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FDA: Lettuce sample tested for Cyclospora produced false positive amid outbreak
Posted 6:45 AM 7/20/2026 by WBRZ Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The FDA said Sunday that, despite concerns that lettuce supplied by fruit and vegetable producer Taylor Fresh Foods was linked to Cyclospora infections, subsequent testing showed that none of the producer's lettuce tested positive for the parasite known for (More)
1 person dead after early Monday morning shooting at Livingston Parish apartment complex
As Capital area student-athletes return to school, it's important to stay cool, get physicals
Restaurant Week returns to Baton Rouge with more than 20 restaurants participating
Nolan Wells, teen found dead after July 4 boat trip, to be remembered at funeral led by Rev. Al Sharpton
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Denham Springs family moves to Ohio after Louisiana Medicaid gaps disrupt 11-year-old's brain tumor trial
Posted 9:47 PM 7/19/2026 by Joe Collins
DENHAM SPRINGS — An 11-year-old girl from Denham Springs battling a rare brain tumor has had to move to Ohio with her family after Louisiana Medicaid would not cover key parts of her out-of-state treatment.
WBRZ first shared (More)
Tangipahoa Parish's $1.8 million E. Lewiston Road bridge replacement starts Monday
Multi-boat wreck on Amite River sends four to hospital
BRPD provides update on landfill search for missing 15-year-old's body
Skateboarders from across the state take part in competition ahead of New Orleans X-Games
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Monday AM Forecast: Heat Advisory in Place; TD #2 in the Gulf
Posted 5:14 AM 7/20/2026 by The Storm Station Meteorologists
Two dangerous weather threats will affect south Louisiana this week as extreme heat continues while Tropical Depression Two approaches the northern Gulf Coast. Heat Advisories remain in effect today, and forecast confidence is increasing that tropical impacts could arrive by the middle of the (More)