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• WBRZ FLASHBACK: Baton Rouge's 20-hour 'carmageddon' Play Video

  August 21, 2025 7:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE — This week in WBRZ history, a 20-hour traffic nightmare that still lives in the minds of residents more than a decade later struck Baton Rouge. On Aug. 21, 2012, a car and several 18-wheelers were involved in a crash on I-10 eastbound at Essen Lane. One... more »

• BRPD: Murder rate fell in city by end of 2012

  January 1, 2013 5:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge release early crime estimates for the past year today, showing the city saw a slight increase in killings from 2011. According to early 2012 numbers, Lt. Don Kelly said 67 murders were reported in the city. He said that's up from last... more »