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Posted 7:51 PM 9/5/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Scotlandville Magnet High School Principal Paul Jackson, who has worked at the school for more than a decade, was put on administrative leave Friday after a fight at the school, sources told WBRZ. 

The students involved in the fight are also being disciplined (More)

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Posted 7:12 PM 9/3/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - A woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Donald Steele earlier this year. 

WBRZ has agreed to conceal the woman's identity at her request and will refer to her as Savannah. 

Savannah reached out to the WBRZ investigative unit to share her interaction with (More)

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Posted 12:03 PM 9/4/2025 by Domenic Purdy

WHITE CASTLE — White Castle Fire Department Fire Chief John Marque allegedly battered one of the department's firefighters, White Castle Police Chief Harold Brooks said Tuesday. 

Marque was issued a misdemeanor summons for the alleged attack on an on-duty firefighter, Brooks (More)

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Posted 6:07 PM 8/31/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - In a little more than a week, former Baton Rouge police officer Donald Steele will be sentenced on a malfeasance in office conviction following a complicated, years-long legal process.

From the beginning, the case has been mired in controversy and judicial missteps that have (More)

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Posted 5:45 PM 8/26/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

ROSELAND - A text message is how the majority of employees at Smitty's found out they no longer had jobs.

"Just a FYI as of friday the 22nd everyone has been laid off," the message sent Monday evening read. 

The former employee who shared it with us says it came from her (More)

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Posted 5:58 PM 8/25/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

ROSELAND — While the public waits for an explanation into what caused a massive explosion at Smitty's in Roseland, a former employee tells the WBRZ Investigative Unit it was only a matter of time.

The employee, whom we will refer to by her last name, 'Padilla,' worked as an (More)

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Posted 6:04 PM 8/18/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

VILLE PLATTE - The WBRZ Investigative Unit has been looking into how a recently released Elayn Hunt inmate ended up dead, four parishes away from where (More)

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Posted 6:26 PM 8/14/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE — The family of Treylin Deville was told their loved one was being brought to a group home in Baton Rouge that could accommodate his mental (More)

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Posted 6:08 PM 8/13/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

A man who was released from Elayn Hunt Correctional Center was found dead a day later, 80 miles from where he was supposed to be in Baton Rouge.

Treylin Deville's family had arranged with the prison to have him placed at a group home that was equipped to deal with his mental health issues (More)

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Posted 3:04 PM 8/12/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - The state of Louisiana is suing the Louisiana Oilfield Restoration Association over their accounting following a malfeasance investigation into how employees managed contractor money.

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Posted 7:13 PM 8/11/2025 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE — The family of Maressa Mays wants answers as to what happened during a brief jail stint that ended in her death last month.

"We want justice, and no, she wasn't perfect, but we still want justice. That was our baby," her father said. 

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Posted 10:07 PM 8/9/2025 by Nathan Messina

BATON ROUGE — LSU running back JT Lindsey was suspended from the school's football team after surrendering to police on Friday, his attorney told WBRZ. 

The freshman and former four-star recruit was (More)