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• ALERT: How to watch WBRZ's morning news Monday

  September 16, 2022 6:40 PM

  PLEASE SEE THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING NOTE: Morning local news will be seen on WBRZ Plus, the area's only free, over-the-air, cable and streaming news channel Monday. WBRZ Channel 2 will be providing ABC News coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Monday. WBRZ Plus can be streamed... more »

• Live music returns to indoor venues in the capitol area Play Video

  April 30, 2021 8:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After being without since the pandemic shutdown, live music is coming back to Downtown Baton Rouge. " It is a step toward normalcy," Casey Tate said. Tate is the Special Events and Marketing Coordinator for the Downtown Development District. "Live music has not been... more »

• LIVE UPDATES: Monday afternoon commute

  February 22, 2021 3:23 PM

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• Governor announces Tuesday COVID briefing, expected to discuss state's reopening plan

  August 24, 2020 12:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference Tuesday, March 2, at 1:00 p.m. The governor is expected to discuss the ongoing coronavirus health crisis and take questions from reporters. He's also expected to discuss the state's current phase 2 order, which expires March 3.... more »

• Stream important WBRZ weather updates - Click here

  August 21, 2020 4:33 PM

  Urgent weather and storm information Click HERE for the WBRZ weather page Stream WBRZ newscasts and WBRZ Plus online here Click HERE to watch the WBRZ 24-hour weather channel live online The WBRZ Weather Team is here for you, on every platform. Your weather updates can... more »

• SpaceX launch canceled Wednesday; next launch window is Saturday Play Video

  May 26, 2020 3:57 PM

  UPDATE: Wednesday's launch has been canceled due to weather conditions. The next potential launch window will be Saturday, May 30. Standing down from launch today due to unfavorable weather in the flight path. Our next launch opportunity is Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, or 19:22 UTC... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices stuck in the mud for now

  February 21, 2019 1:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After seeing the first major drop of the season last week, the price of boiled crawfish has seemingly stalled in the capital area. According to WBRZ's Crawfish Price Index , the average price is still hovering around $5 per pound, but you'll be hard-pressed to find... more »

• How much will boiled crawfish cost you right now?

  February 7, 2019 3:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's officially that time of year. And while we won't have to contend with a bitterly cold winter driving up crawfish demand like last year, prices are still less than ideal right now. According to WBRZ's Crawfish Price Index , the average price of boiled crawfish... more »

• WBRZ LIVE: Here's where to get live news, forecasts today and tomorrow

  December 7, 2017 4:05 PM

  Newscast times WBRZ's 2une-In, 5 a.m. - 7 a.m. WBRZ News 2 at Noon WBRZ News 2 at 4:00 WBRZ News 2 at 5:00 WBRZ News 2 at 6:00 WBRZ News 2 at 10:00 WBRZ News broadcasts on television Live on... more »

• Wisconsin man drives himself to hospital after shooting nail into his chest

  August 15, 2017 9:20 PM

  GREEN BAY, Wi. - A Wisconsin man is going viral after a nail pierced his chest while building a fireplace. According to ABC News, Doug Bergeson accidentally fired a three-and-a-half inch nail into his chest. Initially, he brushed it off. "It just felt like it kind of stung... more »

• BRPD: Burglar steals $1000 in fresh seafood from restaurant

  May 13, 2017 6:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was was arrested Saturday after he broke into a restaurant and stole $1000 in seafood. Police say the break-in occurred at the Seafood Source of Louisiana on Beaumont Drive around 9:40 p.m. Friday night. According to BRPD, 47-year-old Jospeh Peters was arrested after he... more »

• Manhunt intensifies for Cleveland murder suspect Play Video

  April 16, 2017 6:13 PM

  CLEVELAND - Cleveland police say they are searching for a homicide suspect who shared a video of the fatal shooting of an elderly man on Facebook. Police say Steve Stephens shot 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr., a retiree who was out collecting aluminum cans, Sunday and shared a video of... more »

• Port Allen named one of the top five safest cities in Louisiana

  March 6, 2017 2:33 PM

  The National Council for Home Safety and Security put out a study Monday naming the top five safest cities in the state of Louisiana. The study compares the number of violent crimes per 1,000 people of each city to the statewide average. The study also factors property crimes into... more »

• Dick Clark's New Years Eve to include live broadcast from New Orleans

  December 5, 2016 12:33 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," the annual year-ending television special, will include a live broadcast from New Orleans in its countdown to 2017, WWL reports. Producers announced Monday that the special will include a live remote broadcast from New Orleans in its... more »

• This fall, Michael Strahan joins GMA every day on WBRZ

  April 19, 2016 11:48 AM

  NEW YORK - Michael Strahan will become a full time staple of "Good Morning America," weekdays on WBRZ this fall. Strahan will leave his seat on "LIVE with Kelly and Michael," ABC executives said Tuesday morning. The morning talk show will begin a search for a new co-host in... more »

• Woman from Vacherie wins Dream Home

  June 15, 2013 11:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Lorette Oubre from Vacherie won the 2013 St. Jude Dream Home Saturday night. The giveaway was televised live from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on channel 2. Oubre was shocked and overjoyed when WBRZ anchors John Pastorek and Sylvia Weatherspoon called her with the news just... more »

• Ousted chief to speak to media this afternoon

  February 7, 2013 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White scheduled a press conference for this afternoon, a day after he was fired from his post. White will hold the press conference at the office of his attorney, Jill Craft, at 2:30 p.m. News 2 will stream the event... more »