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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Pages of redacted records highlight lack of transparency at Louisiana State Police Play Video
November 11, 2020 4:47 PM
BATON ROUGE - Despite a three-year-old case being closed and not under criminal investigation, it took Louisiana State Police two months to make records related to that case available to the WBRZ Investigative Unit. Now, it's what was missing from those documents that has watchdogs calling for more transparency. ... more » -
LA State Police attorney grilled at capitol by Black lawmakers following WBRZ report Play Video
September 8, 2020 7:07 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Police attorney who initially withheld August McKay's disciplinary letter but later released it was grilled by Black lawmakers at the state capitol Tuesday. Faye Morrison was asked about why the letter wasn't delivered, procedures that allowed it to happen, and what's changed. ... more » -
Governor releases statement on State Police n-word scandal exposed by Nakamoto Play Video
September 4, 2020 5:28 PM
BATON ROUGE- The state NAACP along with people across the nation are calling for Trooper August Mckay's termination following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report that showed state police gave him no discipline for a using a racial slur on duty. Governor John Bel Edwards responded to the language used... more » -
LSU promises change, announces plans to rename Middleton Library for racial justice Play Video
June 10, 2020 10:25 AM
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State University has come under fire for its response to viral videos of an incoming freshman and sophomore using racial slurs in reference to African Americans. When footage of incoming freshman, Drew Dollar shouting an offensive racial slur was made public by actress/activist Skai Jackson... more » -
LSU: Prospective student who posted racist video won't attend school in the fall Play Video
June 8, 2020 9:41 AM
BATON ROUGE - LSU said in a new tweet Monday (June 15), the admitted student who posted an offensive video on social media earlier in the month will not be attending LSU in the fall. LSU tweeted the new information in a Twitter thread about the situation. ... more » -
Judge who sent racist text messages resigns Play Video
February 25, 2020 5:03 PM
UPDATE: An attorney representing Judge Jessie Leblanc coinfirmed she submitted her resignation Thursday. ***** BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards has joined the litany of activists and public officials calling on Judge Jessie Leblanc to resign over a slew of racist text messages sent to a deputy... more » -
After WBRZ report on racist messages sent from judge's phone, NAACP files complaint with Supreme Court Play Video
February 24, 2020 2:26 PM
NAPOLEONVILLE – The NAACP filed a complaint with the Louisiana Supreme Court after WBRZ reported on a string of racist text messages sent from the phone of an area district judge. WBRZ was first to report on the messages and allegations of an affair involving the judge and a... more » -
Woman orders chicken sandwich, gets racist receipt served with it Play Video
July 30, 2018 6:33 PM
BATON ROUGE- A woman in Baton Rouge got way more than she ordered Friday when the "n-word" appeared on her receipt from Bull Chicks off of Coursey Boulevard. "'N***a' was on my receipt," Tanya Varnadoe said. "I noticed it once I got home, and it was shocking to me."... more » -
NAACP leader in West Feliciana Parish wants deputy fired Play Video
October 14, 2015 8:01 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A deputy for West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office is out on bond after being charged with threatening a fellow lawman. Shane Lofton is the same deputy recently accused of using racial slurs against African-Americans St. Francisville. Lofton booked on a simple assault charge in Avoyelles Parish Wednesday... more »