-
1 week ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny |Sarah Gray Barr
CENTRAL - After an internal affairs investigation led to the Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran asking for the termination of his assistant chief Cliff Ivey, WBRZ obtained the 63-page report which shows how the investigation unfolded. Tuesday night after hours in executive session, the city of Central unanimously voted to keep Assistant Chief Cliff Ivey.
-
1 week ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - A bill to change how ethics investigations are handled has so far moved swiftly through the capitol, though one government watch group is concerned there could be dangerous consequences if the bill passed in its current form. Steven Procopio is the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana and said the bill changing the ethics code would make it more difficult to look into elected officials.
-
1 week ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - Governor Jeff Landry signed a series of insurance reform bills passed in the 2025 legislative session during a news conference Wednesday. "Today, we’ve taken steps to shield Louisianans from frivolous lawsuits driven by trial lawyers—using a data-driven strategy. And we made it clear to insurance companies that they must answer to their policyholders. Over the past fifty days, I am proud to say that the only side I’ve stood with is the people of Louisiana," Landry said.
-
1 week ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
inNewsSource: WBRZBATON ROUGE - Nearly two weeks after a large jailbreak in New Orleans, two of the ten escapees are still on the loose, and one of the inmates Lenton Vanburen was captured in Baton Rouge Monday night. Police say the recapture wouldn't have been possible without help from the community. "He had been staying here in Baton Rouge at a local hotel," said L'Jean McKneely with the Baton Rouge Police Department.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - At age 72, former Mayor-President Kip Holden left quite a legacy on the city-parish. The memories will live on for those who knew and worked with Kip Holden. State Senator Regina Barrow attended Thursday’s funeral and says she’ll remember his legacy of leadership, servanthood, and his compassion for others. “He is an icon, in my view and my eyes,” Barrow said.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - Members of the East Baton Rouge school board argue they want the future St. George school board to pay its fair share. The founders of the City of St. George say they created the city because they wanted to create their own school district. They could be a step closer after a bill passed the House Education Committee on Tuesday. Mayor of St. George, Dustin Yates, says that twelve years ago, he and other city leaders first asked the legislature for a school district.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - In the United States last year, $14.67 billion in tax revenue came from commercial gaming. In Louisiana, the hub for gaming is in Lake Charles. Paul Stone is a Texas-based sports betting podcaster who spends much of his time in Shreveport. "Casino gambling generates a lot of revenue, and it's all about proximity and convenience," Stone said.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - When it comes to the post-conviction process for capital murder cases, Attorney General Liz Murrill argues it takes too long, and the families of those killed deserve justice. Three decades ago, Larry Roy broke into a Rapides Parish home, stabbing Sally Richard, her ex-husband, her aunt, and young children. Sally and her children survived, though one of her sons has trouble speaking aloud, even after five surgeries. “It affects us a whole lot,” Sally Richard said.
-
3 weeks ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE—John Foster appears on posters and billboards everywhere, and the cowboy hat-wearing singer from Addis has become one of the most recognizable faces in Louisiana. “I’ve been saying since I won the golden ticket that I feel like I’ve won,” Foster said. "To think that I've continued to progress, all the way up to the top three, is amazing.”Week after week, John Foster has progressed through the stages of American Idol.
-
3 weeks ago | 
wbrz.com | Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE - In a unanimous vote, Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ tax plan was approved by the Metro Council, but this comes after months of back and forth between the administration and city-parish services. Unity and compromise are the two words used by city-parish officials to describe the support that was needed to push the measure to the Baton Rouge voters. It’s a change in tone from a couple of months ago when the administration set its sights on the library’s savings account.
