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Posted 10:48 PM 4/20/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - Dozens of people participated in an East Baton Rouge Parish community walk in honor of families affected by crime. 

The group met up at Gus Young Park on Monday evening as part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. 

City leaders and law enforcement joined (More)

Posted 9:57 PM 4/20/2026 by Logan Cullop

BATON ROUGE - A 19-year-old was killed in a possible accidental shooting on Monday evening, officials said. 

The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened around 10 p.m. along North 35th Street, which is in a neighborhood near the corner of Gus Young Avenue and North (More)

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Posted 10:29 PM 4/20/2026 by Joe Collins

BATON ROUGE - A bill that could force TOPS students to repay their scholarship money to the state if they fail to maintain their eligibility is set to be debated in the Louisiana House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Under House Bill 385, authored by Rep. Dennis Bamburg, R-Bossier City (More)

Posted 9:47 PM 4/20/2026 by Logan Cullop

GONZALES - The Gonzales City Council's executive session was held in the open Monday evening as they discussed Gonzales Chief of Staff Wade Petite's recent crash that (More)

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Posted 10:51 PM 4/20/2026 by Halle Jefferson

BATON ROUGE - An arrest was made in connection with a deadly shooting on Highland Road last year.

Michael Anderson, 67, was sitting on the front porch of a home at the corner of Highland Road and East Buchanan Street, across from the A.M. Mart, when he was shot and killed in July 2025.

Posted 7:51 PM 4/20/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - A woman pleaded guilty on Monday to killing her neighbor in 2024 after the two had an argument, The Advocate reported. 

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