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ATF, CrimeStoppers add to reward for information on Orleans Parish Jail escaped inmates
Posted 3:54 PM 5/17/2025 by Adam Burruss
NEW ORLEANS - In addition to a reward from the FBI, the ATF and CrimeStoppers are offering rewards for tips regarding seven inmates who escaped from Orleans Parish Jail.
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Funeral services announced for former EBR Mayor-President Kip Holden
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Baton Rouge man arrested after allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend's friend
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Severe weather leaves at least 23 dead, including 14 in storm-battered Kentucky
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All lanes open after early morning car fire blocked traffic on I-10 Westbound
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'Heal literally from the ashes:' The Descendants Project calls for teaching history of plantation
Posted 9:50 PM 5/16/2025 by Sarah Gray Barr
WHITE CASTLE - The Descendants Project, a non-profit working to change the way people tour plantations, spoke on Thursday's fire at Nottoway Plantation, calling it an opportunity to expand on the history of the site.
"This destruction is also an opportunity for us to learn more about the (More)
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2 Make a Difference: Home Garden Tour in St. Francisville benefits Ag, 4-H students
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St. Tammany Parish deputy fired, arrested for sexual battery after workplace sexual harassment complaint
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'Let's keep going': American Idol star John Foster sits down with WBRZ
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LSP: Two people dead after separate overnight crashes in East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana parishes
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$$$ Best Bets: College baseball regular season comes to an end!
Posted 10:40 AM 5/17/2025 by Hunter McCann
Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for the NBA and NHL playoffs, WNBA, college baseball and the MLB!
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NBA Playoffs:Celtics: Knicks: Celtics ML (L)
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WBRZ FLASHBACK: First female mayor of Baton Rouge
Posted 7:31 PM 5/16/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - WBRZ had only been on the air for about a year when tragedy struck the capital city: Mayor Jesse Webb and three others died in a plane crash in Lansing, Michigan.
Webb left Ryan Field en route to Michigan State University for a national metropolitan conference when the (More)
