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Posted 8:16 PM 8/8/2025 by Mia Monet

ZACHARY - WBRZ spoke Zachary's school district superintendent on the district's years of success and high performance Friday.

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Posted 9:09 AM 8/9/2025 by Sarah Gray Barr

ZACHARY - On Friday, the inaugural 2 Your Town program visited Zachary for its third year of the Really Hot Air Balloon Festival.

2 Your Town highlights cities across the capital region, sharing their unique history and what makes these places special. In Zachary, 2 Your Town visited those (More)

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Posted 6:40 PM 8/8/2025 by Michael Cauble

ZACHARY - It may be a small town, but there's a very big time feel to what Zachary athletics does and tries to do with it's many Broncos sports programs.

Taking it's cue from the academic directives and initiatives Broncos Athletic Director David Brewerton wants to be the best in every (More)

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Posted 4:17 AM 8/8/2025 by Angelica Butine

ZACHARY — If you’re searching for an indoor playground for kids to enjoy, there’s a spot in Zachary that might be tiny but is leaving a big impact on their imagination.

It’s called Little Town, and it’s an indoor play place that is a replica of downtown (More)

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Posted 4:45 AM 8/8/2025 by April Davis

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Posted 11:48 AM 8/7/2025 by Angelica Butine

ZACHARY - Everyone has a story, no matter who you are or where you’re from. As WBRZ went 2 Your Town in Zachary, we wanted to tell these stories, including the inspiring story of Wanda Hayes.

“I have a lot of stories to tell,” Hayes said outside City Hall. “God has (More)

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Posted 6:12 AM 8/8/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

ZACHARY — A hidden gem in the heart of Zachary, the Pilates House is a place fitness lovers won't want to miss if they're passing through Zachary. 

What started in a literal house soon evolved into so much more as Zachary's population boomed. 

Owner and instructor (More)

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Posted 6:18 AM 8/7/2025 by WBRZ Staff

ZACHARY — This week in Louisiana history, the city of Zachary was born.

Zachary was founded on 160 acres of plantation land that Confederate general Daryl Zachary sold to the Illinois Central Railroad for a dollar. On this land, a community sprang up around the train tracks and the (More)

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Posted 4:04 PM 8/6/2025 by Destiny Beasley

ZACHARY— If you are looking for a place to hang out at night and listen to rhythm and blues, Teddy's Juke Joint has been the place for almost 50 years.

Lloyd “Teddy” Johnson Jr. turned his childhood home into a juke joint, a club that hosts rhythm and blues musicians (More)

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Posted 10:46 AM 8/5/2025 by WBRZ Staff

ZACHARY — Residents of Zachary, WBRZ is coming 2 Your Town starting Aug. 4! 

The inaugural 2 Your Town program, which highlights different cities across the capital region, leads up to the Really Hot Air Balloon Festival on Aug. 8. On the day of the festival, WBRZ will be (More)

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Posted 4:30 PM 8/5/2025 by Alexis Marigny

ZACHARY – More than a century ago, a fire in Zachary destroyed a large portion of the town.

Businesses and homes burned to ash, but it would eventually push the city into the future.

In 1903, around 800 people lived in the town of Zachary. In June of that year, the city went (More)

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Posted 3:41 PM 8/4/2025 by Abigail Whitam

ZACHARY - A plaque at Zachary's Port Hudson National Cemetery reads, "The muffled drum's sad roll has beat."

The cemetery was the site of a 48-day-long Civil War battle fought in 1863, where 3,500 Union soldiers and 7,500 Confederates clashed.

It is now home to a 19.9-acre cemetery (More)