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Former CATS employee sues bus system over termination, leaked drug test debacle Play Video
December 29, 2022 5:30 PM
BATON ROUGE - Former Capital Area Transit System Comptroller John Cutrone filed a lawsuit against the bus system alleging he was retaliated against and fired after notifying CATS administration about several instances involving potential waste and mismanagement. In January, Cutrone was given a random drug test and failed. His... more » -
CATS health account frozen after bus system falls behind on bills again Play Video
July 20, 2022 5:35 PM
BATON ROUGE - Employees working at the Capital Area Transit System learned that their health reimbursement accounts were frozen because the public bus system did not pay its bills. Watch live newscasts here This is the second time that has happened. WBRZ exposed in April that employees' health... more » -
Former CATS CEO who pushed for bus tax: 'The public has been grossly ripped off' Play Video
April 12, 2022 5:29 PM
BATON ROUGE- Former CATS CEO Brian Marshall, who helped push for a tax to fund the public bus system more than ten years ago, is stunned by the ongoing mismanagement at the bus company featured in numerous WBRZ Investigative Unit reports . Stream WBRZ newscasts online here Monday... more » -
Confidence in CATS leadership fading as selective enforcement of drug policies exposed by WBRZ Play Video
March 25, 2022 6:31 PM
BATON ROUGE - Confidence is waning in the leadership at the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) following a story by the WBRZ Investigative Unit that showed the man in charge of finances at the agency tested positive for meth. The failed drug test WBRZ obtained showed John Cutrone... more » -
CATS drug test debacle: Boss tests positive for meth Play Video
March 23, 2022 1:01 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) is once again selectively enforcing its zero-tolerance drug policy. The WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered a high-level administrator tested positive for methamphetamine and the bus system took no action against him. CATS operates on a nearly $30 million budget, funded by tax... more » -
CATS parts with employee who was the focus of WBRZ report Play Video
October 18, 2021 5:23 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) parted ways with an employee who was the focus of a WBRZ Investigative Unit report after he failed a pre-employment drug screen. Following WBRZ's story, sources told the WBRZ Investigative Unit, Garrick Rose showed up to work with a blood-alcohol... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: CATS supervisor fails drug test, hired anyway Play Video
June 4, 2019 4:34 PM
BATON ROUGE- Despite the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) claiming it has a zero-tolerance policy for alcohol and drugs, the WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered a supervisor at the bus system failed a drug test and was hired anyway. The favoritism shown for Garrick Rose is especially concerning because, over the... more »