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• Body of woman found on side of BR road Thursday night

  24-11-2016 19:20
  
  BATON ROUGE - Homicide detectives are looking into the death of a woman after an unidentified body was found near East Industrial Avenue.Police were notified of a deceased person's body on that street near Wooddale Blvd. Thursday evening.  Police had little information about what happened.Here's the scene on East Industrial Dr. @BRPD confirms body is a female. Crime scene unit just arrived. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/NBcyoAAmlI— Brett Buffington (@BrettBuffington) November 25, 2016
  
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• Central Feeding Central hands out hot meals to flood victims

  24-11-2016 19:08
  
  CENTRAL – Kevin Keithly and Michelle Lewis of Central are all packed up and ready to hit the streets. They have a load of turkey dinners for their neighbors impacted by August’s historic flooding.“We are not doing hand outs. We are doing hand ups,” Keithly said. “Trying to help people get back on their feet.”Keithly and Lewis are organizers with the local food bank’s “Central Feeding Central.” They are goin
  
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• 14-year-old dead after crash in East Feliciana Parish

  24-11-2016 18:15
  
  NORWOOD – State Police say a 14-year-old is dead after a single car crash in East Feliciana Parish Thursday afternoon.According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened around 4 p.m. Thursday on LA 422 east of LA 19.Investigators say 24-year-old Shannon Sessions was traveling westbound on LA 422 when she became distracted by a bug inside her vehicle and lost control. Police say the vehicle ran off the roadway down a steep embankment, overturned and struck a tree.LSP said 14-year-o
  
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• Everyone loves a proposal: Policeman pops question at parade

  24-11-2016 17:58
  
  NEW YORK - Talk about a memorable trip to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.The New York Police Department says an officer who was shot on duty last year proposed to his girlfriend at Thursday's parade. And the NYPD says in a tweet, "She said yes!!!"She said yes!!!Officer Dossi proposed to his girlfriend alongside the NYPD Band at today's @Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. Congrats! pic.twitter.com/9oVxM1fe7c— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 24, 2016
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• Three car crash closes part of LA 431 near St. Amant

  24-11-2016 16:18
  
  ST. AMANT – Part of highway 431 near St. Amant was closed Thursday afternoon due to a multi-car crash.The three-vehicle crash happened around 4 p.m. Thursday near Cannon Road. Sources tell WBRZ that no one was seriously injured.Details are still limited at this time.Louisiana State Police are currently investigating.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 300 attend Thanksgiving Day pipeline protest

  24-11-2016 16:00
  
  BISMARCK - About 300 opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline demonstrated on Thanksgiving Day in the North Dakota city of Mandan, about 50 miles north from where demonstrators have camped out for months to protest the construction of the four-state pipeline.The Bismarck Tribune reports protesters blocked traffic at an intersection and nearby streets Thursday morning. Some shouted "Shame on you, North Dakota!" and others carried a banner that read "No pilgrims, no pipeline."About 50 offi
  
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• Police: 2 dead, 4 hospitalized in Louisville shootings

  24-11-2016 15:58
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Police say two people are dead and four have been hospitalized in shootings at a riverfront park in Louisville.Louisville Metro Police says officers responded to a call of multiple shootings at Shawnee Park on Thursday afternoon. The injuries among those taken to University Hospital are not considered life threating.The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the shootings occurred about 200 yards from the annual Juice Bowl football games, which were attended by Mayor
  
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• Community paints blue stripe in middle of road to honor cops

  24-11-2016 15:55
  
  BAINBRIDGE, Pa. - A community in central Pennsylvania has painted a blue stripe between the double-yellow lines on some streets to express support for police, firefighters and ambulance workers.But the state Department of Transportation is concerned that Conoy Township might have crossed a line - figuratively, that is.According to a report Wednesday by LNP, the stripe doesn't comply with state highway rules.PennDOT spokesman Greg Penny says drivers could get confused and the township could be li
  
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• BRPD: Man impersonates officer, threatens motorist over traffic grudge

  24-11-2016 15:47
  
  BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge man has been arrested after police say he threatened a man Monday over a traffic incident that happened four months ago.According to arrest records, a victim told Baton Rouge Police that he pulled into a Perkins Road parking lot when he was approached by 36-year-old James Bartee. The victim said Bartee opened his door, said “remember me fatso,” then slapped the victim.The victim said Bartee then retrieved a collapsible baton from his pick
  
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• NOPD investigating two Thanksgiving Day shootings in New Orleans East

  24-11-2016 14:22
  
  NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Police are currently working two shooting, reported minutes apart, in New Orleans east Thursday afternoon.According to a WWLTV report, the first shooting happened near the intersection of Dwyer Blvd and Wilson street around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The second shooting was reported just minutes later on Chef Menteur Highway.Details are still limited at this time.Click here to read the full report from WWLTV.comPermalink| Comments
  
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• Trump tweets he's 'working hard' to stop Carrier from moving jobs to Mexico

  24-11-2016 14:17
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump is spending Thanksgiving with family at his Palm Beach estate in Florida, but he's still been working.Trump tweets that he is "working hard, even on Thanksgiving," trying to get the Carrier air conditioning company from moving jobs to Mexico. Trump added that he's "MAKING PROGRESS - Will know soon!"I am working hard, even on Thanksgiving, trying to get Carrier A.C. Company to stay in the U.S. (Indiana). MAKING PROGRESS - Will know soon!—
  
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• Trump selling campaign hat Christmas tree ornament for $149

  24-11-2016 13:47
  
  WASHINGTON - For Donald Trump supporters looking to extend election season into holiday season, the president-elect’s campaign has a new offering: The Make America Great Again Christmas ornament.The painted brass bauble comes in the shape of the Trump campaign’s iconic red baseball caps and is on sale through Trump’s website for $149.The description on the campaign store website says the brass ornament finished in 24 karat gold “is sure to make any tree st
  
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• Friends, family, turkey and touchdowns for Obamas' holiday

  24-11-2016 13:19
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his family are spending Thanksgiving with friends, family, turkey and touchdowns, as he puts it, and reflecting "on what truly binds us as Americans."He says the country has just emerged from "a noisy, passionate and sometimes divisive campaign season." But he says in his weekly radio address that the holiday "reminds us that no matter our differences, we are still one people, part of something bigger than ourselves."The White House says Obama made nine te
  
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• Thanksgiving dinner costs less this year: American Farm Bureau

  24-11-2016 12:38
  
  Some good news for those who are dreading the annual Thanksgiving dinner ritual: your turkey dinner will cost a little less.According to an ABC News report, the American Farm Bureau Federation said a holiday meal for a family of 10 will cost $49.87, a 24-cent decrease from last year's average of $50.11, or less than $5 per person. After adjusting for inflation, this year's cost of a Thanksgiving dinner fell to its lowest level since 2010, the group said.This is the 31st year that the nonprofit A
  
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• Some gobble down turkey, then shop to start holiday season

  24-11-2016 12:19
  
  NEW YORK - Gobble down the turkey, then head to the stores.Thanksgiving Day, rather than the day afterward, has become the start of the holiday shopping season in a shift that delights some and disgusts others.Many of the nation's mall operators and the big retailers like J.C. Penney and Macy's that anchor them would like to see it established as a new Thanksgiving tradition. The competition to grab customers first is keen.But many workers complain that stores are putting profits over workers' t
  
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• Estimated Powerball jackpot grows to $403M on Thanksgiving

  24-11-2016 12:05
  
  DES MOINES - The Powerball jackpot is on the upswing again, growing to more than $400 million on the Thanksgiving holiday.The jackpot was an estimated $403 million Thursday after no winning numbers were selected in a Wednesday night drawing. The next drawing is scheduled Saturday night, and the jackpot could grow in the meantime.The prize is on the brink of becoming one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history if it keeps rolling with no lucky winners. A record-setting $1.6 billion jackpot was re
  
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• Great migration: Pelicans flock the lakes Thursday

  24-11-2016 11:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Arriving in time for their own Thanksgiving feast, giant, white pelicans were seen wallowing on the LSU lakes Thursday morning.A group of runners out for a pre-feast jog noticed the birds gathered on the lakes. Drivers could see a sea of white birds from I-10.  Sometimes, hundreds take refuge on the lakes. The migrating birds are some of the largest in North America. The American White Pelican flies into Baton Rouge around this time, leaving colder climates in Can
  
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• Crowds, security at Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

  24-11-2016 09:59
  
  NEW YORK - Thousands of people are lining New York City streets amid tight security for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Charlie Brown led the signature large inflatable balloons as the parade kicked off Thursday morning with the spraying of confetti and a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. Costumes characters mingled with revelries and crowds cheered as clowns on bicycles rode by carrying bundles of balloons.Crowds, some as many as ten deep, lined the parade route, which starts on Manhattan'
  
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• Fiery, early morning crash kills driver in EBR

  24-11-2016 09:26
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 33-year-old man died in a fiery crash on La. 30 just outside city limits before sunrise Thursday.State Police said David Breland III, 33, was killed in the crash.  State Police said Breland, of Baton Rouge, was northbound on La. 30 when he crossed into the southbound lane, ran off the highway and flipped after hitting a culvert.  The small sedan burst into flames as it crashed, police said.  Breland was trapped inside.The fire caused so much damage to t
  
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• Crash prompts I-10 closure Thursday morning

  24-11-2016 09:06
  
  BATON ROUGE - The holiday wasn't immune to traffic troubles; I-10 closed for a portion of the morning after a crash near Ward Creek.People reported on traffic apps there was a wreck on both the eastbound and westbound lanes.  The westbound wreck was more severe - causing a closure and almost a mile-long traffic jam.Officials have not provided information on the crash that caused delays.  As of mid-morning Thursday, most streets were free of any significant delays.  Mon
  
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• Davis leads Pelicans past Timberwolves

  24-11-2016 07:52
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Davis had 45 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans won their fourth straight game, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-96 on Wednesday night.
      
  Terrence Jones scored 17 points for New Orleans, which trailed early in the second half before Davis scored eight points during a 13-2 run that gave the Pelicans the lead for good.
      
  New Orleans led by as many as 23 points in the fourth quarter and cruised
  
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• President Obama delivers Thanksgiving address

  24-11-2016 07:32
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is wishing the nation a Happy Thanksgiving.
      
  Obama delivered his weekly radio address, which was released today, and he said that especially after a "sometimes divisive campaign season," it's never been more important to spend today with friends and family, "give thanks for each other, and for all that God has given us" and to "reflect on what truly binds us as Americans."
      
  The president says that "
  
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• Obama wishes America a Happy Thanksgiving

  24-11-2016 07:32
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is wishing the nation a Happy Thanksgiving.In his weekly radio address, the president said that after a "sometimes divisive campaign season," it's never been more important to spend today with friends and family, "give thanks for each other, and for all that God has given us" and to "reflect on what truly binds us as Americans."He says that "no matter our differences, we are still one people, part of something bigger than ourselves."Obama said what makes us Am
  
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• Unknown winner has until Dec. 22 to claim $5,000 prize

  24-11-2016 07:18
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. - Someone bought a lottery ticket that turned out to be worth $5,000 in a June 28 drawing. But, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation says the prize has never been claimed and will expire on Christmas day.
      
  The corporation says in a Wednesday news release that the ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn in the June 28 Mega Millions game, as well as the yellow Mega Ball.
      
  The winning ticket was purchased at the B
  
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