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  • Etiquette tips while traveling this summer Play Video

    June 5, 2013 5:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - News 2 at 4's etiquette expert Marthanne Calvi joined us today for some summer travel tips. Calvi discussed what to do and what not to do on an airplane, as well as reminding people to brush up on common courtesy before starting their vacations. If... more »
  • Etiquette tips about public behavior Play Video

    May 1, 2013 5:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Etiquette expert Marthanne Calvi joins us to talk about what you should and shouldn't do in public. She gives tips on how to act and appear proper to others. If you have questions or topics for her to consider, send them to RFlores@WBRZ.com . more »
  • Expert testifies BP cuts led to Gulf oil disaster

    February 26, 2013 10:30 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - The first testimony in the civil trial over the Gulf oil spill came from an expert who said he found evidence the company's penchant for cutting costs led to the disaster. Robert Bea, a University of California Berkeley engineering professor, said BP PLC did not put... more »
  • New Year's financial questions answered Play Video

    January 2, 2013 5:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Ringing in 2013 could include a long list of New Year's Resolutions. For some people that means setting financial goals. That's why financial planner Jason Windham joined WBRZ's Rosa Flores during our 4pm show. Windham answered viewer question 'live' on-line and on the air. The questions... more »
  • Congress: Fiscal cliff cuts would mean recession

    November 8, 2012 3:50 PM

    WASHINGTON - Congressional budget experts are offering a dire analysis of what would happen to the economy if the "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts can't be averted. The report from the Congressional Budget Office says the economy would go back into recession, with the jobless rate jumping... more »
  • Etiquette: Being a good houseguest Play Video

    October 3, 2012 5:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Our etiquette expert Marthanne Calvi spoke to us about how to be a good houseguest. "If someone says make yourself at home, they don't fully mean it," Calvi advised, adding it usually means to just make yourself comfortable in the surroundings. Remember lessons from when... more »
  • Hilton sale, hotel construction good signs for downtown BR Play Video

    September 10, 2012 5:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Hospitality industry experts see good things in Baton Rouge's future, after the recent sale of the Hilton Hotel downtown. Prism Hotels and Resorts, a management group, purchased the Hilton for about $40 million. Experts said they don't expect big changes at the well-known property in the... more »
  • Etiquette expert: Advice for football games Play Video

    September 5, 2012 5:03 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Class was in session at WBRZ studios with etiquette expert Marthanne Calvi. Calvi shared etiquette tips with WBRZ's Rosa Flores about things you should and shouldn't do at football games. The advice ranged from how to react when someone is trying to squeeze to a... more »
  • Expert testifies against Lil Boosie Play Video

    May 9, 2012 7:44 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A computer forensic expert detailed the exact times certain lyrics were tracked in Torence "Lil Boosie" Hatch's studio the night Terry Boyd was murdered in October of 2009. Konstantinos "Gus" Dimitrelos identified time stamps on a Dell Inspiron 530 computer and an external hard drive as... more »
  • St. Helena hires legal expert to craft new sex law

    April 2, 2012 7:12 AM

    GREENSBURG - The St. Helena Parish Police Jury has hired Scott Bergthold, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based lawyer whose practice specializes in helping local governments draft laws that regulate adult businesses. Police Jury Vice President Thomas Wicker says Bergthold was recommended to the police jury by the Moral Alliance of St. Helena,... more »
  • Need a "Mommy Makeover"?

    June 15, 2011 5:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Getting back into shape after you've had kids is hard and often not done. In Wednesday's Expert Advice segment Dr. Anthony Stephens answers a viewer's question about a "mommy makeover". Stephens says the phrase is commonly used to market a series of plastic surgery options that... more »
  • January Gardening Tips

    August 6, 2009 12:09 PM

    Prepare beds and plant roses. Finish preparing spring flowering beds. Purchase seed potatoes for planting in the vegetable garden. Complete major pruning projects on trees and shrubs that don’t bloom in the spring. Start tomato, pepper and eggplant indoors or in a protected area. Clean out the purple martin house.... more »

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