Hi. I'm the new General Manager here at WAFB and so I'll be taking over the duties of delivering our regular editorials that we'll now refer to as "Our Turn." While "Our Turn" will give you a chance to
The Advocate newspaper presented a most troubling article this weekend concerning people who had been arrested and jailed in East Baton Rouge for months without ever being charged with a crime.
This week's “Your Turn” segment goes to Melissa Normand. She's one of many people engaged in the ongoing debate over the proposed city of St. George on our Facebook page.
It's another big embarrassment for the Louisiana Legislature.Our lawmakers passed a bill in the last session forcing almost 200 constables and justices of the peace out of their jobs because they happen to be more than 70 years old. A judge this month issued a temporary restraining order, saving their jobs for now, but wait until you hear how this law got passed.Senator Elbert Guillory of Opelousas sponsored the bill because, he says, someone asked him to do it.At first he said it was someone...
This week's "Your Turn" segment goes to Rebecca Braun.Braun is one of hundreds of people who reacted to the death of a five-year-old Baton Rouge boy. Police say Jay'v'une Bergin was beaten to death by his father. Braun is concerned because she thinks child welfare officials may not be doing enough to take children away from abusive parents.In her words: This little boy was so very sweet and his sister loved him so much. All around, everybody let him down. The sad part is they are changing gui...
This week's "Your Turn" segment goes to Charles Weigel.Weigel wrote to us this week about a very unpleasant experience he had at the D.M.V. trying to get a handicapped parking permit renewed. He's calling for some improvements in the process.In his words: What a traumatic experience getting a handicapped parking permit renewed. A three hour and 15 minute wait after checking in. It was so crowded that a lot of people had to stand up. On the side I was sitting on, there were 14 windows for serv...
The beginning of a new school year signals the return of the school zones to many of our daily commutes. All of us need to be reminded to respect the safety of children by slowing down when driving around schools. School zones are posted for 20 miles per hour weekday mornings from 6:30 to 9 and afternoons from 2 to 4. However it’s important to always be cautious when near a school. A number of elementary schools feature outdoor recess. And many students participate in extracurricular activiti...
We wanted to take some time to thank you for your support so far this year during our Uniforms for Kids campaign. We also want to thank our partners on this project, St. Vincent de Paul and Kean’s Fine Dry Cleaning.
This week’s “Your Turn” segment goes to Jennifer Beck. Beck is one of many people who reacted on our Facebook page to the story about a company which wants to build a gravel pit near a neighborhood in Livingston Parish.
This week’s “Your Turn” segment goes to Emily Parsons. Parsons is one of many people who reacted on our Facebook page to Cheryl Mercedes’ investigative report on the deplorable conditions at a government-funded apartment complex.
This week’s “Your Turn” segment goes to Richard Waller. Waller is one of many people who took issue with our commentary on the retirement pay change for State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson.
This is politics at its worst.A last-minute addition gets tacked on to a completely unrelated bill as the Louisiana legislative session comes to a close. The sneaky add-on is a provision that affects the retirement pay for just two state troopers – one of them being the head of the Louisiana State Police, Col. Mike Edmonson.How sneaky was the move? After the fact, one of the lawmakers who sponsored the original bill says he didn’t even realize what he voted for.This is precisely the type of b...
This week's "Your Turn" segment goes to Sherrye Ginn. Ginn and hundreds of other people commented on our Facebook page about the Common Core education issue.
This week's "Your Turn" segment goes to Jill Hawes. Hawes and hundreds of other people commented on our Facebook page about the alert truck stop employee who spotted a convicted sex offender traveling
All too often now, it seems as if we over use the word "hero." We apply the term to describe people who have done good things, but possibly not to the level of heroism.
This week's "Your Turn" segment goes to Laura Bacile. Bacile and dozens of other people reacted to a news story about the availability of a free summer lunch program in East Baton Rouge for children and
Many Louisiana residents did not need a special warning June 1, announcing the start of hurricane season. They got their reminder early about the havoc that weather can cause when heavy rains pelted our
Congratulations to the promoters, the performers and the fans - all of the people who made the fifth annual Bayou Country Superfest another huge success. You don't have to take our word for it. Just go
Congratulations to Louisiana lawmakers for taking an important first step toward providing justice for victims of rape. Our country's failure to promptly test the DNA evidence that is collected following
The headline on the news release heralded the kind of positive progress we all like to hear. It said East Baton Rouge Schools were performing on par with or better than other large urban districts across the country
We're fortunate to have a major medical facility that provides lifesaving care just for children. I'm talking about Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital.
This week's "Your Turn" segment goes to Jodie Lynn. Lynn was among dozens of people on our Facebook page who were debating the use of capital punishment.
Common sense has prevailed. We're referring to the 9News investigation into the Gonzales lingerie store that was accepting welfare benefits for sexy clothing.
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