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• Traffic signal coming to notoriously accident-prone intersection Play Video

  June 5, 2025 5:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There's a traffic light coming to an intersection along Highland Road that has recently been the scene of several traffic incidents and water rescues. After several meetings and hours of discussion between council members, the City of Baton Rouge, the City of St. George and residents... more »

• Car runs into pond at Highland and Pecue intersection; driver not found Play Video

  May 2, 2025 11:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A car overturned in the pond at the intersection of Highland Road and Pecue Lane on Friday morning, and firefighters said the driver of the vehicle was nowhere to be found. Pictures from the St. George Fire Department showed a car crashed into the pond in... more »

• East Ascension holds annual Pond Jump for seniors' last day Play Video

  May 1, 2025 1:47 PM

  GONZALES - East Ascension High School hosted its annual Pond Jump to celebrate the senior high schoolers' last day on campus. Soon-to-be grads jumped into the pond on the school's campus to celebrate finishing another chapter in their academic careers. Congrats, grads, from WBRZ! more »

• Tangipahoa deputies still looking for man last seen heading towards Kentwood pond

  April 18, 2025 7:54 PM

  KENTWOOD — Tangipahoa Parish deputies are searching for a man who was last seen heading to a pond off of Pone Blades Road to go fishing on Tuesday. Deputies say, 30-year-old Dakota Forrest was last seen on Tuesday, April 15. Authorities say his phone, cigarettes and 4-wheeler have been... more »

• Deputies identify woman's body found in pond behind Port Allen home Play Video

  April 15, 2025 5:40 PM

  PORT ALLEN — Deputies on Tuesday identified a woman whose body was found in a pond behind a Port Allen home along Section Road. The body found Monday morning was identified as 59-year-old Port Allen woman Wanda Skipper. Although no foul play is suspected, deputies said an official cause... more »

• EBRSO: Teenager allegedly stole truck from gas station, crashed it into nearby pond Play Video

  March 19, 2025 8:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a teenager who allegedly stole a truck from a gas station, rammed a sheriff's office unit and crashed the vehicle into a pond early Wednesday morning. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said deputies were called for an armed robbery at the Murphy's gas... more »

• Several more rescued from Amite River on Saturday, one week after deadly tubing incident

  July 31, 2021 6:15 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - More people were rescued in the Amite River on Saturday, just one week after someone was killed while tubing in the waterway. The Livingston Fire Department District 5 initially reported it was called to assist more than a dozen tubers in the river due to dangerous... more »

• Piranha found in LSU lakes; officials investigating whether there are more

  May 28, 2021 5:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A piranha native to South America was found in the University Lakes, though officials are unsure whether there are any more swimming around in Baton Rouge. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the fish was found in the lakes earlier this week and identified as... more »

• Detention pond gobbling up land in Gonzales neighborhood Play Video

  September 19, 2018 6:21 PM

  GONZALES - A couple of homeowners are having a property issue in a relatively new subdivision in Ascension Parish. Mossy Oaks Subdivision, off Babin Road, was built in the last five years. Luke Langlois moved into the neighborhood about two years ago and has enjoyed it, up until a... more »

• State orders sewage pond operator to clean up act Play Video

  August 13, 2018 6:29 PM

  WALKER - Tucked away in a neighborhood off Hwy 447 in Livingston Parish is a pond system where raw sewage is dumped and treated. A notice screwed to a post, feet from the pond says, "Hunting, fishing, trapping or trespassing for any purpose is strictly forbidden." There are 18... more »

• Woman who drowned in Livingston Parish, sister of CNN TV host

  January 31, 2018 6:18 PM

  UPDATE: Officials have confirmed that the woman who died is the sister of CNN anchor Don Lemon of Port Allen. Lemon's family released the following statement Thursday afternoon: DENHAM SPRINGS – A person drowned in a neighborhood pond Wednesday. The person was found off Iberia Drive... more »