LAFAYETTE - The LSU softball team lost their first non-conference game of the season Tuesday evening. After posting a 24-0 record out of the SEC this Spring, the LSU softball team fell on the road to Louisiana-Lafayette Tuesday, 9-4. Raelin Chaffin started the game for the Tigers but did not get a single out before allowing five Rajin' Cajun runs. UL-L took a 6-2 lead after the first inning and cruised to the victory. Karli Petty was the only LSU player with two hits in the game. The Tigers had just five hits all evening. LSU is now 35-11 this season. The Tigers host Arkansa ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court. The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday 3-2 to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time. According to the FTC, 30 million people — roughly one in five workers — are now subject to such restrictions. The Biden administration has taken aim at noncompete me ..read more

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge leaders and business owners announced Tuesday that a children's "Inspiration Center," is planned to be built at Howell Community Center. The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation hopes that the center will decrease crime in Baton Rouge.  Leaders say the purpose of the center is to provide resources and opportunities to children to stop the crime before it starts. They believe that children turn to crime when they don't have a healthy environment, such as the neighborhoods they are living in. WBRZ spoke with a man who said a center like thi ..read more

BATON ROUGE - Local artist Raymond Marmillion III died from a heart attack on Saturday. The artist, whose work signed RMIII can be found around Baton Rouge and New Orleans, was 42 years old. His parents, Gwen and Raymond Marmillion Jr., are proud of their son, recalling his work painted on the side of restaurants, hung inside galleries, homes and gifted to many. "As I'm standing there looking at his work people were passing by honking their horn and waiving because it's an inspiration of hope," Gwen Marmillion said. "He's gone forever but we have a little piece of him here," Raymond Marmillio ..read more

BATON ROUGE - Coming off of a national championship title win, the LSU gymnastics team kicked off the celebration with a shift at the original Raising Cane's location. Upon arriving on Tuesday morning, the team was greeted by fans with pompoms, who were lined up outside of the restaurant waiting to be served. The team started their shift by signing autographs and taking photos with fans and each other, then sat down with Cane's founder, Todd Graves, for a chat.  "I left my purse at Cane's one time... came back two hours later and it was still there. Cane's is for the people," gymnast ..read more

BATON ROUGE - The LSU baseball team is back in action Tuesday night against Nicholls. The Tigers, who are 20-3 in non-conference play this season, host the Colonels at 6:30 p.m. Nicholls is 27-14 overall and 10-5 in the Southland Conference this season. LSU (25-16) is coming off their first SEC series win of the season over the weekend at Missouri. LSU coach Jay Johnson did not announce a starting pitcher at Monday's press conference ..read more

GONZALES - The former deputy of the Ascension Parish Assessor's Office was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly changed tax values for his personal property.  Jail records said 44-year-old Justin Champlin was booked for two counts of computer tampering, two counts of injuring public records and one count malfeasance in office.  The Gonzales Police Department said Champlin has been working at the assessor's office since 2012 and the issue happened while he was working as the deputy assessor.  The case is being turned over to the District Attorney's office.&nbsp ..read more

BATON ROUGE — LSU's parade celebrating its women's gymnastic team's national championship will be held Wednesday afternoon, and the public is invited to join the party.  Tuesday, team members worked behind the counter at Raising Cane's just north of campus. WBRZ's Falon Brown was there and captured the team outside of its natural habitat.  Here are the details for Wednesday's party: Schedule:  The celebration will start at 6:30 p.m. in front of the Music Building on Dalrymple Drive.  From there, the parade will roll to the traffic circle ..read more

KILLIAN - The Livingston Parish President's Office declared a state of emergency for the Village of Killian due to a water system failure.  The declaration of emergency says immediate assistance of the state is requested to minimize the effects of a disaster event. According to the document, the water system failed Monday. It is unclear what happened to prompt the declaration.  In 2023, Killian received one of the state's lowest scores on the drinking water grading system.  No more information was immediately available.&nbsp ..read more

AMITE — The Amite City Police Department is searching for a man connected to two thefts at a Walmart in Amite. On March 26, the suspect was seen on security cameras entering the store and grabbing several bottles of liquor from the shelf and concealing them on his person. He then exit the store without paying for them. The same man seemingly did the same thing on April 17.  After both thefts, the suspect can be seen leaving in a light blue sedan with a temporary license plate. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is advised to contact Amite City Pol ..read more