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Judiciary Commission says they need more time to decide fate of 19th JDC judge removed from bench

Posted 10:13 PM 2/6/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop

NEW ORLEANS - The judiciary commission was granted 60 extra days to find an appropriate punishment for 19th JDC Judge Eboni Johnson Rose. 

The WBRZ Investigative Unit previously reported that Judge Johnson Rose was temporarily suspended in August 2024 and justices said that she could (More)

2/4/2025

Appeals court says LSU doesn't have to put law professor back in class before full hearing

Posted 9:17 PM 2/4/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - LSU can't be forced to put embattled LSU law professor Ken Levy back in the classroom without a full hearing on the evidence (More)

2/3/2025

INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Battle between LSU Law professor, university heads to appeals court

Posted 8:13 PM 2/3/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - The LSU Board of Supervisors filed a writ to the First Circuit Court of Appeal Monday, attempting to reverse a decision made by a 19th JDC judge to let an LSU Law professor (More)

1/17/2025

State Police issue statement after DOJ outlines excessive use of excessive force

Posted 5:57 PM 1/17/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police issued a statement Friday after a U.S. Justice Department report was released that said the agency engages in (More)

1/16/2025

INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Freshman QB 'stable' after serious wreck on LSU campus

Posted 6:16 PM 1/16/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop

BATON ROUGE - Pieces of Colin Hurley's sportscar were scattered alongside Highland Road near the South Gates of LSU's campus on Thursday morning, hours after a crash that sent the Tiger (More)

1/15/2025

Months-long LSP investigation into drugs, illegal activity at EHCC results in one arrest for gambling

Posted 5:44 PM 1/15/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

Four months after Governor Jeff Landry requested State Police launch an investigation into Elayn Hunt Correctional, it appears it quietly concluded with a single arrest. 

Following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report with an (More)

1/13/2025

Fired BRPD officers going before review board in February after board rules not to toss out appeals

Posted 7:41 PM 1/13/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Three BRPD officers fired during a probe of police misconduct can continue efforts to get their jobs back next month after a police disciplinary board ruled Monday not to toss out their terminations before a hearing.

The three officers — (More)

1/10/2025

EBR DA says making arrests in non-fatal shootings is key to lowering homicide rate

Posted 10:03 PM 1/11/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - The arrest of two men in Baton Rouge charged with multiple counts of attempted murder is the type of police work EBR District Attorney Hillar Moore says will eventually drive down the homicide rate.

Ladarius and Michael Miller, both 22, are in jail for a pair of non-fatal (More)

1/9/2025

Former Iberville Parish Sheriff employees conspired to steal thousands by padding timesheets

Posted 7:04 PM 1/9/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

PLAQUEMINE - Two former Iberville Sheriff's Office employees conspired to steal taxpayer dollars by padding their timesheets, Sheriff Brett Stassi told The WBRZ Investigative Unit.

The grift involved the drivers of transport buses used to pick up residents with different disabilities.

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