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Councilman fails investigation by permit office, neighbor still worried about flooding Play Video
October 1, 2021 6:31 PM
BATON ROUGE - The City-Parish says it mailed District 6 Metro Councilman Cleve Dunn a letter regarding a number of violations it found on the property he owns outside of his district. His neighbor, Eugene Michelli, contacted 2 On Your Side after he said his complaints to the... more » -
Councilman, neighbor at odds over property enhancement project Play Video
September 22, 2021 4:37 PM
BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman is at odds with his neighbors. Their property dispute is full of twists and turns and involves a councilman's backyard oasis at a property outside of his district. The property is near Millerville Road and S. Flannery Road in Sherwood... more » -
Club owner plans to take legal action after fire marshal shuts down overcrowded venue Play Video
January 25, 2021 8:10 PM
BATON ROUGE - The state fire marshal shut down a Baton Rouge night club after finding hundreds of people inside the dangerously overcrowded building this weekend. "What we found was a building that had almost 800 people in there," Fire Marshal Butch Browning said. The state fire marshal's... more » -
Neighbors tired of listening to business noise, demand action be taken Play Video
August 5, 2020 5:55 PM
UPDATE: Baton Rouge Police visited the neighborhood Wednesday night and measured the decibel levels to find that the business is not in violation. Police say the meter read a level of 69.8 outside and 38.8 inside the complainant's house. The decibels must exceed 85 per statute 12:101(3) which covers “any... more » -
Department of Health cites dozens of area restaurants for violating new seafood law Play Video
September 26, 2019 6:33 PM
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's seafood identification law requiring restaurants to label seafood has been in effect for a few weeks. The Louisiana Department of Health began enforcing the new law on September 1. During its routine violation period, LDH visited about 3,200 restaurants in Louisiana and found about 100... more » -
City clears up red light ticket confusion after On Your Side report Play Video
February 7, 2018 7:01 PM
UPDATE: The city says Hayward's ticket problem has been cleared up, citing an administrative error as the likely cause of the confusion. The collection agency, American Traffic Solutions, added that this is a rare occurrence and couldn't say how often this has happened in the past. ***** ... more » -
Watchdogs question discipline of trooper who improperly ran names through databases Play Video
July 19, 2017 5:45 PM
BATON ROUGE- A high ranking Louisiana State Police Lieutenant, Robert Burns II, was suspended for 64 hours recently after an investigation revealed he ran 52 searches in law enforcement databases for personal reasons, a violation of LSP policy and federal law. In speaking with the WBRZ Investigative Unit Wednesday about... more » -
Contractor accused of fraud says, it's 'not the complete truth' Play Video
June 14, 2017 6:58 PM
BATON ROUGE - A contractor facing fraud charges in three parishes went before the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors Wednesday morning. Michael Simmers with TWG LLC stepped in front of a podium prepared to address alleged violations against him, but his hearing has been postponed. "My lawyer... more » -
EBR Council on Aging Board Chairman resigns after WBRZ Investigative Unit report Play Video
April 24, 2017 2:41 PM
UPDATE: Council on Aging board member C. Denise Marcelle has confirmed Wednesday that Brandon Dumas has resigned from his position as EBRCOA Board Chairman. BATON ROUGE- There are more allegations of wrongdoing tonight at the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging. This time it involves Board Chairman Brandon... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: EBR Council on Aging board may have broken the law Play Video
April 12, 2017 3:26 PM
BATON ROUGE – The State Legislative Auditor suspects the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging broke state open meetings laws when it met, in secret, to discuss an audit Tuesday. The board of the council dismissed anyone who was attending the meeting – including a WBRZ news crew –... more » -
Man says he's been mailed red light violation in error, warning others Play Video
February 2, 2017 6:09 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man who was mailed a red light violation says he didn't do anything wrong. He says the photo that came with the ticket proves he's right. Syed Naqvi says the light malfunctioned and he's not going to pay the $177 ticket. There are multiple... more » -
Red light-runners receive tickets in the mail years later Play Video
May 5, 2016 11:38 PM
BATON ROUGE - Tickets for running red lights are arriving years later for some drivers in Baton Rouge. Arturo Jerezano is one of those drivers. He showed News 2's Brittany Weiss a ticket indicating he drove through a red light on September 17th, 2011. He received that ticket in... more »