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• WBRZ broadcast: State-wide COVID-19 discussion with governor Monday night

  March 19, 2020 7:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State health officials and government leaders hosted a direct conversation with state-wide television audiences Monday. WATCH LIVE “COVID-19 Louisiana’s Response” will be seen on state-wide TV and WBRZ+. Producers from LPB are working with state officials to produce the event and WBRZ agreed to... more »

• Governor highlights rebuilding efforts to mark two years since August flood

  August 12, 2018 10:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The governor released a lengthy statement and message about the rebuilding of Louisiana following the August 2016 flood. This weekend marks two years since historic rainfall flooded Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension parishes. During the deluge, areas west of Baton Rouge in Lafayette flooded, too.... more »

• Amite Warriors watch fellow alum become governor Play Video

  January 11, 2016 6:16 PM

  AMITE CITY - Juniors at Amite High School watched fellow Amite Warrior, John Bel Edwards, take his oath as Louisiana's new governor today. "(It) gives me a lot of inspiration to think that someone who's the governor of Louisiana, came from the small town of Amite," said Kristen Good,... more »

• Crews ready Capitol for Monday's inauguration Play Video

  January 10, 2016 5:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The day before he officially takes the oath as Louisiana's next governor, John Bel Edwards and his transition team went over preparations for Monday's inauguration on the steps of the state Capitol. Edwards walked across the platform Sunday where he will be sworn in as the... more »

• Edwards wins governor's race, Vitter won't seek Senate re-election Play Video

  November 21, 2015 3:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - John Bel Edwards declared victory over David Vitter Saturday night as he was projected to win the governor's seat. Edwards pulled in around 140,000 votes more than David Vitter in the final unofficial tally, a 56-44 margin. Edwards' camp in New Orleans erupted into cheers... more »

• Bryant wins second term

  November 3, 2015 10:27 PM

  JACKSON - Governor Phil Bryant won a second term as governor of Mississippi Tuesday night. Bryant easily defeated two candidates who ran low-budget campaigns, the Associated Press reported. Robert Gray and Shawn O'Hara lost. Gray spent about $3,000 and O'Hara spent about $300. Bryant, 60, spent about $2.7... more »

• Four major candidates at tonight's LA Tech debate Play Video

  October 15, 2015 6:16 PM

  RUSTON, La. - All four major candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial primary will be at a televised debate tonight in Ruston, the last likely chance for that to happen before the election. Sen. David Vitter, Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, and Rep. John Edwards are... more »