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Baker mayor getting large pay raise amounting to $25,000 this summer Play Video
May 16, 2022 5:33 PM
BAKER - The mayor of the city of Baker received a $15,000 raise last July and is scheduled to receive another $10,000 raise this July, a $25,000 raise in a year's time, the WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered. Mayor Darnell Waites said he asked for a raise last year and... more » -
Liberty High renaming process to cost $170,000, over $55,000 raised in donations so far Play Video
September 3, 2020 10:16 PM
BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge School officials now have a better idea of how much it’s going to cost to re-brand and put up new signage at the newly renamed Liberty High School. Everything with the school’s former name, Lee High School, was removed from campus in... more » -
Louisiana Lottery to feature jackpots starting at $500,000
May 20, 2020 5:41 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana Lottery has announced that its flagship game will be upgraded to offer starting jackpots of $500,000. The first drawing will be on August 5. Doubling the starting jackpot mark, this is the fourth time the Lotto has changed in the game's 28-year history. “There... more » -
Deputies searching for thieves who pulled off $40,000 tool heist in Ascension Parish Play Video
April 9, 2020 4:40 PM
PRAIRIEVILLE- The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is following up on leads after thieves managed to get away with at least $40,000 worth of expensive tools inside a locked trailer. It happened in a new subdivision that is under construction in Prairieville. Contractor Steve Ring said he showed up to... more » -
NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
April 7, 2020 10:30 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson lay in intensive care, believed to be the first major world leader hospitalized with the virus.... more » -
Embattled Southern Law Professor wants $10,000 for drafting questionable will Play Video
August 10, 2017 5:33 PM
BATON ROUGE- Embattled and suspended Southern University Law Professor Dorothy Jackson wants $10,000 for her services after she drafted a will that was called into question for an elderly client at the Council on Aging. Those revelations were revealed in court today at a hearing over Helen Plummer's estate. As... more » -
EBRSO: Women wanted for using stolen credit cards to make $1,000 purchases
June 22, 2017 12:03 PM
BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for two women that used several stolen credit cards to make $1,000 worth of purchases. According to the sheriff's office, the victim's wallet was stolen while shopping at Fresh Market in Perkins Rowe. The credit... more » -
Man accused of not completing repairs for 75-year-old after paid $20,000
June 1, 2017 4:38 PM
BATON ROUGE – A man has been arrested after police say he failed to complete repair work on a 75-year-old woman's home following the August flood. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 51-year-old Donald Tolliver on charges of home improvement fraud and theft of assets of an aged/disabled person.... more » -
Man accused of failing to complete repairs on home after paid $36,000
April 13, 2017 5:19 PM
BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a man after a woman says that he never completed repairs on her home that was damaged by a fire when he was paid $36,000 to do so. Deputies arrested 40-year-old Leonel Alexander Carbajal for charges of residential contractor... more » -
AG: Man arrested for stealing more than $400,000 from teacher's retirement system
April 6, 2017 4:48 PM
BATON ROUGE – A man has been arrested after the Attorney General's office says that he took more than $400,000 from the Louisiana Teacher's Retirement System over a span of several years. Lester Joseph II, 42, was arrested on 201 counts of felony theft and two counts of identity... more »