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• 18th annual Dancing for Big Buddy fundraiser kicks off featuring several members of WBRZ Play Video

  April 25, 2026 7:35 PM

  WATCH LIVE: BATON ROUGE — The 18th annual Dancing for Big Buddy fundraising event kicked off on Saturday at the PMAC, featuring several members of WBRZ. The event, emceed by WBRZ's John Pastorek and Sylvia Weatherspoon, will feature WBRZ's 2une in anchor April Davis, who will be... more »

• Baton Rouge woman accused of stealing from elderly LaPlace couple she was hired to care for

  April 10, 2026 2:29 PM

  LAPLACE — A Baton Rouge woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing from an elderly LaPlace couple she was hired to take care of, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies said 34-year-old Demyra Willis of Baton Rouge was hired as an in-home healthcare... more »

• Rideshare driver accused of killing Baton Rouge woman in crash booked into St. John the Baptist Parish jail Play Video

  March 20, 2026 1:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A rideshare driver from Ponchatoula, who allegedly killed a Baton Rouge woman in a head-on crash while driving drunk, was booked into the St. John the Baptist Parish Jail on Thursday. According to the Louisiana State Police, 30-year-old Manmeet Singh was driving while intoxicated along Interstate... more »

• Appeals court says again that ex-BRPD officer can sue Black Lives Matter leader for protest injuries Play Video

  March 19, 2026 2:31 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — A split panel of a federal appeals court said Thursday that a former Baton Rouge police officer injured during a protest after Alton Sterling's death in 2016 deserves his day in court. John Ford was hit by a "rock-like" object thrown by a person protesting Sterling's... more »

• REDUCE YOUR RISK: It's important not to ignore unusual symptoms Play Video

  February 24, 2026 8:51 PM

  A local nurse started feeling strange after she and her husband returned from a trip to Italy, but she brushed it off as just anxiety. After her condition worsened, she went to the emergency room for what she thought was going to be a short visit but turned into... more »

• Deputies investigating fatal shooting of two teens after car crashes into LaPlace home Play Video

  February 22, 2026 12:28 PM

  LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of two teens who were found shot to death in a car in LaPlace on Thursday. According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. to a call about a vehicle hitting a house... more »

• Franklin and Centerville Fire Departments respond to Friday night house fire on St. John Street Play Video

  February 14, 2026 10:10 AM

  FRANKLIN — The Franklin and Centerville Fire Departments responded to a Friday night house fire on St. John Street in Franklin. According to Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgois, fire crews arrived around 6:15 p.m. to find fire coming from the rear of the home, with the residents safely waiting... more »

• Senator John Kennedy announces $3.8 million FEMA grant following Winter Storm Fern

  January 30, 2026 6:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE — U.S. Senator John Kennedy announced a $3.8 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant for the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness on Friday. The FEMA aid will fund emergency protective measures, including generators for public buildings that lose power, mobile command units, mobile... more »

• BRPD: Man dies after being shot along Gwenadele Avenue in November Play Video

  January 30, 2026 2:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A man has died after he was shot on Gwenadele Avenue in November, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. John Earl Thomas, 46, was shot on Gwenadele Avenue near Airline Highway on Nov. 9, BRPD said. He died of his injuries on Jan. 22, according to... more »

• Man killed in RV fire in St. John Parish, state fire marshal says; seventh fire death in a week Play Video

  January 27, 2026 2:15 PM

  RESERVE — A man was killed after his RV caught fire in St. John Parish, the Louisiana state fire marshal's office said Tuesday. The fire happened around 10 a.m. Monday on West 18th Street near La. 44 in Reserve, the state fire marshal said. A 67-year-old man living in... more »

• Police arrest man accused of killing 25-year-old at Gonzales bar Play Video

  January 13, 2026 6:21 PM

  GONZALES — Deputies have arrested a man accused of killing a 25-year-old at a bar in Gonzales. According to the Gonzales Police Department, 23-year-old Breeze Michael Sincere allegedly shot and killed 25-year-old John Anthony Wilson at the Park Place Lounge along W. Highway 30 on Monday morning. Police... more »

• Judicial pay panel recommends salary increase after warning that judges are losing purchasing power

  December 8, 2025 4:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A state panel on Monday suggested that legislators give pay raises to judges after an economist said members of the judiciary have less purchasing power than they did as a group in 1983. Loren Scott laid out four possible paths for members of the Louisiana Judicial... more »

• 'He got his arm because of the Baton Rouge community,' capital area raises money for teen's bionic arm Play Video

  November 27, 2025 3:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 15-year-old is thanking the Baton Rouge community for raising the money needed to purchase him a bionic arm. John Francis is like many teens his age. He likes video games like Minecraft and Guild Wars, activities like Taekwondo and riding bikes and playing instruments like... more »

• Students at St. John School in Plaquemine are giving back this holiday season with a food drive Play Video

  November 15, 2025 2:28 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Elementary students at St. John School in Plaquemine are giving back to the community this holiday season with a food drive. Students spent the last two weeks filling up boxes and hallways across the campus with non-perishable food items. So far, the school has collected over... more »

• New Roads man shot by police officer arrested for assault and resisting officer; out on bond Wednesday Play Video

  October 1, 2025 2:39 PM

  NEW ROADS — A man shot several times by a New Roads police officer during a disturbance behind a local business has been accused of assaulting a police officer and resisting an officer with force or violence. State Police said John Sexton, 45, of New Roads was shot several... more »

• FBI searches home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton Play Video

  August 22, 2025 8:27 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration as national security adviser but later became critical of the president, as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, a person familiar with the matter said... more »

• Man arrested for video voyeurism, allegedly took videos of women in his home Play Video

  August 19, 2025 12:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly recording women in his home's bathroom and shower without their knowledge and sharing those videos online. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 59-year-old John Robinson. Arrest documents say that the investigation began when Robinson was reported for... more »

• American Idol star John Foster to perform as special guest at Cajun Country Jam

  May 24, 2025 2:52 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Cajun Country Jam this weekend had a special last-minute addition to its lineup: American Idol star and Addis native, John Foster! Foster took to the stage for his first performance in Louisiana since he finished as the runner-up in the latest season of Idol. ... more »

• Attorney files lawsuit against school system, Loranger High teacher arrested in 2023 for raping teen Play Video

  December 11, 2024 10:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorney Ben Crump gave a press conference Wednesday morning to update the public on further legal action taken against a former employee, who was arrested and released on bond in 2023 for alleged sexual abuse that happened at Loranger High School. Crump filed the lawsuit on... more »

• FBI searching for man connected to underage sexual exploitation investigation Play Video

  November 14, 2024 4:06 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — The FBI is searching for a man who may have information on the identity of a victim of an ongoing underage sexual exploitation investigation. The man, identified by the FBI New Orleans field office as John Doe 49, is believed to be between 45... more »

• Republican John Thune of South Dakota elected the new Senate majority leader Play Video

  November 13, 2024 4:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. Thune, 63, is in... more »

• John Krasinski named People magazine's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

  November 13, 2024 9:04 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The Office” before launching the “Quiet Place” franchise... more »

• Former WBRZ investigative reporter honored at O'Brien House addiction recovery facility Play Video

  August 19, 2024 9:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE— An addiction recovery center in Baton Rouge has named part of its facility in honor of a former WBRZ investigative reporter on Monday. The Great Room where AA meetings, staff trainings and community events are held was dedicated to former WBRZ and CNN reporter John Camp. ... more »

• Plans to build grain export facility in historically Black town in St. John the Baptist Parish fall apart Play Video

  August 7, 2024 6:15 PM

  WALLACE — Plans to build a 250-acre grain export facility in a historically black town in St. John the Baptist Parish have gone up in smoke. After a nearly three-year battle, Greenfield Louisiana says they are no longer moving forward with the project, which WBRZ originally reported on in... more »

• Residents, advocates concerned over state pushback on EPA's 90-day deadline to reduce LaPlace emissions Play Video

  July 3, 2024 6:45 PM

  LAPLACE — The governor and other state officials pushed back against a 90-day deadline to reduce chloroprene emissions at a plant in LaPlace at a Monday press conference, finding the deadline to be too short. Robert Taylor is one of the people who will be affected by the new... more »

• After hiring firm to help clean up State Police, agency unveils plan for 'transformational reform' Play Video

  October 10, 2023 4:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More than a year after Louisiana State Police hired law enforcement consultants to identify problems within the agency amid the fallout of the Ronald Greene cover-up, LSP leadership showcased steps it's taking toward "agency-wide transformational reform." "Unusual for a police agency to approach us or any... more »

• Baton Rouge woman, pregnant with twins, killed alongside 7-year-old son in violent I-10 crash

  February 24, 2020 6:47 PM

  LAPLACE - State police say a woman was pregnant with twins when she and her 7-year-old son died in a crash Monday. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened shortly before noon on I-10 near Belle Terre Boulevard in Laplace. Tyandra Lewis, 27, and her son were both... more »

• Area man gets high, falls asleep in drive-through line

  September 11, 2017 2:23 PM

  THIBODAUX - Officers in Thibodaux have arrested a man they say fell asleep in a drive-through early Monday morning. Authorities received a call about a car blocking a restaurant drive-through around 1:15 a.m. When they arrived, they discovered John Sewell, 37, asleep at the wheel. One of the... more »

• 'Walking Dead' stuntman dies after accident on set

  July 14, 2017 9:50 AM

  ATLANTA - A stuntman on the popular AMC show "The Walking Dead" has died from injuries sustained in an on-set accident. According to Entertainment Weekly, New Orleans native John Bernecker, 33, fell more than two stories onto a concrete floor suffering a head injury. The accident occurred on Wednesday.... more »