WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: 1:34 PM 6/19/2013

SHREVEPORT - Six executives of a Louisiana company have been arrested on charges of improperly storing explosives. Among those arrested Tuesday were 65-year-old Explo Systems President David Fincher of Burns, Tenn.; 57-year-old Vice President David Smith of Winchester, Ky.; and 67-year-old Vice President of Operations William Terry Wright of... (More)

Updated: 1:00 PM 6/19/2013

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John Paul's canonization... (More)

Updated: 12:30 PM 6/19/2013

BATON ROUGE - Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne has received new responsibilities from state lawmakers, giving him oversight of a board that promotes Louisiana seafood. Dardenne spoke to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board on Wednesday about the change. While Dardenne said he didn't seek the new responsibility, he said... (More)

Updated: 11:59 AM 6/19/2013

BATON ROUGE - U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. will be joining the Long Law Firm in early July when he leaves his federal job. Cazayoux announced his resignation June 12 after three years as the head federal prosecutor for the Middle District headquartered in Baton Rouge. Long Law Firm... (More)

Updated: 11:15 AM 6/19/2013

BATON ROUGE - The White Castle ferry is shutting down a week early because the state has no staff to continue operating it. The vessel was scheduled to close on June 28 and will now close Friday, June 21. The state Department of Transportation and Development said the ferry... (More)

Updated: 10:52 AM 6/19/2013

UNDATED - For the first time since the 1981 World Series the Los Angeles Dodgers are visiting New York to play the Yankees. The last time they met in the Big Apple the Dodgers won to take the Series from the New Yorkers and the game was played in... (More)

Updated: 10:50 AM 6/19/2013

HOUMA - Authorities say six Terrebonne Parish oystermen were arrested for taking oysters during a closed season. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested Hunter Daisy, of Theriot, Darren Billiot, of Theriot, and Rocky Rel, of Houma, on Friday on a charge of unlawfully taking oysters during a closed... (More)

Updated: 10:48 AM 6/19/2013

BATON ROUGE - LSU's baseball team is scheduled to arrive back in Baton Rouge today after they were eliminated from the College World Series. The Tigers normally-productive offensive failed to make a strong showing during their elimination game with North Carolina. The Tar Heels were lifted by an... (More)

Updated: 10:26 AM 6/19/2013

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is scheduled Thursday to approve its annual operating budget, but board members remain divided on some of Superintendent Bernard Taylor's proposed spending and cutting plans. The School Board is debating a proposed $426.6 million budget that includes $6.2 million worth... (More)

Updated: 9:05 AM 6/19/2013

WASHINGTON- House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less. Members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday considered a replacement to the law that expired in 2007. From the start,... (More)

Updated: 8:52 AM 6/19/2013

NEW YORK- Stocks are edging lower in early trading on Wall Street as investors hold back ahead of a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 17 points, or 0.1 percent, at 15,301 in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday. The Standard &... (More)

Updated: 8:15 AM 6/19/2013

SHREVEPORT - Shreveport police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in the death of a toddler who was brought to the hospital on Monday. Police say Tarika Wilson faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Rizcheir Muskelly. Police say Wilson took the 3-year-old to LSU Hospital about 9... (More)

Updated: 8:10 AM 6/19/2013

BERLIN - President Barack Obama is calling for a one-third reduction of the world's nuclear stockpiles. Obama spoke today at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, a powerful symbol of the Cold War. He says it's possible to ensure American security and a strong deterrent and also reduce nuclear weapons. He says... (More)

Updated: 8:01 AM 6/19/2013

We have mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning. The rain is coming from a stalled cold front that is sitting over us and a disturbance that is moving along it. Temperatures are in the lower 70s. Look for more scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop... (More)

Updated: 7:50 AM 6/19/2013

BATON ROUGE - A mom and her five children are safe but without a home after fire ripped through their home early Wednesday morning. Fire officials believe the fire started in the attic of the duplex on Holt Dr. just after 3 a.m. The duplex is considered a total... (More)

Updated: 4:00 AM 6/19/2013

Tomorrow we officially begin the summer season while in the southern hemisphere and Australia, winter begins. The Climate information Service at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne reported the climatological results of their summer that occurs from December through February. Sydney and Hobart set daily heat records with an... (More)