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• Chef KD's white pepper gravy Play Video

  May 28, 2013 4:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Chef KD finished his southern gravy series with a white pepper gravy recipe. If you'd like the full recipe or have questions for Chef KD, email them to ChefKD@Eatel.net . more »

• Local schools owed $30M because of court ruling

  May 15, 2013 1:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Superintendent of Education John White says the state owes local school districts $30 million because the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out this year's public school funding formula. The Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers couldn't fund a voucher program to send children to private school through the formula... more »

• Criminal case dropped in White cell phone search Play Video

  April 4, 2013 3:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - City police dropped a criminal theft investigation into a missing cell phone which supposedly belonged to former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White. This comes after a search warrant was issued to take the phone from a woman in Zachary. Investigators claim White and the woman... more »

• Detective accused of warrant shopping

  April 3, 2013 6:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White's Attorney Jill Craft accused Detective Cleveland "Mack" Thomas of shopping around, going judge to judge to obtain a search warrant to investigate her client. Police executed that warrant last week after a court commissioner, Nicole Robinson, finally signed it.... more »

• Fired police chief investigated for missing cell phone, theft Play Video

  March 27, 2013 7:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White for theft of a city-issued cell phone, his attorney Jill Craft explained. Craft has had the phone for weeks and said police never contacted her about the device. "Why don't you just ask me for... more »

• Special crime meeting called for Thursday in Baton Rouge

  February 28, 2013 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A community meeting has been called to talk about crime and the police department. Councilwoman Tara Wicker announced the meeting Thursday afternoon. The meeting will be held Thursday evening at the Dr. Leo S. Butler Community Center on East Washington Street. "The community is invited to... more »

• Benedict to be called "emeritus pope", will wear white

  February 26, 2013 3:19 PM

  VATICAN CITY - There soon will be two pontiffs, each wearing white and each called "pope" living a few yards apart, with the same archbishop serving both. The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has decided that he will be known as "emeritus pope" when he retires, and will be called... more »

• Dabadie sworn in as provisional BRPD chief

  February 26, 2013 12:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lt. Carl Dabadie Jr. took the oath today to become Baton Rouge's provisional police chief. Mayor Kip Holden swore Dabadie in. He is the son of an officer who died in the line of duty, and applied for the chief's position when Jeff LeDuff resigned in... more »

• Fired BRPD chief files civil service appeal

  February 21, 2013 2:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dewayne White's attorney officially filed an appeal today for his removal as Baton Rouge's police chief, claiming it was done in bad faith and without just cause. The appeal to the municipal Civil Service Board of East Baton Rouge says White's termination was not done in... more »

• Fired BRPD chief plans further appeals Play Video

  February 18, 2013 4:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White said he plans to appeal today's firing at the local and state levels, after a contentious hearing between him and East Baton Rouge's mayor-president. Mayor Kip Holden did not reverse his decision today to fire White after a public... more »

• Holden chooses to uphold BRPD chief's firing Play Video

  February 18, 2013 10:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden announced he will uphold his decision to fire Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White. Holden made the announcement during a public hearing with White and his attorney which grew contentious at times. Holden said White made several misrepresentations during... more »

• White House: 'Grave concern' on delayed nominees

  February 17, 2013 12:43 PM

  WASHINGTON - The new White House chief of staff says there's "a grave concern" about delays in assembling President Barack Obama's second-term national security team. Senate Republicans have stalled the nominations of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary and John Brennan to be CIA director. GOP lawmakers want more answers... more »

• White House seeks 'balanced way' to budget fix

  February 17, 2013 10:15 AM

  WASHINGTON - The new White House chief of staff says President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect the automatic budget cuts scheduled for next month will have on America's middle class. Denis McDonough tells ABC's "This Week" that the economy has been getting stronger over the past few months.... more »

• Mayor's office gives White letter explaining firing Play Video

  February 13, 2013 6:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor Kip Holden's office sent former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White a letter today listing more than a dozen reasons they want him fired. The letter's 14 points include accusations of nepotism, destroying potentially-sensitive documents, and leaking confidential information or making inflammatory statements to the... more »

• 26-year veteran to fill chief's responsibilities

  February 6, 2013 9:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Lt. Carl Dabadie, Jr. will lead the Baton Rouge Police Department until Mayor Kip Holden names a new chief. The city fired Dewayne White Wednesday. White had been the chief since May 2011. Prior to that, he was on the State Police force. Dabadie was White's... more »

• BRPD chief fired shortly after public appearance Play Video

  February 6, 2013 1:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police Chief Dewayne White was fired from his position as the city's top police officer Wednesday. White told News 2 he received a letter around noon from city Chief Administrative Officer William Daniel that there was a "substantial disagreement with the direction of the Baton Rouge Police... more »

• BRPD Chief to arm officers with rifles, expand BRAVE to 70802 Play Video

  January 16, 2013 2:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White announced progressive plans that will move his department forward this year. In a one-on-one interview, White said the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination Project will expand to the 70802 zip code this year. Officers will also be outfitted with military surplus... more »

• White House calls NRA video repugnant, cowardly

  January 16, 2013 10:56 AM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says a National Rifle Association video referencing President Barack Obama's daughters is "repugnant and cowardly." Obama spokesman Jay Carney says most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as "pawns in a political fight." Carney was referring to an online video from... more »

• Newtown families invited to Obama gun control event

  January 16, 2013 10:20 AM

  WASHINGTON - Families of the victims of last month's shooting attack at a Connecticut elementary school have been invited to the White House today to see President Barack Obama outline an effort aimed at reducing gun violence. Obama's ideas include bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines --... more »

• BRPD chief putting more officers on Patrol

  January 15, 2013 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Chief Dewayne White announced plans to put dozens more Baton Rouge Police officers out patrolling the city's streets. White said he plans to swell the Patrol division's ranks by not transferring out veteran officers once new recruits join the force. He said in the past when... more »

• GOP proposes new 'fiscal cliff' offer to Obama

  December 3, 2012 2:16 PM

  WASHINGTON - House Republicans negotiating with President Barack Obama on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff are proposing to increase the eligibility age for Medicare and to lower cost-of-living hikes in Social Security benefits. The proposal is a response to Obama's offer last week to hike taxes by $1.6 trillion over... more »

• WH: Syrian use chem weapons would cross 'red line'

  December 3, 2012 2:15 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says it is increasingly concerned that the beleaguered regime in Syria might be considering use of chemical weapons against its own people and warned that doing so would "cross a red line." White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that U.S. officials are closely... more »

• Liberal group outlines substantial Medicare cuts

  November 14, 2012 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON - A think-tank with ties to the White House is looking to prevent a raid on health care programs during upcoming budget talks. It's released a plan today for some significant savings -- mostly from Medicare. The blueprint from the Center for American Progress spares Medicaid and the new... more »

• Shooting suspect described as white supremacist Army veteran

  August 6, 2012 12:25 PM

  OAK CREEK, Wis. - More details are emerging about yesterday's deadly shootings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Authorities say 40-year-old Army veteran Wade Michael Page walked into the suburban Milwaukee temple without saying a word and opened fire with a 9mm handgun that was purchased legally. They say he... more »

• White Castly ferry will resume in August

  July 17, 2012 3:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State transportation officials say the White Castle ferry is expected to return to service during the last week of August after crews complete repairs to the vessel's propeller shaft. The Department of Transportation and Development has hired a contractor to perform the repairs and is waiting... more »

• Obama to celebrate July Fourth at White House

  July 4, 2012 7:13 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will be celebrating the nation's 236th birthday today at the White House. The president returns from Camp David this morning. Then he'll deliver remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active-duty service members in the East Room. In the evening, the president and the... more »

• Jack White announced for 2012 Voodoo Fest lineup

  June 27, 2012 7:30 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Touring in support of his critically acclaimed debut solo album "Blunderbuss," Jack White has been added to the lineup for the 2012 Voodoo Music and Arts Experience. White joins other headliners for the event, set for Oct. 26-28, including Grammy Award-winning trio Green Day and Neil Young... more »

• White House confirms death of al-Qaida No. 2

  June 5, 2012 2:35 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House is confirming the death of al-Qaida's second-in-command, calling it a "major blow" to the terror network. White House spokesman Jay Carney would not confirm how Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed. An American official says he was killed in a U.S. drone strike. Carney described... more »

• White House pushes for college cost transparency

  June 5, 2012 9:38 AM

  WASHINGTON - The White House is partnering with dozens of colleges to provide new students with easier-to-understand information on costs and financial aid. Vice President Joe Biden is announcing the partnership Tuesday along with representatives from several schools, including Syracuse University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.... more »

• "White powder" letters costing taxpayers milllions

  May 17, 2012 2:56 PM

  DALLAS - Federal authorities say they hope to solve the worst white power mailing case in U.S. history because the letters are tying up first responders and costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Amanda McMurrey of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service says authorities believe the same person has sent nearly 400... more »

• Plans for new EBR school district altered

  April 13, 2012 10:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Legislation that would create a breakaway school district in Southeast East Baton Rouge Parish advanced out of committee, but not before changes were made to the boundary lines. Senator Bodi White, R- Central, says he started working with members of the public last fall to create the... more »

• White teen pleads guilty in Miss. hate crime

  March 22, 2012 7:24 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. - A white teenager pleaded guilty to murder and a hate crime Wednesday for running over a black man with his pickup truck in a killing a judge called a stain on Mississippi that will take years to fade. Nineteen-year-old Deryl Dedmon apologized to the victim's family before... more »

• US urges Israel diplomacy with Iran

  March 5, 2012 11:43 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Obama and Israel's Prime Minister are showing some unity today on the issue of Iran's nuclear weapons. President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting at the White House. The President said the US and Israel agaree that diplomacy is the best way... more »

• White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance

  February 27, 2012 7:54 AM

  WASHINGTON - Millions of dollars in White House money is helping pay for New York Police Department programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance. The money is part of a little-known grant intended to help law enforcement fight drug crimes. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Bush... more »

• White House searches for answers after Quran burning

  February 27, 2012 6:03 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and top aides are in damage-control mode after rioting raged in Afghanistan following last week's Quran-burning incident at a U.S. air base. The president has already apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But that hasn't stopped the violence, which has claimed not only Afghan lives... more »

• Jindal to meet with governors, dine at White House

  February 24, 2012 2:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal is meeting with fellow governors from around the country this weekend in Washington and is set to dine at the White House. Jindal's office said the GOP governor traveled to Washington on Friday for events with the Republican Governors' Association and meeting of... more »

• Roemer goes Independent

  February 22, 2012 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer is giving up his attempt to win the Republican nomination for president. But he's no giving up his bid for the White House. Roemer announced today that he is leaving the GOP after his dismal performances in the states that... more »

• Dobard named new Recovery School District Superintendent

  January 18, 2012 11:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - There is a new leader for the state's struggling schools. Patrick Dobard was named the new superintendent of the Recovery School District by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education today, taking the place of the new BESE Superintendent John White. The nomination came from... more »

• BESE picks White as new La. school superintendent

  January 11, 2012 1:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's public education board is hiring Recovery School District leader John White as state education superintendent. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Wednesday for White, who Gov. Bobby Jindal had heavily pushed for the job. The vote came only two days after the board's... more »

• White House announces summer jobs initiative

  January 5, 2012 6:07 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is looking to boost summer job prospects for youth. The White House says that with help from the private sector it's gotten commitments for nearly 180,000 youth employment opportunities for next summer and is aiming for tens of thousands more. Obama says that with... more »

• White meeting with EBRP School Board Play Video

  December 7, 2011 6:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The acting Louisiana Superintendent says she is stepping down next month. Ollie Tyler made the announcement during a Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting. Tyler took over when Paul Pastorek quit earlier this year. Tyler says she will continue her forty year career in... more »

• BRPD Chief White: There's no special treatment

  August 22, 2011 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Chief of Police Dewayne White wants to set the record straight. He wants the public to know there will not be a cover-up, and the football players in question will be treated as any other persons of interest would be. "This case is not going away... more »

• EBRP Attorney likely to seek repayment for plane in hangar

  July 7, 2011 10:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Someone could get a bill for parking a private plane in a police hangar at Baton Rouge Metro Airport. The East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney says the owners might have to pay for a temporary stay that turned into a free ride. Until then, you've footed the... more »

• News 2 Investigation brings police probe

  July 1, 2011 9:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Findings by News 2 launched a police investigation into a former Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter hangar at Metro Airport. The News 2 investigation uncovered something inside the hangar that shouldn't be there. In less than 24 hours after being told about it by News 2, the... more »

• New BRPD Chief has first face-to-face with public

  June 2, 2011 10:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- One community in Baton Rouge met with the new top crime-fighter in the city Thursday night. Chief Dewayne White shared his background and goals with the crowd at the District 6 Community Meeting, but also listened to people with ideas and concerns. White says in just... more »

• Baton Rouge's next police chief sworn in

  May 31, 2011 4:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Chief Judge Tony Marabella of the 19th JDC swore in Dewayne White as Baton Rouge's newest police chief in front of dozens of his colleagues, friends and family at the Metro Council chambers. White didn't answer any questions as he plans to meet with his officers... more »

• Parish leaders react to BRPD chief choice

  May 27, 2011 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana State Police Maj. Donald Dewayne White will be sworn-in as the 27th Police Chief in Baton Rouge Tuesday. News 2 broke the story that White was the front-runner for the job on Thursday's 10 p.m. newscast. Mayor Kip Holden made the pick official at a Friday... more »

• Front-runner emerges in BRPD Chief selection process

  May 26, 2011 10:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- News 2 has learned the front runner for Baton Rouge Police Chief is State Police Maj. Donald Dewayne White. Mayor Kip Holden will announce his decision today at a 10 a.m. press conference. White, 51, is the commander of the emergency services unit at Louisiana State Police.... more »

• Budget battle brewing between lawmakers, administration

  May 17, 2011 10:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A battle over the budget is brewing at the Capitol. Lawmakers decided they want to spend your money differently than the Governor and the Jindal administration is furious. In the new plan, selling three prisons, using court settlement money for the TOPS Scholarship Program and increasing... more »

• US to impose sanctions on Libya

  February 25, 2011 2:29 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says the U.S. is moving forward with plans to impose unilateral sanctions on Libya in response to violence there. Obama spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. is finalizing that process Friday. He says the U.S. is also working with European partners on additional sanctions... more »

• Jurors hear recorded calls in Brown racketeering trial

  February 24, 2011 7:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Testimony continued today in the public corruption case involving White Castle's police chief and former mayor, and included recordings of what prosecutors said was the brothers asking for bribes. Jurors heard recorded converstations between Mario and Maurice Brown, and William Miles, a civilian working undercover for... more »

• Illinois court throws Emanuel off Chiago ballot

  January 24, 2011 1:10 PM

  CHICAGO - An Illinois appellate court on Monday threw former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election. The decision put Emanuel's candidacy into doubt a month before the election. He had... more »

• Obama to tackle deficit in State of the Union

  December 23, 2010 11:15 AM

  HONOLULU - The White House says President Barack Obama will use his upcoming State of the Union address to focus on the nation's deficit. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says the president's advisers are looking through the recommendations from Obama's deficit commission, though he didn't say which proposals the president supports. The... more »

• Officials react to "bath salt" abuse surge

  December 22, 2010 6:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE- It's a substance that some doctors say is sweeping the nation as the new over-the-counter way of getting a high. A white powder, commonly disguised as bath salts, is being snorted, injected, and in some cases smoked to create a high similar to cocaine. Dr. Mark Ryan,... more »

• WH: Health care ruling does not create uncertainty

  December 13, 2010 1:09 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says it disagrees with a Virginia judge's ruling declaring a key provision of President Barack Obama's health care law unconstitutional. But officials say it does not create uncertainty about the implementation of the law's provisions. "Our belief is that when all the legal wrangling is... more »

• White Castle officials back in court for motions hearing

  December 7, 2010 2:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - White Castle police chief Mario Brown and his brother, former White Castle mayor Maurice Brown, were back in federal court in Baton Rouge as more motions were heard ahead of their racketeering trial. Several pre-trial motions made by defense attorneys were denied or deferred by the... more »

• President makes surprise trip to Afghanistan

  December 3, 2010 10:09 AM

  BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into dangerous Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict. Under intense security, Obama landed in night's darkness after a clandestine departure from the White House... more »

• Fate of worker that sent Obama email undetermined

  December 1, 2010 3:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana Senate employee has been suspended and an investigation launched after an email was sent to state workers that depicts President Obama as a white person and is labeled a “racism test”. Senate researcher Tammy Crain-Waldrop was suspended without pay after she sent the email to... more »

• President Obama receives stitches on lip

  November 26, 2010 2:01 PM

  President Obama received 12 stitches in his lip after being injured in a pick-up basketball game. Another player accidentally hit the President with an elbow. President Obama got the stitches in the doctor's office on the ground floor of the White House. The president got a local... more »

• White powder sent to `Dancing With the Stars'

  November 20, 2010 10:32 AM

  A threatening letter with white powder was delivered to the "Dancing With the Stars" production office Friday, but tests indicated the substance was not hazardous, authorities said. In a statement, ABC confirmed the envelope was received at the show's production office and the substance was determined to be talcum... more »

• Winners of 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom announced

  November 17, 2010 3:30 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says former President George H.W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou and investor Warren Buffett are among the 2010 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. President Barack Obama will present the awards to the 15 honorees early next year. Other winners... more »

• UPDATE: 28-year-old dies in White Castle ATV collision

  September 7, 2010 2:41 PM

  Authorities in Iberville Parish said one person has died in the area's only fatal accident over the Labor Day weekend. White Castle Police said 28-year-old Jerome Wesley died Monday evening after the ATV he was riding went into the road near Louisiana Highway 1 and Lacroix Road and collided... more »

• SC police: Black man shot to death, body dragged

  June 3, 2010 9:40 AM

  State police say a white man has been arrested in the shooting death of a black man whose body was then dragged several miles down a road in central South Carolina. State law enforcement say Anthony Hill's body was found Wednesday, and the killing is being investigated as a possible... more »

• Gas bills skyrocket in White Castle

  February 17, 2010 4:37 PM

  Wanda O'Bear of White Castle says it's time for someone to speak out. She says gas bills people are receiving this winter are crippling to some families. Her bill was around $500, and her parents' bill was $800. O'Bear has taken a second job to help pay the bills.... more »

• White Castle ferry closed for three weeks

  November 23, 2009 2:21 PM

  The White Castle ferry is closed for approximately three weeks for repairs, that's according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The 17-car White Castle ferry was moved to the St. Francisville/New Roads ferry landing Saturday after the vessel operating at that location was taken out of service... more »