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• Judge says Ascension officials must turn over records tied to industrial developments in parish Play Video

  May 21, 2026 12:09 PM

  GONZALES — A state judge ordered the Ascension Parish government to turn over nondisclosure agreements between officials and business leaders connected to industrial developments along the west bank of the Mississippi River in the parish. The judge ordered that records be disclosed for agreements about developing the RiverPlex MegaPark,... more »

• Louisiana lawmakers push for federal probe into 'unfair' seafood trade practices

  May 12, 2026 3:54 PM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Louisiana congressmen are calling on the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate what they say are unfair foreign trade practices hurting the American seafood industry. Rep. Clay Higgins, a Republican and Rep. Troy Carter, a Democrat, sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer... more »

• Woodside Energy to pay Louisiana company $300M to build tugboats for LNG project Play Video

  April 17, 2026 11:48 AM

  BELLE CHASSE — Gov. Jeff Landry announced Friday that Woodside Energy has awarded a $300 million contract to Louisiana-based Green Tug Towing to build four new tug boats for its Louisiana LNG project. The boats will be built at C&C Marine and Repair in Plaquemines Parish, and construction will... more »

• Rising fuel prices hurting transportation industry Play Video

  March 25, 2026 5:41 PM

  PORT ALLEN - As the Iran war continues to put pressure on the oil industry, some truck drivers say the rising fuel prices put their livelihoods at risk. AAA reports the average price of diesel across the state of Louisiana is $5.018 as of March 2026. In March of... more »

• Louisiana's alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins and conservation

  March 13, 2026 1:01 PM

  ABBEVILLE (AP) — Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a score. That score will help a tannery an ocean away prepare it to be... more »

• Baton Rouge songwriter awarded full ownership of hit song by U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

  January 16, 2026 1:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A ruling by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals transferring ownership of a song back to a Baton Rouge songwriter on Monday could potentially change the way music companies transfer intellectual property back to songwriters, according to a report by The Advocate . Songwriter and... more »

• Oil glut brings relief at the pump, raises questions about Louisiana jobs Play Video

  December 19, 2025 6:43 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A worldwide glut in oil production has caused prices to drop, bringing relief to drivers at the gas pump but raising concerns about the long-term impact on Louisiana’s energy industry. Gas prices are projected to fall to around $2.80 a gallon, the lowest level since 2020,... more »

• Alabama engineering company moving to St. George bringing 111 new jobs Play Video

  October 27, 2025 3:07 PM

  ST. GEORGE - Orion Engineers + Constructors announced on Monday that its corporate headquarters was relocating from Theodore, Alabama, to St. George, directly creating 50 new high-paying jobs. The move to St. George is expected to create jobs with an average annual salary of $100,000, according to Louisiana Economic... more »

• Plans to build grain export facility in historically Black town in St. John the Baptist Parish fall apart Play Video

  August 7, 2024 6:15 PM

  WALLACE — Plans to build a 250-acre grain export facility in a historically black town in St. John the Baptist Parish have gone up in smoke. After a nearly three-year battle, Greenfield Louisiana says they are no longer moving forward with the project, which WBRZ originally reported on in... more »

• Pipeline safety grant targets aging lines beneath Donaldsonville Play Video

  May 17, 2024 5:29 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE — Rep. Troy Carter on Friday said the city of Donaldsonville had been awarded a $20 million grant to address its natural gas infrastructure. The money is being made available through the federal Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization program, which was part of a bipartisan bill... more »

• Shooting in Kenner restaurant leaves one employee injured

  August 7, 2021 7:28 PM

  KENNER - A fight that broke out between two service industry employees left one shot and the other in jail Saturday. WWL reported that Kenner Police said officers went to the Jumbo Buffet restaurant on Williams Boulevard around 3:30 p.m. when one employee shot the other. WWL said... more »

• Waitress kidnapped after following customers who skipped out on bill

  June 21, 2021 1:48 PM

  WASHINGTON, N.J. - A waitress was assaulted and abducted after confronting a group of customers who refused to pay for their meal. The attack happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday at a Nifty Fifties restaurant. Washington Township Police said a 20-year-old waitress followed a group of customers to the... more »

• As the governor eases restrictions, the wedding industry is bouncing back Play Video

  April 28, 2021 6:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – After nearly a year of vanishing vows, the wedding industry is experiencing an explosion of interest. “I had 11 weddings in 21 days, that’s never happened in my whole career,” said wedding planner Allie Wester, who owns Weddings by Allie. On Tuesday, the Governor eased... more »

• Proposed Louisiana law to better track cancer Play Video

  April 17, 2017 9:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Residents in the community of Alsen wish they knew how prevalent cancer was in their community. The small neighborhood is just north of Baton Rouge on Scenic Highway and is surrounded by heavy industry. "We have a high rate of miscarriages, we have a high rate... more »

• Residents fighting industrial expansion in St. Gabriel Play Video

  April 14, 2017 8:00 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- Retired chemical plant worker Peter Booker believes a nearby recycling facility is the chief cause a strong smell in his neighborhood. "It's really bad sometimes," he said. The company in question, Adsorbent Solutions, sits in an industrial park about a quarter mile from Booker's house. The facility... more »

• Oversize load to slow traffic on the Westside for the next week

  October 25, 2016 10:29 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- Westside drivers are in for some delays due to wide loads being moved through Plaquemine for the next week. Oversized vessels will be transported from a shipyard across from the Iberville Parish Multipurpose Center on Bayou Road the Shintech Plaquemine facility off Highway 1 south of the city.... more »

• Bizarre death of area worker, two others prompts federal warning

  April 18, 2016 6:30 PM

  AMITE - OSHA is warning employers and employees in the mowing industry about potentially hazardous working conditions after a series of bizarre accidents killed three workers. In Tangipahoa Parish, a worker at Bracy's Nursery was found dead in a stream bed after the riding lawnmower he was using overturned... more »

• Pipeline expansion to feed Iberville Parish industry Play Video

  December 10, 2015 7:46 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Iberville Parish Water Works is replacing an 18 mile pipeline so heavy industry can expand. The project will double the size of a current pipeline and raise two water towers several feet in District #3. The Department of Health and Hospitals awarded Iberville Parish an $8 million loan... more »

• Report ranks Baton Rouge No. 2 nationwide in chemicals & plastics industry

  November 3, 2015 11:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Conway Inc.'s latest edition of the publication's "World's Most Competitive Cities" report places Baton Rouge in second position, behind Houston, for economic development in the chemical and plastics industry. The report measures cities' overall economic competitiveness in a range of industries from tech to transportation on... more »