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• Former President Jimmy Carter discharged from Emory University Hospital

  November 27, 2019 11:11 AM

  ATLANTA – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from Emory Hospital, Wednesday morning. Doctors performed successful surgery on the 95-year-old, effectively relieving pressure on his brain, which had been caused by a subdural hematoma. Doctors say the hematoma was associated with Carter’s recent falls. The first... more »

• Rep. Steve Scalise released from hospital; to begin inpatient rehabilitation

  July 26, 2017 11:55 AM

  WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Scalise has "made excellent progress" and was discharged from the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the hospital announced on Wednesday. Scalise is now entering into "intensive inpatient rehabilitation." The hospital provided the following update: "Congressman Steve Scalise has made excellent... more »

• Non-violent offender walks free from Angola Play Video

  May 12, 2017 5:21 PM

  ANGOLA- A man convicted on a burglary charge and sentenced to seven to ten years became the first man from Baton Rouge to walk free from Angola after completing a new court program that helps those re-integrate back into society. The Re-entry Court program allows offenders sentenced from... more »

• HUD releases $1.6 billion in flood recovery funds

  April 10, 2017 7:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officially released the $1.6 billion in flood recovery funds appropriated in 2016, the Governor's Office announced. HUD can immediately begin to withdraw funds for flood recovery and the state will begin to use the funds to conduct environmental reviews... more »

• Edwin Edwards released from hospital

  December 15, 2016 11:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Edwin Edwards has been released from the hospital after battling pneumonia, according to the former governor's wife. In a post on her facebook page, Trina Scott Edwards wrote "We're missing the Governor's Christmas party and Eli's first school Christmas program tonight, but we're home from the... more »

• Deputies searching for 'improperly released' inmate in Lafayette

  October 26, 2016 3:24 PM

  LAFAYETTE – Lafayette Parish deputies are searching for an inmate who was ‘improperly released’ Wednesday afternoon. According to a KATC report, 29-year-old Joshua Simon was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans. He is described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 155 pounds. ... more »

• WATCH: Wounded deputy greeted with hero's welcome home Thursday afternoon Play Video

  July 21, 2016 2:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy Bruce Simmons was released from the hospital Thursday and arrived home to a hero's welcome from neighbors, law enforcement and area firefighters. Simmons survived an ambush on Baton Rouge Police and other sheriff's deputies Sunday. A gunman killed three officers... more »

• 1 officer released from OLOL; 1 remains in critical condition

  July 18, 2016 1:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE – One officer injured in Sunday's shooting on Airline Highway has been released from the hospital. A sheriff's deputy remains in critical condition at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, according to a news release from the hospital. Another deputy is in fair condition... more »

• EXCLUSIVE: Devon Gales says 'I will walk again' Play Video

  February 24, 2016 11:30 PM

  ATLANTA – A Southern University Jaguar, injured in a football game in September, is one step closer to returning home to Baton Rouge. WBRZ News 2 was the only station there as Devon Gales completed his last day of physical therapy Wednesday. Also Wednesday, Gales was discharged from the Shepherd... more »

• Audubon Zoo releases recuperated brown pelican back into wild Play Video

  December 23, 2015 1:06 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Audubon Zoo veterinary staff have released a brown pelican into the wild after they treated the bird for exposure to an oily substance the bird encountered in the Gulf of Mexico. The pelican, nicknamed by vet staff “Snappy,” was set free on the Riverview in New... more »