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  • Baton Rouge firefighters work to keep their past alive Play Video

    July 12, 2022 12:52 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Firefighters are coming together to overhaul and restore the Robert A. Bogan Fire Museum in downtown Baton Rouge. It was built on Laurel Street in the early 1920s. The museum's oldest piece dates back to the 1850s. A record book was recently recovered during work... more »
  • Downtown Development District meets Tuesday to review summer event schedule and more Play Video

    May 11, 2021 10:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE - With the recent easing of COVID-related restrictions, the Downtown Development District (DDD) tells WBRZ it has already seen a major increase in the amount of people making their way into the area in search of fun and relaxation. DDD is meeting Tuesday morning to finalize a... more »
  • Davis Rhorer of BR's Downtown Development District dies from COVID Play Video

    March 9, 2021 4:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Davis Rhorer, the head of the Downtown Development District, has died, the agency announced Tuesday. Rhorer had been ill with COVID and hospitalized for the last two and a half weeks. The coroner's office confirmed his death was related to the virus. Rhorer, who was... more »
  • State Supreme Court gives go-ahead for jury trials to begin Play Video

    June 30, 2020 8:22 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Courthouses across the state have been closed for months due to the COVID-19 health crisis, but with Louisiana's Supreme Court guidance allowing for all jury trials to resume Tuesday, June 30 officials who oversee the 19th Judicial District court in downtown Baton Rouge are preparing the facility... more »
  • Intersection of Laurel Street and N. 3rd Street closed for sewage repairs

    June 12, 2020 8:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Drivers headed downtown should be aware of a week-long intersection closure that begins Friday, June 12. According to The East Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Transportation & Drainage, Traffic Engineering Division, North 3rd Street and the intersection of Laurel Street will be closed beginning Friday, June... more »
  • Huge crowd expected to ring in 2020 downtown Play Video

    December 30, 2019 9:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE - On the second to last day of 2019, Downtown Baton Rouge is quiet. Soon enough Town Square will be packed with families for the 7th Annual Red Stick Revelry. "I think this is the biggest New Year's Eve celebration outside of New Orleans," Visit Baton Rouge... more »
  • Downtown library officials: no progress in nine months Play Video

    January 17, 2019 11:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE - It was April last year when workers fled the downtown library, still under construction, fearing it could collapse. Nine months later, a rough plan to fix the structure remains on hold as the city-parish fights with contractors over who will pay the added cost. The East... more »
  • Morning fog offers breathtaking snapshots Tuesday

    December 18, 2018 2:23 PM

    BATON ROUGE – While a morning fog alert created cautious concern on the highways Tuesday, it made for some picturesque shots of an eerie quiet above the clouds. Baton Rouge attorney John King posted a picture that quickly garnered reaction and shares of the top floors of the capitol... more »
  • Bee swarm blocks area of downtown Baton Rouge Play Video

    September 20, 2018 1:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A swarm of bees has taken over parts of downtown. Caution tape blocked off an area around 3 rd Street between Florida and Laurel around lunchtime Thursday. The bees may have come from a hive on the roof of a nearby building. ****************** ... more »
  • Downtown library fix will cost about $1.9 million Play Video

    September 5, 2018 12:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE – It will cost nearly $2 million to sturdy the controversial downtown library following its structural deficiencies found earlier this year. The city revealed Thursday afternoon, designers and engineers estimate repairs to be about $1.9 million. Repairs to the structural issues will take about five months and... more »
  • Permanent repairs for troubled downtown library being reviewed

    June 4, 2018 4:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Weeks since their last official correspondence with government officials, library designers updated officials on where things stand with the ongoing structural issues of the library project under construction in downtown. Permanent repair instructions are being reviewed, designers said in a short message with the city. The... more »
  • City officials ask for an update on the library debacle Wednesday Play Video

    May 30, 2018 1:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE – While it doesn't share the same gravitas as the novels on its shelves, the story of the beleaguered downtown library project remains a mysterious conundrum. Yet again Wednesday, city officials said they've asked the architect who designed the building for a status update on where things... more »
  • Board members want patience with downtown library Play Video

    May 17, 2018 11:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Members of the East Baton Rouge Library board felt like they were taking all the heat at Thursday's meeting. It was all over the construction fiasco at the downtown library and it was the first time the board had met since then. Contractors and engineers were not... more »
  • As water seeps under levee, officials to ease concern with HESCO baskets Play Video

    March 8, 2018 2:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Water began seeping from the ground and creating patches of moisture on streets, curbs and lawns along the Mississippi River levee south of downtown Baton Rouge Thursday. It's a usual – and mostly innocent – sign that the river is rising. As the river nears 40... more »
  • Capital One's downtown branch closing as it moves customers to online banking Play Video

    January 24, 2018 1:21 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The downtown Capital One branch will close, a corporate spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, as the bank pushes its customers to the internet for regular business. The bank started alerting customers this week through the mail of its plan to shutter the branch in downtown. Capital One... more »
  • Downtown street to close Friday to cleanup illegal street racing mess Play Video

    July 6, 2017 4:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE – City crews will close part of 3rd Street through downtown Baton Rouge Friday to clean tire marks from the roadway. The cleanup will take about five hours, the city said, in an advisory about the road closure. Third Street will be closed from Florida to Laurel... more »
  • Zipcar pilot program launched in downtown BR

    December 14, 2016 11:53 AM

    BATON ROUGE – City leaders and representatives launched the Zipcar pilot program on Wednesday morning in downtown Baton Rouge. Zipcar, a car-sharing service, allows members to reserve cars on-demand 24/7. Members can reserve a car by the hour or by the day for up to seven days. Reservations for... more »
  • 'Lofts at 6C' complex coming to downtown Baton Rouge Play Video

    October 12, 2016 11:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A massive parking lot on 6th Street has a new future coming its way. Once a pay-to-park spot, the cement slab spanning from Florida Boulevard to Convention Street will become a new apartment complex. The project, called the "Lofts at 6C," is a 150 unit... more »
  • BRPD out in force as Downtown Fourth of July festivities begin at 4 p.m.

    July 4, 2016 11:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police presence will be ramped up in Downtown Baton Rouge starting early this afternoon as a full slate of Fourth of July festivities gets underway in the Capital City. The action downtown will kick off at 4 p.m. with events scheduled all the way up until... more »
  • City releases new information on street car plan Play Video

    June 7, 2016 4:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The city has selected a proposed route design and more specific stops for the proposed street car that would connect downtown and LSU. Information released by the mayor's office Tuesday shows a line built around a three mile, two-way tram route traveling north and south in... more »
  • Council approval paves way for new hotel in Downtown BR Play Video

    May 25, 2016 11:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Metro Council approved a tiff Wednesday night that paves the way for a new hotel to be built in downtown Baton Rouge. The Third-Florida Economic Development District allows the Courtyard Marriott Hotel planned for the corner of 3rd and Florida to levy a 2 cent... more »
  • USS Kidd loses its captain; Juan resigned Wednesday

    May 4, 2016 12:48 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The USS Kidd Veterans Museum will once again be searching for a chief since Alex Juan , the executive director, announced she's leaving her post Wednesday. "It is with a very heavy heart, that I submit my resignation," Juan posted on her personal Facebook page before... more »
  • City officials to address Earth Day event mayhem Friday

    April 28, 2016 6:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE - City officials will discuss for the first time, incidents that happened during an Earth Day celebration in downtown almost two weeks ago. On Sunday, April 17th, there were a series of fights between young people. Police responded to numerous issues during the Earth Day event. The... more »
  • Historic Coca Cola sign officially relit

    April 15, 2016 10:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A historic Coca Cola sign was officially turned back on at a special relighting ceremony in downtown Baton Rouge Friday night. The lights on the sign were turned back on a few months ago after going dark for awhile because of a dispute over who owned it.... more »
  • Former downtown headquarters of sheriff's office set to be demolished

    April 1, 2016 4:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Demolition will begin soon on the former home of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office in downtown. Already, fencing has been put up around the cream brick building opposite city hall and in between the new District Courthouse and City Court buildings. The sheriff's office... more »
  • Another Broken Egg Cafe picks downtown Baton Rouge for new location

    February 11, 2016 10:10 AM

    BATON ROUGE- A new breakfast restaurant is coming to downtown Baton Rouge. Another Broken Egg Cafe will be opening a new location in the new IBM building at the corner of Lafayette and North Street. It's is expected to open this summer. The Double R Restaurant Group announced... more »
  • BRPD issue correction in stolen credit card case

    December 23, 2015 11:14 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge issued a correction to a press release Wednesday which said detectives were looking for someone accused of using a debit card stolen earlier this month. BRPD initially sent out a surveillance photo of two men in sleeveless shirts who detectives said used... more »
  • Parking in a tight spot: Downtown Baton Rouge Play Video

    August 21, 2015 12:55 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Drivers, workers and customers of downtown businesses are stuck in a tight spot; a parking spot. Workers have complained about a lack of parking recently as construction increases in the downtown area. Police have said officers are ticketing more drivers who park illegally. Restaurant workers... more »
  • BRPD Officer punched in face after parade downtown Play Video

    February 9, 2013 3:48 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A Baton Rouge Police Officer was injured and transported to the hospital after an incident at Florida and Lafayette Streets downtown. According to BRPD, a 18-year-old Christopher Hensley of Zachary was arrested around 2:45 p.m. Saturday following the Spanish Town Parade after he punched a uniformed Baton... more »

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