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IRS sends CATS half-million-dollar seizure notice, some board members unaware Play Video
September 6, 2022 5:29 PM
BATON ROUGE- Documents obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit show the IRS sent the Capital Area Transit System a $515,859.50 seizure notice for unpaid employer shared responsibility payments for the tax period ending in 2017. Watch live newscasts here A spokeswoman for CATS told WBRZ, the bus system... more » -
Amid unpaid bills and multiple bus fires this year, bus system downplays problems Play Video
July 21, 2022 5:44 PM
BATON ROUGE - For the first time in months, the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) addressed stories that have cast the public bus system in a negative light—downplaying multiple bills that were not paid on time and multiple bus fires. Thursday morning, another CATS bus had to be towed... more » -
Nakamoto investigation questions CATS' tardiness in paying healthcare premiums for employees Play Video
April 5, 2022 5:25 PM
BATON ROUGE - CATS employees' health insurance may have lapsed for two days after the bus company was late paying its bills, an email obtained by WBRZ shows. The latest issue comes amid a series of WBRZ Investigative Unit and Chris Nakamoto reports on the bus system, which have... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: CATS supervisor fails drug test, hired anyway Play Video
June 4, 2019 4:34 PM
BATON ROUGE- Despite the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) claiming it has a zero-tolerance policy for alcohol and drugs, the WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered a supervisor at the bus system failed a drug test and was hired anyway. The favoritism shown for Garrick Rose is especially concerning because, over the... more » -
Privileges for a chosen few, 13 highest paid CATS employees receive car allowances Play Video
April 24, 2019 5:41 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System is reviewing car allowance policies to see if changes are necessary, as the WBRZ Investigative Unit found 13 of the public agency's highest-paid employees are receiving the allowance. The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) provides transportation for those who need it the most,... more » -
Eleven selected as finalists for top bus system job
August 5, 2016 11:15 PM
BATON ROUGE - Eleven people are scheduled to be interviewed next week by the search committee looking for the next CEO of the Capital Area Transit System. The former CEO resigned earlier this year, in protest of constant negativity about the bus system from the public. Bob Mirabito wrote... more » -
Search for permanent CATS CEO begins
April 8, 2016 2:22 PM
BATON ROUGE - The CATS board accepted Bob Mirabito's resignation and named his interim replacement at a special meeting Friday afternoon. William "Bill" Deville, who has more than 30 years of transit management experience and has been with CATS since December 2013. Deville started as the Chief Operation... more »