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• Report: Will Wade won't testify at bribery trial involving hoops scandal

  April 19, 2019 12:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE – It appears Will Wade won’t be testifying in the federal corruption trial targeting college basketball recruiting. Court reporters in New York posted on social media Friday, a judge there decided Wade and wiretaps that ensnared him in the scandal that led to his brief suspension will... more »

• FEMA wants people to pay as much as $1,000 to rent trailers

  November 9, 2017 12:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA began reminding people that assistance from the August 2016 flood ends in February and those living in MHUs will be charged rent. Letters were sent to people in FEMA trailers recently and have become a controversial topic on social media sites where people impacted by... more »

• Southern University stands by decision to fire Dumas

  August 16, 2017 2:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern University Board of Supervisors say they made the right decision after voting to uphold the firing of former Vice Chancellor Brandon Dumas. Last week, Dumas filed a lawsuit saying his firing was a violation of due process according to court documents. Southern stands... more »

• Mayor's message on muckraking hatred

  May 19, 2017 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE – In an unusual message emailed to media outlets Friday, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome chastised people who, she said, are attempting to fuel divisiveness in the community. It's not clear exactly what prompted the mayor's remarks, but twice she referenced people or media outlets that “attempt to... more »

• Council on Aging promises transparency spending millions Play Video

  January 26, 2017 12:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The EBR Council on Aging promised transparency and announced it will hold a series of meetings to discuss its controversial property tax that was approved by voters in November. The council shared information in a news release issued Thursday morning. Some on the Metro Council... more »

• Amid complaints and concerns, fake TV news report ad pulled from airwaves

  October 23, 2015 7:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A political ad was pulled from the airwaves amid concerns the ad was deceiving to viewers. "The intentions are obvious in this situation. The call letters on the ad reference a fake television station 'WBRD' but are too similar to call letters of our station, WBRZ.... more »

• Family fights cemetery over missing grave Play Video

  September 14, 2015 11:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A family is making arrangements to travel from Texas to Louisiana in an effort to gather more information about the disappearance of their loved one from a grave site. "We have no idea whose grave we've been putting flowers on," Courtney Tanner said in a phone... more »