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• 'I don't apologize for my passion': BRPD chief rallies with city-parish leaders amid council meeting controversy Play Video

  October 2, 2023 2:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul told supporters Monday that he stands by the fiery comments he made at a council meeting last week , though he admits that his emotions got the better of him. The mayor and a handful of city-parish councilmembers rallied outside... more »

• EBR school employee fired amid criminal investigation into 'inappropriate relationship' with student

  August 30, 2023 4:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A high school counselor in Baton Rouge was fired after administrators discovered he was having an inappropriate relationship with a student. The staffer worked at Belaire High School, according to a statement from the East Baton Rouge School System. Sources identified the employee as Justin Broussard,... more »

• Livingston grass fire contained; up to 40 acres burned

  August 25, 2023 3:17 PM

  LIVINGSTON - A large brush fire prompted a response from multiple agencies in Livingston Parish Friday afternoon. Officials reported the fire started in Livingston, along LA 63 near LA 444, around noon Friday. Multiple fire departments were involved in the response. The fire departments had assistance from the... more »

• Saints RB Alvin Kamara gets 3-game suspension over Vegas club fight Play Video

  August 4, 2023 2:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The NFL announced Friday that star running back Alvin Kamara will miss three games to start the Saints' regular season. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported the suspension Friday afternoon. #Saints RB Alvin Kamara was suspended 3 games for violations of the personal conduct policy... more »

• Downed powerlines blocking highway in Gonzales Monday morning

  July 17, 2023 11:33 AM

  GONZALES - A utility pole broke along a highway in Gonzales early Monday morning, blocking the roadway and knocking out power for hundreds in the area. Gonzales Police said South Burnside Avenue was first closed at Orice Roth Road around 6 a.m. According to Entergy, a utility pole fell... more »

• Hard-to-reach equipment slowing down repairs in Baton Rouge neighborhood, Entergy says Play Video

  June 17, 2022 1:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A neighborhood in Baton Rouge has been without power for roughly a day as Entergy has struggled to reach damaged equipment. The power company said the outage started around 2 p.m. Thursday and was initially attributed to downed powerlines in the Plantation Trace area. Entergy said... more »

• Winn-Dixie closing location near LSU in February

  January 12, 2022 2:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Winn-Dixie's supermarket located just outside LSU's campus will shut down in a few weeks. Employees told WBRZ the store located at the intersection of Burbank Drive and Lee Drive will close Feb. 6. Some workers are expected to transfer to one of the other five Winn-Dixie... more »

• AT&T investing millions to bury lines in south La. after Hurricane Ida outages

  October 20, 2021 1:50 PM

  AT&T announced Wednesday it is spending tens of millions of dollars to reinforce its fiber-optic network to better withstand severe weather. The company said the process will include burying its fiber-optic cables that were previously held up by utility poles in the hardest hit parts of Louisiana. The work... more »

• Middle school student expelled after threat forced lockdown Friday

  October 11, 2021 12:15 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A middle school student was expelled after allegedly sending a threat to a West Baton Rouge school last week. The Port Allen Police Department said the threat forced a lockdown at Port Allen Middle School and canceled all of the school's sporting event that evening. ... more »

• Class-action lawsuit alleges Entergy lied about stability of its power grid

  September 20, 2021 12:50 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A lawsuit filed on behalf of Entergy customers accuses the massive power provider of failing to prepare its system for a major hurricane, leaving hundred of thousands in the dark after Hurricane Ida. The suit, filed over the weekend in Orleans Parish, alleges "grossly inadequate maintenance... more »

• After being displaced by Ida, Saints expected to return to Superdome in week 4

  September 17, 2021 12:43 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Saints will finally return to the Superdome more than a month after Hurricane Ida forced the team out of New Orleans. Coach Sean Payton said the team will be back in their home stadium after finishing back-to-back away games over the next two weeks. That... more »

• More than half of Baton Rouge gas stations still without fuel: here's where to look

  September 7, 2021 12:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Fewer than half of gas stations in the Baton Rouge area have fuel over a week after Hurricane Ida hit southeast Louisiana, which prompted a mad dash for the pumps before and after the storm. According to GasBuddy , a tech company that utilizes user data... more »

• Saints WR Michael Thomas likely to miss start of 2021 season

  July 23, 2021 3:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans Saints' star wide receiver Michael Thomas is expected to miss the start of the season after undergoing ankle surgery. The surgery, which took place in June, repaired the ligaments in his ankle but requires a four-month recovery time. Sources: #Saints star WR Michael... more »

• Woman allegedly set relatives' home on fire after they tried to make her leave

  June 11, 2021 7:02 PM

  PONCHATOULA - A woman was arrested after she allegedly set fire to her relatives' home when they tried to kick her out. The state fire marshal's office said deputies investigated the home on Crown Drive in Ponchatoula on June 7 and determined Savannah Scariano, 25, started the fire. ... more »

• Odor prompts emergency response at hotel; firefighters say guest was storing gas there

  May 13, 2021 1:59 PM

  COVINGTON - Firefighters were called to a Louisiana hotel Thursday after someone reported smelling gasoline in the building. Instead of finding a gas leak, however, they found gas cans loaded with fuel inside one of the rooms. The St. Tammany Fire District said it was called to the Residence... more »

• Don't put gasoline in plastic bags, government agency warns

  May 12, 2021 2:10 PM

  Federal officials issued a warning to those hoarding gasoline amid the disarray prompted by the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack : Don't put gas in plastic bags. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission dropped the tip Wednesday, adding that only approved containers should be used for carrying fuel. Do... more »

• Bicycle shortage continues frustrating those in the industry Play Video

  May 6, 2021 7:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE – It’s been an uphill ride for bike shop owners since the start of the pandemic. There is a national shortage of supplies, slowing down business. “It’s frustrating to not be able to get simple tubes. Tires and parts I would never think we would have a... more »

• LSU-Grambling baseball game postponed

  April 13, 2021 11:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Tigers' match-up with Grambling State scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed. LSU Athletics announced Tuesday morning the game would not be played due to the potential for severe weather. The schools will try to reschedule the game for later this season. LSU's next... more »

• Hundreds of teachers absent Monday amid EBR proposal to cut summer break short Play Video

  April 12, 2021 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Hundreds of teachers did not show up for work Monday as East Baton Rouge educators protested the school system's plan to push up the start of the 2021 school year. The East Baton Rouge school system confirmed that 531 teachers were recorded absent Monday, about 16... more »

• Residents still without power after almost a week since the ice storm Play Video

  February 20, 2021 8:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Isolated pockets of homes in the Capital area are still without electricity days after the ice storm hit Louisiana. "We lost power Sunday, so it's almost a week," Walthena Gosa said. Gosa owns a home on May Belle Court, a cul-de-sac in... more »

• St. James Parish planning water outages to keep up with demand

  February 16, 2021 3:49 PM

  Parish officials say residents in St. James can expect to temporarily lose water in their households Tuesday evening. Officials said the said the outages are necessary due to the current water consumption rate outpacing how quickly the parish can take in water for treatment. The outages will start around... more »

• DEMCO carrying out 'days-long' plan to restore power

  February 16, 2021 12:46 PM

  CENTRAL - DEMCO said Tuesday it is still working to restore power for its thousands of customers affected by this week's winter weather. The company said in a brief statement that it is working to repair broken poles in 36 locations and downed powerlines in 127 different spots. DEMCO... more »

• West side shelter briefly open, now closed as power is restored

  February 15, 2021 4:53 PM

  ADDIS - West Baton Rouge officials announced they planned to open a temporary shelter Monday night as many are left without power due to a severe winter storm. The shelter was scheduled to open at 5 p.m. Monday at the Addis Community Center. It closed before nine after a... more »

• Facebook, Instagram experiencing outages Thanksgiving Day

  November 28, 2019 11:37 AM

  Users are reporting intermittent outages across both Facebook and Instagram Thursday morning. The parent company acknowledged on Twitter that both social media sites and apps were not loading properly for all users. We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing Facebook’s family of apps, including... more »

• Fire crews still investigating Saturday nights blaze in mid-city

  November 10, 2018 8:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews are responding to a reported fire at an apartment complex behind Our Lady of Mercy Church parking lot on S Carrollton Ave. The incident was reported late Saturday around 7:00 p.m. at Goodwood Place apartments. Witnesses reported seeing visible flames, and smoke coming... more »

• Police: Man throws woman out of car in front of children, threatens to burn down house

  July 12, 2017 4:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly throwing a woman out of a vehicle while her children were present and then threatening to set fire to a house belonging to the woman's mother. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 27-year-old Carey Gene Sanders on... more »

• Proposed ordinance would keep mobile homes out of Livingston subdivisions Play Video

  May 15, 2017 7:30 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Livingston Parish is taking steps to keep mobile homes out of traditional subdivisions. Some residents say mobile homes in their subdivision are bad for the community and cause for the value of property to decrease. Marie Cain has been a resident of the Merryland subdivision near... more »

• Weather moves LSU Softball vs. Georgia to Sunday

  March 25, 2017 6:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Due to weather and field conditions game two of the SEC series between the No. 12 LSU softball team and No. 16 Georgia Bulldogs has been moved to Sunday as part of a doubleheader at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge. Heavy rains on Saturday rendered the... more »

• Tangipahoa program aims to help teens, young adults return to school

  January 18, 2017 1:11 PM

  HAMMOND - A program in Tangipahoa Parish will soon help teenagers and young adults who left school before earning a diploma. The Tangipahoa Parish Graduation Alliance is an initiative for people between the ages of 14 and 20 who don’t yet have a high school diploma or GED. Students... more »