Posted 5:43 AM 3/12/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Flairing of the Green, a krewe that started eight years ago with a group of old college friends.

Now, it's one of the most anticipated floats on the Wearin' of the Green parade. Dressed in their best to imitate the famous wrestler Ric Flair. This year, they've stepped (More)

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Posted 9:04 AM 3/11/2026 by Jordan Ponzio

BATON ROUGE — For nearly four decades, DiGiulio Brothers Italian Café has been serving classic Italian dishes just off Perkins Road near the Overpass, becoming a neighborhood institution and a familiar stop along the route of the annual Wearing of the Green Parade.

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Posted 6:34 AM 3/10/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Later this month, the Anything Chicken Cookoff is being held, raising money for the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired.

The cookoff is being held on March 21 at the Bayouside Golf Course in Napoleonville and will see all proceeds go to funding an alumni (More)

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Posted 7:03 AM 3/9/2026 by April Davis

BATON ROUGE- When you dial 911, the expectation is simple: help should arrive fast.

But, according to local emergency responders, a missing or obscured house number could be the one thing standing between a patient and life-saving care.

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Posted 12:32 PM 3/6/2026 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE - KOK Wings & Things co-owner Trejan Vinson joined WBRZ Noon News on Friday to announce a special event with the mayor's office. 

The restaurant will host a Q-and-A session with Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards. This comes after video posted online shows the (More)

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Posted 11:17 AM 3/5/2026 by Domenic Purdy

DUBAI — It's been nearly one week since the joint Israel-U.S. strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader, causing turmoil across the region. 

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Posted 5:21 AM 3/4/2026 by Abigail Whitam

BATON ROUGE - It's time to Drip, Sip and Jam! Literally.

The second "Drip, Sip and Jam" fundraiser hosted by the Baton Rouge Community College Athletic Department is almost here.

At the event, you can design your own sneakers and apparel, sip on both cocktails and mocktails, taste (More)

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Posted 5:09 AM 3/2/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Right to Life, a statewide pro-life, anti-abortion group, is hosting its inaugural gala in Baton Rouge in March. 

The event, held on March 17 at the Raising Cane's River Center, will include a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and a dinner at 7 p.m.

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Posted 6:43 AM 2/27/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — The Southern University Ag Center's State Livestock and Poultry Show has returned for its 83rd year. 

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Posted 6:12 AM 2/26/2026 by WBRZ Staff

FRENCH SETTLEMENT — Smokers are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers. 

For one French Settlement, this, along with several heart attacks (More)

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Posted 7:03 AM 2/25/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Stanley Black has spent his whole career traveling the world on religious crusades, but now, he is on another crusade that's taken him to hospitals and labs across the world after he came face-to-face with heart disease, a leading cause of death. 

Black, now 88 (More)