WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, SportsI-Team Reports

  • Feb 13, 2012 09:45 PM 2012-02-14 11:52:05 GMT
    A Baton Rouge police officer involved in a hit and run got 30 days suspension without pay, but a district attorney decided not to prosecute him on the charge.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 6:58 PM EST2012-02-10 23:58:29 GMT
    It could be weeks, even months, before Pointe Coupee police jurors learn where the money the parish made from scrap metal went. The jury president has pulled the item from next week's meeting agenda and that has made some jurors angry.

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 10:50 PM EST2012-02-10 03:50:46 GMT
    Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, red light cameras in Baton Rouge shoot and flash. They have taken in millions of dollars for the city and cost a lot of drivers a lot of money. Not everyone is paying, though, including the drivers of dozens of city vehicles.

  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 10:50 PM EST2012-02-09 03:50:49 GMT
    The 9News I-Team report heads to Pointe Coupee Parish. They're looking into reports of parish workers selling scrap metal and using the cash to throw themselves Christmas and retirement parties. Some workers told WAFB it has been happening for more than 20 years, but is it legal?

  • Friday, February 3 2012 6:42 PM EST2012-02-03 23:42:50 GMT
    A Gonzales police officer who tried to stop a speeding driver was led on a nearly three-mile chase before realizing the people he was chasing were his own off-duty comrades including the chief.  The group was traveling in a privately owned vehicle.

  • Feb 2, 2012 10:20 PM 2012-02-03 12:12:11 GMT

    Along with those filing taxes or getting ready to do so are thousands of people behind bars doing the same thing. They defraud the system and cost you money.

  • Jan 23, 2012 10:48 PM 2012-01-24 13:59:37 GMT
    A local judge has now reinstated a probation in a controversial case involving a coach and his indecent behavior with a high school student.  The judge's actions came after the 9News I-team raised questions, but was this sex offender given special treatment?

  • Dec 15, 2011 10:01 PM 2011-12-16 14:54:33 GMT
    A Louisiana district attorney has suspended an investigation into a man accused of billing for time he wasn't working and turned the case over to federal authorities.

  • The Louisiana Office of Community Development has fired Courage Idusuyi, one of the state's top managers of the state's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

  • Dec 1, 2011 10:00 PM 2011-12-02 15:25:58 GMT
    Documents on the background of Sgt. Robert Schilling, the Baton Rouge police officer who pulled a woman by the hair from a ditch, show he has a checkered past.

  • Dec 9, 2010 08:29 AM 2012-02-13 18:00:08 GMT
    A deadly pipeline explosion in California shed fresh light on the dangers lurking below homes. Louisiana leads the country in property damage from pipelines.

  • Dec 1, 2011 08:06 PM 2011-12-02 11:58:50 GMT
    State legislators are demanding questions from the state as to the process of how seven contractors were suspended from doing work and making money.

  • Thursday, December 1 2011 10:59 AM EST2011-12-01 15:59:42 GMT
    A Louisiana senator is asking for a suspension of a controversial flood prevention program that's been the center of numerous news investigations.

  • Wednesday, November 23 2011 11:01 PM EST2011-11-24 04:01:07 GMT
    The man at the center of an investigation launched by District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says he has nothing to hide.

  • Nov 21, 2011 10:15 PM 2011-11-22 14:06:34 GMT
    Months after an I-Team investigation, the head of a Louisiana government agency says a Baton Rouge area contractor is back to his old antics.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 11:01 PM EST2011-11-17 04:01:11 GMT
    Scam artists call at all hours of the day and night. They pose as telemarketers, and will pull any trick in the book to convince you to send them money for a chance at a new car, cash, or a dream vacation. In the end, their victims are left with nothing but empty promises.

  • Friday, November 11 2011 4:11 AM EST2011-11-11 09:11:11 GMT
    School bus drivers carry the most precious cargo every morning and afternoon, but some have been caught on camera speeding through a neighborhood.

  • Wednesday, November 9 2011 11:01 PM EST2011-11-10 04:01:01 GMT
    The man at the center of an investigation launched by the Livingston Parish District Attorney is standing his ground, telling the 9 News I-Team he did nothing wrong. Corey Delahoussaye says his company, C-Del Inc. is being attacked and he will fight back.

  • Monday, November 7 2011 11:19 PM EST2011-11-08 04:19:26 GMT
    Homeowners beware. A local contractor is making the rounds, possibly in your neighborhood.  He's not licensed and residents say he owes thousands. Baker resident Tina Ellwood says she quickly became a victim after routine roof work turned into her personal nightmare.

  • Thursday, November 3 2011 7:42 PM EDT2011-11-03 23:42:35 GMT
    Livingston Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux has launched an investigation into former candidate for Livingston Parish Assessor Corey Delahoussaye.

  • Wednesday, September 14 2011 7:30 AM EDT2011-09-14 11:30:55 GMT
    The Baton Rouge Police Department Chief DeWayne White said Tuesday force by one of his officers on a citizen "appears excessive."

  • Wednesday, September 7 2011 1:36 PM EDT2011-09-07 17:36:13 GMT
    At least two mothers are on pins and needles because they are possibly facing eviction from their apartments after help they were counting on didn't arrive in time.

  • Wednesday, August 24 2011 12:52 PM EDT2011-08-24 16:52:52 GMT
    A federal judge ruled the federal court doesn't have jurisdiction in the case of two whistle blowers accused of stealing documents related to a flood-elevation program.

  • Aug 23, 2011 08:12 PM CDT2011-08-24 11:41:52 GMT
    The Department of Child and Family Services devoted all of its resources to figure out how and why people's personal information wound up in the streets.

  • Tuesday, August 23 2011 4:50 AM EDT2011-08-23 08:50:17 GMT
    Thousands of dollars are being spent on coffee and office supplies by tax money meant to fix Livingston Parish roads. The I-TEAM followed the money from a road tax voted on 14 years ago and has this special report.

  • Monday, August 22 2011 7:58 PM EDT2011-08-22 23:58:22 GMT
    Copies of dozens of social security cards, bank records, birth certificates and other confidential documents were discovered by a passerby on a downtown street.

  • Aug 22, 2011 05:12 AM CDT2011-08-22 10:25:12 GMT
    This particular home was not built by a contractor involved in the investigation of flood elevated homes and the homeowners do not have any complaints.

  • Aug 19, 2011 02:56 AM 2011-08-19 10:55:35 GMT
    A current Louisiana govt. worker was placed on leave, while a former state employee is being investigated, as part of a probe into a flood-elevation program.

  • Sunday, July 24 2011 12:26 AM EDT2011-07-24 04:26:28 GMT
    Hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterfeit bills make their way through Louisiana every year.  Authorities say the thieves are getting more sophisticated fooling clerks. The I-Team is "Counting Counterfeit Cash."

  • Saturday, July 23 2011 4:41 PM EDT2011-07-23 20:41:26 GMT
    They're accused of pocketing thousands of your tax dollars meant for fellow officers. Now, 14 deputies at the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office have been demoted and transferred from their jobs.

  • Tuesday, May 3 2011 6:56 AM EDT2011-05-03 10:56:58 GMT
    It takes seconds for a thief to break a car window and snatch the iPod, laptop or purse on the front seat. A former car burglar explains how easily it's done.

  • Friday, April 29 2011 12:37 AM EDT2011-04-29 04:37:47 GMT
    The 9NEWS ITEAM examined police records of public high schools in EBR Parish. Security at all but one of the parish's public high schools is handled by EBRSO.

  • Tuesday, March 22 2011 2:16 PM EDT2011-03-22 18:16:18 GMT
    A report from the Legislative Auditor's Office criticizing the LWC indicates the agency failed to recoup millions of dollars from Louisiana employers.

  • Friday, March 4 2011 7:53 AM EST2011-03-04 12:53:25 GMT
    An investigation showed appointments made to the LA Board of Regents by Gov. Bobby Jindal donated to his campaign shortly after being appointed to the board.

  • Thursday, March 3 2011 6:40 AM EST2011-03-03 11:40:15 GMT
    An investigation has revealed more than $17 million worth of items Louisiana officials are unable to locate. They include things from computers to an Angus bull.

  • Thursday, February 24 2011 5:44 AM EST2011-02-24 10:44:46 GMT
    Officers are frustrated with the way someone is arrested but are allowed back on the streets in hours. However, the ROPES program may offer hope.

  • Thursday, February 3 2011 10:52 PM EST2011-02-04 03:52:46 GMT
    The 9NEWS I-Team has spent the past several weeks scouring the tax rolls and has uncovered thousands of businesses that owe millions of dollars in unpaid property taxes. What happens if they don't pay?

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