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• After eight years, Baton Rouge area finally meets ozone standards

  04-11-2016 22:03
  
  But higher standards in 2017 will again make capital region non-compliant
  
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• Need gift for person who has everything? Buy a Louisiana historic bridge

  04-11-2016 20:57
  
  State tries to find new uses for old bridges nearing end of their road-worthy life
  
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• Need a gift for that person who has everything? How about a Louisiana historic bridge?

  04-11-2016 20:57
  
  Louisiana is attempting to preserve and find new uses for historic bridges nearing the end of their road-worthy life.
  
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• Mayor on Twitter tirade over Nakamoto report

  04-11-2016 17:44
  
  WHITE CASTLE- The results of a scathing audit released by a company the Town of White Castle hired were turned over to the District Attorney's Office, according to the Legislative Auditor.
  On Monday, the WBRZ Investigative Unit reported on the plethora of problems. Many of the issues were reported on over the past year, and auditors confirmed what we reported in their audit. The audit found the Town over billing gas customers to the tune of $90,000. It also found issues with vehicle mileage paid
  
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• High school rivals sharing school site face off in football game

  04-11-2016 17:27
  
  DUTCHTOWN – Two high school rivals sharing the same school because of the August flood, meet on the football field on Friday night.Since the flood, St. Amant High School students have been attending classes at Dutchtown High School after their school was damaged."It's a struggle, but we're just pushing through it and making the best out of it," student Catherine Carpenter, said.However, some students lost more than their school."My house was flooded and it's just really hard being disp
  
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• Stripper age-limit lawsuit to stay in New Orleans

  04-11-2016 16:48
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new minimum age of 21 for strippers will stay in New Orleans.U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on Friday rejected a motion by the state's alcohol control commissioner to move the case to Baton Rouge, where the law was passed. The commissioner is the defendant in the lawsuit.Barbier's ruling says most "adult entertainment venues" in Louisiana are in New Orleans. Also, it said two of the three women challenging the law live in New Orleans. The plainti
  
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• 2 men arrested for child trafficking in N.O., 2 children rescued

  04-11-2016 16:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit have recovered two missing children and arrested two men on charges of child trafficking.The Special Victims Unit arrested 22-year-old Andre Johnson, Jr. and 30-year-old Rodney Lavalais Jr. following two investigations.The first investigation began on Oct. 24 when information was received from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office regarding a missing 16-year-old girl. It was believed that the girl had been communicating wit
  
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• FAA gives Disney permission to fly drones at theme parks

  04-11-2016 15:31
  
  ORLANDO - Government aviation authorities have given Disney permission to fly drones at the company's theme parks in Florida and California.The Federal Aviation Administration earlier this week issued a waiver to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, allowing the drones to be flown.The waiver is good for four years but it can be cancelled at any time.The waiver requires that drone operators at Disney must have remote pilot certificates and allows the aircraft to be flown at night.It also says Disney ha
  
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• Judge: DA can still prosecute suspect in retaliation murder case

  04-11-2016 14:44
  
  BATON ROUGE - A judge has denied an attempt by the defense team of Jace Crehan to block the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office from prosecuting his client.The defense contends that since a prosecutor testified in grand jury proceedings indicting Crehan on charges he killed the man who sexually abused his girlfriend, the prosecutor has a conflict of interest. The prosecutor could be the "sword and shield," defense attorneys said in court Friday.But, a judge ruled against the motion.Both
  
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• Jury finds against Rolling Stone suit in rape story

  04-11-2016 14:05
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE - A federal jury has found Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher and a reporter defamed a University of Virginia administrator in a discredited story about gang rape at a fraternity house.Word of the jury decision came Friday afternoon in multiple news outlets.University of Virginia administrator Nicole Eramo claimed the 2014 article portrayed her as a villain who discouraged the woman identified only as Jackie from reporting the incident to police. A police investigation found n
  
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• Lanes reopen on I-10 east after accident near Sorrento

  04-11-2016 13:31
  
  SORRENTO – All lanes are open following an accident near US 61 that blocked the left lane of I-10 East near Sorrento Friday afternoon.The accident happened just after 12 p.m. Friday. DOTD officials say that congestion from the incident has reached three miles in length.Preliminary sources tell WBRZ that one person suffered non-life threatening injuries when a car flipped over.  Air med and ground crews have responded to the scene. Stay tuned to WBRZ
  
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• Samsung, after phone recall, recalls 3M washing machines

  04-11-2016 13:09
  
  Nearly 3 million Samsung washing machines are being recalled in the U.S. following multiple injuries, including a broken jaw, due to "excessive vibration."Samsung is the South Korean company that last month was forced to recall millions of its of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after batteries inside began to overheat and catch fire.Safety officials cited 733 reports of malfunctioning, top-loading washing machines and nine injuries, including a broken jaw and an injured shoulder.The recall Friday affe
  
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• Tip leads to body at vacant Greenwell Springs Road home

  04-11-2016 12:49
  
  BATON ROUGE – Detectives say one man was found dead Friday morning at a vacant home in Baton Rouge.Baton Rouge Police said the man's body was found around 10:15 a.m. at a home at 8860 Greenwell Springs Road. Detectives say an anonymous caller said a man had been shot to death at the home.The investigation into the shooting is still ongoing. Investigators say they do not know the victim's identity or motive to the crime at this time.Anyone with information is asked to contact the BRPD V
  
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• Police investigating fatal shooting on Greenwell Springs Road

  04-11-2016 12:49
  
  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the 8800 block of Greenwell Springs Road.Sources said that someone was found shot to death. No further details have been released at the time of this post.BRPD is on the scene and a News 2 crew is also on the scene.This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Disaster recovery resource fair to be held in Ascension Nov. 12

  04-11-2016 12:28
  
  ASCENSION – A resource fair for disaster recovery will be held in Ascension Parish for homeowners and renters who were impacted by the August flood.The fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Trade Mart Building at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, located at 9039 South St. Landry Avenue.The fair will feature one-stop shopping for information and resources from federal, state, local and not-for-profit agencies to help residents in their recovery efforts. Those w
  
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• Fans pile onto campus for highly anticipated LSU-Alabama game

  04-11-2016 12:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - Tailgaters pulled onto campus for most of Friday, unpacking and setting up for the start of the highly anticipated weekend, though ominous weather hangs in the balance.The tune of turning generators is a notable noise for tiger tailgaters, on what's sure to be the biggest weekend of the season so far. RV lots were packed Friday evening, with thousands ready for a fantastic weekend."It never rains in Tiger Stadiun," one fan said, "but when it does, oh well!"Small showers around Deat
  
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• George O'Neal Road at Jones Creek to close Nov. 6

  04-11-2016 11:58
  
  BATON ROUGE – City Parish officials announced that George O'Neal Road will be closed to traffic just east of Jones Creek Road starting Nov. 6 at noon.The road will reopen on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m.The closure is a part of an ongoing construction project. Additionally, Coursey Boulevard at Jones Creek Road will reopen on Nov. 6 at noon.Drivers are encouraged to take an alternative route:- The primary route for the George O'Neal Road closure will be to and from Jones Creek Road, Harrell's Ferr
  
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• Baton Rouge schools to get new buses that run on propane

  04-11-2016 11:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Environmental Protection Agency is giving the East Baton Rouge Parish school system $773,000 to replace 30 of its diesel school buses over the next two years with more eco-friendly propane-powered buses.The grant comes from the federal agency's National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program.The grant was presented to the school board on Thursday and the board is expected to approve it at its Nov. 7 meetingThe $773,000 represents roughly 25 percent of the estimated $2.8 millio
  
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• School bus crash on Helene Street

  04-11-2016 08:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - There is an accident involving a school bus on Helene Street near Harding Boulevard east of Scenic Highway.Children were on the bus at the time of the crash, however there are no injuries reported. The students that were on the bus were transferred to another bus.This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. A WBRZ crew is on the scene now.No injuries. Students were put on another bus, that just left. pic.twitter.com/Q2dC1eBl2L— Mic
  
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• Throngs of Chicago fans expected for parade

  04-11-2016 06:58
  
  CHICAGO - The party begins this morning. Throngs of Chicago Cubs fans are expected to turn out for a parade honoring the World Series champions.The team leaves Wrigley Field at 10 am and the parade is scheduled to start a hour later, traveling along Michigan Avenue and then along Columbus Drive.Officials expect the Cubs motorcade to arrive in Grant Park around noon for a rally.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Ex-Vanderbilt football player faces sentencing for rape

  04-11-2016 06:55
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A former Vanderbilt football player is scheduled to be sentenced today in the gang rape of an unconscious student.Brandon Vandenburg faces 15 to 25 years in prison after the 23-year-old was found guilty on five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and unlawful photography.Prosecutors said that in 2013, Vandenburg carried the woman into his dorm room, passed out condoms and took video as his teammates raped her.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Hearing set for SC man after woman found in container

  04-11-2016 06:53
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A South Carolina man arrested after a woman was found chained inside a large storage container on his rural property is set to go before a judge.A hearing was expected Friday afternoon for 45-year-old Todd Christopher Kohlhepp, a registered sex offender who owned the land where the woman was found Thursday.Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said the woman had disappeared in late August. She was found "chained up like a dog" inside a container that was about 30 feet by 15
  
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• Pennsylvania Wal-Mart employee shot inside store

  04-11-2016 06:51
  
  HERMITAGE, Pa. - An employee at a Pennsylvania Wal-Mart has been shot multiple times inside the store and a suspect is in custody.The shooting happened late Thursday night inside the Wal-Mart store in Hermitage, about 70 miles north of Pittsburgh.Police say the victim was taken to a hospital. That person's condition was not immediately available.Police say the suspect was taken into custody in the parking lot of the store.Everyone inside the building was evacuated. No other injuries were reporte
  
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• Man jailed after Pennsylvia Wal-Mart worker shot in store

  04-11-2016 06:51
  
  HERMITAGE, Pa. - A 22-year-old man has been jailed on charges he shot a Pennsylvania Wal-Mart employee several times inside the store.Online court records show Zachary McClimans, of Sharon, is charged with attempted homicide and other charges for the shooting late Thursday night in Hermitage, about 70 miles north of Pittsburgh.Police said at the scene that the suspect recently stopped working at the store and may have had a dispute with the employee. Online records didn't list an attorney for Mc
  
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• Turkey car bomb explosion

  04-11-2016 06:49
  
  ANKARA, Turkey - A large explosion, caused by a car bomb, hit the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast region on Friday, hours after authorities detained at least 12 pro-Kurdish legislators for questioning in terror-related probes.Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said both police and civilians were killed in the attack but did not say how many. The state-run Anadolu Agency said one person was killed and some 30 others were wounded.The blast occurred in Diyarbakir's Baglar district, nea
  
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