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Boogie Down the Bayou returned to Gonzales Sunday to raise money for veterans and first responders
Posted 6:32 PM 5/17/2026 by WBRZ Staff
GONZALES — The Boogie Down the Bayou returned to Gonzales to raise money for veterans and first responders.
The event was held at VFW Post 3693 and benefited the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a national nonprofit.
Attendees enjoyed food, a raffle, music and dancing at the event.
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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
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Sunday PM Forecast: Stormy stretch ahead, lasting into Memorial Day Weekend
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DOTD announces nightly lane closures as part of the I-10 Widening Project
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Bill seeks to replace vehicle inspection stickers
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Southern baseball enters SWAC tournament hot, wins 15th straight SWAC game to end regular season
Posted 10:53 PM 5/16/2026 by Ben Dackiw
BATON ROUGE - The team from Baton Rouge with the best shot at a trip to the NCAA tournament is the Southern Jaguars. The Jags capped off their regular season with a sweep at the expense of Alabama A&M. Southern defeated the Bulldogs in the third and final game of the series 15-13.
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Letlow thanks supporters for pushing her into Senate runoff; Cassidy congratulates opponents
Posted 10:16 PM 5/16/2026 by Kelly P. Kissel
BATON ROUGE — U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow thanked Louisiana voters and President Donald Trump on Saturday for support that carried her into a runoff for a U.S. Senate seat from a deep-red state.
Letlow led among three major candidates but she failed to reach the 50 percent threshold (More)
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BRPD unit involved in crash on Washington Avenue, Plank Road
Posted 7:31 PM 5/16/2026 by Adam Burruss
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge police unit was involved in a crash at the intersection of Plank Road and Washington Avenue.
Video from the scene showed a BRPD unit with a damaged hood as well as another red vehicle with a crumpled hood.
BRPD had no immediate information regarding the crash.
