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• 'Insider trading' allegations over who got lucrative work deals at Southern University Play Video

  March 13, 2019 5:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE- For the past several months the WBRZ Investigative Unit has been digging into questionable contracts at Southern University for work around campus. What was uncovered shows a pattern of cronyism and nepotism when the university awarded contracts without following their own procurement procedures. "If it smells like... more »

• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Southern issues stern warning to employees over questionable purchases Play Video

  February 4, 2019 6:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Southern University issued a scathing memo to employees at the university last week involving unauthorized purchases. Monday evening, Southern said the dissemination of that memo was routine but sources tell WBRZ this is the first memo they've seen like that in decades. Nine days after the WBRZ Investigative... more »

• BRAVE contracts tied to mayor's administration suspended Play Video

  August 1, 2017 3:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Nine contracts associated with the BRAVE program have been suspended, WBRZ Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto has learned. The contracts in question are tied to controversial deals made with Mayor Sharon Weston Broome's administration. The contracts are part of a group that have been questioned since contract... more »

• Two contracts awarded for drainage project in Central

  June 13, 2017 2:11 PM

  CENTRAL – The city of Central announced that two contracts were awarded for the cleaning of canals and ditches in an effort to improve the city's drainage system. The contracts were awarded to Looks Great Services from Columbia, MS. According to city officials, $4 million have been... more »