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  • BRPD dismantles unit linked to 'Brave Cave' probe, launches criminal investigation into officers' actions Play Video

    August 31, 2023 12:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department has scuttled its Street Crimes unit, a division dedicated to tackling crime in the most violent corners of the city, as the agency faces scrutiny over its use of a little-known processing facility known as the "Brave Cave." Mayor Sharon Weston... more »
  • Small businesses warn prices could go up with minimum wage increase Play Video

    January 26, 2021 6:42 PM

    Baton rouge – Small business owners fear the push to nearly double the federal minimum wage to $15 will be too costly. Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate introduced plans to phase-in an increase over the next four years Tuesday. “Everybody’s cost will go up, we’ll absorb some... more »
  • Proposal would ban balloon releases on EBR Schools property Play Video

    December 5, 2019 3:53 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A resolution discussed by local school officials Thursday would ban the mass release of balloons on East Baton Rouge campuses. The filing, submitted by school board member Dawn Collins, would ban the ceremonial release of helium balloons from East Baton Rouge School property in conjunction with... more »
  • Weather service confirms tornado ripped through Ascension neighborhood Thursday Play Video

    June 6, 2019 3:02 PM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - The National Weather Service says a confirmed tornado caused extensive damage in Ascension Thursday. According to the Galvez-Lake Volunteer Fire Department, crews were called out to Prairieville sometime Thursday morning. The department said most of the damage was reported along Beech Road, Shirleyville Road and Chris Road.... more »
  • Mother arrested twice in one week for child abuse

    April 5, 2019 7:55 AM

    BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department came into contact with a woman for a second time within a week arresting her for abusing a 2-year-old child. Police booked Kenyetta Blackmore, 35, for cruelty to juveniles and domestic abuse battery by strangulation. A caseworker with the Department of... more »
  • Mother who smoked marijuana before breastfeeding facing child cruelty charges

    January 24, 2019 1:14 PM

    PIERRE PART - Deputies say a woman admitted to smoking marijuana before she breastfed her infant who was taken to the hospital because of seizures. Paramedics were called to a home in Pierre Part Sunday after they received reports of a small child suffering from seizures. The Assumption Parish... more »
  • Clinton residents seek mayor recall

    January 19, 2019 9:43 PM

    CLINTON- Some longtime Clinton residents are fed up with Lori Bell and are petitioning for a new mayor. Michael Harvey has lived in Clinton for 15 years. He, along with his mother Patty and neighbor TJ, stood outside the courthouse Saturday collecting signatures. “We need better leadership, and... more »
  • Man shot multiple times in yard Christmas morning

    December 25, 2018 2:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man found shot-to-death in the Melrose East area Christmas morning was shot multiple times, police revealed. Gerald Augustus, Jr., 37, was found in a yard in the 6200 block of Blackberry Street before sunrise. Police said Augustus lived in the 6100 block of that street.... more »
  • Man sought in stabbing death of wife booked early Christmas Day

    November 19, 2018 9:22 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Authorities with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death and injured two other people. Deputies say 49-year-old Michael Vallery was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder for the death of... more »
  • Some parents confused by Wednesday school closures Play Video

    August 30, 2017 5:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Reed Ugalde and Gannon Wood would be in school on any other Wednesday morning but today it was cancelled. "We're out of school and we don't really have anything to do, so we're just fishing," said Ugalde, a middle school student at Central Middle. Possible inclement weather... more »
  • South Korean TV announces election results with Game of Thrones parody

    May 9, 2017 2:10 PM

    SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans don't need to be bored by hours of vote-counting and punditry that fill airtime ahead of the announcement of a winner in the country's presidential election. Television networks on Tuesday went out of their way to entertain on election day, including graphics that turned... more »
  • Lightning blamed for fires in Shreveport

    April 2, 2017 6:35 PM

    SHREVEPORT - Lightning may be to blame for several fires in the Shreveport area Sunday. The storm sweeping across the South is believed to be the cause of a tanker fire in south Shreveport Sunday morning. The fire, which was reported around 10 a.m., closed Harts Island Road from... more »
  • Proposed pipeline provokes heated debate Play Video

    February 8, 2017 11:29 PM

    NAPOLEONVILLE - Discussions over a proposed Louisiana pipeline got heated as environmentalists and oil and gas workers weighed the pros and cons. The Bayou Bridge Pipeline would stretch from Lake Charles to St. James Parish, transporting crude oil. It would join dozens of other pipelines that already run through the... more »
  • Decision to block property developments in Ascension reversed Play Video

    December 14, 2016 10:22 PM

    GONZALES - Developers went head-to-head with Ascension Parish officials to reverse a decision to deny two subdivision proposals. Today, that decision was reversed. Only two board members remained at the hearing, since a third resigned last night. In October, they decided to block one development that would build at... more »
  • Pet owner speaks out after LSU Vet School makes a surgical mistake Play Video

    November 16, 2015 7:58 PM

    BATON ROUGE - One pet owner is furious after she says the LSU Veterinary School made a mistake that essentially cost a life. At the age of 6, "Hotstuff" was a carefree and loving Weimaraner. Cassandra Tynes adopted him 5 years ago. "I thought to myself, man. He's just a... more »

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