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• Teen reported missing after meeting man through social media found; man arrested

  July 12, 2017 1:15 PM

  UPDATE: The missing teen has been found and the 22-year-old man she met through social media has been arrested on charges of simple kidnapping. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 3:15 p.m. on July 12. ORIGINAL: NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department is asking... more »

• Argument over social media ends in cafeteria brawl

  February 16, 2017 10:36 AM

  LOREAUVILLE – Deputies say two people were hurt in a brawl over social media at a high school cafeteria in Iberia Parish Thursday morning. According to Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, the fight happened around 7:15 a.m. in the Loreauville High School cafeteria. Deputies say a 16-year-old armed with a... more »

• Twitter to shut down Vine video sharing app

  October 27, 2016 12:52 PM

  Twitter announced Thursday that it will be discontinuing its popular mobile app that allows users to share short snippets of video. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Twitter said that Vine will be discontinued “in the coming months.” The social media giant said that the website will remain online... more »

• WBRZ viewers react to anchor John Mahaffey's passing

  April 22, 2016 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former WBRZ News 2 anchor John Mahaffey died overnight following a blood clot that happened after a Thursday surgery. Mahaffey led the WBRZ news team during the Golden Years of TV - from the 1970s until he retired in May 1999. He is remembered as being... more »

• LSU: 'Noose' on social media not what it looks like Play Video

  November 12, 2015 12:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU said a picture of what appeared to be a noose hanging from a campus tree Thursday was not what it appeared to be. The picture was posted on social media and quickly spread through the LSU community. It showed what looked like a loop at... more »