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NAKAMOTO: Contract conundrum raises questions about the 'good ole boy network...
BATON ROUGE- Corruption watchdogs are calling for a top-to-bottom audit of a contract that was awarded in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic costing you nearly $50 million dollars.In June of 2020, the...
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Worker claims he was fired for reporting a possible noose; company says he...
MORGAN CITY - A welder for Performance Contractors said he found what appeared to be a hangman's noose at his job site last month in Morgan City, and his lawyer said he was fired after reporting it to...
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Mom claims EBR teacher groomed her son for years as school officials turned a...
BATON ROUGE- A mother in Baton Rouge said a teacher groomed her 15-year-old son for years prior to his termination two weeks ago at Belaire High School. She said her complaints to the school system...
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NAKAMOTO: Suspect identified in St. Helena school killing; new details on...
GREENSBURG - The WBRZ Investigative Unit has learned new information detailing what may have happened in the moments before a high schooler was shot and killed by his classmate this week.Watch live...
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Embattled Civil Service Board chair says he won't step down despite felony...
BATON ROUGE - The embattled chairman of the Baton Rouge Municipal Police and Fire Civil Service Board who was arrested on felony charges this week told WBRZ Wednesday he will not step down from the...
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Victim says he's being blackmailed after reporting public official for...
ZACHARY - The man whose complaint led to the arrest of a notable public official earlier this week says he's still being blackmailed by him.Watch live newscasts hereBrandon Williams — the...
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Troubled BRPD officer implicated in 'Brave Cave' lawsuit arrested on simple...
BATON ROUGE - A former Baton Rouge police officer with a history of excessive force complaints was arrested over allegations that he tased a suspect in handcuffs. Sources told the WBRZ...
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Hours after Nakamoto report, Justice of the Peace submits resignation to...
UPDATE: Hours after this report was published Monday night, Randy Guidroz submitted his resignation to the Secretary of State and the La. Judiciary Commission. His resignation comes after a 12-year...
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Justice of the Peace resigns hours after WBRZ report
NEW ROADS- Pointe Coupee Parish Justice of the Peace Randy Guidroz submitted his resignation to the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office and the Louisiana Judiciary Commission on Tuesday.It came less...
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NAKAMOTO: Fourth BRPD officer booked into jail amid investigation into Street...
BATON ROUGE – Several Baton Rouge police officers, including the second-highest ranking in the department, are facing criminal charges over allegations of misconduct and an ensuing...
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NAKAMOTO: Settlement reached in fight over death row clemency requests,...
UPDATE: The WBRZ Investigative Unit learned Tuesday that District Attorneys and the Attorney General have reached an agreement with the Board of Pardons. Tuesday, Judge Don Johnson dismissed multiple...
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DCFS whistleblower says she was fired after raising concerns over child safety
BATON ROUGE - A Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Specialist said she was terminated last week after telling higher-ups about problems she was witnessing and documented them in...
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Dufrocq School principal no longer on the job after Investigative Unit...
BATON ROUGE - Seven weeks after an Investigative Unit report about a child left covered in feces, the principal at the Dufrocq School has left the job.The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board confirms...
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State trooper who shot man in the back has her conviction expunged
BATON ROUGE- A Louisiana State Trooper who was convicted of obstruction of justice after shooting a man in the back had her record expunged.Watch live report at 6 p.m.The shooting happened in July of...
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Brothers, ages 8 & 15, shot just days apart in different parishes
CARVILLE- The shooting of an 8-year-old last week has authorities in St. Gabriel working with Ascension Parish law enforcement after the brother of that child was shot two days later at a Popeyes in...
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Pointe Coupee's 'ghost employee' sticks taxpayers with bill one more time as...
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday agreed to dismiss a complaint against a former Pointe Coupee Parish justice of the peace once dubbed a "ghost employee" and is letting him walk away without...
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New development in Prairieville brings concerns about flooding and traffic
PRAIRIEVILLE- A new development that's being built off Highway 73 in Ascension Parish is bringing with it concerns over flooding and traffic.Watch live newscasts hereDelaune Estates is nearing the...
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Appeals court says state improperly rescinded convicted murderer's parole,...
NEW ORLEANS- The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered a convicted murderer to be released after saying his parole was improperly rescinded in 2017.Watch live newscasts...
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Disgraced EBR school teacher wanted on felony charges turns self in, taken...
BATON ROUGE - Disgraced East Baton Rouge school employee Justin Broussard was taken into custody by East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies after turning himself in Tuesday following accusations...
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St. Gabriel police chief booked in jail Saturday; charged with malfeasance,...
PLAQUEMINE- A grand jury in Iberville Parish has indicted the St. Gabriel police chief on a slew of charges including money laundering and malfeasance. The indictment Friday also includes...
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