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• Billboards around Baton Rouge pay tribute to Black icons throughout February Play Video

  February 3, 2021 6:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - While driving around the capital city, you may notice a big display of some prominent Black pioneers who have left their mark on history. Lamar Advertising created billboards that showcase six notable African-Americans who achieved "firsts" in their respective fields. "Hopefully they're encountering a couple... more »

• Organizers prepare for Juneteenth Celebration, events announced Monday Play Video

  June 14, 2020 4:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Multiple area organizations are planning a Juneteenth Celebration starting Friday. It will be the first year the celebration will go on without civil rights activist Sadie Roberts Joseph, who was killed last July. Joseph held multiple Juneteenth Celebrations at the museum she founded, the Odell S.... more »

• Thousands expected to attend Kanye West's 'Sunday Service' Friday night Play Video

  October 30, 2019 5:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The city is playing host to pop culture phenoms this week – musician Lizzo and Kanye West. Lizzo is recording a music video with Southern’s Human Jukebox. Kanye West will hold his “Sunday Service” show at Bethany South Friday. “Sunday Service” has become a... more »

• Dogged fight headed to court involving feuding Blue Dog heirs

  July 31, 2019 7:06 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The sons of famed Louisiana Blue Dog artist George Rodrigue are suing their one-time stepmother and her new husband over claims they’ve been wrongfully shutout of the family business and are ruining the Rodrigue name. WWL TV reported the details of the lawsuit HERE which puts... more »

• LSU defensive end prepares for the face-off with haka Play Video

  October 13, 2018 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE- An LSU football players dad prepares him for the Tigers face-off with an ancient war dance called, "Haka" LSU Defensive End Breiden Fehoko is walking down Victory Hill when he stops to greet his family then the Haka begins. His Father Vili Fohoko and brother start with... more »

• Louisiana will help Michigan deal with that crawfish 'problem' (obviously) Play Video

  August 16, 2017 4:18 PM

  LAFAYETTE – Remember how the Detroit, Michigan, area was going crazy over “invasive crayfish” found up there? To help, it's Louisiana to the rescue (we saw this coming). Thursday, Louisiana experts are headed to Michigan. A group organized by Lafayette Travel, the Acadiana area's tourism department, will drive from... more »

• Alligator seen near home, others spotted Monday

  April 17, 2017 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Alligators seemed to be on the move Monday in various areas of South Louisiana. Among the sightings and calls for help was a situation outside a home on Plains-Port Hudson Road. Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home east of Hwy. 61 between 3 p.m. and... more »

• Former WBRZ employee may have influenced a Mardi Gras holiday in Maine

  March 3, 2017 11:47 AM

  PORTLAND, Maine – It seems more people are finally realizing what most of us know: Louisiana knows how to throw a good party. Hundreds of years after we started, Portland, Maine, announced this week it's going to celebrate Mardi Gras in 2018. Portland, a southern shore city of about... more »

• Sofia Vergara shares picture of king cake, says she's ready for Mardi Gras

  February 15, 2017 6:44 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – People are freaking out about a picture of a king cake on Instagram. The picture is of an ordinary cake from a popular bakery; one of thousands circulating around right now as Louisiana natives, their friends and visitors snap and share their favorite Carnival snack. But,... more »

• State launches #OnlyLouisiana ambassador campaign Play Video

  February 6, 2017 4:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The state's launching a social media campaign aimed at getting Louisianans involved in promoting the state on the internet. The #OnlyLouisiana ambassador program asks people to take pictures and share them on various accounts – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Tourism officials hope people will share sights,... more »

• La.'s weather predicting nutria contradicts Groundhog Day forecast

  February 2, 2017 10:30 AM

  NEW IBERIA – Louisiana's Cajun weather rodent did not see his “shadeaux” Thursday., insinuating a longer Spring for the Bayou State. According to The Daily Iberian newspaper in Iberia Parish, nutria Pierre C. Shadeaux appeared from his habitat under heavy fog early Thursday to decipher the weather forecasters apparently... more »

• Quacked out; 'Duck Dynasty' to end after current season

  November 17, 2016 10:06 AM

  WEST MONROE - "Duck Dynasty," the hit TV show based on a northeast Louisiana family-run duck call business will end at the end of the current season, it's eleventh on TV. The announcement was made as the season started Wednesday evening. The show is shown on A&E, a cable... more »

• Formerly the Zephyrs, now the Baby Cakes?

  November 15, 2016 10:21 AM

  METAIRIE - South Louisiana's minor league baseball team will now be known as the New Orleans Baby Cakes. We're proud to introduce our new identity - the New Orleans Baby Cakes! pic.twitter.com/6kWLXkRmCf — New Orleans Zephyrs (@cakesbaseball) November 15, 2016 Formerly the Zephyrs, the New Orleans... more »

• Superfest finds home in Superdome after Tiger Stadium pulls out

  September 27, 2016 11:52 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - After losing its home in Tiger Stadium, Bayou Country Superfest will move to New Orleans, concert promoters announced Tuesday. The 2017 festival scheduled for Memorial Day weekend will be held at the Superdome. The concert series will mark its eight season next year - it's first... more »

• For Tiger fans going to Green Bay, traveling with crawfish is essential Play Video

  September 1, 2016 12:57 PM

  GREEN BAY - LSU fans are arriving in Wisconsin ahead of Saturday's game with all the essentials: spirit, excitement, fan gear and crawfish! "We've brought 31 pounds of crawfish tails for Étouffée on Friday night," Lisa Francise said as she arrived at the airport this week. For many... more »

• WATCH: Pete Fountain on Johnny Carson, hear his albums on iTunes

  August 6, 2016 12:09 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Fans are remembering Pete Fountain's sound after news of his death spread across the country Saturday. Fountain, 86, was a musical legend. Born in 1930, by 16-years-old he was earning as much as $150 a night playing the clarinet. Click HERE to read more about his... more »

• In bizarre, embarrassing moment, Pete Fountain's group was once kicked out of BR Play Video

  August 6, 2016 11:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As South Louisiana remembers and celebrates the life of legendary musician Pete Fountain Saturday, it brings up an embarrassing moment from the first time Fountain's Half-Fast Walking Club appeared in Baton Rouge. Club members were escorted out of a parade through downtown Baton Rouge in February... more »

• La. music legend Pete Fountain has died

  August 6, 2016 9:14 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana music legend Pete Fountain has died, WWL TV reported early Saturday. Fountain, a clarinetist, is known for his Half-Fast Walking Club, a musical troop that marches in Mardi Gras parades. Even in his 80's, Fountain joined his group this past Mardi Gras. Fountain, who... more »

• Locals celebrate Mardi Gras from snowy Ohio to New Roads Tuesday Play Video

  February 9, 2016 1:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Mardi Gras spirit is alive and well Tuesday as revelers take to the streets and even snow banks from the capital region to the northeast. Around the area, two parades are planned: a morning parade in New Roads and a 2 p.m. parade following it.... more »

• Magazine: BR #3 for movie production

  February 2, 2016 10:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The city is one of the best to shoot a movie in, film industry insiders reported in a magazine catered to the movie business. Baton Rouge ranked third in the small cities list on Movie Maker Magazine. It followed Savannah, Georgia (#1) and New Orleans (#2).... more »

• Special cell signal truck will be parked in New Roads for Mardi Gras

  January 26, 2016 11:56 PM

  NEW ROADS - Cell phone service will be boosted for one of the state's largest Mardi Gras celebrations outside of New Orleans. AT&T said Tuesday, a special truck will be parked in the city ahead of the two parades. Thousands of people attend the parades each year. New Roads... more »

• Dynasty crew: Can't go forward without Phil Play Video

  December 19, 2013 7:58 PM

  WEST MONROE- In an open-ended letter, the cast of Duck Dynasty appear to be ready to fly away from cable network A&E about 24 hours after they were dumped from the sky into a swampy mess over some comments one star made dealing with gay people. Near the end... more »