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• Tickets go on sale for Manship Theatre Red Carpet Gala featuring singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes

  March 23, 2026 2:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Manship Theatre Red Carpet Gala will feature American singer and songwriter LeAnn Rimes. The annual fundraiser supports the theatre's mission to enrich the lives of audiences by presenting world-renowned performers. LeAnn Rimes is a two-time Grammy award-winning artist who has sold over 48 million... more »

• 2 Your Town St. Francisville: Story 2 Tell Play Video

  October 21, 2025 12:39 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE — The latest stop for WBRZ's Story 2 Tell takes us to the charming streets of St. Francisville, a small town full of Southern charm, friendly faces, and, as it turns out, a little artistic magic. At first, finding someone willing to share their story wasn’t easy.... more »

• D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with 'Untitled (How Does It Feel),' dies Play Video

  October 14, 2025 1:59 PM

  D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday after a long bout with cancer,... more »

• Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates returning to capital city for stop on latest national tour Play Video

  May 5, 2025 12:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge native and Billboard charting rapper Kevin Gates is going on tour this fall, including a stop at the Raising Cane's River Center. Gates will bring The Amilo Tour to the capital city on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. Other tour stops include Orlando, Ft.... more »

• Hackers target concert tickets, Ticketmaster customer calls 2 On Your Side for help Play Video

  November 19, 2024 4:01 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Imagine having lower-level seats to see your favorite artist in concert only to learn that those tickets were transferred out of your account to someone else without your permission. It happened to one woman in Prairieville. The scam is happening to Ticketmaster customers around the country. Erin... more »

• Phony boat salesman scammed Louisiana residents out of $83K

  July 6, 2022 1:59 PM

  Deputies arrested a man suspected of scamming multiple Louisiana residents who were trying to buy boats online. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said at least two people in the area fell into the trap set up by Modestas Grublys, a Lithuanian national who went by the false name... more »

• Louisiana-born author Anne Rice dies at 80

  December 12, 2021 5:39 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With a Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, has died. She was 80. Rice died late Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page... more »

• New Orleans musician Aaron Neville announces retirement from touring

  May 6, 2021 4:14 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Famous New Orleans musician Aaron Neville announced he is retiring from touring but says he may occasionally do live performances in the future. In a Facebook post shared with fans Thursday afternoon, the 80-year-old singer said he made his decision based on the "Grueling nature of... more »

• Rapper Lil Boosie pepper sprayed while shopping in Biloxi

  April 10, 2017 5:37 PM

  BILOXI, Miss. - Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie was pepper sprayed by a security guard while shopping in a Mississippi department store Sunday. A video posted by a fan shows Boosie arguing with the security guard at a Dillards before Boosie and two others are pepper sprayed in the... more »

• Louisiana artist presents parents of Nick Tullier with portrait

  January 12, 2017 11:24 AM

  HOUSTON – An artist from Bossier presented a portrait to the parents of injured East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputy Nick Tullier this week. Tullier was shot and injured during a n ambush against law enforcement officers on July 17. Tullier, along with another deputy and Baton Rouge Police officer... more »