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10/27/2025
17-year BREC employee claims she was fired for refusing to violate policy
Posted 6:02 PM 10/27/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — A former BREC employee alleges she was fired for refusing to violate company policy.
"I stood on the principle of what was best for BREC," said Tonya Smith, who had been with the parks department for 17 years before she was fired in September. She said she was unjustly (More)
10/22/2025
'They beat him:' Family of inmate who died in EBR Parish Prison can't get answers, say body had injuries
Posted 6:15 PM 10/22/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - The family of a man who died inside East Baton Rouge Parish Prison is looking for answers about what happened to their loved one and says they are not finding any clarity.
Loved ones of Keith Brown reached out to the WBRZ Investigative Unit because they say no one has (More)
10/9/2025
Recently-obtained evidence in crash involving Kyren Lacy shows new look at deadly wreck
Posted 6:19 PM 10/9/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
The WBRZ Investigative Unit received dozens of documents and videos from the Lafourche Parish District Attorney's office concerning the December wreck that caused the death of 78-year-old Herman Hall and led to the negligent homicide arrest of former LSU football player Kyren Lacy.
Lacy's (More)
10/8/2025
Teen who was given 'second chance' after shooting and killing dad now back in jail
Posted 6:04 PM 10/8/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — Anthony Templet, the Baton Rouge teen who shot and killed his father in 2019, but was given only probation, is back in jail.
According to the arrest report, in (More)
10/7/2025
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Man who shot two deputies, killing one, has extensive criminal history
Posted 4:19 PM 10/7/2025 by Logan Cullop
PLAQUEMINE - A man who killed one deputy and seriously injured another in a shooting Monday night has an extensive criminal history, the WBRZ Investigative (More)
9/30/2025
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Scanner recordings detail how fatal LSP-involved shooting in St. Amant happened
Posted 5:52 PM 9/30/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. AMANT - Tuesday morning's fatal State Police-involved shooting began as a routine traffic stop on La 431 at La 935 in St. Amant. The state trooper, referred to (More)
