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• BRPD: Baton Rouge woman arrested after boarding bus, inciting fight between daughter, another student Play Video

  September 16, 2025 6:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A woman accused of getting on a school bus and encouraging her daughter to attack another student was arrested by Baton Rouge Police, arrest records show. Alicia Clark, 27, was driving in the same direction as her daughter's school bus on the morning of Sept. 11... more »

• East Baton Rouge Parish Schools transportation director updates 2une In on bus safety Play Video

  August 7, 2025 7:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Students across the capital region are heading back to school Thursday, and that means school bus safety. East Baton Rouge Parish School System Transportation Director Rob Howle visited 2une In to discuss the subject and to clear up some misconceptions about it. "It is confusing,... more »

• Bus driver arrested after parent claims he slammed door on her arm and drove off Play Video

  January 16, 2023 5:37 PM

  INDEPENDENCE - A longtime bus driver in Tangipahoa Parish was arrested and accused of aggravated battery after a parent alleged he shut the bus door on her arm and drove a few feet before stopping. Watch live newscasts here Techniguecious Moore said it was a foggy morning last... more »

• Police: Man in Santa hat arrested for school bus theft

  May 3, 2021 5:54 PM

  LAKE ARTHUR - A man wearing a Santa hat was accused of stealing a school bus Thursday. Police arrested 34-year-old Cody Wade Moore after they obtained surveillance camera footage of the scene at Lake Arthur High School. The footage showed a man wearing a red shirt, khaki pants... more »

• Walker parents raise concerns after drivers fail to stop for school bus Play Video

  February 28, 2020 10:40 PM

  WALKER - Sandy Brooks and her husband Chad live along Florida Boulevard near Corbin Avenue. Their kids get picked up and dropped off by the school bus right on the side of the busy road. The couple says drivers frequently pass the bus while the children get on and off,... more »

• School bus driver ticketed, removed from route after activating stun gun on bus Play Video

  January 16, 2019 1:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A contract school bus driver was removed from their route and ticketed after activating a stun gun while on a bus. The incident, which was recorded on video, was reported through school officials and then to authorities who investigated and built a case against the driver.... more »

• EBR school bus driver on leave after profanity-laced howl at students was caught on camera Play Video

  October 4, 2018 12:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE – An East Baton Rouge Parish School System bus driver was placed on leave after a person driving next to a bus recorded the driver’s profanity-laced fuss at students onboard. Because of the incident, all transportation employees with EBR will have to undergo additional training. The school... more »

• Child dies from injuries related to school bus crash Tuesday Play Video

  September 18, 2018 8:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A child and adult are now dead after a crash involving a school bus earlier this week. Police said Friday, Skylar West, 3, died from injuries related to the crash. Dandrew West, 33, of Grosse Tete, died at the scene of the crash Tuesday. The... more »

• Livingston Parish parent furious after child ingests prescription drug on school bus Play Video

  March 21, 2018 5:40 PM

  WALKER- A parent is demanding that the Livingston Parish School System add protocols to address a terrifying situation she experienced last week involving her five-year-old. Morgan Wesley said her son was taking the bus to Walker Elementary School when he and another student came across a pink pill on... more »

• School bus driver recalls terrifying encounter with two men Play Video

  November 1, 2017 6:38 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE- The driver of a school bus loaded with children said she had to think on her feet when she says two men stopped her because they thought she was speeding. The driver, Ms. Templet called the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office during the encounter Monday. One of the men was... more »

• Armed argument with school bus driver leads to arrests Play Video

  October 31, 2017 11:44 AM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – Two men were arrested after a dispute with a school bus driver over speeding, WBRZ learned Tuesday. The arrests were made a day earlier, on Monday, when the men approached the bus on Little Prairie Road. The men were upset over the bus driver's speed and approached... more »

• 2nd grader stabbed by knife he took on school bus Friday morning

  October 13, 2017 11:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A nine-year-old was stabbed on a school bus Friday morning, WBRZ has learned. The boy's mother said a copy of the incident reported suggested her son had a knife in his backpack and while on the bus, another student was able to take it and stabbed... more »

• Two taken to hospital after car hits kids getting off school bus Play Video

  August 17, 2017 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Two kids were taken to the hospital after being hit by a car while exiting a school bus Thursday evening. The kids were hit at the corner of Alvin Dark and Jay Hebert Drive. Police said the driver of the car stopped at the scene. ... more »

• EBR school officials considering school bus tracking technology Play Video

  May 18, 2017 7:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Parents may soon be able to track their child's school bus in East Baton Rouge Parish. School officials are looking into equipping school buses with tracking technology. About 35,000 students ride the bus every day and officials are trying to find ways to help answer... more »

• School bus crash in LaPlace sends 14 students to hospital with minor injuries

  May 5, 2017 5:53 PM

  LAPLACE – The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a Friday afternoon crash that involved a school bus and pick up truck. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of St. Andrew's Boulevard in LaPlace. The bus was carrying 28 students at the time of... more »

• Bicyclist struck by school bus on Florida Blvd

  March 14, 2017 9:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE – First responders say a bicyclist suffered minor injuries after he was struck by a school bus Tuesday morning. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. near the intersection of North Foster Drive and Florida Blvd. According to Baton Rouge Police the bicyclist was transported from the... more »

• Separate crashes close parts of Government St.

  March 7, 2017 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two separate crashes, one involving an East Baton Rouge Parish school bus, closed parts of Government Street in Baton Rouge Tuesday. Westbound traffic was diverted at Jefferson Highway as crews worked to clear one wreck. Photos from the scene show two cars with damage to their... more »

• BRPD working crash involving school bus, dump truck

  October 14, 2016 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police are working a bus crash involving a school bus and a dump truck in Baton Rouge Friday afternoon. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. at the intersection of Scenic Highway and East Mason Avenue. Wreck involving Scholar's First Transportation school bus... more »

• No injuries reported after school bus rear-ended in Livingston Parish

  August 9, 2016 9:46 AM

  WALKER - Only bumps and bruises were reported after a school bus was hit from behind on Tuesday morning. Livingston Parish Schools Superintendent Rick Wentzel said the bus had dropped high school students off and was bound for North Corbin Junior High in Walker when it was struck from... more »

• 7-year-old girl allowed to go home using fake note

  May 5, 2016 2:11 PM

  HARRIS COUNTY - A 7-year-old girl was allowed to take a school bus home after forging a fake note. Charlie Dahu’s daughter, Rosabella, forged a note stating that she was allowed to take the bus home from her elementary school instead of going to the after-school program. The school staff... more »

• Crash involving school bus and tree service truck

  April 15, 2016 2:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are responding to a crash involving a school bus and a tree service truck. The crash happened on Victoria Gardens Court on Friday afternoon. According to students, eight or nine students from Thrive Academy were on the bus when the bus and truck collided. ... more »

• School district investigating child being left on bus Play Video

  January 13, 2016 10:57 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Livingston Parish Public School System is investigating a child being left on a school bus Wednesday. Janice Felder said in an interview, she was notified her five-year-old granddaughter, Kelly, had been left on the bus when a school secretary called about the child's absence from... more »

• New push for mandatory seat belts on school buses

  November 10, 2015 5:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Federal Traffic Safety Administration is considering making seat belts mandatory on school buses. Safety administrators say school districts need to work with bus manufacturers and the government to implement the safety belts. But, school leaders say some of the details still need to be finalized. "I don't... more »

• Eight kids hurt after hit-and-run with school bus Play Video

  October 1, 2015 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Eight kids were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a hit-and-run driver crashed into a school bus Thursday morning, according to police. The Baton Rouge Police Department said a 1999 Mazda Millenia ran a stop sign and collided with the bus on Gayosa Street near... more »

• 2 students dead in Houston school bus crash

  September 15, 2015 11:55 AM

  HOUSTON - A school bus crash has left two high school students dead and two others and their bus driver seriously injured, Houston officials said. According to ABC News, the crash happened around 7 a.m. today after the bus hit and went over the guardrail on the freeway and... more »