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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica, California. A statement…

PLAQUEMINE — Fish fries are scheduled throughout the region for Good Friday. Friday is a day of fast and abstinence for Catholics, but many in other religious traditions follow the same practice. WBRZ’s Mia Monet visited the True Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Plaquemine early Friday as parishioners prepared for Friday’s fish fry. It will…

PRAIRIEVILLE – Detectives are investigating after a man was found shot to death in a vehicle along Interstate 10 eastbound in Ascension Parish. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says State Police found the man around 3:30 a.m. and notified deputies. Online traffic sites Friday showed officials working an incident between Bluff Road and the La.…

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish offices will close Thursday afternoon and remain closed for Good Friday observances. Trash pickup and the parish landfill will continue normal operations, the city-parish government said. Public agencies in outlying parishes also plan to keep most offices closed Friday and reopen them Monday, after Easter.  City-parish offices will…

BATON ROUGE — With Easter just around the corner, crawfish is on the menu.  Those looking to celebrate on Sunday with boiled crawfish can expect an average price of $7.56 per pound. This is up about a bit from St. Patrick’s Day weekend’s $7.35 average, but down signifgently from February’s prices that reached as high…

KENTWOOD — A Kentwood man pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of a couple he was living with and working for.  Kevin Buckley, 37, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday to the first degree murders of Lewis Travis, 55, and his wife Iva Travis, 54.  WBRZ reported that the couple went missing shortly after…

BATON ROUGE – St. Vincent de Paul is set to host its annual Easter Sunday dinner. “It’s not as popular as Christmas or Thanksgiving. But we’re going to have all the fixings, ham, stuffing and more,” said Michael Alcaldo, CEO of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Aside from the food, there will also be…

PORT ALLEN – One person was reported to be dead after a crash on US 190 westbound before LA 415 in Port Allen.  Emergency officials confirmed that one person was dead on the scene of the crash, which shut down the major roadway late Tuesday morning.  This is a developing story.  Permalink| Comments Top Featured…

NEW JERSEY – A single ticket sold in New Jersey had all of the winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing for the Mega Millions $1.3 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and gold Mega Ball 4. Thirteen tickets from across nine of the Mega millions-eligible states matched five numbers to…

LIVINGSTON — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested three men for allegedly stealing boats and motors in Livingston Parish. Triton Bercegeay, Keegan Perkins and Dawson Landry, all 18, were booked earlier this month on two counts of theft. The trio reportedly were frogging early morning on Feb. 24 when they stole a 18-foot…

BATON ROUGE – Nearly three years after a Baton Rouge Police officer was arrested for kidnapping a college student, groping her and going through her phone, the woman faced her attacker in court. Former BRPD officer Donald Steele’s trial for second-degree kidnapping and malfeasance charges started Monday with the victim taking the stand.  The woman…

PORT ALLEN – Two employees with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office were arrested in separate incidents of abuse of power inside the parish’s correctional facility.  The sheriff’s office said Monday night it arrested Brendan Dunbar, 23, and Decoe Gillette, 43, for two separate incidents that happened inside the jail.  Dunbar is accused of pepper-spraying…

MANDEVEILLE — A man previously convicted on drug charges was arrested again after officials in two parishes found guns, cash and drugs in Mandeville and Ponchatoula homes. Byron Seymour, 49, was arrested Thursday on multiple counts of possession with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after the St. Tammany…

BATON ROUGE – A man who was wanted for a May 2023 murder in Baton Rouge was arrested in Georgia and extradited to Louisiana. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 34-year-old Keith Williams was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Dekalb County, Georgia. Williams was wanted on murder charges for his involvement in the death of…

BATON ROUGE – Two people were arrested after one of them fired a gun while running away from police and hit an innocent bystander in their home.  The Baton Rouge Police Department said officers were investigating a “suspicious incident” when they saw three people get in a car and leave. Police said they pursued the…

BATON ROUGE – Authorities say the fire that burned down a vacant house off N. Acadian Thruway Saturday night was arson. Baton Rouge firefighters responded to the scene on Dalton Road at 10:30 p.m., where they found a chair on fire in the living room. The fire spread to the roof but was brought under…

BATON ROUGE — While visiting Baton Rouge, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump shared new evidence that claims the death of Avoyelles Parish inmate Jerome Stevenson may have been condoned and sanctioned by prison officials. The evidence Crump presented at Friday morning’s press conference suggested that Stevenson’s death was not only premeditated but was part of…

BATON ROUGE – An accident involving a fire truck on the intersection of Airline Highway and Cedarcrest Avenue resulted in one injury, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. According to the fire department, the crash happened as the vehicle was responding a medical call, and one person was injured and transported to the hospital…

BATON ROUGE – After opening up with a hard fought win in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, the LSU women’s basketball team will take the court in their second round game against Middle Tennessee State at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon in a game televised on WBRZ. LSU will continue their march in the Madness…

BATON ROUGE – A group of LSU entomology students and professors gathered outside of Tipsey McStumbles in Augusta, Georgia. Outside, the sound of gunshots was loud and clear; inside, the normal sound of a livened Irish pub. After a full day of presentations at the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America Meeting —…

COLUMBIA, MO – After dropping their series to Ole Miss last week, No. 2 LSU softball lost another SEC game against No. 15 Missouri Friday evening. Missouri led 7-3 after the second inning, and while LSU clawed back to take the lead 9-7 after the top of the fourth, Missouri promptly responded by tying the…

BATON ROUGE – One person was taken to the hospital after a house caught fire early Friday morning.  The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire happened at a home on 39th Street. One person was rescued from inside the home and was awake and talking when they were taken to the hospital for injuries. …