Elizabeth Bourgeois
News Reporter
Baton Rouge, La.
Ascension Parish native Elizabeth Bourgeois joined the WAFB 9NEWS team as a reporter.
Bourgeois, a graduate of St. Amant High School, recently earned her degree in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.
While at St. Amant High, she was an anchor and reporter for “Gator Nation News.”
Political analyst, Jim Engster, says the Democratic Party still has time to decide on who will be their new nominee after President Biden announced he will not be seeking re-election in November.
One person was found dead inside a house destroyed by fire early Saturday morning, officials say.
Nine candidates have filed the necessary paperwork to run for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge.
Prairieville High School is set to open its doors this August.
Ascension Parish Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Prairieville High School.
This November, the people of Gonzales will choose a new mayor for the first time in 16 years, after Barney Arceneaux stepped down from the position back in March.
The Duplantier Place Shopping Center on Lee Drive has had six break-ins over a two-week period.
Some East Baton Rouge community members met at the secretary of state’s office to begin the process of recalling five East Baton Rouge School Board members.
The Founders of Tank Proof is a nonprofit organization that teaches underprivileged children how to swim for free.
Local Broadcaster, Danny Simar, also known as ‘Jim Nasium’, died on Tuesday, July 9th.
According to AAA, 71 million people were expected to travel this fourth of July weekend.
Amy Waters with The Safety Place says the first step to preventing leaving your child in a hot car is to always assume it can happen to you.
A 17-year-old from West Feliciana was killed in a car accident on Friday Morning.
The new permitless concealed carry law goes into effect on the fourth of July, but some gun owners have concerns.
Sheriff Jason Ard, Livingston Parish investigators and the District Attorney held a press conference to announce the three arrests.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has selected three finalists for the new superintendent position, but the community is disappointed with the decision.
The new Amazon Fulfillment Center, located where the old Cortana Mall used to be, is now open.
The Belle of Baton Rouge Casino has requested permission to demolish the Maritime II Building which was once part of the catfish town in downtown Baton Rouge.
Five East Baton Rouge Metro Council members are filing a lawsuit against the parish for violations of voting acts.
A 14-year-old boy was killed after an ATV he was driving crashed into a ditch on Saturday afternoon.
Woman’s Hospital hosted their “Baby Grand” event today to help expecting parents prepare for their babies’ arrival.
The Department of Children and Family Services is saying they are experiencing a critical shortage of foster families for children 14-17 years old.
The Laurel Ridge Levee Extension Project has begun in Ascension Parish and neighbors hope extending the Laurel Ridge Levee will help with flooding issues.
On Monday, June 10th, a 12-year-old boy named Daqwain Robinson drowned in his neighborhood pond.
The Love Heals Free Health Clinic was held on the Southern University Campus on Saturday, June 15.
The Louisiana Office of Community Development is building new affordable housing in New Roads.
LSU Biochemistry Professor Roger Laine has researched a new treatment for inoperable tumors.
The Summer of Hope event, A Mother’s Cry, luncheon took place on Sunday.
Beyond The Walls Church in Denham Springs helped clean up homes on Eastover Blvd.
With many voters in new congressional districts, East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters Steve Raborn announced plans to prepare voters for the upcoming elections.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that the Grosse Tete Bridge is now open to marine traffic but will remain closed to vehicle traffic.
Baton Rouge General hosted an event to honor and celebrate cancer survivors on National Cancer Survivors Day.
Hurricane season has begun, and rehabbers say they will soon see an increase in animals affected by the storms.
West Baton Rouge Parish Schools Child Nutrition Program handed out free boxes of food to families for the summer.
The Fire Captain at the Geismar Volunteer Fire Department, Arrington Clay Beasley, was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Officials at Our Lady of the Lake say they are at a less than two-day supply of O+ blood.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome started her Summer of Hope program three years ago to combat violence in Baton Rouge.
According to recent statistics, Memorial Day is one of the deadliest holidays for drivers.
Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office hosted a fundraiser to support one of their deputies, Sergeant Mike Battiste, who underwent a heart transplant earlier this year.
The Juvenile Detention Center and the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail Task Force held a public meeting to discuss possible updates to the dilapidated facilities.
There were two deadly motorcycle crashes in our area over the weekend.
After their water was declared a state of emergency back on April 23, the Town of Killian has lifted their boil water advisory.
As people assess the damage from the span of storms that hit south Louisiana this week, a family in Torbert, Louisiana in Pointe Coupee Parish is starting over.
He said it is important for the community to see these actions do they trust the agency,
Livingston Parish Council members met to discuss updates to their Juban Road widening project.
This Mother’s Day, a Baton Rouge family hosted an event for mothers who have lost their children.
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank partnered with the National Association of Letter Carriers, to host an event called “Stamp Out Hunger.”
Livingston Parish Coroner’s Office and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries are investigating a boating death as well as nine arrests of boaters who were operating the boats while intoxicated, all this past week.
Deputies in Ascension Parish are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured an elderly man on his bike.
Robinson says it’s never too early to make your disaster readiness plan.
