WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: 5:59 PM 5/24/2013

BATON ROUGE - A new effort to restore the Lincoln Theater in Baton Rouge kicks off with a fundraising reception tonight. The Lincoln Theater Foundation will have plans for display showing the two phases of restoration. The first phase would remove lead paint and pipes, asbestos and mold from... (More)

Updated: 5:27 PM 5/24/2013

BATON ROUGE - Home decorator Stacy Naquin appeared on News 2 at 4 today to discuss the hottest trends for your home this summer.

She owns Stacy Naquin Interiors in Baton Rouge.

For more information you can contact her at Email: stacynaquin@cox.net.

 

Updated: 5:24 PM 5/24/2013

ST. FRANCISVILLE - In West Feliciana Parish authorities locked up a mother and her boyfriend after accusing them of beating her 2-year-old child. Deputies charged Dana Vessel, 31, and Brandon Cobb, 26, with second degree cruelty to a juvenile. They also charged Cobb with domestic abuse battery. Investigators... (More)

Updated: 5:23 PM 5/24/2013

HOOVER, Al. - LSU drove in two runs in the ninth inning to pull ahead, and Chris Cotton shut the door on Alabama in a 3-2 comeback victory in an elimination game Friday evening. The Tigers were one strike away from elimination when Tyler Moore stroked an RBI-single to... (More)

Updated: 4:06 PM 5/24/2013

BAYOU CORNE - A spokesperson for Texas Brine said the company started making buyout offers today for homes and property affected by the Bayou Corne sinkhole. Sonny Cranch with Texas Brine said they had 23 offers ready today and started scheduling appointments to meet with homeowners Saturday. Cranch... (More)

Updated: 3:30 PM 5/24/2013

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some... (More)

Updated: 2:40 PM 5/24/2013

NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of country music take over the City of Baton Rouge as the Bayou Country Superfest brings some of the genre's biggest names to LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. Headlining Saturday are Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Aaron Lewis, the... (More)

Updated: 2:06 PM 5/24/2013

BATON ROUGE - People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. For hours Friday, the Senate Finance Committee heard requests for cuts to be reversed, for programs to be... (More)

Updated: 1:50 PM 5/24/2013

BATON ROUGE - An East Feliciana Parish man was slapped with two life sentences plus 100 years for a particularly brutal murder in East Baton Rouge Parish. Dominique Smith was convicted in March and sentenced today for the murder of his former girlfriend, Jessica Palmer, 23, and her three... (More)

Updated: 12:20 PM 5/24/2013

NEW ORLEANS - Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman. In papers filed Thursday at federal court, they say the facility lacks... (More)

Updated: 11:16 AM 5/24/2013

BATON ROUGE - A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive laws. According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit group that tracks... (More)

Updated: 10:57 AM 5/24/2013

BATON ROUGE - LSU takes on Alabama for the second time in the SEC tournament today when they face off in the elimination game.

LSU (49-9) dropped yesterday's game against Arkansas (37-19) by a score of 4-1.

The winner of today's game will take on Arkansas in the semifinals of the tournament Saturday.

Today's game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Keep an eye on WBRZ.com for full game coverage.

Updated: 10:52 AM 5/24/2013

ATLANTA - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's not immediately clear what caused the... (More)

Updated: 10:37 AM 5/24/2013

MIAMI - During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. This season, forecasters hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the... (More)

Updated: 10:35 AM 5/24/2013

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The head of communications for LSU will join the SEC this fall as the league's associate commissioner for communications. Herb Vincent served as LSU's associate vice chancellor for university relations and as senior associated athletics director, overseeing the sports information office and acting as the university's... (More)