BATON ROUGE - Liberty Lagoon Water Park will not have its traditional Memorial Day weekend opening because BREC has been... More >>

PONCHATOULA — A man accused of murder and drug dealing was arrested this week, nearly three years after a 19-year-old... More >>

BAKER - A Baker High student was taken to the hospital after a stabbing at the school on Thursday. ... More >>

FRANKLIN — Northwest Boulevard between BNSF Railroad and Walmart in Franklin is closed until further notice, the Louisiana Department of... More >>

BATON ROUGE - WBRZ journalists won two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for their work in 2024. Longtime WBRZ... More >>

GONZALES - Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File Gumbo! It's time for one of Louisiana's longest standing festivals. It's the 58th... More >>

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge community mourned former Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden at a funeral on Thursday. Funeral... More >>

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its 2025 Hurricane Outlook. NOAA predicts an above-average season with 13-19 named... More >>

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department... More >>

BATON ROUGE — Several capital area teachers and principals were named as finalists for the 2026 Louisiana Teacher and Principal... More >>

GEISMAR — Gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac opened a 40,000-square-foot distribution center in Ascension Parish. The new... More >>

LIVINGSTON — A major with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office still works at the department after a DWI boating incident... More >>

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish School System broke ground on a new facility that officials say will... More >>

BATON ROUGE — This week in WBRZ history, the U.S.S. Kidd first arrived in Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River... More >>

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving... More >>

Welcome to Good 2 Eat, where every Thursday 2une In will be cooking with Chef Kevin Belton to show you... More >>

BATON ROUGE — A man was killed and a woman injured after a shooting at a Florida Boulevard apartment complex... More >>

A stalled front will shift back north on Friday, bringing humid Gulf air and increasing the chance of showers and... More >>