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• LSU loses both games in doubleheader against Alabama

  19-03-2016 20:04
  
  BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tigers baseball team lost 4-3 against the University of Alabama in game two of a doubleheader at Alex Box Stadium Saturday night.The Crimson Tide kept the Tigers scoreless while putting up six runs to start the SEC series open earlier in the day. LSU falls to 13-5 with a 0-2 record in SEC play this year. Alabama rose to 13-5 and 2-0 in the SEC. Both teams will return for a final game a 1 p.m. Sunday. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two giraffes died at Baton Rouge Zoo Saturday

  19-03-2016 19:08
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Zoo says two female giraffes died Saturday morning.BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo says a 24-year-old giraffe named Hope, was being treated for a recurring front leg problem for the past eight years. Veterinarians gave Hope more treatment Tuesday after she began to limp on a rear leg. Friday, Keepers moved Hope to an isolated stall in the zoo's barn because she was unable to stand.With severe weather moving over the area Friday,
  
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• No major injuries after bus carrying Indiana team overturns

  19-03-2016 18:04
  
  DEMOTTE, Ind. - Authorities say there were no serious injuries after a bus carrying 27 players and staff from a northwest Indiana high school basketball team overturned on an interstate.Indiana State Police Sgt. Alan Jamerson says the rollover occurred Saturday on Interstate 65 near DeMotte.Authorities say a driver who spilled a drink on herself sideswiped the bus, causing it to overturn.Indiana State Police Sgt. Ann Wojas says 23-year-old Dominique T. Small of Terre Haute was
  
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• Police investigating shooting at Brandywine Apartments

  19-03-2016 17:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are currently investigating a shooting at Brandywine apartments in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police say one man was shot in the head but did not release any more information at this time. A WBRZ News 2 crew is on the way to the scene.This is a developing story. Stay tuned to WBRZ News 2 online and on Facebook and Twitter for updates as more information becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man struck in head with gun at Brandywine Apartments

  19-03-2016 17:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police say one man suffered non life-threatening injuries after being pistol whipped at Brandywine apartments in Baton Rouge Saturday.Baton Rouge Police originally said they were investigating a shooting and that the man was shot in the head.BRPD has not released any more information about the incident at this time. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to WBRZ News 2 online and on Facebook and Twitter for updates as more information becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Anti-Trump protesters gather in New York

  19-03-2016 17:21
  
  WASHINGTON - Several hundred demonstrators in New York City are continuing to protest Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.The protesters gathered Saturday in Manhattan's Columbus Circle, across from Central Park, amid a heavy police presence.Demonstrators chanted: "Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay."They marched across south Central Park to Trump Tower, the Fifth Avenue skyscraper where Trump lives. Then they marched back to Columbus Circle for a rally.The protest
  
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• FEMA Dos and Donts for Louisiana Flood Survivors

  19-03-2016 17:18
  
  Dos:Do file a claim with their insurance company.Do register for FEMA disaster assistance. Survivors can register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling toll-free 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585. Those who use 711 or VRS may call 800-621-3362.Do know that FEMA grants may help pay for a temporary place to stay, make essential repairs or replace certain damaged contents.Do inspect for structural damage before entering their home.Do report flood damage to local officials.Do throw away wet
  
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• Bush kept presidential campaign afloat with personal loan

  19-03-2016 17:16
  
  WASHINGTON - Jeb Bush kept his struggling presidential campaign afloat with a $250,000 personal loan - barely enough to keep the campaign from plunging into debt.New campaign finance documents show the former Florida governor raised about $1 million in February, which was to be his final month as a Republican candidate.Documents show his campaign wrapped up with $13,127 more in cash than debts. He left the race Feb. 20 after a fourth-place finish in South Carolina.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie'
  
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• Pre-registration begins for DSNAP food assistance Monday, Tangipahoa Parish locations added

  19-03-2016 14:59
  
  BATON ROUGE - In an effort to shorten lines, The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is urging residents seeking to apply for DSNAP benefits to pre-register online before heading to application sites this week. Residents can register at the DSNAP website or by calling 1-888-524-3578 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. DSNAP provides food assistance to households that need help buying groceries due to lost income or disaster dam
  
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• Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels

  19-03-2016 14:36
  
  MONTPELIER- General Mills' announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont law shows food companies might be throwing in the towel, even as they hold out hope Congress will find a national solution.Tiny Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July 1. Its fellow New England states of Maine and Connecticut have passed laws that require such labeling if other nearby states put one into effect.T
  
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• South Carolina, New York State consider refugee registries

  19-03-2016 14:19
  
  COLUMBIA - While Republican front-runner Donald Trump continues to make waves nationally for his comments about banning Muslims from traveling to the country, conservative state senators in two states are proposing that all refugees register with the government.Registration bills are being proposed in both New York state and South Carolina.The measure being proposed in South Carolina would allow the sponsor of a refugee to be liable if he or she commits an act of terrorism.Opponents say the meas
  
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• With orca changes, SeaWorld must live without iconic Shamu

  19-03-2016 14:16
  
  ORLANDO - With SeaWorld phasing out its killer whale program, it is forced to ponder the question: What is SeaWorld without Shamu?The company built its brand on the leaping and splashing killer whale. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for rides. The orca image sold T-shirts and soft, stuffed animals for the kids to take home.Marketing and branding expert Allen Adamson says the orcas were SeaWorld's most powerful engagement tool, so the
  
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• Obama's historic trip to Cuba rife with risk, opportunity

  19-03-2016 14:13
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip with two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing the island's communist leaders to change their ways.Obama's visit starting Sunday marks a crowning moment for his ambitious diplomatic experiment with Cuba. After a half-century of acrimony, the two former Cold War foes are now in regular contact.Joined by his family, Obama wi
  
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• Obama, Republicans take Supreme Court fight to airwaves

  19-03-2016 14:12
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is calling again for Senate Republicans to consider his nominee for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland.Republicans are countering by warning Democrats not to "seek to further divide our nation" by using the Supreme Court fight "to score cheap political points in an election year."Obama says in his weekly radio and Internet address that the "Supreme Court is supposed to be above politics, not an extension of politics."He says denying Garland a Senate hearing an
  
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• Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115 million in Gawker sex tape suit

  19-03-2016 14:10
  
  ST. PETERSBURG - A jury has sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media.The jurors reached the decision Friday evening, less than six hours after they began deliberations. The trial lasted two weeks.Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, sued Gawker for $100 million for posting a video in 2012 of him having sex with his former best friend's wife. Hogan contended it was a violation of his privacy.Gawker's editors contended the
  
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• Club-goer shot in foot during overnight bar fight

  19-03-2016 12:02
  
  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies investigated a shooting overnight but ran into trouble advancing the investigation when those involved became uncooperative.A deputy in a parking lot near the MVP Club at 8501 Greenwell Springs Road heard gunshots around 1 a.m. Saturday. When the deputy and backup arrived, they found a victim shot in the foot. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Deputies said they were able to determine a fight inside the club spilled into the pa
  
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