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WBRZ 70TH ANNIVERSARY FLASHBACKS
5/8/2025
WBRZ FLASHBACK: Capital area experienced worst tornado in its history in 1975
Posted 4:44 PM 5/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Fifty years ago, on May 8, 1975, six tornadoes touched down across Louisiana and the most devastating hit Baton Rouge.
What was categorized at the time as two F-2 tornadoes cut across Slaughter and Livingston and St. Helena parishes, ripping up homes and moving them off (More)
5/1/2025
WBRZ FLASHBACK: St. George officially incorporates
Posted 4:45 PM 5/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff
ST. GEORGE — This week in WBRZ history, the City of St. George officially incorporated after years of legal battles.
4/25/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former investigative reporter Bob Courtney recalls importance of locally-owned news
Posted 10:42 PM 4/25/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Bob Courtney was anchoring news on the radio in Baton Rouge when he learned about a job opportunity in TV news at WBRZ.
He worked at Channel 2 from 1974 to 1990, uncovering corruption and holding the powerful accountable.
"I was hired as a weekend anchor and (More)
4/23/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former Station Manager John Spain looks back on his time at WBRZ
Posted 12:53 PM 4/25/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - John Spain wore many hats during his tenure at WBRZ, moving from weatherman to reporter and then manager of the station.
In 1973, he started doing the weather on the weekends and reporting three days during the week. He said it was the only job that was open when he (More)
4/24/2025
WBRZ FLASHBACK: 2010 BP Oil Spill
Posted 4:45 PM 5/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff
On April 20, 2010, about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana a massive fire and explosion happened on the Deepwater Horizon.
More than 100 crew members evacuated into the dark of night and eleven people died in the fire. Over the next 87 days, upwards of 3 million barrels of oil spewed (More)
