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• Students now facing less severe punishment after fight club videos appear on the news Play Video

  December 3, 2019 8:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Schools officials are reversing course on punishments for 24 students at Lee Magnet High School after faculty found videos depicting student-on-student boxing matches in a restroom. A statement from the East Baton Rouge school system Wednesday said the students are now facing suspensions rather than the... more »

• Lee Drive expansion project eyes October completion Play Video

  August 20, 2017 11:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The intersection of Lee Drive between Highland Road and Burbank Drive has been seeing some heavy construction as of late, but the necessary project should greatly help traffic in the area. That bottleneck serves as a throughway for multiple college apartment complexes and developers want to... more »

• Man arrested after disruption at Chicken Shack

  June 24, 2017 11:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies arrested a man after he caused a disturbance at the Chicken Shack on N. Acadian Thruway. According to the affidavit, Ronnie Davis was inside the business and stumbling around the parking lot displaying poor balance, slurred speech and emitting a strong... more »

• Family of murdered teen begs witnesses to come forward Play Video

  May 26, 2017 6:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE- McKinley High football quarterback Bryant Lee will be buried Saturday but police are no closer to finding his killer. "The mentality is [the witnesses] don't want to be labeled a rat, so they won't talk," said Sheketa Heard, Lee's cousin. Two weeks ago the 18-year-old was... more »

• McKinley High quarterback dead after shooting at graduation party, school issues statement Play Video

  May 13, 2017 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Family and friends say 18-year-old Bryant Lee has died Saturday after a shooting at a graduation party. They said the McKinley High senior and starting quarterback for the 2016 season was shot Saturday while attending the party a few blocks from his North Baton Rouge home. Baton... more »

• Removing the "Robert E." from "Robert E. Lee High School" Play Video

  May 31, 2016 10:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Before the new Lee High School opens, there's some controversy over the origin of its name. At a meeting Tuesday evening, a committee came up with recommendations for new names in an attempt to distance the school from its confederate namesake, Robert E. Lee. ... more »