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• Teen arrested for school threat in Calcasieu

  September 10, 2021 3:08 PM

  A middle school student in Calcasieu has been booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on a terrorizing charge. Deputies in Calcasieu say the 13-year-old boy threatened to shoot up S.J. Welsh Middle School. Deputies say the threat happened at 9:45 a.m., but they weren't notified until approximately 1:00 p.m.... more »

• Truancy a growing concern during pandemic, could put juveniles on dangerous path Play Video

  February 25, 2021 6:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE – It may be fallout from the pandemic, but juvenile crime is climbing. Experts are noticing more kids skipping class, virtual or otherwise, and some finding trouble on the streets. On Wednesday , a man police now identify as Maurice Mark shot a 16-year-old who Mark told... more »

• Possible threat prompts security at area middle school Friday

  February 9, 2018 12:38 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – There was a heightened security presence at Prairieville Middle School Friday morning over concerns of a possible threat made by a student. Authorities would only confirm there was security at the school but did not provide additional information. In a note to parents, administrators said they... more »

• Smoke fills middle school, students evacuated Friday Play Video

  November 3, 2017 11:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Students were evacuated from Sherwood Middle School Friday morning after smoke filled the building. Firefighters were dispatched around nine o'clock to the school on Goodwood between Sharp and Sherwood Forest. Students were evacuated to the yard. Video and pictures recorded by a WBRZ news crew showed... more »

• Band director no longer at Dutchtown Middle School after racial slur post Play Video

  May 5, 2017 8:11 PM

  UPDATE: Richard Bresowar is no longer at Dutchtown Middle School. DUTCHTOWN- The band director at Dutchtown Middle School used a version of the N-word this week in a social media post. Richard Bresowar responded to a Facebook post by Ascension Parish Councilman Daniel Satterlee who was asking for... more »

• 15-year-old girl shot and killed in Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 18, 2017 11:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Details have come to light in the early hours of Thursday morning regarding the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Au'Miracle McElwee. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting occurred on Wednesday around 10 p.m. in the 5100 block of Oaklon Avenue. Investigators say that McElwee was... more »

• Middle school placed on lockdown due to report of gun

  January 11, 2017 2:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A middle school is currently on lockdown Wednesday afternoon, according to the chief of communications for East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. The school, North Banks Middle School of Excellence located at 5959 Cadillac Street, was placed on lockdown around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday due to a... more »

• Dad arrested for threatening to fight daughter's middle school teacher

  December 15, 2016 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies say a Baton Rouge dad has been arrested for threatening his daughter's middle school teacher Thursday. Marvin Edwards, 39, was arrested for assault of a school teacher and disturbing the peace. On Thursday, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office responded to Scotlandville Middle School... more »

• Hwy 930 expansion project almost a done deal Play Video

  October 2, 2015 6:26 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Ascension Parish school officials are scheduled to decide whether to approve a road widening project near Prairieville Middle School. DOTD is planning to widen the two-mile stretch of Highway 930 that runs from La. 42 to Causey Road. School officials say it's hard for buses to... more »