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• Silver Alert cancelled for missing New Orleans woman

  May 23, 2026 3:14 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana State Police cancelled a Silver Alert for a missing New Orleans woman on Saturday. According to troopers, she has since been located safely. more »

• University of New Orleans to search for new president following return to LSU System Play Video

  May 22, 2026 12:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — The University of New Orleans will soon begin the search for a new president as President Kathy Johnson announced on Friday that she accepted a new role as Executive Vice President and Provost at Saint Louis University. Johnson, who became UNO's first female president in 2023,... more »

• 3 arrested for leading deputies on chase after shoplifting, Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office says Play Video

  May 20, 2026 12:40 PM

  IBERVILLE PARISH — Three people were arrested after allegedly stealing from an Iberville Parish store and leading deputies on a chase. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said Alexis Johnson, 31; Dominic Ransom, 37; and Farron Tackno, 54, drove away from the store with stolen merchandise. When a deputy tried... more »

• Baton Rouge elementary students surprise principal after she beat cancer Play Video

  May 6, 2026 1:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Principal Kathie Johnson, who recently beat cancer, thought she was going into school for a routine meeting when she received the surprise of a lifetime. On Wednesday, students and staff at Villa Del Rey Creative Sciences and Arts Magnet School wore green to honor their principal,... more »

• Police arrest man accused of stealing 7 school buses in a month Play Video

  April 22, 2026 6:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man accused of stealing seven school buses from three schools over the course of a month. Christopher Johnson, 20, was arrested Tuesday on seven counts of theft of a motor vehicle. WBRZ previously reported that he was wanted for allegedly... more »

• Man, 37, faces mandatory life term after jury convicts him of raping child under age 13 Play Video

  April 17, 2026 1:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A jury on Friday convicted a 37-year-old man on first-degree rape and other charges stemming from a series of assaults on a girl younger than age 13, prosecutors said. District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Willie Burt Johnson faces a mandatory life term on the rape... more »

• WATCH: Flau'jae Johnson arrives in Seattle to local cheers after being drafted by the Storm Play Video

  April 16, 2026 8:57 AM

  SEATTLE — LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson has officially landed in Washington after being drafted by the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In a video posted Wednesday night by the Storm, Johnson, wearing a retro Seattle SuperSonics jersey as she disembarked her plane at the airport in Seattle, was greeted... more »

• ICE releases newlywed wife of Army soldier, arrested at military base

  April 8, 2026 4:39 PM

  Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released the wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant after she was arrested at the military base where he is stationed, just days after the couple married. On April 2, Sergeant Matthew Blank, 23, and his wife, Annie Ramos, 22, were joined by relatives... more »

• Congress' GOP leaders put forward money plan for Homeland Security, minus ICE and Border Patrol

  April 1, 2026 6:34 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security , moving past a split between the two Republican leaders that resulted in Congress leaving Washington last week without a fix to a record-setting partial... more »

• Police: 2 ex-Amazon workers stole thousands of dollars worth of electronics from fulfillment center Play Video

  March 17, 2026 4:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Police say a pair of former Amazon workers stole thousands of dollars worth of electronics from the fulfillment center. Byron Anthony Johnson, 33, is accused of stealing $6,346 worth of merchandise between June 30 and Aug. 28. Javontay Dontrell Seals, 21, is accused of stealing $1,707.99... more »

• LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson honored by Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play Video

  March 12, 2026 12:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson was named Kay Yow Servant Leader of the Year, an award honoring student athletes who exemplify leadership, service and overall impact. The award is given out by the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, named after former N.C. State University women's basketball... more »

• Louisiana man indicted by federal grand jury for cyberstalking and threatening House Speaker Mike Johnson Play Video

  March 6, 2026 3:17 PM

  SHREVEPORT — A Louisiana man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for cyberstalking and threatening House Speaker Mike Johnson, along with threatening President Donald Trump. According to court documents, 31-year-old Shreveport resident Justin Chadwick Butler allegedly used social media accounts to make several menacing posts directed... more »

• State Supreme Court says it will take up homicide case after 2 courts reach different decisions Play Video

  March 3, 2026 7:26 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court said Tuesday it would take a look at an East Baton Rouge homicide case after two lower courts reached different decisions on whether the accused man was guilty. In 2023, Judge Eboni Johnson Rose convicted Curtis Stewart Jr. of second-degree murder and... more »

• House Speaker Mike Johnson suggests Congress is unlikely to agree on President Donald Trump's tariffs Play Video

  February 23, 2026 6:16 PM

  WASHINGTON — Louisiana native House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that Congress is unlikely to agree on President Donald Trump's tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the global tariffs on Friday. Following the decision, President Trump said he would impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative before announcing... more »

• EBR judges have 3 second-degree murder trials on their dockets Monday Play Video

  February 23, 2026 3:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish judges on Monday had three second-degree murder trials on their dockets. Five people were accused after Kerisha Johnson, 36, was found dead in 2023. Police say the death of the pregnant woman appeared to be a case of mistaken identity. Officers... more »

• House passes bill to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to Trump Play Video

  February 3, 2026 2:36 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The vote was 217-214, and wraps up congressional work... more »

• New details on shooting that left 18-year-old dead following a basketball game Play Video

  January 30, 2026 3:07 PM

  ST. GEORGE — New details on a shooting that left an 18-year-old dead after a basketball game have emerged following an investigation by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. On Jan. 22, deputies with the sheriff's office were sent to a shooting at Barringer Foreman Road Church . ... more »

• LSU baseball unveils new 'Intimidator' billboard at Alex Box Stadium commemorating 8th championship Play Video

  January 28, 2026 1:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU unveiled its new "Intimidator" billboard at Alex Box Stadium on Wednesday, commemorating the program's eighth national championship win in 2025. The sign, sitting behind the right-field bleachers, was updated to include all of the Tigers' College World Series championship wins from 1991 to 2025 and... more »

• Second arrest made in Christmas Day shooting that left 23-year-old dead in Greenwell Springs Play Video

  January 14, 2026 5:22 PM

  GREENWELL SPRINGS — Two people have been arrested in connection with a Christmas Day shooting in Greenwell Springs that left a 23-year-old dead, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Dorien Johnson, 25, and Derick Johnson, Jr., 21, are accused of murdering 23-year-old Tyler Sensley on Dec. 25,... more »

• East Baton Rouge deputies arrest man for murder in Christmas Day shooting in Greenwell Springs Play Video

  January 13, 2026 4:44 PM

  GREENWELL SPRINGS — Deputies arrested a man for murder in connection with a fatal Christmas Day shooting. According to an East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, Dorien Johnson allegedly shot and killed a man at an apartment complex along Morgan Road on Dec. 25, 2025. Documents say... more »

• Former BRPD officer Donald Steele to serve six months in prison after malfeasance in office conviction Play Video

  October 16, 2025 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Donald Steele, a former Baton Rouge Police officer convicted of malfeasance in office after a traffic stop in which a woman said Steele forcibly groped her, was sentenced to a year in prison on Thursday. With credit for time served, Steele will serve about another six... more »

• LSU basketball players Flau'jae Johnson, Mikaylah Williams named on preseason All-SEC teams

  October 13, 2025 1:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU women's basketball players Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams were both named on the preseason All-SEC teams, LSU Athletics said Monday. Johnson made the All-SEC First Team, while Williams will be on the Second Team. Entering the fifth season under Coach Kim Mulkey, LSU was... more »

• Denham Springs man sentenced to 45 years behind bars after child sex crimes conviction Play Video

  September 17, 2025 10:02 AM

  LIVINGSTON — A 47-year-old Denham Springs man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes, District Attorney Scott Perrilloux said Wednesday. Daniel K. Johnson pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery of victims under the age of 13. Perrilloux said... more »

• Jury convicts man in killing that was livestreamed on Facebook Play Video

  September 12, 2025 4:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Parish jury on Friday convicted Earl Lee Johnson in the 2022 killing of a woman whose stabbing death was livestreamed on Facebook. Jurors opened deliberations Friday afternoon and returned quickly with a guilty verdict. Johnson faces a mandatory life term for first-degree... more »

• BREC CFO resigns from parks department Play Video

  September 11, 2025 11:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The Chief Financial Officer of BREC is resigning from his position at the city-parish parks and recreation department, a letter written to the interim superintendent says. Don Johnson said his last day as CFO will be Sept. 19 after assuming the role in April 2024. Johnson's... more »

• WBRZ Investigative Unit: Weeks after suspended judge returns, 1st Circuit overturns one of her convictions Play Video

  July 31, 2025 5:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A state appeals court set aside a second-degree murder conviction Thursday, finding that a judge used "speculation" rather than reason to determine who shot and killed a young father along Prescott Road in 2021. The judge was Eboni Johnson Rose, who returned to the bench in... more »

• House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill and sends it to him to sign Play Video

  July 3, 2025 3:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political... more »

• Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge; accused of hitting Capitol vehicle Play Video

  March 5, 2025 6:53 PM

  WASHINGTON — Louisiana native and House Speaker Mike Johnson's longtime chief of staff was arrested after being accused of driving under the influence shortly after President Donald Trump's congressional address late Tuesday night, NBC News reports. Hayden Haynes was arrested after hitting a Capitol vehicle and was given a... more »

• Man previously arrested for murder booked for alleged armed robbery of elderly woman at pharmacy

  February 18, 2025 4:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man previously arrested for second-degree murder in December 2023 was booked for armed robbery, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Curtis Johnson, 19, allegedly approached a 72-year-old with a handgun while she was walking home from a pharmacy. Johnson told her to "give it... more »

• New Roads Police arrest man accused of beating woman nearly to death Play Video

  January 28, 2025 4:18 PM

  NEW ROADS — A man accused of beating a woman nearly to death was arrested in New Roads over the weekend. J'Quan Johnson, 20, was arrested by New Roads Police on Saturday after officers received a call about a woman in distress. Police said the woman was immediately... more »

• Two House members change votes after initially opposing Johnson; Louisiana House member re-elected Speaker Play Video

  January 3, 2025 12:25 PM

  WASHINGTON — Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the House on Friday after two House colleagues who had voted against him on the first ballot changed their votes. The late change gave Johnson the 218 votes he needed to be elected as Speaker for the 119th Congress.... more »

• Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil Play Video

  December 30, 2024 11:14 AM

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress. Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that Johnson “is a good, hard working, religious man” and... more »

• Fourth man arrested in May killing of Zachary High student Play Video

  July 2, 2024 6:11 PM

  NEW ROADS — A fourth man was arrested Tuesday for the killing of a 16-year-old Zachary High School student in May, New Roads Police said. ZayQuin Joseph, 19, was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder. The Marksville man was booked into the Pointe Coupee Detention Center.... more »

• LSU women's basketball star Flau'Jae Johnson releases debut rap album featuring Lil Wayne

  June 28, 2024 11:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU women's basketball star and rapper Flau'jae Johnson released her debut album on Friday, which features a collaboration with Lil Wayne and Baton Rouge-based lyrics. In addition to the track with Lil Wayne, entitled "Came Out a Beast," the nine-track album, "Best of Both Worlds," also... more »

• LSU football cracks top 5 in preseason coaches' poll

  August 7, 2023 1:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU is heading into the 2023 football season with high expectations, landing in the top five of the preseason coaches' poll. The Tigers came in at No. 5, behind Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan and Georgia, respectively. Georgia Michigan Alabama Ohio State... more »

• Family of slain mother and child shares shocking message Play Video

  March 15, 2022 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The last 24 hours have been grueling for the family of Kaylen and Kaden Johnson. "Not the outcome, but I wish it would've been sooner. Instead of having us look for so long" her sister, Tiara Johnson said. Tiara Johnson says the discovery of her sister... more »

• Pfizer CEO says 3rd shot 'likely' needed within 12 months

  April 15, 2021 6:46 PM

  Pfizer's CEO said those who get the company's two-shot COVID vaccine will "likely" need a third shot within about a year's time. Albert Bourla, the head of the pharmaceutical company, said that in comments that were recorded April 1 but made public Thursday. “A likely scenario is that... more »

• As dangerous COVID variant impacts Europe, experts warn U.S. should prepare Play Video

  March 31, 2021 6:40 AM

  As a COVID-19 variant continues to have a devastating impact on European nations, a number of experts say the United States must continue to adhere to coronavirus safety measures in preparation for another potential surge, CNN reports. The news outlet notes that the B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the... more »

• Still no second chance for juvenile Baton Rouge killer Play Video

  April 19, 2017 2:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Family on both sides of a 2005 murder case had to sit through a second sentencing in a Baton Rouge courtroom Wednesday. Judge Richard Anderson told 28-year-old defendant Anthony Johnson "it doesn't appear the defendant has changed much" since being convicted of a murder he committed at... more »

• Man arrested for shooting at juvenile and mother

  October 6, 2016 12:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police arrested a man for attempted first degree murder after they say he shot at a woman he had a close relationship with and a juvenile. The shooting occurred on Sept. 28 around midnight when 39-year-old Tommie Johnson began shooting into a white Dodge... more »

• Baton Rouge man wanted for second-degree rape

  August 31, 2016 12:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police are looking for a Baton Rouge man accused of raping a 40-year-old woman after driving her from a local bar. According to Baton Rouge Police, 33-year-old Gregory Warren Johnson is wanted on second-degree rape charges. Investigators say the victim states she woke up during... more »

• Fugitive's capture brings closure for victim's family Play Video

  October 2, 2015 7:45 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A shooting victim's family found closure Friday when his fugitive killer was captured in Atlanta. Molly Hardin is the aunt of Cordies Gales, the 31 year old man gunned down by Benjuiel Johnson in 2010. Hardin said she was "so excited" when she heard the news. Johnson... more »