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BREC chairman disputes treasurer's concerns about park system's financial situation
Posted 8:01 PM 11/4/2024 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - BREC's nine-person commission may be at odds Monday following the treasurer's revelations to the WBRZ Investigative Unit.
Commissioner and treasurer Dwayne Rogers began expressing concerns about BREC'S finances late last year, (More)
11/1/2024
BREC commissioner, treasurer concerned with park system's financial situation
Posted 8:40 AM 11/2/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — BREC is asking voters to pass a tax renewal that will provide about 60 percent of its funding for the next 20 years, but commissioner and treasurer Dwayne Rogers has concerns about the state of the park system he helps oversee.
"I would have concerns about entrusting (More)
10/31/2024
Dad questioning why deputy still has job after accidentally using stun gun on 13-year-old girl
Posted 6:12 PM 10/31/2024 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
BATON ROUGE - The father of a Baton Rouge middle schooler is questioning why a school resource officer still has a job after accidentally deploying his stun gun (More)...
10/30/2024
School resource officer put on leave after student shot with taser at bus transfer site Tuesday
Posted 1:40 PM 10/31/2024 by Logan Cullop
BATON ROUGE - A sheriff's deputy working as a school resource officer accidentally shot an eighth-grade girl with a stun gun at a bus transfer site Tuesday, a statement from the school system says.
The school system put Deputy Nicholas Davis on leave from his extra duty job working at the (More)
10/23/2024
BRPD officer indicted for negligent injuring after deadly 2023 crash on Government Street
Posted 7:11 PM 10/23/2024 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge Police officer charged with negligent homicide last year has been indicted by a grand jury.
Sharmaine Buckley was on duty responding to a reported shots fired call when she allegedly ran a red light on Government Street and caused an eight-car pile-up in October (More)
10/22/2024
BRPD says multiple suspects in weekend shootings disregarded close police presence
Posted 9:21 PM 10/22/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - The increased presence of Baton Rouge Police officers over the weekend was apparent to many but completely disregarded in the instance of several shootings across the city.
"We were there making a difference, and yet there were individuals out there who were reckless and (More)
10/21/2024
Whitney Ard, mother of 2-year-old who died of fentanyl overdose, sentenced to life in prison
10/18/2024
BREC boss Corey Wilson discusses state of park system with millage up for renewal
Posted 1:22 PM 10/18/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — The BREC parks system is asking voters for a tax renewal on this year's ballot.
Sixty-five percent of BREC's operating budget comes from the recurring millage that is being voted on starting Friday during (More)
10/16/2024
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Convicted scammer reportedly back at it again, and back behind bars
Posted 6:34 PM 10/16/2024 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
BATON ROUGE - A convicted scammer who has been swindling people for nearly a decade is back behind bars and possibly back at his old tricks.
Donald Batiste has been the subject of several WBRZ Investigative Unit reports dating back to (More)
10/11/2024
Four capital-area deputies fired within a week; sheriff gives insight
Posted 6:08 PM 10/11/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - Within the span of a week, four deputies across the capital region were arrested and fired for an array of crimes.
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10/8/2024
Prosecutors could seek death penalty with upgraded first-degree murder charge against TikTok star
Posted 6:14 PM 10/8/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — A TikTok star accused of murdering a Baton Rouge therapist had his charges upgraded to first-degree murder, prosecutors said.
Terryon Thomas, 20, is accused of murdering (More)