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• Residents raise concerns as Hyundai Steel Facility moves forward in Ascension Parish Play Video

  January 9, 2026 6:46 PM

  MODESTE — The state has purchased land in Ascension Parish for the planned Hyundai steel facility, a $5.8 billion project expected to create more than 1,300 direct jobs. While officials tout the economic benefits, nearby residents say the project is moving too quickly and comes at a high cost to... more »

• Brazilian woman with ties to White House press secretary will be released from Louisiana ICE facility

  December 8, 2025 5:19 PM

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from ICE custody in Louisiana while she fights potential deportation, an immigration judge ruled Monday. Bruna Ferreira, 33, a longtime Massachusetts resident, was previously engaged to Leavitt’s brother, Michael.... more »

• Louisiana Construction Education Foundation invests $100,000 into new LSU construction facility

  October 16, 2025 7:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Construction Education Foundation has invested $100,000 into LSU's new construction and advanced manufacturing building. The donation will support the university's new 148,000-square-foot facility designed to provide students with hands-on, industry-relevant experience in construction management and advanced manufacturing. The new facility is a $107... more »

• Sniper opens fire on Dallas ICE facility, killing 1 detainee, wounding 2: DHS Play Video

  September 24, 2025 9:20 AM

  A sniper opened fire on the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Wednesday morning, killing one detainee and critically wounding two other detainees, the Department of Homeland Security said. The suspected shooter at a Dallas ICE facility has been identified by law enforcement officials as 29-year-old Joshua... more »

• Construction begins on new Gonzales multipurpose facility

  September 23, 2025 7:45 PM

  GONZALES — The City of Gonzales shared an exciting update and new photos of a new multipurpose recreation facility under construction. The city posted on Facebook Tuesday morning that construction on the Freeland Jackson Center has officially begun off of S. Darla Street. The facility will offer... more »

• Stuck in a smelly situation; neighbors searching for solution to treatment plant Play Video

  September 9, 2025 5:40 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - When Frank and Natalie Benedetto built their dream home just outside the city limits of Prairieville, there wasn't much around them. Within a few years, Eagles Landing subdivision completed its filings and more people moved to the area. With that came a sewage treatment facility servicing the neighborhood.... more »

• New women's prison adjacent to Elayn Hunt Correction Center opens in St. Gabriel Play Video

  August 28, 2025 11:08 AM

  ST. GABRIEL — A newly constructed state prison opened its doors in St. Gabriel on Thursday. The $160 million facility, the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, has 15 buildings spread across 300,000 square feet. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections said the 958-bed facility includes spaces specifically... more »

• Crews break ground on new Baton Rouge location of John Deere dealership

  May 2, 2025 1:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Sunshine Quality Solutions, the John Deere dealer representing south Louisiana, broke ground on a new Baton Rouge facility earlier this week. On Thursday, crews began work on the location at the new Interstate 10 and Pecue Lane exit on Reiger Road. Work on the facility will... more »

• 'It happened so fast': employees witness man killed at Cortana Amazon facility Play Video

  April 29, 2025 8:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Employees told WBRZ they could not believe a man was shot and killed outside of the Amazon Fulfilment Center on Cortana Place late Monday night . An employee who goes by the name of Sue said the employees went on their first break for their shift... more »

• Oral surgery office employee arrested; accused of stealing drugs from OLOL facility Play Video

  April 8, 2025 5:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE — An employee at an oral surgeon's office was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing drugs from the office for personal use. Mari-Alina Timoshchuk, 34, was allegedly stealing drugs from the LSU Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty Practice on Hennessey Boulevard in the Our Lady of the Lake... more »

• Gov. Landry, President Trump announce $5.8 billion Hyundai steel mill in Ascension Parish Play Video

  March 24, 2025 10:10 AM

  DONALDSONVILLE — Hyundai is planning a nearly $6 billion investment in Louisiana, Gov. Jeff Landry, President Donald Trump and other officials announced at the White House on Monday. The South Korean car manufacturer will be opening its first North American steel facility in Donaldsonville, the governor said during the... more »

• Inmate set for nitrogen execution goes to court; notes Louisiana outlaws gassing of dogs and cats Play Video

  February 26, 2025 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Lawyers for an inmate scheduled for die by nitrogen hypoxia next month said Wednesday they had filed a federal lawsuit hoping to stop the execution, noting that Louisiana doesn't even allow veterinarians to euthanize dogs and cats by gassing them. The lawyers are also seeking a... more »

• Multi-million dollar industrial facility aims to bring jobs to Ascension Parish Play Video

  February 12, 2025 12:56 PM

  GONZALES — A new $69 million facility for John H. Carter Co. in Gonzales will bring 175 new jobs to Ascension Parish. The City of Gonzales says that the new 285,000 square-foot warehouse will be built along South Burnside Avenue between I-10 and La. 30. The city says it... more »

• Baton Rouge senior living complex receives 2 generators for emergency power to neighborhood Play Video

  November 20, 2024 6:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Housing Authority on Wednesday installed two state-of-the-art backup generators at Cypress Pinchback in Gardere. Entergy installed the two generators as a part of their Power Through Program. They were funded by Partners Southeast. Seniors like Joe Harris say they are grateful for... more »

• State Police superintendent addresses crime and building trust with community Play Video

  October 9, 2024 6:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Robert Hodges was at the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on Wednesday afternoon addressing crime and community outreach. Hodges said the agency's motto of "courage, loyalty, and service" guides state police in their efforts to not only combat crime but build trust... more »

• CF Industries employee at Donaldsonville facility dead after being hit by forklift Play Video

  October 2, 2024 4:50 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE — A CF Industries employee at the company's Donaldsonville Complex died Wednesday after being hit by a forklift, officials said. Around 1:45 p.m., the employee was injured. According to a company spokesperson, onsite medical personnel quickly responded. The employee was then airlifted to Our Lady of the Lake... more »

• Amazon hosting virtual hiring session for new facility in District 6 at former Cortana Mall Play Video

  May 23, 2024 11:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE — On Thursday, the new Amazon facility in North Baton Rouge will host a hiring session to answer questions about open job positions . The new facility will employ more than 1,000 full time employees with a pay starting at $17 an hour. The facility is... more »

• Ascension Parish cuts ribbon on new fire station in Modeste

  January 29, 2021 1:27 PM

  MODESTE - Officials cut the ribbon on a new fire station in Modeste on Friday. Councilman Alvin Thomas thanked Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment and his administration and the local fire board members for coming together to make this new fire station. “This new fire station helps protect... more »

• Tax approved for mental health facility to be collected in 2020 Play Video

  December 10, 2018 6:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Voters overwhelmingly made a decision to fund a mental health facility in East Baton Rouge Parish over the weekend. However, the money won't arrive until 2020. In the meantime, District Attorney Hillar Moore said they are looking at other funding sources to get the facility off the ground... more »

• Sewage smell, waste water treatment facility dangers worry residents Play Video

  February 21, 2017 6:19 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Homeowners are voicing their complaints about another Mo-Dad Utilities wastewater treatment facility. Residents living in the South Haven subdivision of Denham Springs say they pay their bill but don't get any results when they report problems. Todd Ray says in addition to the terrible smell, he's... more »

• Saints to hold 2017 training camp at practice facility in Metairie

  February 9, 2017 5:16 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints will hold their annual training camp this summer at the team's practice facility in Metairie, Saints General Manager and Executive Vice President Mickey Loomis announced. The Saints held the first phase of their past three training camps at the Greenbrier in White... more »

• Inmate transferred following alleged beating by six Elayn Hunt officers

  January 13, 2017 4:02 PM

  ST. GABRIEL – An inmate who was allegedly beaten by six Elayn Hunt corrections officer has been transferred to another facility. The corrections officers were placed on administrative leave on Wednesday after an investigation began into the alleged battery of the inmate. The St. Gabriel Police Department and detectives... more »

• Proposed tax on Dec. ballot could allow for mental health facility in BR Play Video

  November 29, 2016 6:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE – As voters head to the polls, one item they will be asked to approve is a property tax that would generate nearly $6 million for a mental health facility in Baton Rouge. People suffering from behavioral health issues in need of treatment are behind bars. Only one... more »

• Veterans home damaged in flood hopeful to reopen soon

  November 11, 2016 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Several, once homeless and disabled veterans, called the Magnolia Veteran's Home their home, until the August flood swept everything away. This year, Byron Comeaux spent his Veteran's Day putting the pieces back together. "The happiest day is when we reopen and the veterans come home. That... more »