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  • Livingston sheriff's office employee arrested for escape and DWI, resigns her post Play Video

    March 7, 2023 4:59 PM

    LIVINGSTON - An employee with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office resigned her post Tuesday as the WBRZ Investigative Unit began asking questions about her arrest. Watch live newscasts here Over the weekend, Kimberly Waters, 55, was arrested by Louisiana State Police on Highway 447 while driving a 2017... more »
  • Loudest voice in legislature for a new MS River bridge leaving state senate

    June 1, 2022 12:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Rick Ward, the westside lawmaker who was instrumental in pushing for a new river bridge, will leave the legislature. Ward told WBRZ Wednesday, he had a job that was too good to pass up. He said he was not leaving the Louisiana Senate for politics... more »
  • BRPD narcotics officer who reported corruption after his arrest resigns

    April 27, 2021 5:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police officer Jeremiah Ardoin resigned from the force Tuesday. In his resignation letter obtained by WBRZ, Ardoin wrote of safety concerns since he cooperated with investigators about a corruption investigation within the drug squad. Ardoin wrote to the Baton Rouge Police Chief, "I am... more »
  • Member of White House's COVID Task Force announces resignation plans amid controversy

    December 23, 2020 1:35 PM

    WASHINGTON - A health expert who often shares the spotlight with her Coronavirus Task Force colleague, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is resigning following public criticism of her decision to attend a family gathering during an especially troublesome period of the pandemic. While Dr. Fauci and the CDC outspokenly recommended avoiding... more »
  • President Trump's coronavirus advisor, Dr. Scott Atlas, resigns

    December 1, 2020 11:03 AM

    As President-elect Joe Biden selects staff and prepares for his new Commander in Chief role, one key member of President Trump's administration has stepped down from his advisory position within the White House. According to the BBC News , Dr. Scott Atlas, who had been serving as President Trump's... more »
  • Acting Navy Secretary submits resignation after firing the captain of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt

    April 8, 2020 7:21 AM

    Days after firing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt for publicly asking the government to assist his virus-impacted crew , acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly submitted his resignation. According to ABC News , Moldy resigned on Tuesday morning and Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Twitter... more »
  • Southern board member pleads guilty, resigns two years after WBRZ report Play Video

    January 15, 2020 4:48 PM

    GONZALES- Southern University Board of Supervisors member Donald Ray Henry entered a guilty plea in court this week to injuring public records. As part of his plea agreement, he resigned from the Southern University Board of Supervisors. Henry was the focus of a WBRZ Investigative Unit report back in May... more »
  • Cop accused of lying in shooting incident resigns, will receive back pay

    February 22, 2019 1:18 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A fired police officer who successfully fought his termination on a technicality amid a controversial arrest has resigned from the Baton Rouge Police force, WBRZ learned Friday. Yuseff Hamadeh was fired following an investigation into an altercation he had with an individual during a traffic stop... more »
  • Chancellor who abruptly resigned scheduled to return to work in the fall Play Video

    February 11, 2019 7:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Despite allegations of misconduct by employees against Chancellor-Dean Bobby Phills, Southern University confirmed Monday he will return to work and will assume a tenured administrative position in the fall. The WBRZ Investigative Unit has spoken to four employees that worked with Phills and all have similar allegations... more »
  • Southern University confirms investigation into high-paid executive amid Nakamoto reports

    February 4, 2019 7:05 PM

    UPDATE: Sources tell WBRZ that Chancellor-Dean of Southern Ag Center Bobby Phills has been placed on administrative leave. "This will allow Southern University System President Ray L. Belton’s administration to continue to review the personnel matter and to determine if disciplinary action is warranted pursuant to the faculty handbook,"... more »
  • INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Elected leaders want COA Director to resign after WBRZ report Play Video

    March 30, 2017 5:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE- At least three elected officials in East Baton Rouge Parish are calling for the Executive Director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging to resign following a report by the WBRZ Investigative Unit. Metro Councilmen Buddy Amoroso and Dwight Hudson said Tasha Clark Amar needs to... more »
  • Acting U.S. Attorney appointed following Green's resignation

    March 16, 2017 11:50 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Following the resignation of Walt Green, Corey R. Amundson has been appointed as the acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana. Amundson said that he is "deeply honored and humbled." "Our office has a long history of commitment and dedication to the cause... more »
  • Ascension Parish council votes to request Matassa's resignation Play Video

    March 15, 2017 11:37 AM

    GONZALES –The Ascension Parish council has voted to call for the resignation of Parish President Kenny Matassa Thursday. Councilmembers voted 6-4 in favor of calling for Mattasa's resignation. Matassa was indicted by a grand jury on charges of public bribery on Friday. He is accused of offering a... more »
  • LAGOP says Brown's resignation should have come sooner

    February 17, 2017 10:47 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Republicans say state Senator Troy Brown’s resignation should have come sooner. In a statement released Thursday, LAGOP Executive Director Jason Doré said his colleagues welcome Brown’s resignation. “We’re glad he finally saw that his actions were not to be tolerated by the Louisiana Legislature,”... more »
  • State rep. calls for Senator Brown's resignation following domestic abuse plea

    January 12, 2017 4:03 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A state representative is calling for the resignation of State Senator Troy Brown who pleaded no contest to domestic abuses charges this week. State Representative Helena Moreno, representative for District 93 in New Orleans, posted on her Facebook page on Thursday, a day after Brown entered... more »
  • Second Greensburg mayor resigns in five month span

    September 30, 2016 11:48 AM

    GREENSBURG – For the second time in five months, a mayor of Greensburg, La. has resigned. Greensburg Mayor Willie Hurst resigned his position earlier this week. Alderwoman Amanda Ficklin-Mixon will serve as Mayor Pro-Tem and fill in the position until another mayor is appointed or elected. Former Greensburg... more »
  • Senator rejects calls for resignation after abuse arrests

    August 12, 2016 1:42 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Despite urging from the governor and some colleagues, a state senator arrested twice on domestic violence charges is spurning calls for his resignation. Sen. Troy Brown, a Democrat from Geismar, issued a statement Friday saying that he's "made mistakes for which I am deeply sorry," but... more »
  • Search for permanent CATS CEO begins

    April 8, 2016 2:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The CATS board accepted Bob Mirabito's resignation and named his interim replacement at a special meeting Friday afternoon. William "Bill" Deville, who has more than 30 years of transit management experience and has been with CATS since December 2013. Deville started as the Chief Operation... more »
  • CATS board to select interim CEO after Mirabito resignation

    April 7, 2016 3:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) Board of Commissioners is scheduled to have a meeting Friday to select an Interim CEO after Bob Mirabito’s resignation on Tuesday. Mirabito announced his resignation from the city’s public transit system on Tuesday afternoon. According to the meeting agenda, the board of... more »
  • Assumption Sheriff's Office reacts to Waguespack's resignation Play Video

    February 11, 2016 5:36 PM

    NAPOLEONVILLE - The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office has a new leader after Sheriff Mike Waguespack resigned last night. "He contacted me, called me over, again, it was somewhat of a shock for me," said Interim Sheriff Bruce Prejean, who was previously chief criminal deputy. Waguespack made the announcement... more »
  • Ascension School superintendent leaving to take national position

    January 27, 2016 1:29 PM

    DONALDSONVILLE - Superintedent Patrice Pujol is leaving the Ascension Parish School District this spring after working for the system for more than three decades, according to a spokesperson for the school. Jackie Tisdale said Pujol has accepted a position as President of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching,... more »
  • Investigative Unit: Parish worker caught stealing resigns after WBRZ report

    December 8, 2015 5:35 PM

    NEW ROADS- Less than 24 hours after a report by the WBRZ Investigative Unit, Harold Ennis resigned as a grounds keeper for the Pointe Coupee Parish Recreation Department. Our report showed Ennis on surveillance video taking a YETI cup from the A & W Store on Hospital Road. Ennis... more »
  • Troy Brown resigns from leadership position in Senate

    December 3, 2015 4:01 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Embattled state Senator Troy Brown has resigned from an elected position within the Senate due to legal issues from a domestic battery incident after the Bayou Classic last weekend. Brown faces misdemeanor domestic battery charges after he was accused of punching a longtime girlfriend in the... more »

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