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Family, friends come together at candlelight vigil to remember mayor’s office employee killed in crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Family, friends and the mayor’s office came together Friday, Aug. 23 to remember the life of Simone Pillette. Pillette was killed in a car crash on Sunday, Aug. 18. She served as the office manager for Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome. During the vigil, many shared heartfelt speeches and memories of Pillette and what it was like to know her.
2 hurt after Baton Rouge shooting Friday, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Two people were taken to a local hospital after a shooting in Baton Rouge on Friday, Aug. 23. Baton Rouge emergency medical services officials said two people were sent to the hospital after a shooting in the 5000 block of Sumrall Drive. EMS said the two victims were in critical condition.
Experts weigh in on two guns being found at two different East Baton Rouge high schools
BATON ROUGE - After deputies recovered two weapons from East Baton Rouge Parish Public School students on Thursday, gun experts talked to WBRZ about the incident. Deputies took one gun from a student at McKinley High School and another from a student at Belaire High School. According to the East...
Sportsline Summer Camp: The Central Private Redhawks
CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - The Central Private RedHawks and second year head coach Cole Holden are excited about the upcoming season. The RedHawks return eight starters on both sides of the ball from a team that reached the playoffs last year. However, Central Private hasn’t won a playoff game since 1991, something Coach Holden and his players are extremely motivated to change.
Volunteers needed to 'sweep' litter from Bogue Falaya River
Put it on the calender: Sept. 28 is a big day for the Bogue Falaya River. Using a small flotilla of volunteers on the water and others on dry land, the annual Bogue Falaya River Sweep will collect, unload, sort and categorize litter out of the river between the US 190 Bridge & the 4th Avenue/Menetre Boat Launch.
LSU Football Fans Can Get Tickets To First 2024 Home Game Dirt Cheap
The college football season begins this Saturday, August 24th with what is called week zero. There are a few games on tap this Saturday including #10 Florida State taking on Georgia Tech in Ireland. Another game that should grab your attention if you are from Louisiana is the McNeese Cowboys...
Social media reacts to live oak cut down in Gonzales
A live oak cut down on the property of the former Piccadilly cafeteria in Gonzales drew the ire of many locals on social media Aug. 22. The Piccadilly, which was at 511 N. Airline Hwy. and the only Ascension Parish location of the chain, closed permanently March 28, 2023. The...
Grambling State University opens the first digital library in Louisiana
GRAMBLING, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Thursday, August 22, 2024, Grambling State University officially opened its digital library on campus. According to officials, the new library is the first of its kind in the state of Louisiana. The $16.6 million digital library is also the first library of its kind at a historically black college institution. […]
Football: 2024 Southeastern Football Position Preview: Specialists
HAMMOND, La. – Since Frank Scelfo took over the Southeastern Louisiana University football program, the Lions have consistently excelled on special teams. For SLU to continue that trend, it will have to find a replacement for four-time All-Southland Conference punter Austin Dunlap. The competition between Jack Hunter and Alec Mahler has been one of fall camp's tightest battles.
This state lawmaker has been named Alliance for Good Government's legislator of the year
The Alliance for Good Government has selected state Rep. Matthew Willard, a Democrat from New Orleans who chairs his party’s caucus, to receive its 2024 Legislator of the Year award. “It’s an incredible honor,” Willard said. “Usually whoever they give that to has demonstrated an ability to succeed, to...
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