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• After interim CEO's abrupt exit, CATS names new leader to oversee bus system

  August 29, 2023 6:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - About a week after CATS lost its second CEO in under two years , the Baton Rouge bus system has installed a new leader to head up its operations. The CATS Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to name Theo Richards its newest CEO. In a statement,... more »

• Interim CATS boss abruptly quits as problems persist for troubled bus system

  August 23, 2023 12:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Interim CATS CEO Dwana Williams has resigned a little more than a year after she took the place of the bus system's last boss , who was ousted amid a series of WBRZ Investigative Unit reports uncovering the many problems at the agency. Sources with the... more »

• FedEx says rush to ship vaccine this week shouldn't affect holiday deliveries

  December 4, 2020 3:51 PM

  Delivery service FedEx says it's working closely with federal health officials to begin delivering the first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine and doesn't expect those shipments to cause any delays during the busy Christmas season. According to a statement from the company, FedEx will use separate parcel services to... more »

• Baker requests extension for annual audit Play Video

  December 28, 2017 12:02 AM

  BAKER- Some councilmembers were not thrilled Wednesday when city officials first announced the annual audit would not be ready by the end of the year. "The financial part is about 95 percent complete," said Baker's financial director Mary Sue Stages. Some councilmembers feared a repeat of last year's... more »

• Flags ordered at half-staff in honor of former secretary of state

  May 25, 2017 6:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Louisiana to be flown at half-staff in honor of late State Representative and former Louisiana Secretary of State Alan Ater. Ater died on May 21 in Houston Texas at the age... more »

• Board approves sale of land for CATS North Baton Rouge hub

  May 10, 2017 3:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State University's Board of Supervisors has approved the sale of land in North Baton Rouge to be used as a CATS transit hub. The CATS Board of Commissioners approved the $235,000 purchase of real estate property located adjacent to LSU Health North on Airline Highway... more »

• Governor Edwards orders flags at half-staff for late Rep. Tinnerello

  April 6, 2017 7:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards has ordered that flags are to be flown half-staff over the State Capitol on Friday in honor of the late Representative Michael Tinnerello. Tinnerello was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1988 to represent District 13 for the parishes... more »

• Dardenne authorizes delayed start for state employees Monday

  April 3, 2017 12:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Due to severe weather affecting Louisiana, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne is authorizing a delayed start for state employees in all parishes on Monday, April 3. In a statement released Sunday night, Dardenne recommends employees should report to work if and when it is safe to... more »

• BREC referees claim they aren't being paid on time Play Video

  March 11, 2017 11:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Calling basketball games is a workout for the men in the black and white stripes. They run up and down the court, keeping up with 10-year-olds, watching every dribble, shot, and pass for several games in row. But the some basketball referees for BREC say... more »