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Posted 5:48 PM 1/16/2026 by Bess Casserleigh

ROSELAND — A newly released inspection report by the Environmental Protection Agency shows major red flags in how Smitty's Supply was managed before the fire that destroyed it in August 2025. 

According to the 230-page report, inspectors found more than 25 'areas of concern' (More)

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Posted 5:55 PM 1/5/2026 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police Officer Stefan Jones is currently on leave while his case moves through the system.

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Posted 3:09 PM 12/30/2025 by WBRZ Staff

JACKSON — An inmate who died of a drug overdose at the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson was the second unexpected death at the facility this month.

Sources told the WBRZ Investigative Unit on Monday that Tyran Jones, 33, died Dec. 21 from a drug overdose. Two weeks earlier (More)

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Posted 5:45 PM 12/23/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

ST. GABRIEL - Video leaked exclusively to the WBRZ Investigative Unit shows an inmate allegedly preparing the deadly drug 'mojo' inside their cell at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Mojo is a synthetic marijuana that is sprayed onto paper, which can be mixed with almost anything, and is (More)

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Posted 5:45 PM 12/19/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

PLAQUEMINE - Former police officer Stacy Paul will no longer be allowed to work in law enforcement in the state of Louisiana after pleading guilty to malfeasance in office.

The 26-year-old was arrested (More)