LDWF investigating late night boating accident that left a woman dead
PLAQUEMINE — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a late-night boating accident that left a Gonzales woman dead and a man injured on Friday. LDWF said Jennifer Harrison, 56, was killed in a single-vessel incident around midnight in the East Upper Grand River near Plaquemine. Agents...
Many from Louisiana helping in Texas flood rescue efforts, assisting survivors with recovery
The United Cajun Navy remains among the groups on the ground in south central Texas searching for those victims who remain unaccounted for. And the Cajun Navy's incident commanders tell us they are running into complications as their search for victims continues. Firefighters from Zachary, which is near Baton Rouge,...
The Louisiana teachers who save, scrimp and even borrow sick days to afford parental...
Erika Musgrove held her youngest son Matthew for only the briefest of moments last August before nurses at Baton Rouge General whisked him to the hospital’s neo-natal intensive care unit. It was a bittersweet moment for Musgrove, a special education teacher for East Baton Rouge Schools. The joy of...
Right lane of I-10 East on Mississippi River Bridge reopened after disabled 18-wheeler blocked...
BATON ROUGE — All lanes of I-10 East on the Mississippi River Bridge are open after a stopped 18-wheeler blocked traffic. According to DOTD, congestion has reached Lobdell Highway.
Widow of BRPD officer continues tradition of giving back
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Almost 9 years after her husband’s murder, Trenisha Jackson is still giving back to the community in his name every single year. Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson was murdered in a 2016 ambush along with another officer and a sheriff’s deputy. His widow started a foundation four...
Blooming Butterflies hosting community baby shower
A high-ranking Department of Corrections employee has been suspended following a disturbing incident on a Zoom call. Surveillance video captures 33-year-old’s brutal wreck, family searching for answers. Updated: 3 hours ago. 33-year-old Jonathan Doyle was in a crash that left him hospitalized and fighting to recover....
Contractor woes; woman fears she’ll have to start renovation project over
BATON ROUGE - A contractor tells 2 On Your Side that all he did was follow his client's wishes, but that client says she's living a nightmare. Monica Duprey says the contractor she hired in 2023 to perform demo work and add an addition onto an existing property has destroyed it to the point that she might have to...
Attorney weighs in on blurred-out Zachary PD body cam footage given to Investigative Unit
ZACHARY - An attorney weighed in on issues with the body-cam footage provided to WBRZ after a months-long investigation into how Zachary Police handled a drunken-driving crash involving a Baton Rouge police officer. In March, Officer Loren Gaskin totaled his unmarked BRPD unit when he collided head-on with another...
Memorial, celebration of life held Saturday in St. Gabriel for police captain stabbed to...
ST. GABRIEL— Residents gathered at the St. Gabriel Community Center for Captain Devin Boutte's memorial service Saturday morning. Boutte was found murdered inside his home on Sunday morning. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 25-year-old Warren Mitchell, who facing charges of second-degree murder. Chief...
Jim Brown: Swaggart played key role for evangelicals
Fifty-eight years. That’s how long ago it’s been since Brother Jimmy Swaggart’s father, also a minister, came into my small Ferriday law office, where I was a sole practitioner, and asked me to incorporate his church. He told me about his son who had recently been ordained...
