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• LSU student newspaper ending daily print editions in 2017 while expanding online news operations

  20-10-2016 23:19
  
  BATON ROUGE -- The Daily Reveille soon won't be so daily. The LSU campus newspaper will cease printing daily editions in January, editors for the student newspaper announced Thursday in an online editorial. Instead the staff will produce a 32-page weekly...
  
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• LSU student newspaper ending daily print edition, expanding online

  20-10-2016 23:19
  
  Reveille facing same issues as professional counterparts: Declines in print readership, advertising revenue
  
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• Mississippi county bans clowns until after Halloween

  20-10-2016 21:50
  
  DEKALB, Miss. - A Mississippi county has had enough of the creepy clown craze, at least until after Halloween.
      
  Kemper County supervisors this week banned people from wearing any clown costume, mask or makeup in public. The local law carries a $150 penalty, and it will be lifted Nov. 1.
      
  Supervisors President Johnny Whitsett says it's a matter of public safety because people could react badly if they get scared by a clown in their yar
  
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• La. Supreme Court Justice's case against other justices thrown out

  20-10-2016 21:45
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that a member of Louisiana's Supreme Court filed against four fellow justices.
      
  Justice Jefferson Hughes filed suit last December saying he was illegally removed from two cases against oil companies. His suit said defendants sought his removal because lawyers for plaintiffs in the cases contributed to a political action committee that supported his 2012 election campaign.
      
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• Many Baton Rouge hotels completly booked for football-filled weekend

  20-10-2016 21:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - With hundreds of travelers coming to Baton Rouge to watch LSU take on Ole Miss and Southern's homecoming game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, those who have yet to book their hotel room may be out of luck.Many hotels in Baton Rouge are completely sold out this weekend, so much so that the nearest available hotel room is 80 miles east on I-10.Jeremy Plater, manager of Hotel Indigo, has been part of the hotel staff for over 5 years. He says in all his years in the hospitality industry,
  
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• Attorney General Jeff Landry seeks to block LGBT protections imposed by John Bel Edwards

  20-10-2016 20:38
  
  Landry wants a court to block an order put in place by the governor that prevents workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender state employees and contractors.
  
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• First responders tending to 3 car crash on Burbank Drive

  20-10-2016 19:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - First responders are on the scene of a 3 car accident on Burbank Drive.It happened before 7:30 p.m. near the 10000 block of Burbank Drive. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police are on the scene.Traffic has been delayed because of the accident.This is a developing story. Check back for more details as they become available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Former officer arrested for failure to appear in court following fraud charges

  20-10-2016 19:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - A former BRPD officer, arrested in 2015 for using a department-issued credit card to make more than $1,450 in unauthorized charges, has been arrested for failure to appear in court.A Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson says Christopher Guerra was rearrested recently.Guerra was arrested in 2015 on charges of access device card fraud, following an investigation by the BRPD Financial Crimes Devision.Detectives said Guerra was issued a Voyager FuelTrac card to be used to pu
  
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• Fromer BRFD captain acquitted of rape charges in Tennessee

  20-10-2016 19:08
  
  TENNESSEE - A former Baton Rouge Fire Department captain has been acquitted of all charges after being accused of raping a child in Tennessee.Roman Bates, 57, was arrested in June 2015 by members of the Fugitive Apprehension Unit in New Orleans. Bates was a camptain who worked with BRFD since 1990.Bates was acquitted of charges including rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery Thursday.When Bates was arrested, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said Bates was a fugitive from Shelby County, Te
  
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• Residents see first debris pick up in Livingston Parish since flood

  20-10-2016 17:30
  
  LIVINGSTON – More than two months after the August flood, Livingston Parish residents saw their debris being picked up for the first time on Thursday.Residents say that debris that has been sitting in front of their homes is an eyesore. One resident, Mistie Cadarette, said that the debris interferes with putting her home back together."It is an eye sore, we cant keep the grass mowed," Cadarette said.Residents saw contractors collecting the debris for the first time on Thursday, two mon
  
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• Five arrested for car burglaries near Watson

  20-10-2016 17:10
  
  LIVINGSTON – Deputies in Livingston Parish say five people were arrested Wednesday in connection with recent car burglaries.Sheriff Jason Ard reports that a gas generator, car stereo and tools were taken from two vehicles in the Watson area. Ard estimates that the items stolen are worth more than $1,000.The following people were arrested:        Dillon Booth, 20 of 14360 Pine Ln. in WalkerDavid Monroe, 19 of 14360 Pine Ln. in WalkerDestiny Parker, 17
  
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• Report: Raising Cane's to get naming rights to River Center

  20-10-2016 16:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - A naming rights deal is in the works to put a corporate spin on the identity of the River Center.The mayor's office would not confirm specifics of the deal with WBRZ Thursday. Instead, the mayor's administration only said there is a proposal in place to add a sponsorship to the River Center. Any deal would have to be approved by Metro Council.The Baton Rouge Business Report said its business sources said the deal is with Raising Cane's. A naming rights contract is expected to raise
  
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• Police searching for 13-year-old girl possibly in danger

  20-10-2016 16:32
  
  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police detectives are asking for the public's assistance in searching for a missing 13-year-old girl.According to police, Mary Woolfolk was reported missing Oct. 16 and last seen in the 5800 block of Prescott Road. Police say that it is believed that she is possibly in danger. Woolfolk is 146 pounds, 5'2'', with brown eyes and has scars on her arms.She was last seen wearing a brown wig, black shirt and blue jeans.Anyone with information on Woolfolk's whereabou
  
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• AT&T service outages reported in Ascension Parish

  20-10-2016 16:01
  
  ASCENSION – AT&T officials are checking into a cell service issue after multiple complaints from customers in Ascension Parish.According to officials, crews are investigating a "fiber issue" between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that may be affecting cell service in the area.An AT&T representative told WBRZ that the company will give an update once details are available and apologizes for the inconvenience.This is a developing story and will be updated once details are available.
  
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• Louisiana attorney general challenges LGBT-rights order

  20-10-2016 14:52
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Republican attorney general is asking a judge to block an order from the Democratic governor banning discrimination against LGBT people in state government.Attorney General Jeff Landry filed the court challenge Thursday, saying Gov. John Bel Edwards' anti-discrimination order violates state law and exceeds Edwards' authority.The two men have clashed repeatedly over the order, which prohibits discrimination in government and most state contracts based on sexual orientati
  
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• Construction money steered to roads, building repairs

  20-10-2016 14:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration is stalling hundreds of millions in construction projects planned for state financing to instead steer more money to state building and university repairs and roadwork.The Bond Commission approved the plans Thursday, though some lawmakers have expressed concern about specific projects that are being delayed.Nearly $267 million in projects will be bumped in line, while $68 million in new projects will advance ahead of them. The new projects incl
  
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• LSU's student newspaper to transition from daily to weekly circulation

  20-10-2016 13:11
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Daily Reville, LSU's student run five-day newspaper, will transition to weekly circulation and longer news articles, university officials announced on Thursday.Starting in January, The Daily Reville will become a 32-page weekly newspaper with a heavier online presence on LSUNow.com. The online publication will have a larger staff, more online video and expanded social media presence for LSU Student Media.Jerry Ceppos, the dean of the Manship School of Mass Communicati
  
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• Three in jail following Ascension Parish crime spree

  20-10-2016 13:00
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - The last suspect wanted in connection with a rash of burglaries in Ascension Parish was arrested, the sheriff's office told WBRZ Thursday.Three suspects now face charges related to various mischievous crimes that have been more annoying than heinous. Most recently, deputies scoured the Dutchtown area near Dutchtown Lane and Highway 74 for a man wanted in connection with a crime spree. At one point, witnesses said, deputies were armed walking through neighborhoods looking
  
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• Final suspect in Ascension burglary spree arrested; More to be released soon

  20-10-2016 13:00
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - The last suspect wanted in connection with a rash of burglaries in Ascension Parish was arrested, the sheriff's office told WBRZ Thursday.Nearly a handful of suspects now face charges related to various mischievous crimes that have been more annoying than heinous. Most recently, deputies scoured the Dutchtown area near Dutchtown Lane and Highway 74 for a man wanted in connection with a crime spree. At one point, witnesses said, deputies were armed walking through neighborhoods loo
  
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• US Postal carrier filmed dumping bins of mail into a ditch

  20-10-2016 12:24
  
  DECATUR, Ga. - The U.S. Postal Service has launched an investigation after a metro Atlanta resident says she filmed a worker dumping hundreds of pieces of mail in the woods.Kellie Campbell said she recorded the postal worker walking near a fence and dumping several bins of mail into a ditch.Campbell called the Postal Service, which sent workers to collect and deliver the mail.In a statement, the Postal Service condemned the unlawful disposal of mail and said it was investigating the inc
  
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• Woman arrested for shooting vehicle 7 times with driver inside

  20-10-2016 09:37
  
  SLIDELL – Slidell Police arrested a woman for attempted second degree murder after she shot at a vehicle seven times while the driver was inside.On Monday, Oct. 17, police responded to a disturbance of shots fired in the Lincoln Park Subdivision around 6 p.m. When police arrived on scene, they found a vehicle shot multiple times. According to police, witnesses and the victim, a woman, said the dispute started with threats made by 31-year-old Kylie Clark regarding a male friend.Clark ar
  
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• Trump says he'll honor results - if he wins

  20-10-2016 09:17
  
  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is mocking his much-derided comment at the presidential debate that he might not accept the results of the election.Trump kicked off a rally Thursday in Delaware, Ohio, by saying that he "would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supports and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election."But he added: "If I win."Trump is continuing to raise concerns about the int
  
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• Trump refuses to say if he'll accept election results

  20-10-2016 09:17
  
  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump refused to say he will accept the results of next month's election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump's resistance "horrifying."Trump had spent the days leading up to Wednesday's presidential debate warning voters that the election would be "rigged." Asked whether he would accept the outcome if Clinton emerges victorious, he said: "I will tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense."Some Republicans recoiled at Trump's startling st
  
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• Public forum on medical marijuana moved

  20-10-2016 08:59
  
  BATON ROUIGE - The public forum where the LSU AgCenter will pitch its medical marijuana plan to potential investors is being moved to a larger location capable of seating up to 900 people.The forum, which is Oct. 28, will be in the Bo Campbell Auditorium on the LSU campus. It had been scheduled for LSU's Digital Media Center Theater, where seating is limited to 175.The LSU and Southern University agcenters have a state-sanctioned monopoly on the medical marijuana business. The LSU AgCenter says
  
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• Super Typhoon Haima blown into South China Sea

  20-10-2016 06:57
  
  VIGAN, Philippines - Super Typhoon Haima has blown into the South China Sea after smashing into the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and rains. The storm has flooded towns and left several villages without power. At least five people were killed. There are no immediate reports of any major damage, but several areas are cut off from government aid.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Syria military urges residents to leave Aleppo

  20-10-2016 06:56
  
  BEIRUT - The Syrian military is calling on residents of besieged rebel-held districts in the city of Aleppo to evacuate and for gunmen to lay down their weapons as the humanitarian pause announced by Russia takes effect.Moscow says the three-day pause is to allow civilians and militants safe passage out of the eastern districts of the city - under a tight siege since July and a punishing bombing campaign since mid-September. Al-Mayadeen TV, a Beirut-based pro-Syrian channel, broadcast today an h
  
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• Iraqi PM: Mosul battle going faster than thought

  20-10-2016 06:54
  
  KHAZER, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the battle to oust Islamic State extremists from Mosul is going "more quickly than we thought."Al-Abadi spoke in a video transmission today to a diplomatic meeting about Mosul in Paris about stabilizing Iraq's second-largest city. He didn't provide details about the fighting.Al-Abadi said that "our forces have started to move forward to free this city which was taken by IS over two years ago. The fighting forces are currently pushing forwa
  
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• California sheriff's deputy shot to death while on the job

  20-10-2016 06:49
  
  ALTURAS, Calif. - Authorities in Northern California say a deputy killed while responding to a call about a disturbance Wednesday had just joined the force last year.The Modoc County Sheriff's Office says Deputy Jack Hopkins, who was 31 years old, was shot to death on a county road near the Oregon border, and the suspect is in custody.Permalink| Comments
  
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• California attorney general investigating Wells Fargo bank

  20-10-2016 03:03
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's attorney general is leading a criminal investigation into the sales practices scandal that has rocked San Francisco-based Wells Fargo bank.A search warrant released Wednesday by the state Department of Justice shows that agents sought evidence related to allegations that bank employees created up to 2 million bank and credit card accounts without customers' approval in order to meet sales goals.The warrant, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, was served Oct
  
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• Strike enters 2nd day at 14 Pennsylvania state universities

  20-10-2016 03:01
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. - Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities are expected to hit the picket lines again Thursday as their strike enters its second day.Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties went on strike at 5 a.m. Wednesday after contract negotiations with the state stalled. The union represents more than 5,000 faculty and coaches.The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education says it made concessions and gave the union its best offer Tuesday
  
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