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• St. Jude Dream Home opens for tours

  June 2, 2023 11:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The tickets may be sold out, but everyone is invited over the next six days to tour the grand prize in the 2023 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. This year's top winner will receive a home valued at $775,000. The house is part of the Pointe-Marie... more »

• Brittany Spears takes Vegas show on the road, skips La.

  January 23, 2018 9:24 AM

  Las Vegas-Louisiana native and national pop star Brittany Spears announced that she will bring her Piece Of Me Tour on the road. Most recently, she has been performing in Las Vegas. Spears will have shows in select cities in North America, Europe, and the UK. There is no... more »

• WATCH: Gov. Edwards travels to N.O. to tour damage, gives updates following severe weather

  February 7, 2017 3:30 PM

  WATCH: Tour of tornado damage NEW ORLEANS – Governor John Bel Edwards traveled to New Orleans to tour tornado damaged areas following Tuesday's severe weather that impacted several parishes throughout Southeast Louisiana. Edwards held a press conference with New Orleans elected officials to provide an update. Edwards... more »

• U.S. Rep. Mica, Congressman Graves critique FEMA's response efforts Play Video

  August 29, 2016 7:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE – U.S. Representative John Mica of Florida and Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves toured flood damaged neighborhoods in South Louisiana from the sky on Monday. Mica, who chairs the U.S. House subcommittee that oversees FEMA, said that the relief agency has been pitiful in dealing with the... more »

• Donald Trump meets with flood victims Friday

  August 19, 2016 10:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Donald Trump arrived at the airport to tour flood damaged areas shortly before 9:30 Friday morning. It seemed Trump's visit was attempted to be secret, but his travel plans were revealed first on Twitter and then on WBRZ News 2 at 6:00 Thursday. Early Friday morning,... more »

• Take a virtual tour of the St. Jude Dream Home

  June 3, 2016 2:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Haven’t seen the St. Jude Dream Home yet? You can take a virtual tour of it below: Also don’t forget to purchase your tickets here . The winner will be announced live on WBRZ’s television special on Sunday, June 12. more »

• New Orleans music icon Allen Toussaint dead at 77

  November 10, 2015 7:38 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Allen Toussaint, the New Orleans music legend and Rock and Roll innovator, died Monday while on tour in Europe. WWL-TV reports Toussaint's family confirmed he died shortly after a performance in Spain. He was 77. A spokesperson for Madrid emergency services said rescue workers were called... more »

• Tour the St. Jude Dream Home today, Sunday

  June 8, 2013 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - The 2013 St. Jude Dream Home opens again Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. to peek at new ideas in home building. While touring the house for free, you can also buy a raffle ticket to win the home. Proceeds benefit the... more »