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CBRE announced today that it is further enhancing its Louisiana presence with the addition of a nine-person team in Baton Rouge. The incoming team of talented professionals will be led by industry veterans Ty Gose and Michael Cashio, who join CBRE as Senior Vice Presidents.

The team will focus on commercial sales and leasing along the Interstate 10 and 12 corridor and throughout the state. This addition will enhance CBRE's presence in Louisiana, complementing the existing New Orleans office, and will be instrumental in increasing CBRE's footprint in the region.

“We are excited to welcome a Baton Rouge CBRE team as we continue expanding our presence in Louisiana,” said Peter Mainguy, Senior Managing Director and Market Leader at CBRE in Houston. “The addition of this team of talented professionals will allow us to better serve our clients and drive growth across the state.”

Together, Gose and Cashio have a combined 33 years of experience in commercial brokerage at NAI Latter & Blum. Over the last several years the two have completed more than $1.5 billion in transactions.

“Entering into this new season of our careers with the global market leader CBRE is an exciting next step for the team,” said Gose. “We’ve been incredibly impressed with both their platform and people. Our desire is to represent them well in the great state of Louisiana.”

The new team joining CBRE includes Vice Presidents Chris Gremillion and Jonann Stutzman; Senior Associate Hunter Harris; Associates Landon Leger, Jake Loach and Alex McCollam; Senior Client Specialist Jessica Lieux.

The CBRE office is located at 10101 Siegen Ln in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

About CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

BATON ROUGE, La. – The two-time reigning Southland Conference Tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team dropped a 14-1 decision to No. 19 Nebraska in the winner's bracket game of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Saturday at Tiger Park.

Southeastern (49-15) moves on to face the winner of Saturday's elimination game between No. 10 LSU and UConn Saturday at 5 p.m. Nebraska awaits the surviving team of Saturday's action in the regional championship game Sunday at 1 p.m.

Nebraska jumped on top in the top of the first inning. A three-run home run by Hannah Camerzind staked the Huskers to an early 3-0 advantage.

SLU answered against USA Softball National Player of the Year finalist Jordy Bahl in the bottom of the first inning. Shelby Morris drew a leadoff walk and scored on an RBI single by Cydnee Schneider to pull Southeastern within, 3-1.

Nebraska loaded the bases against SLU starter Hallie Burns (12-6) in the top of the second inning. Britney Lewinski came in for the Lady Lions and forced Ava Kuszak to line out to Maria Detillier to keep the deficit at 3-1.

The Huskers added to their tally in the top of the third inning. Bella Bacon doubled home the frame's first run, then another run came in on a bases loaded wild pitch. Samantha Bland singled home the next run, then Ava Kuszak drummed a grand slam to straight away center to give Nebraska a commanding 10-1 lead.

Nebraska added to its tally in the top of the fourth inning. Back-to-back home runs by Bahl and Bland keyed a four-run fourth to give the Huskers a 14-1 lead.

Southeastern could not manage anything else against Bahl and suffered its first run-rule loss of 2025.

2025 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional | May 16-18 | Tiger Park

Friday, May 16 Game 1 – No. 19 Nebraska 10, UConn 2 (6 Innings) Game 2 – Southeastern 4, No. 10 LSU 3

Saturday, May 17 Game 3 – Nebraska 14, Southeastern 1 Game 4 – UConn vs. No. 10 LSU | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ (Elimination Game) Game 5 – Southeastern vs. Game 4 Winner | 5 p.m. | ESPN+ (Elimination Game)

Sunday, May 18 Game 6 – Nebraska vs. Game 5 Winner | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ Game 7 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 4:30 p.m.* * - Game 7 is only necessary if Game 5 Winner also wins Game 6

SOCIAL MEDIA For more information on Southeastern Softball, follow @LionUpSoftball on X and Instagram, like /SLUathletics on Facebook.

HOME RUN CLUB / S CLUB Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the softball program are encouraged to join the Home Run Club. Lady Lion softball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.

All membership fees and donations to both the Home Run Club and S Club (softball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern softball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.

TICKETS For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern offers mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets. All tickets will be available via e-mail in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.

CLEAR BAG POLICY Southeastern Athletics has a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Nick Laborde’s head was spinning on his most recent trip to the New Orleans airport.

And it’s because his Real-ID wasn’t really working.

”They ran my ID and put it in the machine; it was a Real-ID,” said Laborde. “The lady looks at me and goes, ‘huh, that’s funny.’ That is not what you want to hear when you get to the front of the TSA line.”

Laborde ended up being shuffled along to a handful of TSA and airport employees. His boarding time is just a handful of minutes away.

Luckily, there was a solution.

“Meanwhile, everyone’s trying to get on their plane,” emphasized Laborde. “And then another agent comes up, seeing everything going on, and says, ‘Do you have LA Wallet?’”

Laborde had the LA wallet app and stored a digital copy of his ID that worked. After getting the go-ahead, he made it to his flight with mere moments to spare.

A test program in eight different cities, including New Orleans, started accepting digital ID a year ago. Now, the Baton Rouge airport has started accepting them this week.

“It has to be Real-ID compliant, a Real-ID actual license, but you can use that digital LA wallet to access the checkpoint if it’s Real-ID compliant,” said the assistant director of aviation at BTR, Louis Hubbard.

He says in our fast-paced world, this development simply makes sense.

”Today, everybody has their phones in their hand and stuff like that,” voiced Hubbard. “Anything you can do from an efficiency standpoint to allow them to use those phones, those digital platforms. You know, I think it goes the distance.”Laborde says he’s planning on taking a trip to the OMV to find out what’s going on with his physical ID.

There’s just one problem…

“I found out that the next one wasn’t till near the end of June,” laughed Laborde. “So, at the end of June, I’m going to go back and hopefully they can replace it.”

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A popular seafood restaurant is coming back to Baton Rouge after temporarily closing down earlier this year while its owners searched for a new location.

The owners announced Drago’s Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar will reopen this summer at Perkins Rowe.

“The Baton Rouge opening is not just a new location—it’s a homecoming,” wrote Drago’s management in a post on Facebook. “After their lease was bought out at the previous Baton Rouge location, the Drago’s family has been determined to return and reconnect with the city.”

Drago’s former location was on Constitution Street.

According to a spokesperson with Perkins Rowe, Drago’s will now occupy 7,319 square feet of second-generation space in Town Square next to Sunglass Hut and across from CPK.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Drago’s to the lineup—bringing with them not only their legendary Charbroiled Oysters, but also a rich history of family, tradition, and Louisiana flavor,” said Perkins Rowe General Manager Bryan LeBlanc. “Their arrival is a true celebration of local culinary culture, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with our community.”

Drago and Klara Cvitanovich founded the restaurant in 1969.

“I am really excited to re-open in Baton Rouge and add Breakfast like our Original Metairie location,” said Tommy Cvitanovich, the restaurant’s current owner and son of its founders. “This location is ‘extra cool’ with all the events outside our front door in the Square.”

A date for Drago’s grand reopening has not been announced. Details will be released when they become available.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - New arrest documents explain the alleged roles that eight people reportedly played in a fight inside the 19th Judicial District Courthouse on Tuesday that left a child injured.

RELATED: Brawl erupts in Baton Rouge courthouse; multiple arrests expected

According to arrest documents, Daniel Franklin, 18, was seen on video “viciously punching an elderly female” before punching another woman.

Tikita Franklin, 47, is blamed in court documents for confronting another woman outside of the courtroom and starting the large brawl.

Kim Rodriguez, 42, was reportedly seen on video confronting and attacking another woman, according to arrest documents.

Arrest records state, Taliyah Spencer, 20, was seen holding a toddler. She then reportedly handed the toddler off to another person to join in the fight.

Jeramani Vallery, 21, was reportedly caught on camera fighting another woman before kicking a man in the head, according to arrest documents.

According to arrest records, Ciara Vallery, 41, was also reportedly caught on camera kicking and fighting with other women before kicking a man who was being held by law enforcement.

Denise Vallery, 58, reportedly walked up to another female and began fighting her, according to arrest documents.

Lastly, Joenika Vallery, 34, reportedly punched and kick a man, according to arrest documents.

The eight people were all charged with simple battery, inciting a riot, and child endangerment. One child was injured in the brawl after an adult fell over while fighting and left a bump on the child’s head, according to law enforcement officials.

The fight happened shortly after a hearing for accused shooter Dominik Franklin. Franklin is charged in connection with a deadly triple shooting that claimed the lives of Shelita Vallery, 40; David Celestine, 62; and Paul Lewis, 63.

READ MORE: 2 facing charges following triple homicide, deputies say

A second person, Tyrone Eackles, was also charged in connection with the killings.

Screaming and slamming were heard outside of Judge Fred Crifasi’s courtroom just before 11 a.m. Tuesday.

All activity briefly stopped inside the courtroom as sheriff’s deputies and officers who were present in court attempted to restore order.

Hair, earrings, shoes, and other personal items could be seen in the hall outside the courtroom. Those items were collected by deputies and returned to their proper owners once everything calmed down.

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