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Brothers sentenced to probation after laundering money through State Fire Marshal's office
Posted 4:52 PM 5/9/2025 by Sarah Lawrence
PORT ALLEN - Two brothers convicted on money laundering charges after fleecing the state of Louisiana more than $800,000 during (More)
5/7/2025
After devastating house fire, SGFD promised to build closer station with new tax. That was 10 years ago
Posted 10:58 AM 5/8/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. GEORGE - Members of the St. George Firefighters union are demanding answers from the chief about a fire station promised more than a decade ago.
They calculate $20 million of tax payer money has been collected with no new fire facility to show for it.
On Halloween weekend in (More)
5/6/2025
Bill to dissolve West Feliciana Port Commission sails through committee, called 'irresponsible'
Posted 6:11 PM 5/6/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - A bill that would dissolve the West Feliciana Port Commission sailed through the Transportation Committee on Tuesday with no objection.
State Representative Jeremy Lacombe (R) authored HB 94, which will also give the responsibilities of the port commission to the parish (More)
5/5/2025
Firefighters allege they're owed millions by St. George Fire Department
Posted 6:05 PM 5/5/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. GEORGE - A five-year-long legal battle within the St. George Fire Department won't be coming to a solution anytime soon, as a countersuit has been filed.
President of the St. George Firefighters Local 4524 Jason Turner says the bitter litigation began when fellow firefighters realized (More)
5/1/2025
West Feliciana Parish President investigated for dealings between business and cruise line
Posted 7:56 AM 5/2/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. FRANCISVILLE -- In West Feliciana, the large cruise boats filled with tourists can be very lucrative to the economy, especially for one bar in particular, according to resident Chuck Spillman.
Spillman, who lost against Kenny Havard in the last parish president election, has been an (More)
4/23/2025
Former DCFS employee indicted in 2022 malfeasance in office case
Posted 1:55 PM 4/23/2025 by Logan Cullop
BATON ROUGE - A former Department of Children and Family Services employee was indicted Wednesday for malfeasance in office dating back to a 2022 complaint that she deleted important files.
The indictment says that Eddriene Sylvester committed computer tampering and malfeasance in office (More)
4/21/2025
Couple who built on wrong property profited off abandoned oil well located there
Posted 6:11 PM 4/21/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ZACHARY - Documents show a family who built their home on the wrong lot received hundreds of thousands of dollars in a settlement for an abandoned oil well on that property.
The WBRZ Investigative Unit brought you the story last week about Thomas Robertson and his brother's quest to right (More)
4/18/2025
Lawyer representing property owner wants family who built home on wrong plot evicted
Posted 8:11 PM 4/18/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ZACHARY — Thomas Robertson says a house was built without his permission on property he bought in 2011.
What essentially boils down to human error led to the Mulder (More)
4/16/2025
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Family claims strangers built house on their land
Posted 4:18 PM 4/17/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ZACHARY - A family in Zachary says someone else built a home on their land.
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The home owned by Steve and Alicia Mulder was built in 2012 on Heck Young Road on a tract of (More)
4/15/2025
'Simply not true:' Parish Pres. Kenny Havard addresses allegations stemming from controversial land deal
Posted 5:39 PM 4/15/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
ST. FRANCISVILLE - Parish President Kenny Havard used his time during the West Feliciana Parish Council meeting to address allegations surrounding a land deal at the center of a (More)
4/14/2025
West Feliciana Parish Council supports bill to dissolve parish port commission
Posted 9:45 PM 4/14/2025 by Logan Cullop & Bess Casserleigh
ST. FRANCISVILLE - The West Feliciana Parish Council threw its support behind a bill to abolish the West Feliciana Parish Port Commission after a handful of commissioners hurled allegations of wrongdoing at Parish President Kenny Havard.
A resolution in support of State Rep. Jeremy (More)
4/11/2025
Impact students to finish year at different location; former leaders say move orchestrated in backroom deal
Posted 7:42 PM 4/11/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BAKER - Impact Charter School students will report to a new location to finish out their school year starting next week after the charter faced an eviction.
In a statement sent to parents Friday morning, school officials said that due to the eviction notice, "remaining in the current (More)
4/10/2025
Impact Charter's former leader says she won't evict students from premises
Posted 7:29 PM 4/10/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BAKER — The former head of the Impact Charter School, who is also the registered agent for the group that serves as the landlord for the school's (More)
