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• WBRZ RETRO WEEK: The Origins of 2une In

  18-04-2025 12:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Did you know? 2une In dates back to 1978, and as we celebrate 70 years of WBRZ being on the air this week, John Pastorek sat down with a man who was here when the beloved morning show broadcast for the first time: John Spain. "It's about information delivery in a timely manner," Spain said of the morning show. "It's such a critical time."Watch more of WBRZ’s celebration of 70 years of local and community-driven coverage on YouTube at the playlist below:Permalink
  
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• Student injured in stabbing at Baker High on last day of school

  22-05-2025 14:18 via wbrz.com
  BAKER - A Baker High student was taken to the hospital after a stabbing at the school on Thursday. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said two female students were fighting on the last day of school and one grabbed a small object and stabbed the other.The female student was taken to a hospital for treatment. As of 12:15 p.m., no arrests have been made. Chief Dunn said police are actively investigating the incident. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Northwest Boulevard closed in Franklin due to 'deteriorating road conditions'

  22-05-2025 13:55 via wbrz.com
  FRANKLIN — Northwest Boulevard between BNSF Railroad and Walmart in Franklin is closed until further notice, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said Thursday.The road, also known as La. 3211, was closed due to "deteriorating road conditions" caused by heavy rainfall over the last few weeks during ongoing road work.Traffic will be closed effective immediately, officials said.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Jambalaya Festival kicks off in Gonzales for 58th year

  22-05-2025 13:19 via wbrz.com
  GONZALES - Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File Gumbo! It's time for one of Louisiana's longest standing festivals.It's the 58th annual Jambalaya Festival in Gonzales and this year it will be held at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center for the first time!Festival goers can participate in the cooking contest, listen to live music, run in the 5k and much more! Even better, you can eat all of the jambalaya your heart desires!The festival runs from May 22nd to May 25th.To check out all that the festival has to of
  
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• WBRZ wins two Regional Murrow Awards

  22-05-2025 12:52 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - WBRZ journalists won two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for their work in 2024.Longtime WBRZ anchor Sylvia Weatherspoon won the Region 9 Feature Reporting award for her story, "Unlikely friendship sparks when boy mistakes multimillionaire for homeless man." The story was shared across the country and had millions of views. The piece was shot by Joel Bruce and Alden Simon and edited by Michael Shingleton.Investigative reporter Bess Casserleigh won the Region 9 Investigative Repor
  
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• Judge blocks Trump administration's mass layoffs at the Education Department

  22-05-2025 12:24 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans announced in March that sought to work toward Trump’s goal to dismantle the department. It marks a setback to one of the Re
  
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• Multiple capital area educators named finalists for state Teacher, Principal of the Year awards

  22-05-2025 12:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Several capital area teachers and principals were named as finalists for the 2026 Louisiana Teacher and Principal of the Year awards by the Louisiana Department of Education."Each of these finalists has gone above and beyond to ensure that students succeed," Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley said. " We are proud to recognize and celebrate their exceptional work."Three of the nine finalists for Teacher of the Year are from the capital region:Tante P
  
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• RaceTrac opens 40,000 sq. ft. distribution facility in Ascension Parish

  22-05-2025 09:37 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR — Gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac opened a 40,000-square-foot distribution center in Ascension Parish.The new center in Geismar is 700 percent larger than the company's previous Louisiana-based location.The company said at the site's grand opening Wednesday that the "state-of-the-art facility will enhance RaceTrac's supply chain capabilities, create new employment opportunities throughout Ascension Parish, and support the growing demand for its products across
  
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• West Baton Rouge Parish School District breaks ground on new 3rd through 8th grade facility

  22-05-2025 07:33 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish School System broke ground on a new facility that officials say will usher in the next level of education in the parish.As shovels dug into the ground Wednesday afternoon, it marked the first step in building Cohn Intermediate School, a campus servicing third through eighth graders expected to open in 2026.The new complex, which combines Cohn Elementary and Port Allen Middle schools into a single facility, will have academic buildings, a librar
  
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• WBRZ FLASHBACK: The USS Kidd arrives in Baton Rouge

  22-05-2025 07:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — This week in WBRZ history, the U.S.S. Kidd first arrived in Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River on May 23, 1982. On that day 43 years ago, WBRZ reported on thousands of people lining the levy to watch the Kidd find its home on the river downtown. Then-Congressman Henson Moore found the Kidd in a Pennsylvania naval yard and played an instrumental role in getting the ship to Baton Rouge. "She's the most complete ship the Navy tells me they've ev
  
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• Two staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC

  22-05-2025 06:37 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was a research assistant, and Milgrim organized visits and missions to Israel.They were leaving an event at the Capital Je
  
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• Good 2 Eat: Banana Pudding

  22-05-2025 06:27 via wbrz.com
  
  Welcome to Good 2 Eat, where every Thursday 2une In will be cooking with Chef Kevin Belton to show you a new and delicious recipe to try at home!Banana Pudding4 Tbsp. all-purpose flour1 1/2 cups sugarpinch kosher salt3 large eggs separated3 cups milk1 tsp. vanilla extract1 (11-ounce) package vanilla wafers approximately 45 wafers5-6 bananasMeringue3 egg whites reserved from above1/8 tsp. cream of tartar1/4 cup sugar1 tsp. vanilla extractPreheat oven to 325 degrees. Chill the bowl and b
  
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• Man dead, woman injured after shooting at Florida Boulevard apartment complex

  22-05-2025 06:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man was killed and a woman injured after a shooting at a Florida Boulevard apartment complex Thursday morning. The shooting happened around 5:41 a.m. at the Avalon Apartments near Windsor Drive, Baton Rouge EMS said. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office was called to the scene and emergency officials transported one person from the scene with injuries. The condition of the injured victim is not currently known. Permalink| Comments
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Community remembers former Mayor-President Kip Holden at Thursday morning funeral

  22-05-2025 05:53 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge community mourned former Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden at a funeral on Thursday. Funeral services for the Scotlandville native started at 11 a.m. at Greater King David Baptist Church. This followed a visitation at the Blount Road church.The service was officiated by Rev. Dr. John E. Montgomery II and include reflections from former state representative Raymond Jetson, Holden's former police chief Jeff LeDuff and Southern University Chancellor John Pi
  
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• Community remembers former Mayor-President Kip Holden at Thursday morning funeral

  22-05-2025 05:53 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge community is mourning former Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden at a funeral on Thursday. Funeral services for the Scotlandville native start at 11 a.m., but a visitation at Greater King David Baptist Church on Blount Road starts at 8 a.m. and lasts until 10:45 a.m. The service will be officiated by Rev. Dr. John E. Montgomery II and include reflections from former state representative Raymond Jetson, Holden's former police chief Jeff LeDuff and
  
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• Two vehicles damaged in North 47th Street fire

  22-05-2025 04:56 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Two vehicles were damaged in a fire in front of a home on North 47th Street in Baton Rouge on Thursday morning.The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the fire around 3:30 a.m. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire and how much damage was done.Officials said no injuries were reported. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man arrested for murder after allegedly stabbing woman, being shot by deputy while barricaded

  21-05-2025 20:08 via wbrz.com
  INDEPENDENCE - Louisiana State Police investigators arrested a man who allegedly stabbed a woman to death and was shot by a Tangipahoa Parish deputy after deputies responded to a domestic violence stabbing incident.Cornelius King Sr., 43, was booked for second-degree murder after Elaine Davis, 48, died as a result of her injuries. King barricaded himself in a residence occupied by him and Davis and was shot by a deputy.The investigation is ongoing.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two arrested in Livingston Parish for murder after separate fentanyl overdoses

  21-05-2025 19:57 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON - Livingston deputies arrested two people for murder after separate fentanyl overdoses.Randolph Howard III was booked for second-degree murder after a person he sold narcotics to, William Benson, died of an overdose, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies found narcotics that were a mixture of heroin and fentanyl and Benson had a financial transaction with Howard.Randall "Rilo" Johnson was arrested after he sold narcotics to Randy Foster, who died of an overdos
  
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• Livingston Parish using $351,000 to equip fire districts with life saving equipment

  21-05-2025 19:22 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON -- Livingston Parish firefighters answered more than 1,100 overdose calls in 2024, which is more than three a day.Officials say nearly two hundred cardiac arrests last year were linked to opioids.The parish is using more than $350,000 from Louisiana opioid settlement funds to better equip firefighters for those calls.That money will cover equipment for all 11 Livingston fire districts. Each district will receive a LUCAS Mechanical CPR Device, which performs chest compressions, a Like
  
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• Bill increasing work search requirements advances Senate committee

  21-05-2025 18:56 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE -  A bill from Rep. Troy Hebert, R-Lafayette would change the requirements for a person to continue receiving unemployment benefits, requiring a person to perform at least five work search actions per week, up from the three currently required by Louisiana law. The bill’s author says that in some cases, people apply for jobs to show that they are attempting to find a job, but are not showing up for interviews and therefore not getting jobs, even though th
  
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• Indianapolis Colts owner, CEO Jim Irsay dies at 65

  21-05-2025 18:49 via wbrz.com
  INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay died at 65, according to a statement from the team.Irsay died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon, the team said.Irsay's father, Robert, bought the Colts in 1972. Irsay was named the team's general manager at 24 when the team moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984 and became the sole owner in 1997.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Livingston Parish teen faces off with coyote protecting her animals

  21-05-2025 18:34 via wbrz.com
  HOLDEN — A teenager in Livingston Parish fought off a coyote while protecting her animals last Wednesday.Lainey Mitchell said she was at her home in Holden and noticed her horses were running from a pond levee. Her dog then ran to her growling. Mitchell said her dog never growls unless provoked, and that's when she saw the coyote."I knew it was coming after my dog so I grabbed it and threw it and all the horses started running and I thought I’m screwed,” Mitchell s
  
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• Three teenagers indicted as adults in March killing

  21-05-2025 18:20 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Three teenagers were indicted for a March shooting that killed one person and left another injured. Malachi Cooper and Kentreal Hardnett, both 15, and Jace Jackson, 16, were all indicted for second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the killing of Jalen Lee. WBRZ previously reported that Lee and another person were shot along Monroe Avenue on March 24. Lee died and the other person, a woman, was critically injured. Cooper and Hardnett were arrest
  
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• Former head of LDWF indicted for bribery, wire fraud

  21-05-2025 17:17 via wbrz.com
  LAFAYETTE - The former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was indicted on federal charges of bribery and wire fraud.Jack Montoucet allegedly conspired with two people, LDWF Commissioner Dusty J. Guidry and business owner Leonard C. Franques IV, from May 2020 to June 2022. Franques owned two businesses that provided online educational courses to be used by LDWF and were created in 2020. A grand jury decided that the trio conspired to award state contracts to
  
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• Clinton man struck, killed while standing in front of truck during early morning crash

  21-05-2025 15:04 via wbrz.com
  CLINTON — A 62-year-old Clinton man was killed after an early Wednesday morning crash on La. 63 in East Feliciana Parish.Gregory Chenevert was standing in front of a stalled truck in the eastbound lane of La. 63 just past a curve near La. 67 when the truck was hit by another truck driving east. The truck Chenevert was standing in front of then struck and killed him, Louisiana State Police said.Troopers added that Chenevert did not have hazard lights on when the other truck hit him.The
  
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• US Department of Justice retracts findings that said Louisiana State Police uses excessive force

  21-05-2025 15:01 via wbrz.com
  WASHINGTON - The United States Justice Department said Wednesday it is dismissing lawsuits and retracting findings of constitutional violations from multiple law enforcement agencies across the country, including the Louisiana State Police.The Justice Department announced its investigation in 2022, and the report was released just after the department said it would not file criminal charges following the death of motorist Ronald Greene. In January, the Justice Department said
  
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• Deputies say Lutcher teacher dropped baggie of cocaine in school hallway

  21-05-2025 15:00 via wbrz.com
  LUTCHER - A sixth-grade math teacher was arrested Tuesday after a baggie of white powder was found on the ground at a middle school and deputies say it was dropped by the adult. The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office said that 42-year-old Lee Michael Granier, a teacher at Cypress Grove Montessori School, was found on video dropping the baggie in a hallway. Law enforcement tested the drugs and found a positive match for cocaine. They searched his vehicle and reportedly found another bagg
  
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• Two accused of helping Orleans Parish jail escapees arrested

  21-05-2025 14:26 via wbrz.com
  NEW ORLEANS - Two people accused of helping inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center have been arrested and booked on a felony charge. Louisiana State Police said 32-year-old Cortnie Harris of New Orleans and 38-year-old Corvanntay Baptiste of Slidell were booked for one count each for being an accessory after the fact. LSP said Harris helped two inmates who are still on the run. They say she contacted one of them before the escape and then afterward transported two of t
  
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• LPSO major still with department after March DWI; LDWF agents say they saw multiple open beers in boat

  21-05-2025 13:49 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON — A major with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office still works at the department after a DWI boating incident in March near the mouth of the Amite River. Paul Brignac was off-duty when the incident occurred and self-reported himself on March 22, the night the DWI happened, Sheriff Jason Ard said.Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents said Brignac was "somewhat disoriented" while navigating a pontoon boat near the Clio Bridge, a low, unmanned drawb
  
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• Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office major still working at department after March DWI citation

  21-05-2025 13:49 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON — A major with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office still works at the department after a DWI boating incident that happened in March, deputies said Wednesday. Paul Brignac was off-duty when the incident occurred and self-reported himself on March 22, the night the DWI happened, Sheriff Jason Ard said. He was cited by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and was not booked into jail. Now, the case has been turned over to the District Attorn
  
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