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• WATCH: Reckless driver does donuts on I-10, halts traffic Play Video

  February 21, 2022 10:29 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A driver doing donuts on I-10 brought traffic to a complete stop on the interstate Friday. The stunt was caught on video near the Louisa Street split in New Orleans. A witness told WWL-TV a green vehicle with black stripes started doing donuts on the shoulder... more »

• After 9-year-old dies in hospital, driver arrested a second time in violent crash

  November 1, 2021 6:25 PM

  GRETNA - A man accused of causing a crash that left a 9-year-old girl seriously hurt last week was taken into custody again on Monday after the child died in the hospital. The arrest comes more than a week after the Oct. 22 wreck on LA 23 in Gretna... more »

• Arrest warrant issued for mother after 3 kids test positive for meth

  August 8, 2021 7:28 PM

  ST MARTINVILLE - An active arrest warrant has been issued for a mother of three after her children tested positive for illicit drugs. KLFY reported St. Martinville Police said Brittany Degeyter's three children, all under the age of ten, had their hair follicles tested, and all tests came back... more »

• SU Ag Center to host virtual training sessions on smoking, tobacco addiction

  August 13, 2020 6:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Southern University Ag Center’s Communities of Color Network is all set to host a Facebook live web series that will dive into issues related to smoking and tobacco addiction. The series begins Thursday, August 13 and ends Thursday, August 27. It will be broadcast... more »

• U.S. officially prohibits anyone under 21 from purchasing tobacco products

  December 27, 2019 3:50 PM

  The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that a new law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. President Trump signed legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raise the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products... more »

• Man accused of attacking neighbor who refused to smoke with him

  March 21, 2017 2:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies arrested a man after they say he attacked his neighbor for not smoking a cigarette with him. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, Ryan Stockstill, 26, was charged with simple battery and home invasion. On Mar. 19 around 9 p.m., deputies responded... more »

• Metro Council kills smoking ban proposal Play Video

  April 13, 2016 7:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Metro Council killed a proposal that would have banned smoking in all businesses, including bars and casinos. Smoking ban fails. pic.twitter.com/qiXjg0jauI — Brittany Weiss WBRZ (@MsBWeiss) April 13, 2016 The ordinance was designed to include a ban on... more »

• New taxes go in effect on April 1st; that's no joke Play Video

  March 31, 2016 6:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Smokers, drinkers, car renters and every shopper around Louisiana will be paying more for their purchases starting today. In addition to tax increases on cigarettes, alcohol and car rentals, a one percent increase in the state sales tax kicks in Friday. According to the Tax... more »

• BRFD: Fire caused by person smoking in bed

  February 1, 2016 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Fire officials are looking into a house fire that they say was caused by a person smoking in bed. Authorities responded to the fire in the 3000 block of Seneca Street around 5 a.m. Monday. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman, Mark Miles, said the building suffered about $40,000... more »

• Group wants to ban smoking in bars, casinos across Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 26, 2016 10:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The group Smoke-free East Baton Rouge is working on a campaign to extend an existing statewide smoking ban to include bars and gaming facilities. The group, made up of Louisiana Cancer Research Center, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Cancer Action Network, the American Lung Association and others,... more »

• Smoking in bed cause of house fire that killed Port Barre woman

  November 24, 2015 5:03 PM

  PORT BARRE - The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a Port Barre woman died during a house fire that was started while she was smoking in bed Tuesday morning. Firefighters from the St. Landry Parish Fire District #2 were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Bellanise... more »

• Public housing faces smoking ban Play Video

  November 13, 2015 10:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - People who rely on government help to pay their rent could be told to quit smoking, or live somewhere else. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, is considering banning smoking on all of its properties across the nation. HUD says the ban would... more »