Baton Rouge news

• Memorial Day ceremony held aboard USS Kidd

  30-05-2016 19:07
  
  BATON ROUGE- A ceremony remembering fallen soldiers took place on Memorial Day.The ceremony was filled with emotion, as the audience heard of stories of lost loved ones.Joey Roberts spoke about his step-daughter who was deployed to Iraq in 2006. She died six months after."She was 24 years old," Roberts said. "Senior airman Elizabeth Ann Lonkey was killed in action, Jan. 7th, 2007."A wall displayed at the ceremony contained engraved names of thousands of names of fallen soldiers. Family and frien
  
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• Fallen soldiers remembered at Port Hudson Cemetery

  30-05-2016 19:00
  
   BATON ROUGE- It was an emotional day for the more than 300 people who came out to the Memorial Day ceremony at Port Hudson Cemetery for fallen soldiers.Guest speaker, Louisiana Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Joey Strickland, reminded attendees of the cost of war."Seven troops just this year with Louisiana ties have died in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Strickland said.More than 15,000 veterans and their spouses are buried at the Port Hudson National Cemetery.The American Legion Post
  
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• Lawmakers to discuss raising more revenue in upcoming special session

  30-05-2016 18:52
  
  BATON ROUGE- In order to save critical state services from being cut in order to fill the budget shortfall, $600 million needs to be raised.Commissioner Jay Dardenne says cuts recommended by the State Senate are necessary."I don't know that we're going to get to $600 million, but we need some additional money, to fully fund tops to make the hospitals a more palatable arraignment, and to fill in some of the holes in DCFC and corrections," Dardenne said.Raising more revenue could mean tax increase
  
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• REAL ID driver's license bill sent to the governor's desk

  30-05-2016 17:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers have decided the state's drivers should get to choose whether they want a driver's license that complies with the federal REAL ID security law.
      
  With a 28-9 vote Monday, the Senate gave final legislative passage to a bill that lets a driver decide between a license that meets the federal act requirements or one that does not.
      
  The measure goes to Gov. John Bel Edwards, who intends to sign it into law.
  
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• Shed caught fire on Perimeter Drive after struck by lightning

  30-05-2016 16:51
  
  BATON ROUGE- The Central Fire Department responded to a fire in the 6900 block of Perimeter Drive on Monday.The fire occurred around 2 p.m. when CFD Engines were dispatched to the location to find a shed heavily engulfed in flames.According to CFD, the shed was struck by lightning.There was no damage reported to the house the shed was located next to and no injuries were reported.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two arrested after joyriding in golf cart at Tiger Stadium

  30-05-2016 15:48
  
  BATON ROUGE- Two men were arrested over the weekend after joyriding in a golf cart at Tiger Stadium on LSU’s campus.Around 9: 15 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, an officer was flagged down by an LSU employee who stated that three men were driving in a golf cart at Tiger Stadium.Once approached by the officer, the driver of the cart fled, while 18-year-old Ronald Boyd and 17-year-old Kashta Dallas were arrested.The cart was on the west side of the stadium, according to police, and was valued at
  
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• Lanes open on Mississippi Bridge after blocked from stalled car; congestion remains

  30-05-2016 15:23
  
  BATON ROUGE- All lanes are now open after DOTD reported that the center and right lanes on I-10 West were blocked on the Mississippi River Bridge, however congestion reamins following the incident.The lane blockages were due to a stalled vehicle. Congestion from the incident has reached the I-10/I-12 split.Stay with WBRZ on Facebook and Twitter for traffic updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Small plane lands on Interstate 10 in Mississippi

  30-05-2016 14:51
  
  PASCAGOULA, Miss. - A single-engine airplane has made an emergency landing on Interstate 10 in south Mississippi's Jackson County.
      
  Mississippi Highway Patrol Capt. Johnny Poulos tells The Associated Press the landing is believed to have occurred around 12:30 p.m. Monday in the eastbound lanes of I-10, near Biloxi. No injuries were reported.
      
  The landing happened near Mile Marker 48 between the heavily traveled D'Iberville and Ocean S
  
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• One transported to hospital after shooting on Elvin Drive

  30-05-2016 14:31
  
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities are responding to a shooting on Elvin Drive at Fountain Avenue.The shooting occurred around noon on Monday.According to authorities, one person has been transported to the hospital.A News 2 crew is on the way to the scene to gather more details.Permalink| Comments
  
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• For Memorial Day, new stamps showing Service Cross Medals

  30-05-2016 14:20
  
  NEW YORK - The U.S. Postal Service is marking Memorial Day by issuing new stamps showing the Service Cross Medals. They are among the nation's highest military honors.
      
  The Postal Service dedicated the stamps at a ceremony Monday at the World Stamp Show-NY. The once-a-decade stamp show is happening in New York City.
      
  Officially titled "Honoring Extraordinary Heroism: The Service Cross Medals," the new stamps show the four different de
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into exhibit

  30-05-2016 14:01
  
  CINCINNATI- A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized and a gorilla was shot and killed after the child fell into the animal’s exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.Cincinnati emergency crews and police responded to a report of a child falling in the gorilla exhibit around 4 p.m. Saturday.Police confirmed that the boy was taken to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center near the zoo and was treated for non-life threatening injuries.Cincinnati Zoo President Th
  
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• Two arrests on LSU campus over the weekend

  30-05-2016 13:57
  
  BATON ROUGE- Two incidents led to arrests on LSU’s campus this weekend following an argument between a couple and then a DWI car accident.On Saturday, an officer that was on patrol was flagged down by an LSU parking employee who stated that there was a man on South Stadium Drive that was holding a woman against a tree a few yards away.The parking employee told the officer that he saw the man push the woman, curse her and grab her arm.The officer proceeded to the area and found the man
  
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• Accident on I-12 caused traffic in Livingston; lanes now clear

  30-05-2016 13:29
  
  LIVINGSTON- Lanes are now clear after an accident on I-12 West caused traffic congestion on Monday around 11: 15 a.m.The congestion was at I-12 West on South Satsuma Road due to an accident that happened in the median, according to DOTD.Traffic congestion reached LA 63 (Livingston). The congestion cleared up a few minutes after noon.Traffic congestion has cleared on I-12 West at South Satsuma Road.— Baton Rouge Traffic (@BR_Traffic) May 30, 2016
  Traffic congestion has cleared on I-12 W
  
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• White House placed on lockdown after object thrown over gate

  30-05-2016 13:08
  
  WASHINGTON - The White House has been placed on lock down after a woman threw something over the north fence along Pennsylvania Avenue.
      
  Reporters were not allowed to venture out of the White House press room and a call to the Secret Service was not immediately returned.
      
  However, a woman was detained and placed in handcuffs. Fire trucks and a hazardous materials response unit were called to the scene. It is common for officers to swe
  
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• Gov. Edwards & Attorney General Landry not agreeing on oil spill recovery money

  30-05-2016 12:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry are clashing over how to handle millions in BP settlement money from the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
      
  The issue had been the subject of quiet dispute and a flurry of letter-writing over the last month. But it spilled into public view at a recent Senate budget hearing, with the two sides describing a stalemate that also dragged in Treasurer John Kennedy.
      
  At one point, Landr
  
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• Obama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

  30-05-2016 12:16
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. - President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns to honor members of the military who died serving their country.
      
  Obama's appearance at Arlington National Cemetery carries on a longstanding presidential tradition and comes as the U.S. struggles to end various conflicts in the Middle East.
      
  Special operations forces continue to serve in dangerous missions in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, even as the
  
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• Mom captures son's patriotic moment amid sea of red, white and blue

  30-05-2016 12:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - A mom captured her son's patriotic moment on camera Sunday when the family visited the 11,000 flags placed in the grass between downtown and the headquarters of state government.Dexter, 3, seemed to be standing in a brief moment of honor in a sea of red, white and blue. In another picture, the child walks among the flags. His mother, Lindsay Morgan, told WBRZ she brings her children to the capitol each year out of respect for veterans.Dexter paying respect to the sea of flags at th
  
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• May 30, 2016 Morning News Pop

  30-05-2016 08:16
  
  Here are today's top stories:Memorial Day Observances across the Baton Rouge areaSenate to release this year's fiscal yearLSU Tigers wait on the announcement of their opponentsOverall pleasant forecast for commemorating our fallen heroesUpdates all day, every day:FACEBOOK | TWITTERPermalink| Comments
  
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• Overall pleasant forecast for commemorating our fallen heroes

  30-05-2016 07:42
  
  This Memorial Day, expect the Louisiana warm season to be in full swing for at least the first half of the week.
  Hot and steamy! An isolated thunderstorm is possible this afternoon. If we see any, they'll likely start along the sea/lake breeze, and potentially move inland by the afternoon. Overall, it's hit or miss and very similar to this past weekend.High temperatures will be in the lower 90's and overnight low temperatures will be in the lower 70s. Each day, a chance of an afternoon
  
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