Tagged News

• Island Golf and Country Club permanently closes in Plaquemine Play Video

  April 23, 2020 5:18 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- For the past 20 years, the Island Golf and Country Club has been an oasis just a stone's throw from downtown Plaquemine. Hundreds of homeowners there have enjoyed lush-living on the golf course and utilizing the club house's amenities. A couple of weeks ago, that all came to... more »

• Louisiana golfers defy odds, hit back-to-back holes-in-one Play Video

  January 24, 2018 6:42 PM

  CLINTON - Two golfers playing a round of golf Sunday defied the odds with a stroke of luck. George Ory and Jackie Achee are amateur golfers who hit back-to-back holes-in-one on the same hole. The two, along with Achee's husband, were playing number 4/13, a par three, at Oak... more »

• Small brush fire seen at BREC park near the City-Brooks golf course

  November 18, 2016 1:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The fire department responded to a small brush fire at the BREC park at the City-Brooks golf course. Just grew a bit @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/HMNlrWqH9g — Trey Schmaltz (@treyschmaltz) November 18, 2016 The fire was located along the rail road tracks that run near... more »

• Monster gator spotted on Florida golf course

  May 31, 2016 10:09 AM

  PALMETTO, Fla. - Surreal video has emerged on the web after a golfer encountered a massive gator on a Florida golf course. Charles Helms posted the video to his Facebook page last Wednesday after he spotted the monstrous gator roaming freely on the Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto,... more »

• BREC to poll residents over Howell Park golf course Play Video

  September 23, 2015 7:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - BREC will likely go door to door in neighborhoods around Howell Park in North Baton Rouge to find out what residents want done with the park's golf course. A proposal calls for closing the golf course and replacing it with a fishing lake, a walking track and... more »

• Master plan calls for BREC to close Howell Park Golf Course

  September 22, 2015 8:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A conceptual plan for Howell Park show a community area without a golf course but with other outdoor activity sites such as obstacle courses, an update pool area and a new baseball diamond and track. The plan was revealed at a community meeting Tuesday evening. In... more »