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BATON ROUGE – Take an opportunity to welcome the women’s basketball national champions back to their home court during a free event Tuesday night.  The LSU Women’s Basketball team is hosting its annual Welcome Back Event in the PMAC Tuesday night at 7 p.m.. Fans will have the opportunity to hear from Coach Kim Mulkey…

LSU All-American Angel Reese has a new endorsement deal with a major shoe and athletic apparel company. Reebok announced Tuesday that it has signed the Tigers’ star forward as a partner as she prepares to begin her first season since leading LSU to a national title last spring. In an interview published on the company’s…

BATON ROUGE – Pharmacists at area Winn-Dixie stores are telling customers that they will soon need to pick up their prescriptions elsewhere. An exact date has not been set, but the process of closing store-based pharmacies is under way, according to two locations contacted Monday by WBRZ News 2. The closure of pharmacy operations had…

Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits. The drugstore chain said late Sunday it also has obtained $3.45 billion in fresh financing from some of its lenders, which will help support the company through its…

PRAIRIEVILLE – A woman was reportedly pistol-whipped and robbed by a carjacker outside a restaurant in Ascension Parish over the weekend. The crime was reported Friday night at a Subway on LA 42 in Prairieville, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. Someone claiming to be the victim, who did not wish to be identified…

BATON ROUGE – One person was injured in a shooting along Scenic Highway, according to emergency officials. The shooting happened shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday in the 7800 block of Scenic Highway. Emergency services say that the victim was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition. This a developing story.  Permalink| Comments…

The race for West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is set to head to a runoff in November.  The Nov. 18 runoff will come down to newcomers Jeff Bergeron and Leo Fontenot.  This is a breaking update. Read more election results here. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana News Press Release Distribution Service

Longtime Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso is projected to lose his office to challenger Chris Daigle.  With 32 of 33 precincts reporting, Ourso trailed Daigle 59 percent to 38 percent. Ourso had held the office of parish president since 1997.  This is a breaking update. See more election results here. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags:…

BATON ROUGE – A handful of inmates who were seeking a shot at leniency amid a push to clear Louisiana’s death row were denied clemency hearings Friday. The Louisiana Board of Pardons on Friday shot down requests from all five inmates who were vying for a hearing that could have spared them the death penalty. …

BATON ROUGE – One person was injured in a shooting late Thursday night, emergency officials said.  The shooting happened shortly before midnight Thursday at the Kangaroo Express gas station on Highland Road between Aster and West Roosevelt Streets. One person was injured.  WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information.  Permalink| Comments Top…

ST. HELENA – The St. Helena football team held their first home football game since 16-year-old Vernon Gordon was shot and killed one month ago. The St. Helena community is coming together tonight and are overcoming a tragedy as dozens of people were tailgating and having a great time, a stark difference from what we…

Auburn (3-2, 0-2 SEC) at No. 22 LSU (4-2, 3-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Line: LSU by 11 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: LSU leads 32-24-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? LSU is coming off a big victory at Missouri and needs to win to remain in control of its fate in the seemingly…

Louisiana voters will try to select a new governor on Saturday, and if no candidate is named on more than 50 percent of the ballots, the top two finishers will square off in a winner-take-all runoff on Nov. 18. Gov. John Bel Edwards has served two terms and is not eligible for a third. More…

BATON ROUGE – School officials at Istrouma High School found a gun in a student’s backpack that the student claimed she needed for protection against a former student who had allegedly been threatening her.  The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested Leneya Allen, 18, Thursday for carrying a firearm on school property. Deputies said the…

TANGIPAHOA PARISH – Deputies are searching for a man who allegedly used a stolen identity to buy a boat motor worth thousands of dollars.  On Sept. 25, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said a man using the name Raymond Stokes bought an outboard motor from Boat City USA in Hammond over the phone for $14,000.…

BATON ROUGE – A Lyft driver took a man to the hospital after he was reportedly shot multiple times by another man who walked up to his vehicle.  The Baton Rouge Police Department said the driver picked up the man to bring him to work when another unknown man walked up to the driver’s car…

BATON ROUGE – A house fire that displaced four people Thursday morning was ruled to be caused by a malfunctioning dryer.  The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the side of the house on Curlew Street off Scenic Highway was engulfed in smoke when crews first arrived around 7:30 a.m.. One of the home’s residents was…

SLIDELL – Sheriff’s deputies recovered a pair of stolen sports cars and seized nearly two dozen pounds of marijuana from a home in southeast Louisiana. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said they also seized nearly $27,000 in cash and three handguns after raiding the house on Brookhaven Court in Slidell. Deputies searched the property…

A complete solar eclipse will be visible from Louisiana this Saturday, and whether you’re eager to see it or you’ll simply be outside tailgating anyway, it’s important to protect your eyes when you check out the rare phenomenon.  The Livingston Parish Library, partnered with Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries, will be providing solar viewing glasses…

BATON ROUGE – Millions of people are learning about infamous Baton Rouge drug runner Barry Seal for the first time thanks to a 2017 Tom Cruise movie that’s found new life on Netflix. ‘American Made,’ the crime thriller loosely based on the true story of Seal’s run-ins with law enforcement and a Columbian cartel, has…

GONZALES – A late-night shooting at a park in Ascension Parish left several people hurt and led to a deadly car crash as people were fleeing the area.  The Gonzales Police Department said the shooting started around 9 p.m. at Carver Park off Tobey Street.  At least four people were shot at the park. A…