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CATS health account frozen after bus system falls behind on bills again Play Video
July 20, 2022 5:35 PM
BATON ROUGE - Employees working at the Capital Area Transit System learned that their health reimbursement accounts were frozen because the public bus system did not pay its bills. Watch live newscasts here This is the second time that has happened. WBRZ exposed in April that employees' health... more » -
Former CATS CEO who pushed for bus tax: 'The public has been grossly ripped off' Play Video
April 12, 2022 5:29 PM
BATON ROUGE- Former CATS CEO Brian Marshall, who helped push for a tax to fund the public bus system more than ten years ago, is stunned by the ongoing mismanagement at the bus company featured in numerous WBRZ Investigative Unit reports . Stream WBRZ newscasts online here Monday... more » -
Bus system says drug policy applies to drivers, not bosses, after Nakamoto exposes exec with positive meth test Play Video
March 24, 2022 5:30 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is calling on the Baton Rouge bus system to rehire any employee who was terminated for a failed drug test. The demand comes 24-hours after the WBRZ Investigative Unit exposed the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) is once again selectively enforcing its zero-tolerance... more » -
CATS drug test debacle: Boss tests positive for meth Play Video
March 23, 2022 1:01 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) is once again selectively enforcing its zero-tolerance drug policy. The WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered a high-level administrator tested positive for methamphetamine and the bus system took no action against him. CATS operates on a nearly $30 million budget, funded by tax... more » -
CATS to become more COVID safe with contactless bus fare payment system
January 20, 2021 6:53 AM
BATON ROUGE - The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) in Baton Rouge has received $337,500.00 in federal funding to support a technology upgrade that will make it more COVID safe. Officials say CATS will receive funding to support the integration of contactless bus fare payments through smart card technology... more » -
Capital Area Transit System to receive over $3 million for new vehicles
June 2, 2020 11:37 AM
BATON ROUGE - The Capital Area Transit System will receive $3,872,089 in federal funds to purchase new electric buses. The new vehicles will replace older models that have reached their maximum use and are no longer best-suited to current infrastructure needs. The funds were made possible by a... more » -
CATS to temporarily waive fares during COVID-19 pandemic
March 19, 2020 8:09 AM
BATON ROUGE - Capital Area Transit System (CATS) has announced that as a result of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the bus systems is waiving fares for all customers. This goes into effect Thursday, March 19 and will continue until further notice. CATS also asks all customers to... more » -
Emails obtained by WBRZ show CATS exec on warpath, crazed hunt for leaks amid Nakamoto reports on bus system Play Video
September 3, 2019 6:38 PM
BATON ROUGE - A string of emails obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit following lengthy investigations into problems at the Capital Area Transit System shows the lengths CEO Bill Deville went to prevent the public from getting information. Before Investigative Unit reports this summer, Deville knew stories on the bus... 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 » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Convicted former CATS Board member involved in more questionable activities Play Video
June 21, 2017 6:48 PM
BATON ROUGE - A convicted thief who stole money from the Capital Area Transit System is now involved in other questionable activities. Those who encountered Montrell McCaleb are calling him a master manipulator. Norelle Feinauer is passionate about her community and the city of Baton... more » -
CATS board to select interim CEO after Mirabito resignation
April 7, 2016 3:07 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) Board of Commissioners is scheduled to have a meeting Friday to select an Interim CEO after Bob Mirabito’s resignation on Tuesday. Mirabito announced his resignation from the city’s public transit system on Tuesday afternoon. According to the meeting agenda, the board of... more » -
CATS to offer Shamrock Shuttle for St. Patrick's Day parade
March 10, 2016 7:40 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Capital Area Transit System will offer its Shamrock Shuttle for people going to the St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekend. The shuttle will depart from the I-110 Overpass Area downtown where riders can park their cars for free. It will operate from 9 a.m. to 2:30... more » -
CATS $16 million property tax repeal gaining steam Play Video
August 22, 2013 10:34 PM
BATON ROUGE - People are demanding a repeal of the tax that funds the public transit system in the wake of recent controversies "Instead of making Baton Rouge look like the next great city, it's making clear that there are some very corrupt people," conservative activist Woody Jenkins said.... more »