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9/30/2025
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Scanner recordings detail how fatal LSP-involved shooting in St. Amant happened
Posted 5:52 PM 9/30/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. AMANT - Tuesday morning's fatal State Police-involved shooting began as a routine traffic stop on La 431 at La 935 in St. Amant. The state trooper, referred to (More)
9/25/2025
Group of retired employees who built EMS call proposed BRFD merger 'money grab'
Posted 6:54 PM 9/25/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - Despite being retired, a group of former EMS administrators and paramedics is taking a hard stance against a proposal to merge EMS with the Baton Rouge Fire Department.
The "Coalition for East Baton Rouge Parish Department of EMS" is made up of about a dozen retired men and (More)
9/23/2025
Cause of death revealed for recently released inmate mistakenly dropped at bus station
Posted 7:15 PM 9/23/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
An autopsy for recently released Elayn Hunt inmate Treylin Deville says he died of heat exposure.
Deville, who had a diagnosed mental health condition, was supposed to be released to a Baton Rouge (More)
9/19/2025
Former Lafayette ADA guilty on federal bribery charges, BR connection's trial up next
Posted 6:28 PM 9/19/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
LAFAYETTE — A federal jury found the former Lafayette assistant district attorney guilty for his part in a bribery scheme with connections to Baton Rouge.
Gary Haynes was taking money from a pre-trial diversion program in the 15th Judicial District Court in Lafayette. Offenders, many (More)
9/17/2025
List shows more than 300 decommissioned law enforcement officers in Louisiana
Posted 9:22 AM 9/18/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
The WBRZ Investigative Unit has obtained a list of more than 300 former law enforcement officers who, for various reasons, have been officially barred from working in law enforcement in Louisiana.
The process of decommissioning an officer is governed by the Peace Officer Standards and (More)
9/16/2025
Victim 'not satisfied' with plea deal for coach charged with molesting her and others
Posted 6:20 PM 9/16/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
A woman who accused an Ascension parish-area softball coach of molesting her in 2017 is speaking up about the plea deal he received this week.
9/15/2025
Investigative Unit: LSU research lab manager accused of stealing gas, pressure washer from university
Posted 4:25 AM 9/16/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — The facility manager of LSU's Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices was arrested by campus police after he allegedly stole equipment from the university.
According to arrest records, David Thomas Kleinpeter was arrested on Monday morning. An initial (More)
9/12/2025
With little information from officials on SU threat, misinformation spreads online
Posted 6:54 PM 9/12/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — In the wake of a campus-wide lockdown and evacuation for a threat, Southern University was quiet Friday afternoon.
Currently, and through the weekend, the only people allowed on campus are students who live here and essential employees like the dining hall staff. All (More)
9/9/2025
WBR Sheriff: 'No stone unturned' in detention center drug deaths investigation
Posted 6:30 PM 9/9/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
PORT ALLEN — Following the suspected drug-related deaths of four inmates in the West Baton Rouge Detention Center this year, the Sheriff's Office is trying to determine how drugs keep getting inside the facility.
"We think it's high for a typical year," said Sheriff Jeff Bergeron (More)
9/8/2025
West Baton Rouge Parish Jail sees fourth inmate death this year
Posted 6:23 PM 9/8/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
PORT ALLEN — Smuggled-in drugs continue to cause serious problems in what is supposed to be a secure facility.
26-year-old Nicholas Henderson was found dead in his lockdown isolation cell Sunday at the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail. Henderson's is the fourth inmate death in the (More)
9/5/2025
THE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Scotlandville High Principal placed on leave after student fight on campus
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)
9/3/2025
THE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Woman details concerning encounters with ex-BRPD officer awaiting sentencing
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)
9/2/2025
White Castle Fire Chief accused of assaulting on-duty firefighter, police chief says
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)
