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• East Feliciana animal preserve claims feds 'wrongfully confiscated' their sick giraffe Play Video

  September 13, 2023 2:31 PM

  ETHEL - A small-scale nature preserve that markets up-close encounters with exotic animals says federal regulators overreached this week when they took away its ailing giraffe. A statement issued by Barn Hill Preserve in Ethel alleges the U.S. Department of Agriculture had "no warrant, no ruling, no judgment, and... more »

• Drivers experienced setbacks due to Audubon Bridge closure Play Video

  January 7, 2017 10:27 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE – The John James Audubon Bridge closed on Friday due to the severe weather in the area and reopened Saturday afternoon. However, while the bridge was closed, drivers experienced some setbacks. Barricades blocked the intersection of Highway 61 and LA-10 leading to the bridge between St. Francisville... more »

• Woman's body found in park lagoon in New Orleans

  October 10, 2016 11:28 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The body of an unidentified woman has been found in a lagoon at Audubon Park in New Orleans. The New Orleans Police Department discovered the body on Monday morning around 9:30 a.m. and are on the scene. A WWL crew , a sister station of... more »

• Rare alligator "Spots" dies at Audubon Aquarium

  September 7, 2015 2:41 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Audubon Nature Institute announced that their albino alligator, "Spots," passed away Monday at the age of 28. The Audubon Aquarium said he had been under the care of their vet team and results are pending to determine his exact cause of death. The aquarium... more »

• Battle of Baton Rouge 1779 Play Video

  August 25, 2015 11:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Before the famous Battle of New Orleans there was the Battle of Baton Rouge in 1779. Some people call it one of the lost chapters of Baton Rouge history, but it was important because it expelled the British from Louisiana and the Mississippi River. During September the Capitol... more »