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• Slidell boy, 12, arrested after threatening school shooting in text messages

  October 6, 2023 3:23 PM

  SLIDELL - A 12-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after he allegedly sent text messages to a classmate threatening to shoot up their school. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the boy, who attends a private school in the Slidell area, was issued a summons for terrorizing. He was... more »

• No barbecue at the tailgate? Governor asks football fans to pause grilling on game day Play Video

  August 30, 2023 1:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana leaders are suggesting that football fans adjust their game day rituals as the state continues to warn residents of the risk for rapidly spreading wildfires. The message came Wednesday as Governor John Bel Edwards and other state officials gave an update on the wildfires that... more »

• EBR schools proposing staggered start times amid ongoing transportation dispute

  August 24, 2023 1:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - School leaders in East Baton Rouge are expected to vote on a reworked schedule Thursday night as the district contends with an ongoing dispute with its dissatisfied bus drivers . Superintendent Sito Narcisse teased the proposal during an interview with WBRZ on Thursday morning but kept... more »

• Interim CATS boss abruptly quits as problems persist for troubled bus system

  August 23, 2023 12:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Interim CATS CEO Dwana Williams has resigned a little more than a year after she took the place of the bus system's last boss , who was ousted amid a series of WBRZ Investigative Unit reports uncovering the many problems at the agency. Sources with the... more »

• EBR resumes classes Tuesday, will keep altered dismissal schedule through Labor Day Play Video

  August 21, 2023 1:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Students will return to schools in East Baton Rouge on Tuesday after missing two days in a row due because of a pay dispute between the school system and its bus drivers. School leaders met with the disgruntled bus drivers Monday after more than half of... more »

• Louisiana's abortion ban back in effect as judge moves court battle to Baton Rouge Play Video

  July 5, 2022 12:58 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A judge ordered Friday that a legal battle over Louisiana's aggressive abortion ban be moved to a Baton Rouge court, ending a temporary block that prevented the law from being enforced. A New Orleans judge decided Friday that a hearing on the state's trigger law should... more »

• School system shocked by planned power outage at school - utility notification process being reviewed

  May 17, 2022 12:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Entergy said Tuesday, it is looking to "close any gaps" of communication between its team and its public school system customer after a scheduled outage in the neighborhood around Parkview Elementary surprised the education district. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System said earlier in the... more »

• Pair of 15-year-olds arrested for sending threats to multiple St. Tammany schools

  January 14, 2022 4:58 PM

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH - Two 15-year-old girls were arrested after they allegedly made multiple threats toward schools on the Northshore. The St. Tammany School System reported the threats to the sheriff's office shortly after midnight Thursday. Sheriff's deputies later discovered the threats came from two former students who live... more »

• LSU-Grambling baseball game postponed

  April 13, 2021 11:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Tigers' match-up with Grambling State scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed. LSU Athletics announced Tuesday morning the game would not be played due to the potential for severe weather. The schools will try to reschedule the game for later this season. LSU's next... more »

• Strawberry Festival organizers plan alternative events despite cancellation Play Video

  April 8, 2021 9:22 PM

  PONCHATOULA - Folks in Ponchatoula are not letting COVID-19 stop all their fun this weekend even though the big Strawberry Festival has been canceled for the second year in a row. "The community is pulling together to do something," Madi Massel said. Massel is the manager of the... more »

• LSU announces make-up days after freeze shut down campus last week

  February 22, 2021 4:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU will hold make-up classes after a cold snap that shut down much of the capital area last week. The university announced the make-up days are scheduled for March 6, 12, 25 and April 10 in order to ensure the school reaches its minimum class days... more »

• LSU-Missouri basketball game postponed; Tigers will take on Ole Miss Saturday

  January 8, 2021 2:20 PM

  LSU Basketball will take on Missouri at a later date due to positive COVID tests and quarantines among Missouri's basketball program. The SEC announced Friday that the Tigers will instead take on Ole Miss Saturday night due to the Rebel's previously scheduled game having been moved around as well.... more »

• Ragin' Cajuns: Sun Belt championship canceled due to COVID-19

  December 17, 2020 10:55 PM

  LAFAYETTE - UL Lafayette and Coastal Carolina will not play for the Sun Belt Conference Championship after a player with the Chanticleers tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a statement from UL's athletics department, contact tracing protocols triggered by the positive test would leave an entire position group... more »

• Families in St. James Parish coming to terms with cancellation of levee bonfires Play Video

  December 10, 2020 6:43 PM

  ST. JAMES PARISH – Some families in St. James Parish are doing something they've never done before. They’re taking down their bonfire they just built on the levee before burning them. The Christmas Eve bonfires on the levee event has been canceled, forcing homeowners to find a new way to... more »

• Mayor: No decision yet on changes to Baton Rouge Mardi Gras in 2021 Play Video

  November 20, 2020 4:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome says she's not making any firm decision on changes to Mardi Gras celebrations in the capital area for at least another two weeks. The mayor met virtually with parade organizers and medical professionals from throughout the area Friday to discuss plan for... more »

• LSU closed Monday

  August 23, 2020 3:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU announced its plan as the area braces for two weather threats: The campus will be closed Monday. Get the latest storm forecast and information here. Watch live newscasts here. All classes and activities scheduled for Monday are cancelled, and all COVID-19 testing locations... more »

• CATS continuing service, limiting buses to 10 passengers at a time

  March 24, 2020 2:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Capital Area Transit System is reducing the number of people allowed on CATS buses in an effort to prevent spreading the coronavirus. On Tuesday, CATS announced that each bus will be limited to 10 passengers or fewer. CATS has already announced it is waiving bus... more »

• Baton Rouge Blues Festival postponed due to coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 5:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With the COVID-19 causing all festivals, sporting events, and schools to close down the Baton Rouge Blues festival has announced that they will postpone the event. According to the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation Executive Director, Kimberly R. Neustrom, the festival previously scheduled for April 18 &... more »

• LSU moving classes online through rest of spring semester Play Video

  March 11, 2020 3:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU announced Thursday it is moving classes online through the rest of the spring semester in response to the nationwide coronavirus outbreak. A statement from the university said Friday will be the final day of normal classes for the spring. Classes are canceled through the week... more »

• Wind gusts may stop balloons from flying in Thanksgiving Day parade

  November 26, 2019 2:55 PM

  The fate of the giant character balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is still up in the air. New York Police Department Chief Rodney Harrison said Tuesday that the decision on whether or not to fly the balloons will be a "game day decision." Possible high wind... more »

• CATS cancels car allowances for highest paid employees after WBRZ report Play Video

  May 14, 2019 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) canceled car allowances for 13 of its highest-paid employees just weeks after the WBRZ Investigative Unit exposed them. The public bus system was spending nearly $45,000 per year for those in chief, manager and director positions to stay off the bus. Antoinette... more »

• Ascension Public Schools summer classes, camps canceled for Wednesday

  June 20, 2017 5:31 PM

  ASCENSION – Ascension Public Schools summer classes and camps are canceled for Wednesday, June 21 as Tropical Storm Cindy approaches. All administrative services for Ascension Public Schools shall remain open with 12-month employees reporting to work as scheduled. Any employees who feel they cannot safely travel to or... more »

• Bayou Country Superfest: Where will it go? Play Video

  August 4, 2016 8:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Since the announcement of Bayou Country Superfest not being held at Tiger Stadium for the next two years, many are questioning where it will go? Tiger Stadium will undergo off-season renovations to concession stands, bathrooms and other areas of the stadium, according to LSU Athletics. Joe... more »

• Missing children out of West Baton Rouge Parish found, safe

  June 9, 2016 5:02 AM

  PORT ALLEN - The search for two missing children out of West Baton Rouge Parish has been canceled on early Thursday morning. State police issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child alert for two children and their mom out of Port Allen around 1:30 a.m. Jocelynn Mullen, 16 months... more »

• Safety priority when considering closing school Play Video

  March 10, 2016 11:01 PM

  WEST BATON ROUGE - Several school systems and universities across the area have canceled class Friday. Ascension, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, East Feliciana and Saint James Parish public schools are all closed. East Baton Rouge Parish is closed, but the closure was already scheduled as a workshop day for... more »

• Ahead of severe weather, meeting to address I-10 traffic canceled

  February 23, 2016 10:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Weather appears to have scared off a discussion about finding ways to solve traffic problems on I-10. A Tuesday meeting in West Baton Rouge was canceled. The meeting had been scheduled for the evening. It was not immediately clear if it will be rescheduled. DOTD... more »

• Greater Baton Rouge State Fair will not open Sunday

  October 31, 2015 10:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair will not open on its final day due to severe weather two weekends in a row. The Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation said that the severe weather Saturday will make it impossible to operate the fair in a safe manner... more »

• Band director now says Tigerama is back on Play Video

  October 13, 2015 3:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - "The show must go on." LSU Director of Bands Damon Talley said Tuesday that after initially deciding to cancel this year's Tigerama due to recent challenges, a wave of support from alumni has led them to reconsider that decision. Talley told News 2 that band... more »

• Events being shuffled for sudden LSU home game

  October 8, 2015 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As goes LSU, so goes much of Baton Rouge. Many different events happening around the campus and the city Saturday either had to cancel their plans or shuffle times around after the university announced they would host the Tigers' game against the University of South Carolina... more »

• LSU's Alleva: "Never" saw anything like Saturday storm before

  September 7, 2015 12:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said Monday he was more disappointed than anyone about Saturday night's weather cancellation. "I've never been through something like (this past) Saturday night," he told ESPN Baton Rouge's "Culotta and the Prince" morning radio program. "No one wanted them to play... more »