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• EBRSO arrests four, confiscates meth lab

  June 3, 2013 2:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies in East Baton Parish arrested four people they said were involved with a meth lab. Deputies said they found the items for making meth after responding to a domestic disturbance Sunday evening at the home on 21444 Jon Michelle. Investigators arrested Kurt Browning, Jessica... more »

• Bids received for St. Tammany crime lab

  May 3, 2013 9:08 AM

  SLIDELL- Five contractors have submitted bids on the proposed new St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office crime lab facility. The Times-Picayune reports the sheriff's office has 30 days to decide whether to accept the lowest bid. Officials say McMath Construction, LLC of Mandeville, submitted the lowest bid of $8.34 million on... more »

• La. Tech Park opening video game incubator

  April 25, 2013 11:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Tech Park announced today they were opening a new studio for rising video game developers in Baton Rouge to get access to the tools and exposure they need to succeed. They said the "Level Up Lab" would be the first video game incubator in... more »

• FDA cites sanitary issues at specialty pharmacies

  April 12, 2013 9:44 AM

  WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered troubling sterility problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected following a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs. The agency said its inspectors targeted 31 compounding pharmacies that produce sterile drugs, which must be prepared under highly... more »

• Second meth lab found one day after motel fire Play Video

  April 3, 2013 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators returned to a Baton Rouge hotel today after receiving reports another meth lab was found there, according to the city fire department. HazMat crews with the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the Crossland motel off Boardwalk Wednesday afternoon, which was the site of a... more »

• Meth lab explodes in motel room

  April 2, 2013 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a Baton Rouge hotel after reports a meth lab exploded this morning. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said it happened at the Crossland Motel off Boardwalk. He said nobody was on scene when investigators found the clandestine lab, and no arrests have been made. ... more »

• Zachary police discover meth lab, arrest 3

  March 27, 2013 4:12 PM

  ZACHARY - Zachary police assisting state child welfare case workers in an investigation discovered an illegal methamphetamine lab. After officers entered the home and found methamphetamines and materials used in making crystal meth, Chief David McDavid says officers arrested three people. Officers booked Ryan Patrick Harper and Shari Kay Behrens... more »

• Probation officers find meth lab during visit

  February 27, 2013 9:04 AM

  GONZALES - Probation officers in Ascension Parish said they busted a man operating a meth lab during one of their routine visits. Scott Bateman was on probation for possession of methamphetamine and simple burglary. During their visit, agents said they came across methamphetamine lab and drug paraphernalia. Narcotics... more »

• Skull identified as missing St. Amant man Play Video

  October 29, 2012 5:18 PM

  ST. AMANT - Authorities said a skull found in a wooded section of Ascension Parish this weekend was confirmed to be a St. Amant man reported missing in 2008. Lt. Col. Bobby Webre with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said additional remains were found at the site today. Among... more »

• Meth lab found in Zachary

  October 16, 2012 10:15 AM

  ZACHARY- Authorities arrested a Zachary couple after they said they found an illegal meth lab inside their apartment. According to police, last Thursday the Delta Drug Task Force investigated information they received from neighbors about a possible meth lab inside the apartment in the 1100 block of Willow Creek... more »

• More arrests made in rolling meth lab Play Video

  August 15, 2012 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police made additional arrests this evening after a wreck in Baton Rouge involving a rolling meth lab which landed two other people in jail. It happened around 3 a.m. on Old Jefferson, about a mile from Woodlawn High School. State Police said the car hit... more »

• Arrests made in meth lab investigation

  August 15, 2012 6:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement officials have two people in custody following the discovery of a meth lab overnight. Their names have not yet been released. According to Louisiana State Police, components of a meth lab were found around 3 a.m. inside a vehicle on Jefferson Hwy. near... more »

• 1 dead in north Miss. meth lab explosion

  April 27, 2012 7:52 AM

  BURNSVILLE, Miss. - One man has died from injuries suffered in what Tishomingo County authorities are saying was an explosion in a methamphetamine lab located in a trailer near Burnsville in north Mississippi. Chief Deputy Mike Kemp says the trailer was parked next to an abandoned home. Kemp says firefighters... more »

• Meth lab cleanup, who pays

  April 20, 2012 10:21 AM

  BAKER - Two people were arrested for cooking meth in Baker and your tax payer dollars paid for the cleanup. The after affects of criminal behavior may be more costly than you think. News 2's Sarah Rosario gets answers tonight on News 2 at 5 p.m. more »

• WBRZ named community station of the year

  March 29, 2012 2:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - WBRZ's employees were honored with 3 awards from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) Thursday at the Crowne Plaza hotel. The station and its employees won the award for Community Station of the Year. Projects like Pat's Coats for Kids, Feed a Family, Stuff the... more »

• School damaged by Katrtina gets new science lab

  January 29, 2012 10:14 AM

  LULING, La.- Nearly seven years after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the land lab at Luling Elementary School soon will be replaced. Reports the science lab was damaged by wind when Katrina struck in August 2005. John Rome, executive director of physical plant services for the school system, said... more »

• Game wardens find suspected meth lab

  January 25, 2012 8:15 AM

  MONROE - Narcotics agents have arrested two Mississippi men after Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents allegedly found them with the materials for a methamphetamine lab in a vehicle in the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area. Chadwick Hudson and Joshua Weeks, both of Vicksburg, Miss., were booked into Ouachita... more »

• LPSO: Deserter arrested, admitted to cooking meth

  November 17, 2011 2:00 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Deputies in Livingston Parish said a man confessed to cooking meth in his home after deputies arrested him for desertion. According to Perry Rushing with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies were contacted by the Army and told Bradley Burton, Jr. was wanted for deserting. Rushing... more »

• LSU FACES lab assists with Miss. unidentified case

  October 3, 2011 3:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services, or FACES, Laboratory recently assisted with the solving of an unidentified person case in Mississippi. On April 28, a body, clothed in a T-shirt and swim trunks, was discovered in the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County, Miss.... more »

• Human remains sent to FACES lab still unidentified

  September 21, 2011 4:14 PM

  BOSSIER CITY, La. - A report from the LSU forensic laboratory on the skeletal remains found this summer in a wooded area near a busy Bossier City intersection has come back to police without an identification or cause of death. The remains were found June 30 and transported to... more »

• Couple arrested after meth lab found at residence

  September 14, 2011 2:59 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Deputies in Ascension Parish arrested two people this week after finding a meth lab on property they'd been evicted from. Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said deputies arrested Cole Gonzales and Leslea Hurst on Tuesday after the pair fled from deputies and were stopped after a short vehicle... more »

• UPDATE: Third dog found after animal cruelty arrest

  June 23, 2011 1:23 PM

  SPRINGFIELD - Neighbors of a Livingston Parish man tell News 2 they found a third malnourished dog on his property, just days after he was arrested for animal cruelty. Deputies arrested Vernon Hollingsworth, 32, on Tuesday after they were called out to his home near Springfield and found two... more »

• EBR School Board votes to keep Lab Academy open

  April 21, 2011 5:37 PM

  UPDATE 6:40 p.m. - The school board has voted to keep EBR Lab Academy at Istrouma High open. We'll have more details live at 10 p.m. BATON ROUGE - Many items, including an entire school, are on the chopping block at tonight's East Baton Rouge Parish School Board meeting.... more »

• Parents arrested in meth lab bust

  April 11, 2011 5:28 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - The parents of a two-year-old boy are behind bars, accused of operating a meth lab while their son was home. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Garrett Wendt and Tammy Hohnesee. They were booked on charges of possession of crystal meth and operating a clandestine laboratory. ... more »

• Feds suggest using other grant money to cover meth lab clean-up money cuts

  March 29, 2011 10:18 PM

  LIVINGSTON- The feds are suggesting a solution to a cut in methamphetamine lab clean-up money that News 2 told you about a month ago. But authorities here say it won't work. Federal budget cuts left the Drug Enforcement Agency without millions to pay professionals to pick up meth... more »

• Student burned in explosion at LSU chemistry lab

  March 10, 2011 3:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An LSU student was injured when chemicals he was working with exploded and caused a fire, according to LSU media relations. Ernie Ballard said a student was working in a chemistry lab in Choppin Hall when a "flash flame" occurred, burning the student. BRPD and... more »

• The Meth Effect: Part 3

  March 2, 2011 10:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE- When a meth lab is picked up, that doesn't mean it's cleaned up. It costs thousands of dollars to rid a home of chemicals used in the process, and involves ripping up carpet, gutting walls and revamping ventilation systems. But there's nothing forcing homeowners to clean it... more »

• Money for local meth lab clean-up cut from DEA budget

  February 24, 2011 10:30 PM

  NAPOLEANVILLE- Federal money to clean up hazardous meth labs has been cut. The Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA, tells News 2, "DEA anticipates that funding for the clean-up of meth labs will be exhausted this week. Decisions about additional funding in the future rests with the United States Congress."... more »

• Bones found at BR construction site

  February 7, 2011 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A set of bones found at a Baton Rouge construction site this morning could belong to a human and have been there for more than 50 years, according to investigators. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said crews were tearing down a building at 5th and... more »

• Meth lab in washing machine leads to two arrests

  January 20, 2011 4:03 PM

  HOLDEN – A meth lab in a washing machine burned a Livingston Parish man and led to the arrest of two people today, according to authorities. Chief Deputy Jason Ard said three children were also taken into state care after 29-year-old Angelique Joy Townsend and 33-year-old Carl H. Savoy were... more »

• Nine meth labs found at Denham Springs residence

  January 5, 2011 3:35 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Three people were arrested and a baby taken into custody today, after narcotics agents found nine meth labs in a Denham Springs residence. Officers arrested 35-year-old Tanya Hayes, 28-year-old Joseph Tanner and 25-year-old James Hussey after a search of their residence just after midnight. Officers seized the... more »

• Two arrested after meth lab found in Tangipahoa Parish

  January 4, 2011 12:01 PM

  KENTWOOD – Narcotics agents in Tangipahoa Parish have arrested two people after finding a meth lab at their residence. According to Sheriff Daniel Edwards, 30-year-old Rachel Minton and 28-year-old Randy Davidson were arrested Monday. Warrants had been issued for them almost a month earlier, after deputies searched their residence in... more »

• Body found in Arizona linked to girl in Louisiana

  November 15, 2010 5:09 PM

  PHOENIX - Arizona authorities say they have discovered the body of a woman believed to be the missing mother of a girl found dead in Louisiana. Sheriff's officials say the possible remains of 31-year-old Suellen Roberts were found Monday in a remote area off Interstate 40 in northwestern Arizona. Thomas... more »

• Three adults, found with kids at meth lab, arrested

  November 13, 2010 10:55 AM

  NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics agents arrested three adults found with two children this week inside a working methamphetamine lab. Agents found the lab inside a mobile home Wednesday in a mobile home park in Iberia Parish, sheriff's spokesman Ryan Turner told The Advocate of... more »

• Three accused of making meth in Ponchatoula motor home

  October 27, 2010 5:46 PM

  Narcotics agents in Tangipahoa Parish recently caught three meth makers in the act, according to the sheriff’s office. 26-year-old Nicholas Rushing, 22-year-old Michael Wolbers and 21-year-old Renee Hanson were all arrested Tuesday after the sheriff’s office said they found them inside a motor home with an active meth lab in... more »

• CPSO: Remains identified as missing Las Vegas girl

  October 27, 2010 3:04 PM

  The skeletal remains of a young girl that were found in Catahoula Parish and processed by LSU’s FACES Lab have been identified as a 12-year-old from Las Vegas. The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the remains were positively identified as Lexis Kaye Roberts of Nevada. She had been... more »

• LSU FACES lab identifying remains of young girl

  October 15, 2010 3:48 PM

  Members of the LSU FACES lab are working to identify the remains of a young girl found in Catahoula Parish, according to the school's newspaper. The Daily Reveille reported law enforcement called the school last Friday about a human skull a hunter found in the woods near Harrisonburg. A team... more »

• DNA testing getting faster

  September 30, 2010 6:19 PM

  An extra hand from Baton Rouge Police Department is helping the Louisiana State Police crime lab process DNA evidence fast. "The information that we gather here, as soon as something is discovered, there's a break in the case, there's information that we pull off from these analyses, we immediately... more »

• Two arrested in Zachary meth best

  August 18, 2010 3:49 PM

  Police in Zachary have arrested two people in suspicion of running a meth lab in their affluent, country club neighborhood. 35-year-old Michael Kendrick and 27-year-old Angela Belt were arrested this afternoon at their home on English Turn. Investigators tell WBRZ that the lab they were running could be a major... more »

• Arrests made in Livingston meth lab bust

  May 21, 2010 10:22 AM

  Three people are under arrest, after officers made a meth lab bust in Livingston Parish. Officers found a working meth lab at a home on Bloss Street in the town of Livingston. Stacy Smith, April Wilburn and David Stafford were all arrested and booked into the Livingston Parish... more »

• Lab says Fla. Keys tar balls are not from Gulf oil spill

  May 19, 2010 8:54 AM

  The Coast Guard says tar balls that floated ashore in the Florida Keys aren't linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A report released Wednesday says tests by a Coast Guard laboratory show the tar balls don't match the type of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The source... more »

• 3 arrested in meth lab bust in Livingston Parish

  November 4, 2009 2:41 PM

  Three people are behind bars after a meth lab bust overnight in Livingston Parish. Agents searched a home in the 17000 block of Averette Road in the town of Livingston, and found several grams of "meth". Cloud Kimble Jr., Angelina Hasty and Corey Dupuy were all arrested and... more »

• LAB Selects WBRZ as Television Station of the Year

  July 17, 2009 8:08 AM

  John Pastorek honored as Lifetime Achievement Recipient The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters recognized WBRZ as the recipient of its 2009 Television Station of the Year Award. The award recognizes WBRZ’s leadership in news, sales, production, programming, marketing, public service, and commitment to our community. The Television Station of... more »