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• Cubs chairman makes case for huge board at Wrigley

  May 1, 2013 10:02 AM

  CHICAGO - Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts says the team needs to install a 6,000 square foot video board at Wrigley Field because it would bring in much needed revenue. Addressing the City Club of Chicago Wednesday, Ricketts said the Cubs could be making $20 million a year more in... more »

• Alex Box Stadium's field named for Skip Bertman

  April 17, 2013 2:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal from the school athletic department to name Alex Box Stadium's baseball field after legendary coach Skip Bertman. The field will be called "Skip Bertman Field", while "Alex Box Stadium" will keep its name. The Athletic Department... more »

• EBRSO canines bring home Top Dog honors

  April 12, 2013 10:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Members of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office K9 division recently returned from a regional competition with a number of awards. Deputies and their K-9s competed in the United State Police Canine Association Region 10 field trials in Covington between April 1 and 5. Capt.... more »

• SEC fines Mississippi $5,000 after fans rush field

  November 27, 2012 11:02 AM

  OXFORD, Miss. - Mississippi has been fined $5,000 by the Southeastern Conference after "fans entered the competition area" following the football team's 41-24 victory over No. 25 Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl on Saturday. Fans rushed the field after Ole Miss' victory over the Bulldogs. The win snapped the... more »

• Police juror calls for input over gunfire ordinance Play Video

  October 16, 2012 5:23 PM

  NEW ROADS - A Pointe Coupee Parish police juror says ordinances involving gunfire near homes need to be put in place. Juror Albert Dukes, who lives outside New Roads, says he was startled by dove hunters in the field behind his home early Sunday morning. Dukes was concerned about... more »

• Two arrested in connection with cane field shootings

  September 28, 2012 12:22 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Iberville Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested two people in connection with the murders of two men found in a sugar cane field. Investigators arrested Harry Prater, 30, of Baton Rouge in suspicion of first-degree murder. They also arrested Brandi Singleton, 29, of Baton Rouge for obstruction of justice.... more »

• Deputies: Shooting victims found in Plaquemine

  September 24, 2012 8:41 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - Deputies said two bodies found in a vehicle that crashed into a Plaquemine sugarcane field this morning were the victims of a shooting. According the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department, two men's bodies were found around 6:30 a.m. on Highway 1 south of St. Louis Rd. They... more »

• Field not seeking re-election to PSC

  June 1, 2012 2:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Public Service Commission Vice Chairman Jimmy Field has announced he will not seek re-election to his post representing the commission's 2nd District. Field, who is 72, made the announcement in a letter released Friday. He said he won't seek another term this fall so he can spend... more »

• Authorities find safe that could be from deadly robbery Play Video

  February 20, 2012 5:19 PM

  GONZALES - Sheriff Jeff Wiley confirmed to News 2 that investigators located a safe today that matched the description of one stolen during a deadly home invasion in Ascension Parish this weekend. Wiley said the safe was found in a "remote area" of Livingston Parish. It was similar to... more »

• EBR superintendent field narrows to 6

  January 11, 2012 6:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has selected its group of six semifinalists, one of whom will replace outgoing superintendent John Dilworth when he exits the position in June. The candidates are Herman Brister, Kelt Cooper, Tisha Edwards, Samuel King, Maria Pitre-Martin and Elliot Smalley.... more »

• Deputies search field behind missing teacher's home

  July 29, 2011 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities in helicopters and all-terrain vehicles are searching wooded areas near the home of a Brusly teacher that disappeared weeks ago. Investigators with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police were seen in and around the home of Sylviane Lozada earlier this... more »

• Toilet Paper Tossed

  October 14, 2010 7:43 PM

  A practice run involving toilet paper for a flyover at a football game means a pilot faces a charge of violating a law that prohibits low-flying stunts over populated areas in Westwood, New Jersey. He threw wet toilet paper to test a streamer drop for an upcoming high school game.... more »

• Vandals trash Springfield HS football field

  September 17, 2010 7:14 PM

  Vandals caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to the football field at Springfield High School. Alumni said they think it could be the work of a rival school, but police don’t have any suspects. News 2’s Rob Krieger got answers on how the vandals trashed the field. more »