community and Technical College System President Joe May says his schools are facing historic cuts. Louisiana House members reduced the budget by an additional $268 million dollars in an attempt to get rid of one-time dollars. Dr. May says that could result in $42 million... (More)

Updated: 5:33 PM 5/17/2012

ORLANDO, Fla. - At least one police investigator wanted George Zimmerman to be charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. In a report released Thursday along with other evidence, the Sanford, Fla., detective told prosecutors that the fight between Zimmerman and Martin could have been avoided if Zimmerman had... (More)

Updated: 5:04 PM 5/17/2012

BATON ROUGE - Inspector General Stephen Street has made a pitch to save his office, to state senators who are working on next year's budget. The House stripped the $1.7 million for the inspector general and removed reference to the office in next year's budget. Members of the Senate Finance... (More)

Updated: 4:53 PM 5/17/2012

CHICAGO - The FBI has issued an unlawful flight warrant for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate their wedding. Police already have a first-degree murder warrant for... (More)

Updated: 3:55 PM 5/17/2012

NEW ORLEANS- Wholesale merchandise store Costco plans to build it's first store in Louisiana. The Times-Picayune reports the big-box store will go-up off I-10 near Xavier University. Right now, the plan is for a 148,000 square-foot store. But, it still needs approval from the City Planning Commission and... (More)

Updated: 3:40 PM 5/17/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. - It's a top five match-up tonight between fourth-ranked LSU and third-ranked South Carolina, who have combined to win the past three national championships. LSU (40-13, 17-10) trails South Carolina (38-13, 17-9) by a half game in the overall SEC standings. Both teams trail Kentucky (41-12, 18-9).... (More)

Updated: 3:30 PM 5/17/2012

NEW YORK - Facebook says it has priced its initial public offering of stock at $38 per share.

That's the high end of its expected range of $34 to $38. It means investor demand is strong for the world's largest online social network.

Facebook now stands to reap as much as $18.4 billion from the IPO, if the extra shares reserved to cover additional demand are sold too.

The offering values the company at around $104 billion.

 

Updated: 3:18 PM 5/17/2012

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two defendants have pleaded no contest to lesser charges of misdemeanor hazing in the beating of a fellow Florida A&M University band member. After their pleas in Tallahassee, Aaron Golson and Sean Hobson were sentenced Thursday to 30 days in a work camp followed by 12 months... (More)

Updated: 3:15 PM 5/17/2012

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the 11th time in 12 days after a pair of discouraging economic reports came as investors worried about Greece's possible exit from euro. The Dow closed down 156 points at 12,442. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 20 to 1,305,... (More)

Updated: 3:12 PM 5/17/2012

BATON ROUGE - A bloc of conservative Republicans in the House couldn't stall a budget bill that taps into one-time dollars to help piece together spending plans year after year. The House voted 63-38 Thursday to send the bill to the Senate, raising questions about whether the coalition was fracturing... (More)

Updated: 2:56 PM 5/17/2012

DALLAS - Federal authorities say they hope to solve the worst white power mailing case in U.S. history because the letters are tying up first responders and costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Amanda McMurrey of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service says authorities believe the same person has sent nearly 400... (More)

Updated: 2:52 PM 5/17/2012

NEW ORLEANS - Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell has made false statements about Vilma while discussing the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints. Goodell has... (More)

Updated: 2:51 PM 5/17/2012

BATON ROUGE, La. - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office is trying to find the identity of a man being treated as we person of interest in a murder that happened in the 6000 Block of Oak Park near Sumrall on Monday night. 24 year old Dederick Droze was... (More)