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• Some heart, stroke patients not seeking care due to fear of COVID-19 Play Video

  May 21, 2020 7:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - New data suggests that people are so afraid of getting the coronavirus they're not seeking the care they need right now. Over the last two months there has been a decrease in heart attack and stroke patients at hospitals. Baton Rouge General Medical Director of Emergency... more »

• 5th Ward Weebie, New Orleans bounce music pioneer, has died

  January 9, 2020 9:57 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Rapper, actor, and music producer 5th Ward Weebie died Thursday. According to WWL-TV, Weebie died of complications after having a heart attack. He was 42 years old. 5th Ward Weebie, whose real name is Jerome Cosey, became popular in the 90s as a Bounce music... more »

• Daughter: Actress and author Carrie Fisher dies at age 60

  December 27, 2016 1:02 PM

  LOS ANGELES - Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars," has died. She was 60. Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd said her mother was "loved by the... more »

• Jay Dardenne hospitalized following chest pains this weekend Play Video

  October 10, 2016 11:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The state's budget czar was hospitalized with chest pains this weekend, WBRZ learned Monday. Jay Dardenne, the Commissioner of Administration, said in a statement he was taken to the hospital Saturday. Doctors found he had blockages. Dardenne said when he woke up Saturday, he felt... more »

• Coroner: Suspected sewage plant drowning victim died of heart attack

  June 14, 2016 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The autopsy of a man who died at a Baton Rouge area wastewater treatment facility has revealed a heart condition as the cause of death, according to the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office. 57-year-old Michael Preston was pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday afternoon at... more »

• Former city leader experienced heart attack at fire station

  December 11, 2015 3:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Former metro councilman and mayoral candidate Mike Walker is recovering from heart surgery, a spokesperson said in a statement. Walker attributed his recovery to the quick response of first responders at the East Side Fire Department on Old Hammond Highway. In November, Walker was driving near... more »

• Plaquemine mayor dies from heart attack

  September 11, 2015 12:45 PM

  WHITE CASTLE - Plaquemine Mayor Tony Gulotta died Friday morning of an apparent heart attack, according to the Iberville Parish sheriff. Sheriff Brett Stassi said Gulotta was found unresponsive some time after 10 a.m. The parish coroner's office later confirmed Gulotta died from a heart attack, and had a... more »