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• More than half of middle, high school students in Albany miss school amid bus shortage

  November 17, 2023 3:43 PM

  ALBANY - More than half the student bodies at two Albany schools did not attend class on Friday, a day in which most buses were unable to run their routes due to staffing issues. WBRZ News 2 has reported this week on a driver shortage that prompted school officials... more »

• Some Livingston Parish school buses out of service Thursday, Friday

  November 15, 2023 6:39 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Parents of students at some Livingston Parish schools are being asked to make alternate transportation plans because of reduced bus service on Thursday and Friday. Albany Middle School and Albany High School notified families Wednesday afternoon that certain buses would not be running some or all... more »

• State Police: Tickfaw man killed in Livingston Parish crash

  December 10, 2021 5:00 AM

  ALBANY - Louisiana State Police say a 20-year-old man from Tickfaw was killed in a Thursday evening crash. The wreck occurred in Livingston Parish and took the life of Logan St. Romain. An initial investigation revealed that shortly before 5 p.m., St. Romain was headed south on LA... more »

• Livingston authorities seek public assistance in ID of suspect tied to vehicle burglaries

  March 15, 2021 9:13 AM

  ALBANY - Officials in Livingston Parish are asking the public to assist in the identification of a person wanted for vehicle burglary and theft. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO), on March 10 authorities were dispatched to the scene of a vehicle burglary in Albany. As they... more »

• Livingston Parish teacher placed on administrative leave after arrest in underage sex case Play Video

  January 23, 2018 11:05 AM

  ALBANY – A high school teacher was arrested on three counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile charges, WBRZ learned Tuesday morning. Ashley Meyer, 33, was arrested after an investigation where deputies said they found she had sexual relations with a male juvenile on at least three occasions. Deputies... more »

• TPSO seeking suspect in deadly hit-and-run crash

  June 19, 2017 1:27 PM

  NATALBANY - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking a person responsible for a hit and run that left one person dead and sent a second to the hospital Sunday night. According to the sheriff's office, the crash occurred around 10 p.m. to the KOA Campground on W. Club... more »

• Two charged with second-degree murder in stabbing at Albany convenience store

  January 22, 2017 4:44 PM

  ALBANY – Deputies in Livingston Parish say two people are in custody after a stabbing at an Albany convenience store Sunday. The stabbing happened just after 2 p.m. Sunday at a store located in the 28,000 block of LA Hwy 43 in Albany. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said... more »

• Deputies find 89-year-old man missing from Albany area

  August 23, 2016 7:06 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Livingston Parish deputies found an 89-year-old man that was missing early Tuesday afternoon near Highway 43 in North Albany. Darrel Murphy, who suffers from dementia never returned home from an afternoon walk on Tuesday around 2 p.m., according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. Murphy was last seen... more »

• Livingston educators regrouping after new taxes fail

  April 11, 2016 5:57 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Livingston Parish educators are regrouping after two, new tax proposals failed Saturday in Albany and Springfield. Livingston Parish Public Schools Superintendent John Watson says he respects the wishes of the voters. Watson says passing two new taxes was tough to sell to voters, but it still comes as... more »

• Livingston voters reject funding for school upgrades

  April 9, 2016 10:48 PM

  SPRINGFILED – Voters in Livingston Parish rejected a proposal Saturday that would have funded a new high school in Springfield and upgrades to schools in Albany. One proposal would have approved a $14 million dollar bond issue that would go toward building a new school on land already owned... more »

• Voters approve tax renewal for Albany fire district

  March 5, 2016 10:41 PM

  ALBANY - Voters in part of Livingston Parish approved a tax renewal to fund the District 1 Fire Department. District 1 covers around 10,000 people in the town of Albany and surrounding area. The tax has been on the books for nearly 20 years. Officials were worried leading... more »

• Albany firefighters pushing for tax renewal Saturday Play Video

  March 3, 2016 5:53 PM

  ALBANY - Livingston Fire Protection District 1 is asking voters to renew a fire tax Saturday to keep the district operating. District 1 covers around 10,000 people in the town of Albany and surrounding area. The tax has been on the books for nearly 20 years. With the state budget... more »

• Two face charges after rural Livingston Parish crime spree

  January 19, 2016 4:43 PM

  ALBANY – Two men were booked into jail Tuesday night after a manhunt, police chase and car crash earlier in the day. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said Demarco Carter and Quenton Livers burglarized a home on Jacob Street. A witness described the pair and their vehicle to a... more »

• Livingston Parish deputies report 1 dead in apparent drowning

  December 31, 2015 3:37 PM

  ALBANY - Sheriff's deputies say an Albany man drowned while fishing in a Livingston Parish pond late in the morning on New Year's Eve. 25-year-old Benjamin McKinley was one of two boaters fishing in a small body of water located off Highway 442 near Pea Ridge Road when the... more »

• Deputies arrest man believed to be behind Albany dollar store robbery

  December 23, 2015 2:42 PM

  ALBANY - Sheriff’s deputies in Livingston Parish say they’ve arrested a man accused of robbing a dollar store in Albany on Monday night. 23-year-old Anthony Jackson, an Albany resident, was arrested Tuesday at a North Café Lane Road residence and booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center on three... more »

• Albany could get new school and upgrades Play Video

  December 10, 2015 6:04 PM

  ALBANY - The Livingston Parish School Board plans to ask Albany voters to approve a bond to pay for a new school and several upgrades across the area. The school board will call an election in April for the $13.5 million bond that would build a new $7 million elementary... more »

• Viral video makes football super fan famous around town Play Video

  October 16, 2015 10:27 PM

  ALBANY - Memories made on a football field Thursday night were relived all day Friday. Kyle Stewart, an 8th grader at Albany Middle School, was made an honorary team captain and later, as the team fought for a win, the coach put him in the game and he made... more »

• MUST WATCH: Last call in 35 year career is one no one will forget Play Video

  October 16, 2015 1:29 AM

  ALBANY - Memories were made on a football field Thursday night. First, a coach calling the last plays of his career. Then, an unexpected player making a touchdown. Kyle Stewart is in a motorized wheelchair. He hasn't missed many of the Albany Middle Hornets football games. Fans... more »

• Deputies: man dies after shooting, triggerman wanted

  April 12, 2013 8:44 PM

  ALBANY- Sheriff's deputies in Livingston Parish said a man died after a shooting where two people were hit near the parish line with Tangipahoa Friday afternoon. Deputies are looking for the accused gunman, Earl Johnson, Jr., 24 (pictured). Johnson was last seen fleeing into Tangipahoa Parish after the shooting... more »