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• More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 27, 2023 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More people are driving electric vehicles in the capital area, like Glen Dupas, who got his on Thursday. "I love my Tesla. I can honestly say that," Dupas said. On Friday, he was at the Perkins Road charging station charging his new ride. He says... more »

• Notices going out to Livingston Parish property owners with 'substantial damage' from 2016 flood

  April 15, 2021 1:51 PM

  LIVINGSTON - In its efforts to stay in compliance with FEMA guidelines, and keep lower insurance rates for property owners, Livingston Parish said it has identified more than 1,200 buildings with substantial damage from the historic 2016 flood. Parish President Layton Ricks' office said Thursday that it had completed... more »

• LSU investigating alleged on-campus sex crime involving student-athlete Play Video

  March 31, 2021 7:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU is investigating a reported sexual battery involving one of its student-athletes. WBRZ received documents related to the crime Wednesday after first reaching out to university officials on March 26 about the incident. The initial police report said it happened Feb. 8 at the Gym... more »

• EBR Parish School Board member Connie Bernard pleads guilty to 2018 charge Play Video

  December 23, 2020 9:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member Connie Bernard pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for her profanity-laced tirade at a teen party in her neighborhood in 2018. A viral video showed Bernard putting her hands on the neck of a young man at a house... more »

• Fraudulent charge shows up same day shopping membership is deactivated Play Video

  May 19, 2020 6:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man found a bogus charge on his bank statement and soon realized he wasn't alone. "It sounded like I wasn't the only person this had happened to," Jody Cataldo said. Over the years, Cataldo says he's rarely used his Sam's Club membership, but after... more »

• Man arrested for allegedly raping woman in 2016

  April 20, 2019 7:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police have arrested a 37-year-old man who allegedly raped a family member in 2016. According to police records, Junior Wright is accused of raping a woman in his vehicle while his son was in the front seat. The victim told police the three were on their way... more »

• Pesky dispute between customer and Terminix resolved Play Video

  December 7, 2017 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman who hired Terminix to take care of some pests is facing a large bill she says she shouldn't have to pay. Bernice Lodge has been disputing the bill since June. It's a $1,700 charge to her Discover card from Terminix. Lodge says she hired... more »

• Teen victim's family questions how accused shooter re-entered country Play Video

  March 15, 2017 10:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The family of a 16-year-old who was shot on his birthday by an illegal alien says they do not believe the accused shooter's story that he was playing with the gun when it went off. In 2012, Octavio Bringas, a Mexican national, was deported following a drug... more »

• Jury clears cops in 2014 park attack

  January 28, 2017 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A jury cleared three former Baton Rouge Police officers who were on trial for abuse of power. The trial related to the 2014 accusations by a woman who said an officer forced her to perform oral sex on him while two other officers acted as "look... more »

• Uber charges man more than $500 for a ride he did not take

  September 4, 2016 2:34 PM

  CHICAGO – Uber charged a man more than $500 for a ride that he did not take. Jason Holbrook was at an intersection in Chicago when he decided to request an Uber to get him to his next stop. However, the ride he requested was canceled by the driver.... more »

• AT&T to give impacted customers credit on service charges

  August 18, 2016 7:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE – AT&T officials have announced that customers who are in affected flood areas will receive credits for cell service. The company is offering credits for customers who have experienced service disruption following due to the recent severe weather. According to the company, customers will receive a... more »

• Man accused of hiring ex-wife's killers in court

  December 15, 2015 11:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The case of a man accused of hiring people to kill his wife over an expensive divorce was in Baton Rouge court Tuesday morning. Hamid Ghassemi's case was in court for a change in attorneys defending him against first-degree murder charges. Ghassemi is accused of... more »

• No bond for man accused of Duplantier murders Play Video

  December 7, 2015 1:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge said there will be no bond for murder charges filed against the man accused of killing a Baton Rouge couple he worked for. Ernesto Alonso, 42, was given no bond for murder charges and a $30,000 bond for kidnapping charges during his first court... more »

• Man accused of dealing heroin which caused overdose death

  August 28, 2015 1:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's detectives accused a Baton Rouge man of murder for dealing heroin which caused someone to die from an overdose earlier this year. Deputies charged 24-year-old Brandon Jamal Parker with second degree murder and possession with intent to distribute heroin for the March 7 death of... more »