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• Baton Rouge man arrested on arson charges in connection with vehicle-fire

  May 1, 2020 6:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man has been arrested for his alleged connection to an arson-related vehicle fire in a heavily populated residential area near Kenilworth. According to official documents, on a Saturday (March 7) night 22-year-old Javonte Miles and two other men were seen running away from a burning... more »

• Iberville Parish Council opposes Baton Rouge development Play Video

  November 21, 2018 12:00 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish Council approved a resolution Tuesday evening opposing a mixed-use development in an East Baton Rouge Parish special flood hazard area. The fear of increased flooding in his jurisdiction had Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso threatening to build a wall along the parish line this week.... more »

• Early showers cool annual Kenilworth Independence Day parade Play Video

  July 3, 2018 11:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Heavy rain leading up the 46th Annual Kenilworth Independence Parade cooled the scorching July heat. Organizers and attendees say they didn't notice a lower turnout for an event which usually attracts thousands. This year's theme was "Home Sweet Home" and was lead by the neighborhood's "resident... more »

• Students make prosthetic hand for classmate using 3D printer Play Video

  May 11, 2017 10:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One sixth grader in Baton Rouge is thanking her classmates for giving her something she has always lived without. "Thank you, because now I can have two hands," 11-year-old Jak'kyra Brown said. Jak'kyra was born without a right hand below the wrist. When she was... more »

• Man arrested after reports of obscene gestures in Kenilworth, Webb Park areas

  April 14, 2017 9:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 28-year-old man Friday on charges related to women in separate areas of the city reported he was doing obscene things while watching them. Robert Overby of Stearness Street in Baton Rouge was booked into jail on obscenity charges. Authorities said for a few... more »

• Entergy: fallen tree limb caused Kenilworth Parkway outage

  March 7, 2017 9:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Crews say a fallen tree branch caused power outages for more than 2,000 customers off Kenilworth Parkway Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for Entergy said a tree limb fell from a customer's tree onto a power line. The outage impacted 1,800 customers. Crews restored power to the... more »

• Baton Rouge woman says city won't help with drainage issue Play Video

  October 14, 2016 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman is worried her yard will be washed away. After multiple pleas with the city, she's been told it's not their problem. A drainage canal behind her house is growing and eating away everything in it's path. Melba Weiss has lived in her Kenilworth... more »

• Case surrounding school raid closed

  January 5, 2016 11:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A criminal investigation into the operator of Kenilworth Science and Technology School, a charter school on Boone Avenue, has been closed. The WBRZ Investigative Unit learned the U.S. Attorneys Office closed its inquiry into the school. Letters between the school's attorneys and authorities confirmed the investigation is... more »