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• Brusly High School teacher wins DOE teacher of the year

  July 28, 2017 11:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education named Brusly High School English teacher Kimberly Eckert 2018 State Teacher of the Year. She was given the award at the 11th annual Excellence Awards Gala. According to a news release, Eckert has been teaching for nine years in various... more »

• Two contracts awarded for drainage project in Central

  June 13, 2017 2:11 PM

  CENTRAL – The city of Central announced that two contracts were awarded for the cleaning of canals and ditches in an effort to improve the city's drainage system. The contracts were awarded to Looks Great Services from Columbia, MS. According to city officials, $4 million have been... more »

• FEMA awards $1 million for debris removal in Central

  May 22, 2017 1:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE – More than $1 million in a federal grant has been awarded for debris removal for the City of Central, FEMA announced Monday. The grant has been awarded for debris removal for the August flood. The funds come from FEMA's Public Assistance program and continues to reimburse... more »

• Report: Florida University to award posthumous degree to Trayvon Martin

  May 4, 2017 5:35 PM

  FLORIDA – A slain Florida teen will be awarded a college degree, CNN reports. Trayvon Martin will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in 2012 while Martin was walking from a 7-Eleven in Sanford. ... more »

• WBRZ wins Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting

  April 25, 2017 1:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE – WBRZ-TV was awarded a 2017 regional Edward R. Murrow Award presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association for Investigative Reporting. The honor was awarded for coverage of Reporter's Unlawful Arrest , that features WBRZ's Chief Investigative Reporter Chris Nakamoto getting detained by police while checking... more »

• Family awarded $4.4 million for accident that killed 2 children on Bluff Road

  November 8, 2016 2:53 PM

  ASCENSION – An Ascension Parish jury awarded $4.4 million to a mother and father for the death of their two children who were struck and killed by an SUV in July 2014 on Bluff Road. The SUV was driven by 24-year-old Shawnette Taylor, who lost control when her vehicle's... more »