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Sources: WBR sheriff's office employee took cash for ticket but never cleared it Play Video
November 29, 2022 5:41 PM
PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office employee who admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars remains on paid leave and there are new details about the scheme. Sources told the WBRZ Investigative Unit in at least one instance, an individual received a traffic ticket and... more » -
WBR sheriff refuses interviews while his employee remains under criminal investigation for stealing Play Video
November 17, 2022 5:36 PM
PORT ALLEN - Less than 24 hours after the WBRZ Investigative Unit identified an employee accused of stealing from the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office , Sheriff Mike Cazes has refused to do an interview while the case remains under a criminal investigation. Mandy Miller is a longtime... more » -
Despite amended W-2s, WBRSO employees still overpaid taxes for two years Play Video
November 11, 2019 5:51 PM
PORT ALLEN- For five years (2013-2017), hundreds of thousands of dollars were overpaid to the federal government in taxes after a payroll oversight caused all of the employees at the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office to have taxes taken out of their retirement contributions. Their pension account functions... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Deputy who shot & killed man in Port Allen motel returns to work Play Video
September 5, 2019 12:44 PM
PORT ALLEN - The West Baton Rouge Deputy who shot and killed a man this summer while executing a drug warrant has returned to work despite the Louisiana State Police investigation not being finished. Vance Matranga was given back his unit and will be allowed to carry a weapon,... more » -
Former embattled judge to challenge Sheriff Mike Cazes in surprise political twist
August 8, 2019 5:59 PM
PORT ALLEN – Two years after resigning from a westside judgeship amid turmoil, Robin Free has decided to challenge incumbent Mike Cazes for sheriff. Free was suspended in 2016 then quit the following year after being accused by the Judiciary Commission of inappropriate actions involving individuals that appeared before... more » -
Court hearing pushed back after sheriff a no-show Play Video
April 25, 2019 3:47 PM
UPDATE: On May 31, 2019, Judge Don Johnson excused State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves from having to testify after his attorney showed up. An East Baton Rouge Deputy testified that warrants that are entered into their system can be accessed by any law enforcement agency. The hearing was continued... more » -
After WBRZ reports, sheriff asks State Police to investigate deputy
July 21, 2018 10:58 AM
PORT ALLEN – State Police is investigating a West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputy highlighted in two WBRZ Investigative Unit reports over the last week. The investigation surrounds West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputy Ben Arceneaux. Arceneaux has been accused of stalking and sexually harassing women while on duty. ... more » -
Sheriff tries to block WBRZ reporting of agency's investigation into deputy's sexual misconduct Play Video
July 17, 2018 1:22 PM
PORT ALLEN – The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office hired an out-of-town law firm to unsuccessfully fight a public records request filed by the WBRZ Investigative Unit related to allegations a deputy was under investigation over reports he demanded a woman perform oral sex on him during a traffic... more » -
Inmate escapes from WBR jail, gets caught with marijuana Play Video
June 21, 2016 5:29 PM
PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Parish trustee is locked up in the main part of the jail after investigators said he escaped over the weekend. Investigators said when he got caught, they found two bags of marijuana on him. According to investigators, 37-year-old Haron Link was serving... more » -
Cazes lands re-election for WBR Sheriff
October 24, 2015 10:35 PM
PORT ALLEN - Sheriff Mike Cazes easily won a fourth term as sheriff of West Baton Rouge Parish Saturday night against an opponent he previously defeated four years ago. Cazes earned 73 percent of the vote in the parish, while Maranto received 26 percent. Maranto, a military and... more »