Student fight videos at Tara High School spark safety concerns
BATON ROUGE — Videos showing students fighting at an EBR high school, sent to WBRZ by a concerned parent, are raising questions about student safety and whether the recordings violate Louisiana law. The parent, who declined to speak on camera, sent the videos along with questions about how students...
Baton Rouge: Over $19,000, 13 guns & drugs found during search
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man after a search turned up a variety of drugs and 13 guns—three of which were reported as stolen. On Sept. 23, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Detectives, along with SWAT, executed a search warrant in the 3000 block of Conley as part of an investigation. During their […]
Significant Rain Threat Will Put a Damper on Weekend Plans
The potential for localized flooding and soaking rains should have you reconsidering your plans for the weekend.
Crash victim recovering with brain injury after another vehicle crashed into him at stop...
BATON ROUGE — It was earlier this month when a crash at Perkins Road and Bles Avenue left one man dead and another fighting for his life with a traumatic brain injury. It was around 7:22 a.m. on Sept. 15 when the crash happened. Jack Luxemburg, 26 was just leaving for work in his 1998 […] The post Crash victim recover
Amite Christian Academy says students were never in danger during lockdown that resulted in...
DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs area school said Tuesday that students were never in danger during a lockdown on Monday that resulted in one man's arrest on a terrorizing charge. Stephen Norder, 43, was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail roster on Monday for terrorizing. Norder was allegedly...
Tuesday PM Forecast: incoming stretch of stormy weather could threaten outdoor events
Warm and dry weather will hang around the Baton Rouge Area for one more quiet day on Wednesday before the atmosphere undergoes a major shift to end the week and month. A surge of tropical moisture will interact with a slow-moving front to trigger daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms and a threat of nuisance floodi
Baton Rouge woman survives shooting, cancer, now models in fundraiser fashion show
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Angela Gabriel describes herself as blessed. Her family describes her as feline. “My sister feels like I have 9 lives and she says, ' Angie, you ought to be careful you’re using up all your lives,” Gabriel said. You first met Gabriel from...
Garbage pickup outside Port Allen would cost $2.19 more a month
Households in Brusly, Addis and unincorporated West Baton Rouge Parish would pay $2.19 more a month for garbage pickup under a proposal the parish council votes on Oct. 8. The parish says the new rate would first show up on bills mailed in December.
Baton Rouge man wanted for rape and stabbing had violent criminal history starting at...
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge police are searching for a 20-year-old man wanted for attempted murder and rape after a woman says he beat and stabbed her multiple times inside a home on Geronimo Street. According to police, Tyson Wright hit the victim in the head with a gun,...
Deputies arrest woman who allegedly stole $10K from 67-year-old after opening bank accounts using...
BATON ROUGE — An alleged thief and forger stole $10,000 from a 67-year-old woman after opening multiple bank accounts using her stolen identity, East Baton Rouge Parish deputies said. Deputies said that, on June 10, the 67-year-old Baton Rouge resident filed an identity theft complaint after $10,000 was in...
