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• WBRZ RETRO WEEK: A Channel 2 reunion

  17-04-2025 13:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Today on WBRZ'S RETRO WEEK celebrating 70 years of Channel 2 going on the air, 2une In's John Pastorek hosted a veritable reunion in the studio!With all of the faces gathered there, there was a combined 160 years of journalistic experience in one room, all gathered to share their experiences and memories in the WBRZ newsroom. You can watch the segment above or on YouTube below. Permalink| Comments
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: 2nd round playoff action in the NBA and NHL!

  09-05-2025 15:49 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for the NBA and NHL playoffs, college baseball and the MLB!FridayNBA Playoffs:
  Cavaliers @ Pacers: Cavaliers -4.5
  Thunder @ Nuggets: Thunder -5.5College Baseball:
  Oklahoma @ Kentucky: Oklahoma ML
  UCLA @ Illinois: UCLA -1.5
  Tulane @ Memphis: Tulane -1.5
  Florida @ Texas: Texas ML
  Arkansas @ LSU: LSU ML
  McNeese @ Northwestern: Northwestern MLMLB:
  Rangers @ Tigers: u7.5 Total Runs
  Brewers @ Rays: u9.5 Total Runs
  Phillies @ Guardians: Phillies ML
  Marlins @
  
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• Two Jaguars with perfect GPAs among undergrads receive diplomas at SU spring 2025 commencement

  09-05-2025 15:35 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE — More than 600 Southern University students are set to graduate this weekend, and SU's undergraduate grads walked the stage Friday morning.The ceremony, held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, had a special guest as its keynote speaker: Retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the 44th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.West was the first Black person ever appointed to the position under President Barack Obama; she was also the highest-ranking female graduate of the U.S. Military Acade
  
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• Jaguar undergrads receive diplomas at Southern University spring 2025 commencement

  09-05-2025 15:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — More than 600 Southern University students are set to graduate this weekend, and SU's undergraduate grads walked the stage Friday morning.The ceremony, held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, had a special guest as its keynote speaker: Retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the 44th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.West was the first Black person ever appointed to the position under President Barack Obama; she was also the highest-ranking female graduate of the U.S. Military Acade
  
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• May Street closure significant but necessary step as University Lakes work continues, officials say

  09-05-2025 15:12 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE — May Street, which runs across University Lake, will be closed to all traffic starting June 4 and it's not expected to reopen until the middle of 2026 and the head of the University Lakes Restoration Project says it will make the area more accessible to both recreation and traffic.“It’s going to improve the safety of the intersections at Dalrymple and East Lakeshore for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles,” University Lakes Restoration Project
  
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• Brothers sentenced to probation after laundering money through State Fire Marshal's office

  09-05-2025 14:59 via wbrz.com
  PORT ALLEN - Two brothers convicted on money laundering charges after fleecing the state of Louisiana more than $800,000 during state emergencies, avoided prison Friday when they were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution and fines.District Attorney Tony Clayton was unhappy with Robert and Thomas McCormick's sentences and is examining it for a potential appeal."We wanted jail time," Clayton said. "Although we respect the court and this judge, we are stunned by the sentence. This
  
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• Brothers sentenced to probation after laundering money through State Fire Marshal

  09-05-2025 14:59 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN - Two brothers convicted on money laundering charges after fleecing the state of Louisiana more than $800,000 during state emergencies, avoided prison Friday when they were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution and fines.District Attorney Tony Clayton was unhappy with Robert and Thomas McCormick's sentences and is examining it for a potential appeal."We wanted jail time," Clayton said. "Although we respect the court and this judge, we are stunned by the sentence. This
  
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• Deputies searching for missing Maurepas man; possibly seen in Killian

  09-05-2025 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  MAUREPAS - Livingston deputies are searching for a 41-year-old man reported missing by his family.Brian Melder left his home on Lewis Road earlier this week and family members have not heard from his since. Deputies say Melder may have been seen in Killian but no further details are available.Anyone with information is urged to call the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-686-2241.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Three Baton Rouge residents plead guilty to Medicaid fraud, conspiracy; could face decades behind bars

  09-05-2025 14:46 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Three Baton Rouge residents pleaded guilty to posing as medical professionals to obtain prescription drugs and defrauding federal benefits programs, federal prosecutors said Friday.Kevan Andre Hills, 31, Devin Tyrone Stampley Jr., 33 and Asia Desham Guess, 28, all admitted that they conspired to submit fraudulent prescriptions for drugs like promethazine with codeine and hydrocodone.According to prosecutors, the three used the Drug Enforcement Administration registration
  
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• IDEA seniors get accepted into college, including one who used to ride his bike to school every day

  09-05-2025 14:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, IDEA Bridge and Innovation College Preparatory Schools celebrated their first senior classes. Their College Signing Day was held at the East Baton Rouge Parish State Library and celebrated the seniors' acceptance into four-year college programs all around the country. The school system also highlighted one senior in particular: Kentrell Taylor Kentrell, who was part of IDEA Bridge for seven years and on the school's basketball team for three. Determined
  
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• Tori Edwards wins SEC Freshman of the Year honors in softball

  09-05-2025 14:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU red-shirt freshman slugger Tori Edwards was named SEC Freshman of the Year for her efforts in a remarkably offensive first season as a Tiger.Edwards is also the only LSU player to make the 2025 All-SEC First Team selection, her tiger teammates catcher Maci Bergeron, pitcher Sydney Berzon, and infielder Danieca Coffey made the 2025 All-SEC Second Team.Edwards sat out last season with a foot injury that kept her from the field for almost the entirety of the season but this year
  
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• Man accused of severely injuring woman in pistol-whipping attack arrested by BRPD

  09-05-2025 13:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man accused of using a gun to severely beat a woman at his home was arrested by Baton Rouge Police and U.S. Marshals.John Greenhouse Jr., 48, was arrested Tuesday on aggravated second-degree battery and domestic abuse battery with serious injury charges.The woman sought help at a neighbor's home after the May 3 attack, which had caused her to lose consciousness. She had been beaten repeatedly on the head and face with a loaded gun found with blood on it at Greenhouse's
  
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• Two people accused in fatal Franklin shooting arrested; deputies identify 20-year-old victim

  09-05-2025 13:04 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLIN — Two people accused in a fatal shooting of a 20-year-old in Franklin were arrested early Friday morning.St. Mary Parish deputies arrested 33-year-old Alfred Collins Jr., who they say allegedly shot Dalyn Bell along Bray Lane on Tuesday night. Bell was brought to the hospital and later died.Collins was booked for second-degree murder, four counts of attempted second-degree murder and gun charges.Precious Joseph, 28, was also arrested, accused of being an accessory after the s
  
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• Company behind Zachary warehouse project meets with residents concerned about flooding, traffic

  09-05-2025 12:40 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY — Developers of a proposed warehouse in Zachary off U.S. 61 met with residents after they said they were left in the dark about plans for the project.The Thursday meeting comes after a 2 On Your Side report from last month detailing the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission's rezoning approval for the site, even as neighbors along Barnett Road expressed their concerns.Now, the developers, Ambrose, presented updates to those same residents in hopes of appeasing their worr
  
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• OJJ employee arrested for allegedly having inappropriate relationship with youth offender

  09-05-2025 12:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BUNKIE - An employee with the Office of Juvenile Justice was arrested for sexual misconduct after she allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with one of the youth at the Acadiana Center.The OJJ announced that Khy Winbush, 24, was arrested for malfeasance in office, sexual misconduct and drug charges after allegedly engaging in an "inappropriate relationship" with one of the teenagers. An internal investigation revealed the relationship on May 6 and Winbush was terminated from her
  
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• Visit Baton Rouge announces new tourism initiative centered around city's architecture

  09-05-2025 12:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — On Thursday, Visit Baton Rouge unveiled its newest campaign to help bring tourists to the capital city.The new "Our Place, Your Pace" campaign aims to showcase shows, youth sports and conventions happening throughout the year. The design for the initiative takes inspiration from Baton Rouge's architecture.Visit Baton Rouge says more than nine million people visited the capital city in 2024 alone."This is a great opportunity for us to showcase to visitors in a way that di
  
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• West Baton Rouge Parish to break ground on project combining two Port Allen schools into one facility

  09-05-2025 12:07 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN — A new school building is set to start construction in West Baton Rouge Parish.The Cohn Intermediate Project combines Cohn Elementary and Port Allen Middle schools into a single facility for third through eighth grade students, West Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Chandler Smith says.Port Allen Middle will become an early college academy, allowing high school students to earn two associate's degree programs.The project, which will break ground in two weeks, will
  
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• Two more teens arrested, another wanted for alleged involvement in deadly Amite shooting

  09-05-2025 09:29 via wbrz.com
  AMITE - Police are still searching for a murder suspect after arresting three teenagers as alleged principals to a shooting that left another teenager dead. Amite Police said that 17-year-old Pharrell Town is wanted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after 18-year-old Jarvis Brister Jr. was shot dead and an unidentified 17-year-old injured on Monday at Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Fifth Street. Officers say that Town also goes by Trent Green and Trent T
  
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• Two more teenage suspects arrested for alleged involvement in deadly Amite shooting

  09-05-2025 09:29 via wbrz.com
  AMITE - Two more teenagers were arrested and booked for principal to involvement in a shooting that left another teenager dead. The Amite Police Department said 18-year-old Paris Brumfield and 19-year-old Gwendolyn Alexander were arrested for one count each of principal to attempted first-degree murder and principal to first-degree murder. This comes after a double shooting that left 18-year-old Jarvis Brister Jr. dead and an unidentified 17-year-old injured. Nastajaa
  
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• Multiple capital-area men sentenced to federal prison for drug ring involvement

  09-05-2025 09:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple men in the capital region were sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a drug ring operating in Iberville Parish. The United States Department of Justice said five men were sentenced due to their involvement in a drug ring trafficking cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. The following men were sentenced after their convictions on drug charges:Barold Raven, 47, of St. Gabriel (10 years with 5 years of supervised release)
  Dedrick Ambeau, 44, o
  
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• Former US Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

  09-05-2025 08:54 via wbrz.com
  Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong public servant, judicial moderate and advocate for humanities and civics education, has died. He was 85 years old."Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years," Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement Friday. "He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service. After retiring to his beloved New Hampshire in 2009, he continued to render significant service to our branch
  
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• Baton Rouge man reportedly admitted to looking at child porn multiple times over the last year

  09-05-2025 08:47 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man for two counts of pornography involving juveniles after an investigation that began in April. On April 1, the East Baton Rouge Cyber Crimes Unit was notified of two images uploaded using an IP address in the Baton Rouge area. The two images contained child sexual abuse material and were pornographic in nature. The CCU performed a search warrant at the home of Richard McCray on Camforth Drive Thursday. During the interview with McCray, depu
  
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• One taken to hospital after early morning shooting in Baton Rouge

  09-05-2025 07:40 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - A teenager was injured in a shooting that happened early Friday morning. Officials said a 17-year-old was taken to the hospital in stable condition after a shooting on North 15th Street around 4:30 a.m. Friday. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information about what lead to the shooting and whether anyone was arrested. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Grad students walk the stage at Southern university's commencement

  09-05-2025 07:28 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, Southern University held commencement for the spring 2025 graduate students. The ceremony was held in the F.G. Clark Activity Center Thursday. Friday, the university will hold its undergrad commencement. Congrats, grads!Permalink| Comments
  
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• Lainey Wilson rules the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards once again, Alan Jackson is honored

  09-05-2025 06:33 via wbrz.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was her night once again. Lainey Wilson took home the top prize at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards — the title of entertainer of the year — for a second year in a row. And that was after she cleaned house, taking home trophies for both female artist and album of the year.“I really do have the best fans in the world,” she said in her final acceptance speech, admitting to experiencing impostor syndrome. &ldqu
  
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• 'I'm glad nobody else got hurt:' Man hospitalized, burned after boat explosion at Tickfaw 200

  08-05-2025 21:54 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON - A boat exploded at the Tickfaw 200, leaving a man hospitalized with severe burns. Devear "Dee" Tureaud was helping three people fix their recently restored motor Saturday night during the Tickfaw 200 when the motor exploded."Went to crank it the second time, it just blew, no warning, no nothing, just boom," Tureaud said.Dylan Fabre, Gaige Wilcoxon, and Seth Camallo were the three on the boat during the time of the explosion. "It wasn't your normal backfire, somehow fuel or somethin
  
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• One person injured after deputy-involved shooting in Independence; State Police investigating

  08-05-2025 21:51 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE - Louisiana State troopers are investigating a Tangipahoa Parish deputy-involved shooting that left one person injured on Labruzza Lane near Louisiana Highway 40.One person was shot and was taken to a local hospital; no deputies were harmed. No specific condition is known for the victim outside of the fact they are alive. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office put out a statement saying an investigation was taking place in the area around 8:10 p.m. Louisiana State Police said their Bur
  
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• EBR Superintendent discusses realignment plan, goals going into second year

  08-05-2025 20:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE -- During the May 3 elections, East Baton Rouge voters approved multiple tax renewals for the school system.They dealt with supporting the alcohol and drug abuse prevention program called "I Care," funding operations and maintenance, improving salaries and benefits for employees, and providing additional support for the school.EBR Superintendent LaMont Cole says the renewals passing will help with their realignment plans."We can address facilities, we can address technology, we can
  
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• Runaway Ponchatoula 16-year-old found safe

  08-05-2025 20:35 via wbrz.com
  UPDATE: The missing 16-year-old has been found safe as of 11:20 a.m. Friday. PONCHTOULA — Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies are looking for a missing 16-year-old with a heart condition, who they believe to have run away.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Detectives searching for runaway 16-year-old last seen in Ponchatoula

  08-05-2025 20:35 via wbrz.com
  
  PONCHTOULA — Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies are looking for a missing 16-year-old with a heart condition, who they believe to have run away.Aiden Reid, 16, was last seen around Highway 22 between Hickory Drive and Wagner Road on Thursday around 2 a.m. Deputies say he was wearing a breast cancer awareness shirt, gray Under Armor shorts and white tennis shoes with black and green trim.Reid is a heart patient with a pacemaker and, according to family members, has recently displayed
  
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