Tagged News

• Tenant's ordeal: Mold and ruined belongings after drain disaster at apartment complex Play Video

  April 29, 2026 3:07 PM

  ZACHARY - A family renting a unit at an apartment complex in Zachary says they're living a nightmare after water bubbled up from their drains, creating a moldy mess. Bianca Padilla says she rented a unit at Zachary Parkside Apartments because it was close to school and work. She... more »

• Severe winter weather causes trash collection to be delayed across capital region Play Video

  January 20, 2025 12:24 PM

  Local trash collection across the capital region is being postponed ahead of Tuesday's extremely cold weather and potential snowfall. Local governments and schools have also announced their closures on Tuesday and Wednesday. Local trash pickup will not happen in the following areas: Gonzales: - Trash collection for... more »

• Retiring WBRZ general manager honored as TV's best

  December 22, 2022 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE – National media trade publication Broadcasting and Cable recognized retiring WBRZ General Manager Rocky Daboval as among the best in the business this week. “This is more of a Lifetime Achievement award for the legendary executive,” the magazine wrote of Daboval, adding his management legacy is “all... more »

• Water turned off at apartment building, management company unreachable Play Video

  August 9, 2022 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Tenants living at an apartment building say their water was turned off last month and they've been trying to contact the management company to find out why. So far, management has been unreachable and the Baton Rouge Water Company says the bill hasn't been paid. Mark... more »

• Tenant questions Perkins Rowe security measures following Sunday attack Play Video

  April 19, 2022 4:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man in jail for randomly kidnapping a woman and assaulting her at Perkins Rowe has a checkered past going back decades. Leon Curry is in jail , charged with sexual battery, kidnapping, and stealing a car after the crime spree at a shopping center Sunday.... more »

• Veteran TV journalist Lee Polowczuk to retire, Trey Schmaltz named top news boss at WBRZ

  February 10, 2021 12:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Trey Schmaltz has been elevated to WBRZ’s Director of News, overseeing news programming with the retirement of veteran newsman Lee Polowczuk. Polowczuk and his wife Susan, a former TV reporter, anchor and public relations executive, will spend their retirement with their son’s family and two young... more »

• Late fees concern tenants who say they don't owe Play Video

  April 9, 2018 6:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some folks living at Magnolia Trace off N. Harrells Ferry Road came home to notices on their doors saying they owed a whole lot of rent money. Many people are confused about the notices since the complex is strict when it comes to paying late fees. ... more »