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• LHSAA won't discipline local high school over vulgar 'Neck' chant at volleyball game

  19-10-2018 15:38 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana High School Athletic Association says it will not discipline a school where fans were heard shouting a vulgar chant during a volleyball game.A spokesperson with the LHSAA tells WBRZ that staff at Parkview Baptist High School are addressing the incident and it will not face discipline for the fans' actions.Video from the Advocate showed a portion of the crowd at a volleyball game earlier this week shouting an obscene chant along to the tune of the band's performance o
  
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• Walker man sentenced to 30 years in prison, chemical castration for rape of three juveniles

  09-05-2024 21:46 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — A Walker man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison following a conviction in a 2021 investigation involving the rape of three juveniles.Blake Lott was convicted on three counts of second degree rape.The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office began investigating Lott in April 2021 after a juvenile disclosed that she was being sexually assaulted. The investigation led to two additional juvenile victims. DNA evidence was obtained to corroborate the victims’ stat
  
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• Baker Police searching for man who robbed Valeros gas station

  09-05-2024 21:36 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER — The Baker Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in locating the man responsible for a theft at a Valeros gas station.The man is shown in security footage wearing a red t-shirt that reads "Bench Made." Those with information about this theft are urged to contact the Baker Detective Division at (225) 775-6000.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man accused of killing own father, daughter before shooting self in March transferred into police custody

  09-05-2024 21:26 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing his father and daughter before shooting himself in March was transferred into police custody after being hospitalized.Brent DeLoach, 63, was booked by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office Tuesday night after being arrested on two counts of first-degree murder.WBRZ reported that deputies were called to a Shenandoah home shortly before 2 p.m. on March 15. Arrest records said DeLoach originally reported that a man he didn’t know ha
  
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• Coach Kim Mulkey speaks at American Heart Association event, advocates for routine screenings

  09-05-2024 21:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey shared her experience with and advocated for a potentially life-saving heart procedure at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women luncheon on Thursday.Mulkey was one of many survivors who shared their stories at the annual event held at L'Auberge. The event is meant to raise awareness about heart disease and the importance of getting screened routinely.The coach described her experience having a procedure last May after d
  
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• No. 8 LSU Softball upsets No. 1 Tennessee in SEC Tournament, 2-1

  09-05-2024 19:40 via wbrz.com
  
  AUBURN, Ala. - No. 8 LSU Softball upset No. 1 Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament with a final score of 2-1.The Tigers took an early 1-0 lead after Ali Newland hit an RBI single up the middle to send Sierra Daniel home in the top of the first inning.LSU would plate another in the fifth inning from a Taylor Pleasants RBI single to center field.Tennessee tries to catch up with an RBI single of their own in the bottom of the fifth inning, but it was Sydney Berzon who came in as re
  
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• After holding kids at Angola, Louisiana juvenile justice system says new Swanson center is open

  09-05-2024 17:58 via wbrz.com
  
  MONROE — The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice said Thursday it had opened its new Swanson Center for Youth, which is intended to accommodate youths who had been spread among a number of facilities statewide, including on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.The facility can hold 72 youth in individual rooms, plus offer one-on-one services to help young criminals move into general populations.Holding juvenile offenders at Angola triggered a court fight last yea
  
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• Denham Springs man sentenced to 25 years in prison for assaulting, robbing 87-year-old

  09-05-2024 17:47 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — A Denham Springs man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for the January 2022 assault and robbery of a then-87-year-old man outside his home.John Francis Bailey, 52, pleaded guilty to armed robbery, aggravated second degree battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.Bailey ambushed Lloyd Hutchinson, beat him, bound his hands with a zip tie and forced Hutchinson to open a safe at gunpoint. Bailey then stole over $100,000 in cash and silver coins befo
  
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• See how crews plan to demolish I-10 overpass in one night

  09-05-2024 17:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Crews working on the College Flyover Project have quite an ambitious goal set for Friday night; they're planning to demolish the I-10 WB overpass in just a few hours. Starting Friday at 10 p.m., all lanes of I-12 east will be shut down at the I-10/I-12 split as a safety precaution for the work. If everything goes as planned, the roadway will reopen at 5 a.m. Saturday.Since traffic on I-10 WB was shifted onto the newly-built overpass a few weeks ago, crews immediately bega
  
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• Former state representative, state senator James David Cain dies

  09-05-2024 17:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Former state representative and state senator James David Cain died May 8. He was 85.Cain, a Democrat who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for 20 years and the Senate for 16 years. During his tenure, Cain led the Insurance and Agriculture & Natural Resources committees. He also ran for insurance commissioner in 2006, a statement from current commissioner Tim Temple said."I want to express my deepest condolences to Senator Cain’s family, frie
  
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• Homeowner relieved security light charges removed from utility bill after contacting 2 On Your Side

  09-05-2024 16:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman was facing a disconnect notice over an Entergy billing charge she refused to pay.Kathy King contacted 2 On Your Side in April over a security light charge that she'd been fighting since 2021. That problem is finally a thing of the past."I finally have a zero balance and I'm relieved after two and a half years," King said.She doesn't owe Entergy anything. The $124.81 charge that had been accruing no longer shows up on her bill. The actual charge was only about $40 but over
  
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• Second graders at Rollins Place Elementary learn water safety before summer break

  09-05-2024 16:13 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY - More than 400 second graders at Rollins Place Elementary are getting hands-on experience in and around the pool at the YMCA to learn about water safety before they head out for the summer."They actually get in the pools, they get in kayaks, they learn how to put on a life vest, make sure it fits properly," Principal Kelli Day said. "Even if it saves just one life, it's worth it."Louisiana has the highest drowning rates in the United States, and it's the 3rd leading cause of death for
  
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• Department of Wildlife and Fisheries makes nine DWI arrests over two days in Livingston, Tangipahoa

  09-05-2024 15:53 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested nine people for alleged DWIs in the waterways of Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes over a two-day period.LDWF agents arrested the nine people on May 3 and 4 while patrolling the waterways for the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run.On May 3, agents arrested:
  - Garrison Martinez, 23, of St. Amant, on the Amite River Diversion Canal in Livingston Parish. He was also cited for improper running lights and not possessing a fire e
  
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• BRFD: Sumrall Drive fire that damaged two houses deemed arson

  09-05-2024 15:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A house fire on Sumrall Drive that started when a car caught fire Thursday afternoon was caused by arson, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived at the house around 1:26 p.m. to find the fire had spread from a 2003 Toyota Corolla parked under the carport to the rest of the house. The fire made its way into the attic of the home and the house next door was beginning to burn, the BRFD said.Firefighters were able to stop the fire by 1:40 p.m. be
  
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• Former LSU basketball player Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison over fraud scheme

  09-05-2024 14:36 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK — Former LSU basketball player Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for a November 2023 conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the league's health care benefits plan, ESPN reports.Davis is among more than 20 people, including other former players, to be sentenced in the case for filing false medical claims with the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan.In addition to 40 months in prison, Davis will also serve three years supervised re
  
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• Mother arrested for first-degree murder after death of five-month-old son

  09-05-2024 14:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The mother of a five-month-old child whose death was ruled a homicide has been arrested for first-degree murder. On April 29, Baton Rouge Police Department arrested Shalyn Ewing, 30, for second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after the death of her five-month-old son Dominique Griffin. Griffin died from his injuries on May 3. His death was ruled a homicide. Thursday, officers announced that Ewing would be now facing a count of first-degree murder. 
  
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• Tangipahoa Parish looking for a man who's been stealing copper wire off telephone poles

  09-05-2024 14:31 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND — Tangipahoa Parish deputies are looking for a man accused of stealing copper wire off telephone poles.The sheriff's office said Thursday that Jimmy Stoetzner, 45, of Independence has taken nearly $10,000 worth of AT&T copper wire along Interstate 55 and La. 22. Stoetzner is believed to be traveling with a woman in a Nissan car.Tips can be called in to 985-902-2017 or a parish tip line at 800-554-5245.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Crash at intersection of Greenwell Springs Road and Monterrey Boulevard leaves 1 dead

  09-05-2024 13:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — State Police said Thursday a person was killed in a crash at the intersection of Greenwell Springs Road and Monticello Boulevard.The crash late Wednesday resulted in the death of Patrick George Isadore, 41, of Baton Rouge.State Police said Isadore was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe eastward on Greenwell Springs Road and ran a red light. A person  traveling the opposite direction in a Chevrolet Malibu turned left onto Monterrey Boulevard in front of Isadore. The Tahoe
  
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• Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally

  09-05-2024 13:30 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.Biden, in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, said that the U.S. was still committed to Israel’s defense and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms but th
  
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• EBR announces improvements along North Sherwood Forest Drive

  09-05-2024 13:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge officials on Thursday announced a series of improvements along North Sherwood Forest Drive between South Choctaw Drive and Greenwell Springs Road.The work includes improved drainage in an area hit hard during the 2016 flood. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Utah judge sets bond for NBA Youngboy on prescription drug fraud charges; Louisiana seeks his return

  09-05-2024 13:23 via wbrz.com
  
  LOGAN, Utah — Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy waived his preliminary hearing in a Utah courtroom Thursday morning, agreeing to let a prescription drug fraud case against him go forward. A judge set bail at $100,000 and scheduled an arraignment for July 1.The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was still being held after the court appearance. He's accused of posing as a doctor to dupe various pharmacies into selling him a codeine-laden cough suppressant that is often abused.Ga
  
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• US ambassador to United Nations, a Baker native, cancels visit day after Xavier speech scrubbed

  09-05-2024 13:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER — The United States' ambassador to the United Nations canceled an appearance in her hometown of Baker on Thursday. Her office blamed a scheduling conflict.Linda Thomas-Greenfield was due to speak to students at Baker High School in a trip intended to "engage youth and inspire the next generation of leaders."The ambassador had been scheduled to speak at Xavier University of Louisiana's graduation ceremonies this Saturday, but the New Orleans school announced Wednesday night that
  
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• 100 Black Men hosting Sneaker Soiree to raise funds for scholarships

  09-05-2024 12:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The group 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge has set its annual Sneaker Soiree for Saturday, June 1, at the L'Auberge Casino and Hotel. The ball is a fundraiser to benefit young men completing mentorship programs through scholarships and an all-expenses-paid summer camping trip.WBRZ's Brandi B. Harris spoke to an organization leader during Thursday's 2uneIn program.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSUPD arrests man for allegedly breaking into, stealing from multiple cars parked on campus

  09-05-2024 12:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After six similar vehicle burglaries earlier this week, police have arrested a man accused of breaking into multiple vehicles parked on LSU's campus. On Monday, campus police were called after a woman reported her purse and credit card missing from her car. Surveillance footage showed a man driving a silver Honda up to her car and breaking her rear passenger side window before taking multiple things from the victim's car. Officers noted that they responded to fiv
  
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• New state bill would allow pharmacists to tell patients about less expensive medication options

  09-05-2024 12:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Nationwide, four in 10 adults in the U.S. live with one or more chronic diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Though in Louisiana, experts say access to medication can be confusing or difficult due to high costs and availability.Rep. Chad Brown (D-Plaquemine) proposed a bill — HB 509 — allowing pharmacists to tell patients about less expensive medication options. It would also forbid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from interfering with insur
  
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• Baton Rouge neighborhood group hosting disaster readiness training ahead of hurricane season

  09-05-2024 09:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - This week is National Hurricane Preparedness week. To mark the occasion ahead of a season that is predicted to be particularly active, the Greenville Extension and Eden Park neighborhood group will be holding a disaster readiness training. "We want to have the community learn what to do in a disaster. We don't want people panicking, we want them to stay calm and know the resources available to them, and help themselves and other get through the disaster," said the neighbo
  
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• Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says

  09-05-2024 08:45 via wbrz.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday.Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on May 3.Civil rights attorney Ben Crum
  
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• American Idol dancer from Baton Rouge passes away

  09-05-2024 08:36 via wbrz.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A 31-year-old performer from Baton Rouge who went on to dance with some of the biggest names in the music industry passed away on May 3. Sean Viator was born in Baton Rouge in 1992. He attended St. Michael the Archangel High School before graduating and eventually receiving his Bachelor of Arts. Viator was a dancer and performer who collaborated with big names such as Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Sam Smith, and Demi Levato. He also performed on Ame
  
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• Woman arrested for tax fraud allegedly forged W-2, received thousands in return

  09-05-2024 08:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A St. Martinville woman was arrested in Texas for tax fraud after allegedly forging a W-2 for a company that did not employ her. The Louisiana Department of Revenue announced Thursday it had arrested Ashley Seaux of St. Martinville in Galveston. Seaux is faced with charges of felony theft and filing of false public records. The LDR said Seaux submitted a false individual tax return along with a fake W-2 and forged employee verification for a company that she did
  
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• AG accuses EPA of attacking La. oil and gas companies through nationwide pollution standards updates

  08-05-2024 21:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Liz Murrill accused the EPA of attacking Louisiana oil and gas industries during an address on Wednesday. Murril was speaking at the annual legislative conference of the Louisiana Chemical Association. She is leading an effort to sue the Biden administration over multiple EPA regulations which aim to reduce pollution in low income areas. Murrill claims that the new rules will do more harm than good to Louisiana corporations."These policies have a
  
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