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• Staircase collapse on "Bonnie and Clyde" set, 15 injured Play Video

  May 11, 2013 6:38 PM

  BRUSLY, La. - Between 10-15 background actors known as extras were injured on the set of the "Bonnie and Clyde" mini-series around 11 p.m. Friday, according to West Baton Rouge Sheriff Mike Cazes. Cazes says two of the extras were transported to a hosptial and the others received minor... more »

• Missing teacher's family visits from Belgium Play Video

  April 11, 2013 4:55 PM

  BRUSLY - It's been 640 days since anyone has heard from Sylvianne Finck Lozada, her daughter Angelina, or her husband Oscar who's been named a "person of interest" in her disappearance. Lozada's godson, Anton Finck, met with friends and colleagues at Brusly High School Thursday to get a first-hand... more »

• New recycling carts for parts of WBR Play Video

  March 13, 2013 11:25 AM

  PORT ALLEN - Residents in parts of West Baton Rouge Parish will get new, larger recycling carts this week. On Thursday, crews with Allied Waste will begin distributing the new recycling carts to people in unincorporated parts of the parish and in the towns of Addis and Brusly. News... more »

• WBR Deputy: "My home was illegally searched by Brusly Police Officer" Play Video

  March 4, 2013 4:04 PM

  ADDIS- A West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy claims a Brusly Police Officer illegally searched her house recently. It happened last July as the Officer was conducting a residency check for the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Turns out, the Brusly Police Officer did not have a parish... more »

• Investigators looking for cause of saloon fire

  February 4, 2013 10:44 AM

  ADDIS - Investigators said they're still looking for the cause of a fire which destroyed a saloon overnight in West Baton Rouge Parish. Brusly Fire Chief Mike Alleman said crews battled the Mad Hog Saloon fire for about five hours, leaving the scene at around 4 a.m. today. ... more »

• Need for security cameras in West Baton Rouge discussed Play Video

  January 25, 2013 4:52 PM

  WEST BATON ROUGE - Since Benedetto's Market opened its doors in 2004, customers were their first priority. One of their first moves was to beef up security. "We have a pretty extensive system in the office that that helps us keep an eye on things when you can't be... more »

• Investigators searching for clues in recovered car

  January 23, 2013 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said they are still investigating a car they believe was used in a pharmacy robbery which turned into a hostage standoff and deadly police shooting this week. Col. Richey Johnson said authorities sent the car believed to have been the getaway vehicle in Monday night's... more »

• Hostage-taker's getaway car recovered in Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 23, 2013 12:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Police have found the car they believe was the planned getaway vehicle in a Monday night armed robbery that eventually led to a hostage standoff and police shooting in West Baton Rouge where the suspect was killed. Authorities had been looking for the black Pontiac Firebird since... more »

• Police identify suspect killed in hostage standoff Play Video

  January 22, 2013 10:28 AM

  ADDIS - Authorities identified the suspect killed during a hostage standoff last night, and said one other person connected to the case is still on the loose. Col. Richie Johnson with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said police shot and killed Ray Charles Hayes, 50, as he threatened... more »

• Hostage suspect shot, killed when he began to threaten hostage

  January 21, 2013 8:39 PM

  PORT ALLEN- A kidnapper was shot and killed by authorities in West Baton Rouge Monday night, after threatening to shoot and kill the hostage he snatched at gunpoint earlier in the evening. The man's name has not been released. The hostage is recovering from injuries sustained after a car... more »

• LSP: Robbery turns into hostage situation

  January 21, 2013 6:33 PM

  ADDIS - Authorities confirmed they are working a hostage situation at this hour in West Baton Rouge Parish. State Police said they are assisting Addis Police in the situation, after the suspect crashed a stolen police cruiser near the Intracoastal Canal. Troopers said it started as a robbery... more »

• Thousands get power restored after evening-long outage

  December 5, 2012 10:03 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- About two hours after a mysterious power outage, most people have had electricity restored. Something happened at a substation, leaving thousands along LA 1 in the dark. From Plaquemine to Brusly, people didn't have power Wednesday night. Crews were able to find the issue, and restore power... more »

• Thousands lose power Wednesday evening

  December 5, 2012 7:39 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- Thousands of people are without power after connectivity was lost between some power grids Wednesday night. Mayor Mark Gulotta said the issue is believed to be a connection problem with an Entergy line. Gulotta said crews are working to pinpoint which line is having an issue, and restore... more »

• West Baton Rouge Parish looks at expanding school

  August 16, 2012 7:47 AM

  PORT ALLEN - West Baton Rouge Parish School Superintendent David Corona has received permission from the school board to seek architects' proposals for a possible expansion at Brusly Elementary School. Corona told the board Wednesday he also plans to ask architects to draw a "footprint" for a new high... more »

• Port Allen and Brusly look for ways to end violence Play Video

  May 30, 2012 10:46 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A pair of brothers is charged in the separate murders that led to a community meeting in Brusly Wednesday night. Carl and Marcus Richardson are accused of killing Justin Warner and Etan Irving. Everyone agrees the violence has to stop. But, the question was how... more »

• Man indicted in death of Brusly student

  May 25, 2012 7:18 AM

  PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has charged a 22-year-old Port Allen man with second-degree murder in the May 13 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brusly High School student. Assistant District Attorney Tony Clayton says Marcus Richardson faces life in prison without the benefit of parole... more »

• Arrest made in deadly Port Allen shooting Play Video

  May 14, 2012 12:07 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Sheriff's deputies arrested a man they said shot and killed a Brusly teen this weekend at a Port Allen gas station. Col. Richie Johnson with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Marcus Richardson, 22, in connection with the shooting Sunday night. Johnson... more »

• Rash of car burglaries puts neighborhood on alert Play Video

  April 5, 2012 4:25 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge neighborhood is on alert after burglars went through more than a dozen vehicles in their neighborhood, even stealing one. Nearly 20 vehicles were hit overnight on Emily Drive. Most were just rummaged through, but Andrew Law's truck was stolen. "I was... more »

• "River Ranch" style neighborhood proposed for Brusly Play Video

  January 17, 2012 5:57 PM

  BRUSLY - "Stonewall Plantation" could add hundreds of homes and a "Town Center" to Brusly. The proposed development would extend from La. 1 northwest along W. St. Francis Street, past South Labauve Ave. The "Town Center" will incorporate a number of local shops and maybe restaurants. Project engineers... more »

• Friends of missing teacher want private investigator Play Video

  December 8, 2011 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's been five months since local teacher Sylviane Finch Lozada went missing. Now friends are desperate for information about the case, and say they're not getting any answers from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. "We're in the process of hiring a private investigator to hopefully... more »

• Athletes remember missing teacher with stickers, pins at game

  September 23, 2011 10:22 PM

  BRUSLY- Athletes at Brusly High School are hoping to keep the story of their missing teacher, and the hope that she'll turn up, alive, in the form of stickers and pins on their uniforms. The football team and cheerleading squad revealed the tribute to Sylvianne Lozada at the team's... more »

• Brusly residents concerned about leftover debris

  September 1, 2011 10:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE- In West Baton Rouge Parish, people are worried about what's left behind from the last thunderstorm, and what it could do with a storm blowing in this weekend. Piles of debris that vary from some the size of school-aged children, to others as high as a house,... more »

• School fills position of missing teacher

  August 5, 2011 6:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The school year at Brusly High in West Baton Rouge Parish will be noticeably different. Sylvianne Lozada, a foreign language teacher there, disappeared one month ago today. Her family last heard from her on June 5, and her husband and daughter left the country a few... more »

• Colleague of missing teacher reveals new information

  August 3, 2011 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - New information could help detectives figure out what happened leading up to 51-year-old Sylviane Lozada's mysterious disappearance nearly one month ago. Philippe Radalet has known Lozada since the mid-1990s when they both moved from Belgium to Louisiana to teach French under "the Council for the Development... more »

• Missing teacher investigation goes international

  August 3, 2011 9:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The search for a missing Brusly High School foreign language teacher has gone international. News agencies around the world have picked up the bizarre and mysterious disappearance of 51-year-old Sylviane Finck Lozada. "Le Journal", a national news organization in Belgium picked up the story last... more »

• Neighbors speak out about teacher's disappearance

  July 27, 2011 6:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As detectives continue investigating the mysterious disappearance of 51-year-old Sylviane Finck Lozada of Brusly, the optimism of some close friends is waning. Irma and John Tullier have lived in West Baton Rouge Parish all their lives. John served in World War II fighting in the Battle... more »

• New develoments in Brusly teacher's disappearance

  July 26, 2011 6:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As the search continues for 51-year-old Sylviane Finch Lozada, co-workers at Brusly High School have set up a fund in her name. The "Sylviane Finck Lozada Fund" will help pay for the travel arrangements for Lozada's family in Belgium when they decide to make the trip. ... more »

• New develoments in Brusly teacher's disappearance

  July 25, 2011 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The search continues for a missing Brusly High School teacher. Sylviane Finch Lozada last spoke to family member in Belgium on July 11, 2011. Monday morning, police tape sealed the door of her home in Baton Rouge. In a statement, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office... more »

• Police: Ambulance hits sugar cane truck in Brusly

  December 27, 2010 8:49 AM

  BRUSLY - Louisiana State Police say an ambulance carrying a patient rear-ended a sugar cane truck in the Brusly area, causing the patient to hit her head. Trooper Russell G. Graham II, a state police spokesman, says that was the only injury from the crash Monday morning, and it was... more »

• Plaquemine, Port Allen bridge exit cut short

  August 9, 2010 6:13 PM

  Motorists headed to Brusly, Plaquemine or Port Allen off the Mississippi River Bridge have one less lane to travel, something people who frequent the road aren't happy about. The two lanes drivers could use to exit to Port Allen on the left or Plaquemine on the right from the... more »

• Heavy rain floods homes in West Baton Rouge

  July 25, 2010 10:29 PM

  Dozens of homeowners in West Baton Rouge woke up to nearly a foot of water in their homes Sunday. The remnants of Bonnie hit neighborhoods in Brusly and Port Allen, dumping more water on the area than some residents have seen in decades. "I thought maybe a little... more »

• Remnants of Bonnie flood homes in Brusly

  July 25, 2010 9:49 AM

  Remnants of Tropical Depression Bonnie dumped over 4 inches of rain on the town of Brusly this morning. Homes in the Lynndale subdivision near the corner of Lynndale and Hwy 1 have had standing water inside their homes since this morning. The water is now starting to recede. ... more »

• Brusly advances to state championship

  May 14, 2010 3:19 PM

  The Brusly Panthers have advanced to the Class 3A State Championship game following their 4-3 extra-inning victory over E.D. White today. Michael Hebert drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning for the Panthers. Brusly will face Notre Dame in the title game tomorrow,... more »

• Two sent to hospital after truck nearly hits school

  May 13, 2010 2:20 PM

  Two men are now in the hospital following an accident on LA-1 in Brusly. Witnesses say the crash occurred when one driver was texting and ran into the back of a truck, thatwas stopped at a traffic light. The truck then crashed through a fence in front of Lukeville Upper... more »

• Truck almost goes into school in Brusly

  May 13, 2010 1:06 PM

  News 2 is on the scene of an accident on La 1, in Brusly, right outside Lukeville Elementary. The accident involved two cars. One of the cars went through the fence surrounding the school and ended up right outside the school wall. Acadian Ambulance units were called out... more »

• Driver plows through church in Brusly

  January 22, 2010 9:47 PM

  A truck that lost control slammed through a church in Brusly this week moments before it was about to fill up with worshippers. Investigators say the driver of the truck hydroplaned, went airborne and then smashed into one the church's walls. News 2 learned the driver was taken to... more »

• I-10 eastbound on-ramps at LA 1 closed for hours

  January 15, 2010 8:05 AM

  Update: The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department says the ramps will be closed for 3 to 5 hours. Interstate 10 eastbound on-ramps at LA Highway 1 are closed at this time because of an overturned 18-wheeler. The overturned 18-wheeler spilled powdered concrete. It is not hazardous and crews are... more »

• I-10 eastbound on-ramps at LA 1 closed

  January 15, 2010 5:17 AM

  Interstate 10 eastbound on-ramps at LA Highway 1 are closed at this time because of an overturned 18-wheeler. The overturned 18-wheeler spilled powdered concrete. It is not hazardous and crews are currently working to clean it up. Both on-ramps from Port Allen and Brusly are also closed at this time.... more »