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Cosey's House of Glamour founder remembered for decades of community outreach
Posted 10:44 PM 9/19/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — A community memorial was held Saturday morning for Claudis Hampton Cosey, a civic leader whose family described him as a trailblazer.
Cosey passed away in September. His family said he was one of the city's first male hairdressers, opening Cosey's House of Glamour in (More)
Yesterday
Southern University hosts free coding event for Baton Rouge elementary to high school students
Posted 10:32 PM 9/19/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - Southern University held a free coding workshop at its Welcome Center for students from elementary to high school age.
Younger students learned coding through Scratch while high schoolers worked in Python.
Program leaders say coding is now considered part of fundamental literacy for the 21 century.
9/18/2026
Tropical Depression Six forms in the eastern Atlantic Ocean
Posted 9:25 AM 9/19/2026 by Dave Baker
Tropical Depression Six formed in the eastern subtropical Atlantic on Friday afternoon. Located a few hundred miles southwest of the Azores, the system will meander over the coming days before turning southwest next week. In doing so, the system could strengthen into a weak tropical storm, taking (More)
Yesterday
Saturday AM forecast: A Hot Football Weekend
Posted 10:08 AM 9/19/2026 by Dave Baker
The Capital Region gets a dry weekend with plenty of sunshine and temperatures running several degrees above normal. A disturbance sliding through Monday could bring some showers and thunderstorms before the heat settles back in.
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9/18/2026
Friday Night Blitz Game of the Week: Zachary completes second half comeback to beat Madison Prep
Posted 7:30 PM 9/19/2026 by Brie Andras
ZACHARY - The Zachary Broncos were shut out in the first half of their week three matchup against Madison Prep. However, they stormed back to complete the comeback 39-36.
The Chargers controlled the first half. After Madison Prep got a safety, Harlem Turner took the ensuing kick off inside (More)