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• Wanted Greensburg man arrested for allegedly neglecting, abusing dogs with wife Play Video

  May 18, 2026 7:15 PM

  GREENSBURG — After nearly a month on the run, a Greensburg man was arrested in Tangipahoa Parish for allegedly neglecting and abusing 27 dogs with his wife, according to Greensburg Police. The police department had been looking for Charles Hollins since April 22, when his wife, Candace, was arrested... more »

• Dozens of malnourished dogs rescued from Greensburg home brought to rehabilitation shelter in Tennessee Play Video

  May 15, 2026 8:51 AM

  GREENSBURG — Dozens of dogs who were rescued from a Greensburg home where they were being neglected and abused are being brought to a rehabilitation shelter in Tennessee. The relocation of the dogs found in Greensburg by the Animal Rescue Corps began Monday when they brought the dogs to... more »

• Greensburg police arrest woman accused of breaking windows at post office, various other businesses Play Video

  May 4, 2026 4:25 PM

  GREENSBURG — Police arrested a woman accused of smashing windows with a tire iron at several businesses around Greensburg. Greensburg Assistant Chief of Police Lee Carmona said Alexus Carter, 29, allegedly used a tire iron on Sunday to break windows at the post office, a DEMCO office, a Family... more »

• LSP: Woman arrested after exchanging gunfire with St. Helena Parish deputy during DCFS visit Play Video

  March 13, 2026 7:26 AM

  GREENSBURG — A woman was arrested after exchanging gunfire with a St. Helena Parish deputy during a visit from state Department of Children and Family Services officials, Louisiana State Police said Friday. LSP said that around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, a St. Helena deputy assisted DCFS with an investigation... more »

• Hammond man arrested on drug charges after police intercept package with marijuana Play Video

  February 26, 2026 7:42 PM

  HAMMOND — Police arrested a man after they said they found marijuana and other drugs in his car, as well as a package full of drugs being delivered to him. Detectives with the Hammond Police Narcotics Division reportedly learned on Feb. 23 that a package was being sent to... more »

• VIDEO: One student hurt by scissors in melee among St. Helena Central High School students Play Video

  December 4, 2025 3:06 PM

  GREENSBURG — A melee among students at St. Helena Central High School left one student with a minor scissor cut near an eye, police said Thursday. In a video obtained by WBRZ, one student appears to be holding a pair of scissors as they approach another student from behind.... more »

• St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office awarded $10K grant to revitalize portion of jail

  September 11, 2025 4:36 PM

  GREENSBURG - Officials in St. Helena Parish were awarded a $10,000 grant to revitalize a run-down portion of the parish jail. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office said the money, from the Lieutenant Governor's Office and the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Program, will revitalize the part of the jail that's... more »

• Woman's Hospital offering 3D mammograms across capital region starting next week Play Video

  August 1, 2025 1:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Woman's Hospital is offering 3D mammograms at locations across the capital region starting next week. The Woman’s Hospital mobile mammography coach wants to make the service more accessible, a release said. A physician’s order is required for the mammograms, and appointments are strongly encouraged at... more »

• St. Helena focus on growth, readiness ahead of new school year Play Video

  July 31, 2025 7:00 PM

  GREENSBURG - A new school year is around the corner, and St. Helena Parish isn't just focused on getting students back in the classroom, but on making sure they're ready for life beyond it. With a focus on academic achievement, career readiness and expanded support services, St. Helena Superintendent... more »

• Greensburg man killed in St. Tammany Parish crash

  July 8, 2025 1:13 PM

  COVINGTON - Troopers are investigating a fatal crash that happened in St. Tammany Parish and left a St. Helena Parish man dead. The crash happened Monday morning on Highway 40 near Barker Road. Houston Dutruch, 64, of Greensburg was driving when his vehicle hit a culvert and flipped onto... more »

• St. Helena Parish jail inmate dies of fentanyl overdose; 11 arrested, two inmates booked for murder Play Video

  June 13, 2025 5:25 PM

  GREENSBURG - Eleven people, including ten inmates, were arrested in the fentanyl overdose death of an inmate in St. Helena Parish Jail in April. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office said Rogers B. Vernon, 40, died after a medical emergency as a result of a fentanyl overdose April 19.... more »

• Greensburg placed under boil water advisory after downed powerline affects well Play Video

  March 31, 2025 5:34 PM

  GREENSBURG — The town of Greensburg was placed under a boil water advisory on Monday. The advisory was put into place after a downed powerline caused by severe weather conditions affected the city's well. The well is now running on generator power. more »

• Local farmers say recent USDA cuts affected programs beneficial to getting produce to local schools Play Video

  March 27, 2025 6:51 PM

  GREENSBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut over $1 billion from two programs that helped food banks and school meal programs purchase local food. Co-owner of Muse 3 Farms Chris Muse feeds his local community in St. Helena Parish and beyond, but he says the recent USDA... more »

• Man dead after car rear-ends school bus in St. Helena Parish Play Video

  November 15, 2024 12:39 PM

  GREENSBURG — A man is dead after his car hit a St. Helena Parish School District bus Friday morning just outside Greensburg. Around 7:38 a.m., the bus was traveling west on La. 10 westbound near Bell Road when it was rear-ended by an SUV, St. Helena Parish Schools officials... more »

• Couple dead in Greensburg murder-suicide Play Video

  October 15, 2024 6:11 PM

  GREENSBURG - A Greensburg woman was killed by her husband Friday in an apparent murder-suicide, St. Helena Parish Sheriff Clay Chutz said. Deputies went to a welfare check for Billie Hayman Miller around 11:30 a.m. Friday. They found Billie Miller and her husband Richard Miller Jr. dead in their... more »

• Entire town of Greensburg under boil order for water

  August 16, 2017 1:29 PM

  GREENSBURG – This entire St. Helena Parish town is under a boil order as of lunchtime Wednesday. There was a water failure along the water system earlier in the day, prompting the boil order once the water service was restored. The cause of the failure was still being investigated... more »

• Three killed in rural highway crash Friday

  March 25, 2017 11:41 AM

  GREENSBURG - Three people, including a mother and her 3 month old daughter, died in a car crash along a rural stretch of highway in St. Helena Parish Friday night. Shortly after 7:30 PM Friday Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on... more »

• Three killed in rural highway crash Friday

  March 24, 2017 11:11 PM

  GREENSBURG - Three people, including a mother and her 3 month old daughter, died in a car crash along a rural stretch of highway in St. Helena Parish Friday night. Shortly after 7:30 PM Friday Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on... more »

• Police investigate rare deadly shooting in rural community Monday

  January 9, 2017 3:52 PM

  GREENSBURG- A woman was found shot to death near a park in St. Helena Parish Monday morning. The victim was shot and killed on Park Street, authorities said. The shooting happened around 7 a.m. Monday. There are no suspects in the case. The Greensburg Police Department is... more »

• Cause of house fire that killed 3-year-old in St. Helena under investigation

  December 5, 2016 4:10 PM

  GREENSBURG – State Fire Marshals are investigating a fire that claimed the life of a 3-year-old on Friday . The fire was reported around 2 p.m. on Friday in the 2800 block of Otis and Willie Matthews Road in Greensburg. Upon arriving to the scene, firefighters found the home... more »

• One dead, one arrested after shooting in Greensburg

  October 17, 2016 11:50 PM

  GREENSBURG- A shooting in St. Helena Parish left one victim dead and one suspect in custody. According to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies arrived at a residents on Higginbotham Road around 7:30 p.m. in reference to a shooting. Upon arriving, deputies discovered the victim, Gary Porter, 54.... more »

• Second Greensburg mayor resigns in five month span

  September 30, 2016 11:48 AM

  GREENSBURG – For the second time in five months, a mayor of Greensburg, La. has resigned. Greensburg Mayor Willie Hurst resigned his position earlier this week. Alderwoman Amanda Ficklin-Mixon will serve as Mayor Pro-Tem and fill in the position until another mayor is appointed or elected. Former Greensburg... more »

• Greensburg daycare license revoked after 'walking excursion' on highway

  September 23, 2016 1:23 PM

  GREENSBURG - State education officials revoked a license for an early learning center in St. Helena Parish Friday, terminating the center’s public funding. According to the state Department of Education, the termination comes after complaints that employees at Blooming Faces Daycare in Greensburg took children, including infants, on a... more »

• Greensburg Mayor quits amid WBRZ Investigative Unit report Play Video

  May 19, 2016 10:39 PM

  GREENSBURG- The longtime Mayor in the Town of Greensburg resigned amid a report that aired Thursday on WBRZ-TV. The Investigative Unit uncovered he has been living in a completely different parish than the town he represents. An ordinance on the books in the town mandates, "The Mayor... more »

• Mayor quits as Nakamoto, WBRZ Investigative Unit report looms

  May 17, 2016 1:32 PM

  GREENSBURG - The mayor of this small town resigned amid a WBRZ Investigative Unit inquiry into where he resides. The story is still being finalized for a television presentation later this week, but Burke Jones wrote in an email Tuesday, he was stepping down. The story is scheduled to... more »

• Franklinton 19-year-old killed in St. Helena Parish crash

  April 29, 2016 11:47 AM

  GREENSBURG - Troopers say a single-vehicle crash in St. Helena Parish took the life of a Franklinton man just after midnight on Friday. 19-year-old Hunter Michael McGregor was pronounced dead on the scene on LA 38 north of LA 10 by the parish coroner. Investigators say physical evidence... more »

• St. Helena high school sees second break-in over weekend

  February 8, 2016 2:33 PM

  GREENSBURG - Police are investigating a break-in that happened over the weekend at St. Helena College and Career Academy. It's the second time the new school has been broken into in just two months. Investigators say minor damage to the school’s office doors and door frames in the front... more »

• Murder suspect arrested after he drove victim's truck to meeting with authorities

  December 3, 2015 7:17 PM

  GREENSBURG - A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of another man who had recently been arrested on sex charges. St. Helena Sheriff's deputies arrested Gene Allen Rawls (pictured above) Thursday. Investigators said Rawls showed up at a meeting with investigators in the dead victim's stolen... more »

• Murder victim recently appeared in court on human trafficking charge Play Video

  December 1, 2015 3:31 PM

  GREENSBURG – A murder victim had recently appeared in court related to a human trafficking charge, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned Tuesday evening. Herbert Graves, Jr., was charged in connection with a case investigated by State Police. It involved a female juvenile from St. Helena Parish, WBRZ reporter Brett... more »