Domenic Purdy

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Domenic Purdy |Bess Casserleigh

inNewsSource: WBRZLOBDELL — A man accused of leading deputies on a pursuit in a stolen East Baton Rouge Parish School District bus was arrested Wednesday morning. Samuel Selders Jr., 33, was arrested in West Baton Rouge Parish after leading the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office on a pursuit on Interstate 10 eastbound around 6:30 a.m. Deputies used spike strips to stop the bus near the Lobdell exit of I-10, the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said.

2 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Domenic Purdy |Adam Burruss

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Thursday that requests the federal government to ban soda and candy purchases from Louisiana's food stamp program, despite saying in a public statement that the order would outright ban the practice. Landry's executive order cites Arkansas and Indiana as states that have requested United States Department of Agriculture waivers to ban sugary drinks and other unhealthy items from Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program purchases.

3 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Domenic Purdy |Alexis Marigny

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member Dadrius Lanus has been accused of violating state nepotism laws because, during his tenure on the board, his sister worked as a clerk at a Baton Rouge school. The Louisiana Board of Ethics voted on March 6 to charge Lanus with violating nepotism laws barring elected officials from employing immediate family while they hold office. The charge Lanus faces comes with a fine of up to $10,000 and potential removal from office.

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Domenic Purdy |Destiny Beasley

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Detention and Jail Task Force on Tuesday presented its initial designs for new juvenile detention facilities, plans that Councilman Darryl Hurst said have the expressed goal of making incarcerated juveniles "better when they leave than when they got there.""We need a great courthouse, we need a great area for families, we need a great area to rehabilitate juveniles," the District 5 councilman said.

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Domenic Purdy |Alexis Marigny

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Jeff Landry doubled down on his plans to overhaul how the state's insurance system is managed, as well as his intentions to continue to promote Louisiana's economic growth, during his address at the start of the 2025 legislative session on Monday. "Despite all the sunshine we have created, a dark cloud continues to linger in the halls of this Capitol," Landry said before the joint session of the legislature. "And this debate is over the ridiculous cost of insurance.