Chris Nakamoto TV

@ChrisNakamoto

Anchor/Chief Investigator @WAFB and National Investigative Reporter @InvestigateTV. Exposing injustice and holding the powerful accountable are my passions.

Baton Rouge

Joined February 2009

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Steve Caparotta, Ph.D.@SteveWAFB · Jul 14

[Posted 8:40 AM, Monday, July 14] We're keeping a close eye on an area of low pressure located east of Florida this morning. That low will move westward into the northern Gulf over the next couple of days. As of Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center has bumped…

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · 7 h

UNWAVERING SUPPORT Community donates money for a new hospital bed for a young man who had a full scholarship but was paralyzed from the neck down after a crash. The man accused in the crash is still on the run. @WAFB #ITEAM wafb.com/2025/07/25/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. ithin hours of a WAFB I-TEAM report featuring Raycarl Henderson, the community opened up their hearts and wallets

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 24

CATASTROPHIC COLLISION A teen with a full scholarship to college was paralyzed from the neck down following a crash in 2018. The @WAFB #ITEAM found an arrest warrant was filed SIX years ago, but it has never been executed. wafb.com/2025/07/24/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. An arrest warrant was filed and has been active since 2019.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 24

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WWWE@WWE · Jul 24

WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s. WWE extends its condolences to Hogan’s family, friends, and fans.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 22

COCAINE VIA VENMO A longtime lawyer in Baton Rouge got jammed up by the feds after he purchased Cocaine, Marijuana, Lortab and Percocet. Mysteriously, he was not indicted but five others were. He received what amounted to a slap on the wrist. @WAFB #ITEAM wafb.com/2025/07/22/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. However, Ward was not charged even though he’s identified in the indictment by his initials, C.W., as allegedly purchasing numerous drugs.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 22

Woman pleads guilty to drunk driving crash that killed a nurse in Livingston Parish. @WAFB wafb.com/2025/07/21/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. Four years after a drunk driving crash claimed the life of 34-year-old Brittany Costello, the woman who caused the wreck accepted responsibility for her actions.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 18

#BREAKING High ranking Department of Corrections employee resigns following @WAFB #ITEAM reports that showed he allegedly used a racial slur during a Zoom call. wafb.com/2025/07/18/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. The resignation of DOC Director of Mental Health Blake LeBlanc is effective today, July 18, DOC Communications Director Tiffany Dickerson said.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 16

FRAUDULENT FILINGS The U-Visa program came under scrutiny years before a sophisticated fraud investigation was foiled in Louisiana. The @WAFB #ITEAM uncovered a damning report along with the number of those visas that have been issued over the past decade. wafb.com/2025/07/16/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. Most people probably have never heard of a U-Visa.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 15

AGENCY ABOLISHED State commission that was the focus of numerous @WAFB #ITEAM reports will dissolve by October 1. wafb.com/2025/07/15/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. All of the public entity’s 17 commissioners will be relieved of their duties.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 11

#BREAKING .@BRPD releases body camera footage from a shooting where an officer killed a man inside a house last weekend. @WAFB wafb.com/2025/07/11/bod…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. The Baton Rouge Police Department released video footage from an officer-involved shooting in the beginning of July.

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WAFB@WAFB · Jul 11

I-TEAM: High-ranking state employee suspended after disturbing Zoom call: tinyurl.com/3v9th4at?utm_s…

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 10

“A SPLIT SECOND DECISION TO KILL HIM DESTROYED OUR FAMILY.” The mother of slain Trooper Adam Gaubert told a condemned killer his actions have forever rocked their lives. @WAFB was the only media in court today as he took a deal to avoid the death penalty. wafb.com/2025/07/10/man…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. The mother of a murdered Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Adam Gaubert told his killer Thursday her family will never be complete again.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 10

#BREAKING An emotional day in court in Ascension Parish for state troopers and the families impacted by Matthew Mire’s crime spree. He changed his plea to guilty and received two life sentences. @WAFB #ITEAM

WWAFB@WAFB · Jul 10

BREAKING: Man accused of killing Louisiana state trooper, woman during 2021 crime spree changes plea: tinyurl.com/yc6d5rhe?utm_s…

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 8

MORSE'S MIXED MESSAGES Emails obtained by the @WAFB #ITEAM completely contradict what Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse told us on two separate occasions about a corruption investigation. Emails show he did no investigation at all. wafb.com/2025/07/08/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. On two separate occasions, Morse told us on camera he looked into those allegations and found nothing.

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WAFB@WAFB · Jul 7

#BREAKING NAKAMOTO: DOC lieutenant resigns after arrest tinyurl.com/3ju39t3x?utm_s…

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 7

#BREAKING Bombshell allegations are coming to light as the Sheriff asked the Attorney General’s Office to investigate a St. Gabriel Police Captain days before he was murdered. @WAFB #ITEAM wafb.com/2025/07/07/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. Bombshell allegations about a murdered St. Gabriel Police Captain and alleged corruption he was involved in are coming to light one day after his death.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 7

#BREAKING Suspect accused of killing police captain over the weekend was out on bond. @WAFB #ITEAM wafb.com/2025/07/07/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. The suspect accused of killing St. Gabriel Police Captain Devin Boutte over the weekend had just posted bond 20 days before, the WAFB I-TEAM uncovered.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 4

#BREAKING Teen accused of murder this week had just posted bond in June for his involvement in another shooting in Baton Rouge. @WAFB #ITEAM wafb.com/app/2025/07/04…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. The teenager arrested for killing 22-year-old Victor Lapharohs was out on bond for his alleged involvement in the December 2024 shooting following a downtown Baton Rouge Christmas parade.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 3

LEGAL LUXURY A judge billed taxpayers to stay in a condo he owns, according to records obtained by the @WAFB #ITEAM. wafb.com/2025/07/03/i-t…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. While the judge is not accused of doing anything illegal, one watchdog we spoke to says this does not pass the smell test.

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Chris Nakamoto TV@ChrisNakamoto · Jul 2

#BREAKING A three year old has died after she was found in a neighbor’s pool. @WAFB wafb.com/2025/07/02/wbr…

ChrisNakamoto's tweet card. A three-year-old non-verbal Port Allen girl who deputies reported as missing was later found in a swimming pool near her home.

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