WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: 7:17 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE- Louisiana Association of Educators Executive Director Michael Walker-Jones says he will not step down over comments that have drawn criticism from Gov. Bobby Jindal. Jindal called for Walker Jones' job after the union representative made controversial remarks about the governor's education reform package. Walker-Jones told a newspaper... (More)

Updated: 5:46 PM 2/3/2012

INDIANAPOLIS - Running back Ahmad Bradshaw has missed the New York Giants' Super Bowl practice because of a sore right foot.

Coach Tom Coughlin listed Bradshaw as probable for Sunday's game, but said Friday he expects him to play.

Bradshaw has a broken bone in his right foot and it was sore after two days of practice at the University of Indianapolis' practice bubble. He has dealt with the injury for months and usually only practices once a week for games.

Updated: 5:44 PM 2/3/2012

NEW ORLEANS - A person familiar with the decision says the New Orleans Hornets have decided to reactivate 7-foot center Chris Kaman, who had been excused from team activities while the club sought to trade him. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because... (More)

Updated: 5:29 PM 2/3/2012

DENHAM SPRINGS - Authorities are searching for thieves that took more than $100,000 worth of copper from the new Live Oak High School earlier this week. Project Superintendent Bruce Bacon says during the 22-month project the site has been burglarized several times. "You try to open up a... (More)

Updated: 5:19 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE - Police released an artist's sketch today of a man wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Baton Rouge. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs with Baton Rouge Police said the man is a suspect in an attempted first-degree murder that happened on Dec. 11 in the 400 block... (More)

Updated: 5:05 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE - The United States Department of Justice sent a strong message to unregistered sex offenders Friday by sentencing a convicted child pornographer who didn't register to 21 months in prison. Noel Carlson, 38, of Mesa, Arizona will be supervised for five years after release . In... (More)

Updated: 4:42 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE - School board members scheduled a special meeting for next week in their ongoing selection process for a new superintendent.

The single finalist that made it through the selection process is Samuel King of Georgia.  School board members have not had the chance to interview King, and had been discussing traveling to his school district.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. at the school board office.

Updated: 4:29 PM 2/3/2012

Showers and thunderstorms will continue into the early evening with isolated brief severity possible, though storms will have less intensity as the sun goes down. Overnight showers are not out of the question. Saturday should be another warm and muggy day with isolated showers in the afternoon and some... (More)

Updated: 4:00 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE- After getting the green light from city leaders nearly a year ago, at least one neighborhood is sending a strong message to speeders.

They're tired of people barreling down their roadway, endangering kids and pets.

News2's Ashley Rodrigue is tracking the led-footed drivers and finding out about this change.

More to come on WBRZ.com and tonight on News2 Louisiana at 10:00.

 

Updated: 3:54 PM 2/3/2012

HOUSTON (AP) - The ex-chief financial officer for Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's businesses says the financier funneled millions of dollars from investors to a secret Swiss bank account that he used to pay for personal expenses, bribes to regulators and employee bonuses. James M. Davis worked for Stanford for... (More)

Updated: 3:33 PM 2/3/2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify - against the wishes of BP. Jesse Gagliano, who worked on the well's cementing job, was interviewed by a... (More)

Updated: 3:14 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE--- LSU has sworn in a new member of the Board of Supervisors. Today, Jack E. Lawton Jr., an Oil-and-Gas executive out of Sulphur took the oath of office.

Lawton was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal in December to fill the unexpired term of the late Ben W. Mount from Lake Charles as the Seventh Congressional District representative.

He is the founding chairman of the Center for Coastal Conservation (CCA), which promotes recreational fishing in Louisiana.

Updated: 2:49 PM 2/3/2012

NEW ORLEANS - The former executive director of the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association will serve 13 months in federal prison after her conviction for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and identity fraud. Mona Hebert Romero was sentenced Friday. The 43-year-old Metairie woman was also ordered to... (More)

Updated: 2:46 PM 2/3/2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Universal Pictures has had such a good run making movies in Louisiana that the studio is returning next month for its next big project - an action thriller with sci-fi elements that will star Tom Cruise. While film details have been kept so under wraps that... (More)

Updated: 2:38 PM 2/3/2012

BATON ROUGE - The executive director of one of Louisiana's largest teacher's unions called recent controversy over comments he made about parents facing poverty a "distraction" from the real issue. Michael Walker-Jones spoke to News 2 today in his first on-camera interview since the comments were published in a... (More)