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Louisiana hits record 2.01 million jobs as construction boom drives statewide growth
- Title
- Louisiana hits record 2.01 million jobs as construction boom drives statewide growth
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Louisiana's job market has hit a record high, with payrolls topping two million employees for the first time, according to Leaders for a Better Louisiana.
First aired 7/14/26
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- Title
- '8 days straight without internet,' Tangipahoa residents blame copper thieves for internet outages
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A series of copper thefts has law enforcement on high alert, with the Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office arresting five people since the start of the month.
First aired 7/14/26
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- Title
- Tangipahoa Copper Theft Issues
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested five people in at least three separate copper theft cases since the start of the month, and deputies are asking for the public's help in finding a sixth suspect.
Full Story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/tangipahoa-parish-deputies-arrest-5-in-copper-thefts-since-start-of-july-still-looking-for-another-suspect
- Title
- Decaying Homes in Baton Rouge Linked to One Businessman
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- For years, 2 On Your Side has highlighted abandoned and neglected properties. One name continues to pop up: Collis Temple. Many of those properties have remained untouched for years and are the type of blight the parish wants to eliminate.
Full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/decaying-homes-linked-to-baton-rouge-businessman-draw-scrutiny
- Title
- One Killed After Vehicle Hits Pole In Baton Rouge
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- One person was killed in a car wreck along Old Hammond Highway near Millerville Road.
read more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/one-killed-in-wreck-along-old-hammond-highway
- Title
- Ben Miles Continues Former LSU Coach Les Miles' Legacy at Southern University
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Former LSU Football coach Les Miles' son, Ben Miles, is coaching at Southern as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator on a new staff for new Jaguar head coach Marshall Faulk.
Full Story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/ben-miles-continues-coaching-legacy-in-baton-rouge
- Title
- St. John Deputies Pull Four to Safety After Car Crashes Into Canal
- Runtime
- 0:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Deputies in St. John the Baptist Parish pulled four people out of a car that crashed into a canal off the interstate.
Learn more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/video-st-john-deputies-pull-four-to-safety-after-car-crashes-into-canal
- Title
- Meta Data Center Investment in Richland Parish Louisiana
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Gov. Jeff Landry held a press conference on Monday regarding Meta's expansion of its data center located in Richland Parish.
Watch Alexis' full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/gov-jeff-landry-discusses-meta-s-investment-into-louisiana-through-data-center-in-richland-parish
- Title
- Magnolia Water speaks with Killian residents about July 4 outage, what it plans to do going forward
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- After yet another water outage left Killian residents dry over the Independence Day weekend, Magnolia Water explained what went wrong on the Fourth and how they plan to prevent it in the future.
First aired 7/13/2026
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- Title
- WATCH LIVE: Gov. Landry announces Meta data center expansion
- Runtime
- 43:18
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- WATCH LIVE: Gov. Landry announces Meta data center expansion
- Title
- Baton Rouge Police provide updates on landfill search for 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- More than two weeks after it was announced that the body of missing 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather was located in the Baton Rouge landfill, BRPD began its search for the teen.
First aired: 7/13/26
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- Title
- Search for 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather begins at Baton Rouge landfill
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The search for 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather's body has finally begun on Monday after it was discovered over two weeks ago that his body was in the Baton Rouge landfill, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
First aired: 7/13/26
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- Title
- Decaying homes linked to Baton Rouge businessman draw scrutiny
- Runtime
- 6:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A garage fire at an abandoned property on Laurel Street has left neighbors concerned about the neglect in their neighborhood. They reached out to 2 On Your Side about the troubled properties, which share the same owner.
First aired: 7/13/26
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- Title
- Perkins Road Overpass project breaks ground
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A long-planned project aimed at improving pedestrian and bicycle access near the Perkins Road Overpass is moving forward.
First aired: 7/13/26
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- Title
- Richland Parish Meta project grows to world's largest data center amid cost concerns
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Louisiana is on track to become home to the largest data center in the world after Meta announced an expansion of its massive Richland Parish project Monday.
First aired: 7/13/26
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- Title
- Search For Missing 15-Year-Old 'Could Take Weeks'
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- At a press conference following the initial search efforts at the landfill on Monday, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said the process could take weeks due to the size of the site. Rotating teams will comb through 40 yards of material at a time.
Watch Halle Jefferson's full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/baton-rouge-police-department-provides-update-on-landfill-search-for-15-year-old-ja-derrius-minnieweather
- Title
- BRPD & FBI Provide Update on Missing 15-Year-Old's Body
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- According to Jonathan Tapp, the special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office, crews have narrowed down the search area for 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather's body to about one acre of the landfill, which sits on over 400 acres.
Learn more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/baton-rouge-police-department-provides-update-on-landfill-search-for-15-year-old-ja-derrius-minnieweather
- Title
- Investigators Can't Figure Out How This Drug Drop Was Possible!
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- An affidavit notes two drug packages were found approximately 173 yards from the road edge of La. Highway 68, with a wooden fence, a single strand electric fence and several pecan trees between the road and the outer security fence. Investigators say it is unlikely the packages were thrown from the roadway or delivered by drone, since no drone sightings were reported during that time.
Full Story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/investigative-unit-former-dixon-inmates-face-charges-after-drugs-cell-phones-found-on-prison-grounds
- Title
- 'We Need Closure' Grandmother of Missing 15-Year-Old Addresses the Public
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The search for 15-year-old Ja'Derrius Minnieweather's body has finally begun on Monday after it was discovered over two weeks ago that his body was in the Baton Rouge landfill, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Read the full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/watch-live-search-for-15-year-old-ja-derrius-minnieweather-begins-at-baton-rouge-landfill
- Title
- WATCH LIVE: BRPD provides update on landfill search for Ja'Derrius Minnieweather
- Runtime
- 8:30
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- WATCH LIVE: BRPD provides update on landfill search for Ja'Derrius Minnieweather
- Title
- Meta AI Data Center Benefits Louisiana Educators
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Meta's over $50 billion investment in Louisiana have made teachers in Richland Parish the highest paid educators in the state, with the teachers receiving annual bonuses of up to $50,000 due to the increased tax revenues from the project.
Read the full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/gov-jeff-landry-discusses-meta-s-investment-into-louisiana-through-data-center-in-richland-parish
- Title
- Perfecting the fundamentals 🔥💯
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The East Ascension High School Football program is looking to take a step forward in 2026 off the back of their returning experience and continuity on their coaching staff.
Read more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/sports2-a-days-preview-east-ascension-spartans-189986
- Title
- Ponchatoula Police Investigate 3-Year-Old's Death
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Police in Ponchatoula said residents found the three-year-old unconscious in a vehicle parked at an apartment complex along Methvin Drive around 3:15 p.m. Friday. He later died at the hospital.
Full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/ponchatoula-police-investigating-3-year-old-boy-s-hot-car-death
- Title
- Dietitian warns about dangers of eating too many hot dogs
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- July is National Hot Dog Month, and while Americans eat roughly 20 billion hot dogs every year, a registered dietitian says they should not be a regular part of anyone's diet.
First aired 7/13/2026
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- Title
- Veterans worry about impact of Baton Rouge Vet Center fire as counseling services relocate
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Charred walls, broken windows and extensive fire damage now stand where veterans once came for counseling, peer support and help navigating life after military service. While services have continued at another location, many veterans say losing the familiar space could make it harder for some to seek help.
First aired 7/12/2026
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- Title
- Ponchatoula Police investigating 3-year-old boy's hot car death
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A child found dead inside a hot car in Ponchatoula climbed into an unlocked vehicle himself, then couldn't get out.
First aired 7/12/2026
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- Title
- Landfill search for Ja'Derrius Minnieweather expected to begin Monday
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- It's been more than a month since Ja'Derrius Minnieweather disappeared from the "Ghosttown" area of Baton Rouge. Since then, his family, law enforcement, and the United Cajun Navy have searched through wooded areas and near waterways trying to find him.
First aired 7/12/2026
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- Title
- Baton Rouge residents react to slight uptick in shootings, homicides in first six months of 2026
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- BATON ROUGE — Gun violence in Baton Rouge remains high through the first half of the year, with both homicides and non-fatal shootings up compared to the same period last year.
First aired 7/11/26
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- Title
- Medical professionals share risks associated with summer heat and humidity
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- BATON ROUGE - For the first time this year, Louisiana's Department of Health has recorded that someone died because of a heat-related issue.
First aired 7/11/26
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- Title
- Maurepas residents raise safety concerns over overgrown grass on Highway 22
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- MAUREPAS — Residents along Highway 22 in Livingston Parish say overgrown grass and clogged ditches are creating a safety concern as hurricane season gets underway.
First aired 7/10/26
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- Title
- Community holds prayer vigil for family of 7-year-old Paris Williams
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- PLAQUEMINE — Prayers rained down over the family of Paris Williams and members of the community as they joined hands under the Seymourville Pavilion in Plaquemine on Friday evening.
First aired 7/10/26
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- Title
- Defense attorney questions if Hammond-to-Walker police chase was justified
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A Hammond Police chase that crossed parish lines and ended with a patrol car colliding with a motorcycle is now drawing scrutiny from a defense attorney over whether the pursuit was justified
First aired: 7/10/26
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- Title
- Investigative Unit: Former Dixon inmates face charges after drugs, phones found on prison grounds
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Two former inmates are facing multiple felony charges after authorities say forensic evidence connected them to packages of drugs and cell phones that were found on the grounds of Dixon Correctional Institute last year
First aired: 7/10/26
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- Title
- Baton Rouge drivers continue calling for answers as interstate lights remain out
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Street lights along stretches of I-10, I-12, and I-110 have been out for months, and viewers have been reaching out to WBRZ asking why they're still driving in the dark.
First aired 7/10/2026
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- Title
- St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office reviewing actions of Patterson Police officer
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A Patterson police officer is under independent review after video from a June traffic stop showed him taking a man to the ground during an arrest.
First aired 7/10/2026
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- Title
- East Baton Rouge School Board eyes Belfair Montessori site for Northdale Academy move
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- BATON ROUGE — At its Thursday evening meeting, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board took another step towards relocating Northdale Superintendent Academy to the former home of Belfair Montessori Magnet along Fairfields Avenue.
First aired 7/9/26
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- Title
- LSU launches new parking permit system as students encounter virtual wait times
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- BATON ROUGE - This year's permit sales at LSU are being released by class standing, with seniors receiving the first opportunity to register before sales open to juniors, sophomores and freshmen.
First aired 7/9/26
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- Title
- Witnesses say contractors were redoing the roof when part of Donaldsonville's courthouse collapsed
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Part of the roof at Donaldsonville's historic courthouse caved in Wednesday evening while contractors were working on the building.
According to witnesses, workers were finishing the installation of a new roof when a machine struck it, causing the partial collapse. Donaldsonville Fire's Travis Cedotal confirmed the parish had contractors on site to redo the roof.
First aired 7/9/26
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- Title
- Condemned property off Sherwood Forest still stands, frustrating neighbors
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Laz Wilson, a retired Baton Rouge police officer, reached out to 2 On Your Side, hoping to get some answers about a condemned property. The property is off Sherwood Forest Boulevard just south of I-12 in Baton Rouge, and it's been a nuisance since 2017.
First aired 7/9/26
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- Title
- East Feliciana Sheriff's Office hosts active-shooter exercise at Clinton school
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Law enforcement agencies from across East Feliciana Parish gathered at the Silliman Institute to train for active shooter situations on Thursday.
First aired 7/9/2026
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- Title
- One Tank Trips: Tipsy Librarian
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A cocktail class in Baton Rouge is giving guests a new way to learn what’s behind their favorite drinks. At The Tipsy Librarian, the experience is part retail shop, part classroom — where “cocktail curious” guests can learn the techniques behind making a well-crafted drink.
First aired 7/9/2026
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- Title
- Donaldsonville Courthouse Damaged
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- NEW VIDEO: The courthouse in Donaldsonville was closed after significant damage to the courthouse's roof during a construction project. https://www.wbrz.com/news/donaldsonville-courthouse-closes-after-roof-collapses-from-significant-damage
- Title
- Addis Police: Cause of death for 7-year-old still under investigation, crime scene was manipulated
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Addis Police said Wednesday they were initially told that a 7-year-old girl died after a dresser fell on her, but investigators now believe the crime scene was manipulated.
First aired 7/8/26
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- Title
- State Senator Larry Selders Dies at Just 44 Years Old
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- State Sen. Larry Selders' sudden death on Tuesday sent waves through the Louisiana political world, with politicians on both sides of the aisle remembering the 44-year-old Democratic lawmaker.
Learn more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/state-local-lawmakers-remember-larry-selders-as-man-of-the-people-after-state-senator-dies-at-44
- Title
- Baton Rouge area Amazon customers using new drone delivery service
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Amazon's "Prime Air" drone delivery service is now up and running in Baton Rouge, making it the first city in Louisiana to get the service.
First aired 7/8/2026
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- Title
- 'It's getting ridiculous:' Community reacts to Mirage Villa Apartments shooting
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Another shooting in the region has both residents and social work researchers urging more attention focused on violence prevention.
First aired 7/8/2026
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- Title
- East Baton Rouge Parish highways overgrown after mowing contract is not renewed
- Runtime
- 3:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Overgrown grass and weeds along Interstates 10 and 12 in East Baton Rouge Parish are the result of a failed Metro Council contract renewal, according to city-parish officials.
First aired 7/8/2026
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- Title
- Baton Rouge Streets Flooded After Car Strikes Fire Hydrant
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Around 1 p.m., BR Water crews were wading through deep water and using pumps to remedy the flooding situation on St. Katherine Avenue and surrounding streets.
Full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/residents-wake-up-wednesday-morning-to-find-water-flooding-st-katherine-avenue-surrounding-streets
- Title
- Police Ram Suspect During Multi-Parish Pursuit!
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Hammond Police officers rammed a motorcyclist who led them on a chase from Tangipahoa Parish into a Walker neighborhood.
Read the full story: https://www.wbrz.com/news/hammond-police-pursuit-ends-outside-walker-dollar-store-1-taken-into-custody
- Title
- 7-Year-Old's Cause of Death Still Under Investigation
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The child, 7-year-old Paris Williams, was found unresponsive but breathing on July 1 and taken to a hospital, where she died. A coroner said Paris had multiple blunt force injuries to her body. Addis police said they believe the crime scene was manipulated and are still investigating all of the evidence that was collected.
Learn more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/addis-police-cause-of-death-of-7-year-old-still-under-investigation-crime-scene-was-manipulated
