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• 70 for 70: Judge John Parker made history when he ruled to desegregate East Baton Rouge schools Play Video

  November 18, 2025 6:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Judge John Parker changed the course of history when he oversaw the desegregation of public schools in Baton Rouge in 1981. Judge Parker, born in Baton Rouge in 1928, graduated from LSU and LSU Law School before serving 10 years as assistant parish attorney. He was... more »

• 70 for 70: Andrea Clesi Play Video

  July 8, 2025 3:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE — WBRZ's 70 for 70 will profile some of the personalities who have been on Channel 2's air since it went to broadcast 70 years ago. This week on 70 for 70, WBRZ is honoring one of its own: Andrea Clesi, longtime anchor and "Walter Cronkite of... more »

• Tangipahoa parents turn out for school board meeting after court-ordered principal change Play Video

  May 21, 2024 11:02 PM

  HAMMOND — Parents, teachers and students turned out Tuesday night for the first Tangipahoa Parish School Board meeting since a federal judge ordered a change at an elementary school. Some complained that Superintendent Melissa Stilley sent an insensitive email after the court told her to appoint a Black woman... more »

• Baton Rouge school desegregation leader Robert Williams has died Play Video

  July 16, 2019 4:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Robert Williams, a leader in the desegregation of Baton Rouge public schools, has died. "He was a warrior," NAACP local president Mike McClanahan told WBRZ Tuesday. "He was well versed in the law," McClanahan remembered as he compared Williams to "one of the baddest lawyers," likening... more »

• St. Helena ends long-standing school desegregation case

  March 12, 2018 5:02 PM

  GREENSBURG – The state's longest-running school desegregation case has ended, removing the St. Helena Parish public school system from the eyes of the federal government. Federal authorities have been involved in numerous Louisiana public school system desegregation plans for decades. The issue over equality in St. Helena Parish goes... more »