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Posted 9:04 AM 11/13/2024 by Logan Cullop and Bess Casserleigh

JACKSON - Four Dixon Correctional inmates have been indicted on murder charges one week after a fatal stabbing that happened in the prison's yard. 

Inmate Joseph Constance (More)

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Posted 5:57 PM 11/11/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - New documents obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit show that three correctional deputies who were arrested for assaulting an inmate filmed the encounter inside the parish prison. 

According to a search warrant, former East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies Elijah (More)

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Posted 6:02 PM 11/6/2024 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop

JACKSON - The family of an inmate killed at Dixon Correctional is searching for answers about what happened to their loved one and who is being held accountable for his death.

According to the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, 39-year-old Cornelius Kelly was stabbed to death in the (More)

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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)

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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)

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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)...

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Posted 3:42 PM 10/21/2024 by Abigail Whitam

BATON ROUGE - After her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl overdose just days after he had to be revived from another one, Whitney Ard has been sentenced (More)...

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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)

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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)