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Gabriella Mercurio

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Gabriella Mercurio

    How Lamar Advertising grew from a single sign to the nation’s largest billboard company (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Billboards seen along local roads are largely operated by a company based in Baton Rouge. Lamar Advertising has become the largest in the country, with more than 160,000 billboards nationwide. “We’ve now become the largest outdoor advertising company in the United States by far and the most valuable out of home advertising company in the whole world,” Reilly said. Reilly said the company’s history began 125 years ago at a Florida opera house with a single sign for Coca-

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Gabriella Mercurio

    Baton Rouge woman survives shooting, cancer, now models in fundraiser fashion show (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Angela Gabriel describes herself as blessed. Her family describes her as feline. “My sister feels like I have 9 lives and she says, ' Angie, you ought to be careful you’re using up all your lives,” Gabriel said. RELATED: Woman tells her story of incredible violence and survival You first met Gabriel from a hospital bed in 2017. Her partner at the time shot her nine times while she was lying in the bathtub. She survived, but it left her paralyzed. After months of rehab,

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Gabriella Mercurio

    EBR mayor-president proposes AI cameras, higher fines for blight and illegal dumping (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards is proposing artificial intelligence surveillance cameras and higher fines to address blight and illegal dumping across the parish. Edwards said a dump site off Maribel Drive was a factor in the proposal. He took to social media to call out the issue, which he described as a growing problem across the parish. “It’s aggravating, I get frustrated,” Edwards said. Edwards said the Maribel Drive site is one of several containing t

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Gabriella Mercurio

    Downtown Development District cuts ribbon on River Road Levee Trail Expansion (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The last quarter-mile section of the River Road Levee Trail is now open, giving people just north of the Queen Casino easier access to downtown Baton Rouge and beyond. For a decade, Charles Daniel has explored downtown Baton Rouge on two wheels, but his rides always hit a dead end where the sidewalk abruptly stopped just north of the Queen Casino, cutting off nearby neighborhoods from the waterfront. “This area was definitely underutilized,” Daniel said. The Downtown De

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Gabriella Mercurio

    Area emergency shelter helping families rebuild (opens the original)

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    BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Dozens of local families need a safe place to sleep each night while they rebuild, according to St. Vincent de Paul. Shelter Operations Manager James Oliver greets families as they arrive. “How can I help?” Oliver asks. “We let them know they’re not alone, we’re here to help, and that really gives them a sense of relief.” Oliver said families come to the shelter after difficult events. “They may have a fire, or they may have something that happens where they lose everyt

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