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Southern University's Human Jukebox receives surprise visit from Grammy-winning artist Bobby Brown

Southern University's Human Jukebox receives surprise visit from Grammy-winning artist Bobby Brown

Posted 7:52 AM 8/22/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Grammy Award-winning artist Bobby Brown visited Southern University's Human Jukebox at practice on Friday night at the Isaac Greggs Band Hall.

"I just want to say you guys sound amazing and I'm glad I was able to bear witness to it," Brown told the band.

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Residents in Roseland continue to face the impacts of Smitty's explosion one year later

Posted 9:52 PM 8/21/2026 by Halle Jefferson

ROSELAND - Black smoke filled the skies after an explosion at the Smitty's Supply facility a year ago, displacing people living within one mile of the site for over 24 hours, but some say the impact of the explosion would go on to linger for months and months.

"It's a nightmare that's (More)

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