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Neighborhood excited to see dilapidated home torn down due to health, safety hazard

By Andrew Capasso
An eye sore off of Highland Road is finally gone and people who live in the neighborhood are happy the city tore down an accused child pornographer's house today.

Jason Smith is proud to be New Orleans Pelican

By Kris Cusanza
New Orleans Pelicans forward-center Jason Smith said he’s ready to put on his blue, red, and gold for his first season as a Pelican.
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Port Allen Mayor plans to fight city council decision to define department heads

By Kris Cusanza
The battle between the Mayor of Port Allen, the city council and the city's chief financial officer is in full swing. The city council voted 3 to 2 in favor of adding new positions to the list of people that run the city.
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Fifteen-year-old artist has own art show at local library

By Lauren McCoy - Reporter
Where did Marvin Bryant, 15, get the inspiration to create an entire art show's worth of paintings? "I just take my emotions and my imagination and put it on paper," he said.
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Hundreds petition to transform local golf course into full-fledged park

By Danielle Grossman
Hundreds of people are petitioning to change BREC's City Park Golf Course into a more generalized park for the surrounding area.
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Scholarship schools hopeful lawmakers will find missing funds for voucher program

By Alex Deiro
"When I heard it my heart dropped," shared Shari Burks, who has seven grandkids at Hosana Christian Academy.

‘Make something good come from my death’: May 9 declared Louisiana Gray Day

By Samantha Morgan
Thursday, May 9, 2013 will be the first Louisiana Gray Day in honor of a man who died from brain cancer in 2010. “The last thing he asked his family to do was to make something good come from his death.”
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Voucher program funding found unconstitutional

By Kris Cusanza
The state supreme court ruled the way the state pays for it's voucher program is unconstitutional.
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Ohio survival story gives Brusly High teachers glimmer of hope

By Danielle Grossman
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were all rescued. The three women who went missing for a decade were found alive in a Cleveland home. The story is one that's brining hope to those in Brusly.
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Gun-grabbing robbery victim talks about what went through his mind

By Samantha Morgan
The video of a man counterattacking a robber by grabbing a shotgun has gone viral. Now, the victim is speaking out about the experience and says he reacted on instinct.
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Young, non-violent offenders get new option for staying out of trouble

By Kris Cusanza
Kids who commit small crimes like vandalism or burglary usually end up in a juvenile detention center. But now, there's the Evening Report Center for non violent offenders in East Baton Rouge.
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Two deaths, two weeks apart, worry Pointe Coupee residents

By Danielle Grossman
Two murders over the past two weeks have left many in Pointe Coupee wondering what's happening.
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Inked up: A close look at an under-regulated industry

By Alex Deiro
Mitch Wells isn't afraid to go under the needle for a little artwork, with more than two dozen tattoos he loves almost all of them, except one.

Gonzales mom on mission to get justice for her dead daughter

By Kris Cusanza
A Gonzales mom is on a mission to get justice for her dead daughter. Rachel Deville's daughter died in a crash.

Unity day kickstarts children's confidence

By Kris Cusanza
Kids kicked and punched their way into an education in north baton rouge Saturday.