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• Capital area law enforcement agencies share where fireworks can, cannot be shot off

  December 31, 2024 1:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE — As much fun as fireworks on New Year's Eve may be, it's important to remember where they are legally allowed to be shot off in the capital area. WBRZ reached out to law enforcement agencies in multiple parishes to find out where fireworks are allowed to... more »

• Preparations underway for WBRZ's Fireworks on the Mississippi Play Video

  July 3, 2018 12:05 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - It's hot and dirty work preparing 4,000 fireworks for the annual July 4th celebration. The 49th annual WBRZ Fireworks on the Mississippi show will begin 9 p.m. Wednesday with the best vantage points in downtown Baton Rouge and Port Allen. "If you shoot off a few big... more »

• Louisiana fireworks hurt nearly a dozen people each New Year's Eve Play Video

  December 26, 2016 11:57 PM

  PORT ALLEN- One of the best ways to ring in the New Year is with a bang but state officials caution people about fireworks. An average of nine people in Louisiana are hurt every firework season (July 4th and New Year's Eve) according to State Fire Marshal Butch Browning.... more »