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Wednesday Forecast: More warm and sunny days ahead of weekend rain Play Video
January 31, 2024 5:01 AM
The streak of warm and sunny afternoons continues today as we keep our eyes on the rain threat that arrives this weekend. Saturday afternoon and overnight continues to trend to be the wettest time of the weekend. Today & Tonight : Mild morning lows are being recorded around the... more » -
LaToya Cantrell explains why she made obscene gesture at float during Carnival parade
March 1, 2023 4:52 PM
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Wednesday said she gave a rider in a Carnival krewe the middle finger because he did that to her first. "I just had to go ahead and just do a little bird flip and say 'I love you,'" she told reporters during... more » -
Spanish Town celebrates Mardi Gras with 'Pretty in Pink' reverse parade Play Video
February 12, 2021 11:30 PM
BATON ROUGE - With waves and cheers, the historic Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade kicked off today, but in reverse. "They canceled the parade so we're going to be the parade," said one parade-goer from their car. Dozens of cars rolled through the streets, decked out in Mardi... more » -
Some sense of normalcy: Lakes 'flocked' ahead of Spanish Town drive-by house parade Play Video
February 8, 2021 10:46 AM
BATON ROUGE - Some sense of "normalcy" amid the coronavirus appeared on the LSU Lakes Monday as the Spanish Town Krewe flocked the lakes. The iconic pink flamingos appeared, though in far fewer numbers. "The lakes have been flocked! We only put a few in the lakes to... more » -
Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade canceled; board hoping to reschedule Play Video
December 29, 2020 10:31 AM
BATON ROUGE - Amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the 2021 Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade won't roll through downtown on Feb. 13, after the city-parish did not approve plans, board president Robert King tells WBRZ. While officials hope to reschedule the 41st installment of the pink parade later in the... more » -
Mayor's office, medical advisors still mulling Spanish Town Mardi Gras proposals Play Video
December 16, 2020 10:18 PM
BATON ROUGE - Spanish Town Mardi Gras officials are still holding out hope that riders will load onto floats and revelers will line up on sidewalks come Feb. 13. "We can hold out a little bit longer and just kind of see," said Robert King, Spanish Town Mardi Gras... more » -
'Running with it': Spanish Town Mardi Gras moving forward with plans for parade, ball Play Video
October 19, 2020 10:32 PM
BATON ROUGE - Spanish Town Mardi Gras board President Robert King's year revolves around everything pink. This most uncertain of years has not changed that. "We're in a holding pattern, but we're not in a holding pattern," King said. "We're proceeding like it's a regular year, even though it's... more » -
The perfect ending to the perfect season; The Tigers who won it all celebrate the season with a parade Play Video
January 18, 2020 11:27 PM
BATON ROUGE - Thousands of LSU fans piled up on LSU's campus to celebrate with the Tigers for doing the unthinkable. It was a Tiger Mardi Gras on Saturday Jan. 18 at LSU's campus. A sea of purple and gold drowned LSU's campus as fans were cheering and catching... more » -
New Roads parades set to roll on Fat Tuesday Play Video
February 12, 2018 11:33 PM
NEW ROADS - Boasting one of the oldest and largest Mardi Gras festivals in Louisiana, two parades are set to roll Tuesday in the city on False River. Community Center Carnival Mardi Gras Parade; starts 11:00 a.m. New Roads Lions Mardi Gras Parade; starts at 2:00 p.m.... more » -
22 additional charges filed against Endymion crash suspect
February 28, 2017 2:14 PM
NEW ORLEANS - 22 additional charges have been filed against the suspect in the Endymion parade crash that hospitalized 21 people Saturday night. According to a report from WWLTV, 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto is facing 12 new counts of vehicular negligent injury and 10 counts of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring.... more » -
Police presence will remain unchanged for weekend downtown events
February 17, 2017 10:10 PM
BATON ROUGE - The parades will roll on this weekend in Baton Rouge without an increased police presence, despite a violent week across the city. Thousands of people will be downtown this weekend as huge parades roll through the streets. Downtown business owners said they are not concerned, because they... more » -
Spanish Town flamingos quickly become endangered Play Video
January 18, 2016 5:15 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Carnival season is off to the races. The first sign of that was the Spanish Town flamingos flocking to the City Park lake. The Krewe of Spanish Town stocked the lake last night and within hours of daylight, the flamingos went extinct.... more »