Baton Rouge news

• EBRSO searching for missing 14-year-old

  26-11-2016 21:05
  
  BATON ROUGE – Deputies are searching for a 14-year-old who investigators say was last seen by her family at her home on Gardere Lane Friday.According to East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Katlyn Patterson was seen around 11:30 p.m. Friday wearing a black t-shirt, black jeans and multi-colored shoes. Patterson did not have a cell phone in her possession.EBRSO says Patterson was also seen 5 a.m. Saturday waking on McClelland Drive, possibly making contact with an unknown friend
  
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• Trump condemns push to force recounts in 3 states

  26-11-2016 17:02
  
  WEST PALM BEACH - President-elect Donald Trump is condemning the push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory.In a statement released by his transition team, Trump called the developing recount effort "a scam."He says, "The people have spoken and the election is over."Until now, Trump had ignored Green Party nominee Jill Stein's fight to revisit vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. But Democratic rival Hillary Clinton forced his hand today by formally join
  
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• Traffic nausea: I-10 west reopened after truck carrying Pepto ignites

  26-11-2016 13:57
  
  WHISKEY BAY - The westbound lanes of I-10 near LA 415 was closed for hours as crews worked to clear a two vehicle crash that caused a large fire early Saturday afternoon.All lanes are now open I-10 West at LA 415 (Lobdell). Congestion remains at one mile beyond LA 415.— Baton Rouge Traffic (@BR_Traffic) November 27, 2016Traffic officials closed the road around 1:20 p.m. near mile marker 127.6 and the Whiskey Bay exit. At 3 p.m. Louisiana State Police expected the closure to co
  
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• Teachers of students with disabilities receive federal grant

  26-11-2016 13:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education, in partnership with LSU, is one of seven states awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The state will receive nearly $6.1 million over five years.This year's State Personnel Development Grant provides professional development to educators with a focus on improving literacy.The program provides money to help Louisiana improve preparation programs and professional development for teachers of students with disabilities.The grant w
  
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• Insurance program CEO ousted by Jindal rehired by Edwards

  26-11-2016 13:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - The office that oversees Louisiana's health insurance program for state workers and retirees is getting a new leader - and he's a familiar face for the agency.Tommy Teague will again work as chief executive officer of the Office of Group Benefits, beginning Dec. 12. Teague was CEO from 2006 to 2011.Then-Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration fired Teague as the Republican governor sought to privatize parts of the operation, a move that Teague questioned.Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards
  
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• Man wanted in Louisiana slaying arrested in Oklahoma

  26-11-2016 13:29
  
  OWASSO, Okla. - A man wanted in connection with a shooting death in Louisiana has been arrested in northeastern Oklahoma.The U.S. Marshals Service says 42-year-old Leland Hamm was arrested Friday in Owasso.Online records show Hamm is being held without bond in the Tulsa County jail on a fugitive from justice warrant.The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana says Hamm is wanted in connection with the July 1 shooting death of a Shreveport man at a home in Turkey Creek, Louisiana.Permalin
  
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• AP Source: Houston's Herman leaving for Texas

  26-11-2016 13:25
  
  AUSTIN, Texas - A person with direct knowledge of the discussions says Houston coach Tom Herman has told the school he is leaving to become the next coach of the Texas Longhorns.Herman would replace Charlie Strong, who was fired Saturday after three consecutive losing seasons at Texas. The person confirmed Herman's move to Texas on condition of anonymity because neither school had yet publicly announced the decision.Texas moved quickly to snag Herman, who has spent the past two seasons with the
  
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• I-12 west briefly closed near Holden for vehicle fire

  26-11-2016 12:05
  
  HOLDEN - Parts of I-12 west were closed Saturday evening due to a vehicle fire past the Holden exit.According to DOTD, I-12 west at mile marker 25 was closed around 10:52 p.m. Traffic is passing through the left lane, but the right lane remains blocked. Congestion from the incident has reached one mile.A car is on fire on I-10 heading towards Baton Rouge ?? @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/iJw6gFNDY5— ?? (@keioniss) November 27, 2016Details about the fire are still limited at this time. This is a
  
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• Seeking students, public colleges reduce out-of-state prices

  26-11-2016 11:56
  
  HATTIESBURG, Miss. - As high school seniors and their families try to decide where they might afford a college education, they might take a fresh look at out-of-state schools.The Associated Press has counted at least 50 public colleges and universities nationwide that have lowered nonresident tuition by more than 10 percent in recent years without making similar reductions for in-state students.The idea is to reverse declining enrollments and attract enough students to raise revenues overall. Th
  
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• Republican senator: Pipeline protesters should leave camp

  26-11-2016 11:50
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. - North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline should respect the law and leave the protest area.The Republican made the statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent a letter Friday to Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman Dave Archambault that said the federal land about 50 miles south of Bismarck on which the vast majority of protesters have gathered at the Oceti Sakowin camp will close Dec. 5.Archambault says the letter cites the
  
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• Dispute over La. governor's LGBT-rights order heads to court

  26-11-2016 11:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - A judge could decide within days whether Gov. John Bel Edwards violated Louisiana's constitution in giving workplace protections to LGBT people through executive order.The Democratic governor issued the order in April prohibiting discrimination in government and state contracts based on sexual orientation and gender identity, with an exception for contractors that are religious organizations.Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, says the order is unconstitutional because it s
  
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• Texas has 'let go' coach Charlie Strong after 3 seasons

  26-11-2016 11:32
  
  AUSTIN, Texas - Texas has "let go" football coach Charlie Strong after a 16-21 record in three seasons. Strong had two years left on a guaranteed contract that pays more than $5 million per year.Strong was hired from Louisville in 2014 to replace Mack Brown, who won the 2005 season national championship but was later pushed out when the program slid into several years of mediocrity.Strong's efforts to rebuild failed as the Longhorns slipped further back in the Big 12 despite recruiting classes h
  
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• Celebration, sorrow mingle after death of Fidel Castro

  26-11-2016 11:28
  
  HAVANA - While the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted cheers from the country's exiles in Miami, the 90-year-old revolutionary leader's passing produced expressions of respect in other parts of the world and measured responses from governments that saw the devoted socialist as a threat.U.S. President Barack Obama noted that while "discord and profound political disagreements" marked the relationship between the United States and Cuba for nearly six decades, Americans were exten
  
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• Somalia: 4 killed in car bomb blast in the capital

  26-11-2016 11:25
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somali police official says a car bomb has exploded near a police station in a busy market in the Somali capital, killing at least four people and injuring nine others.Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the bomber targeted a police station in Mogadishu's Waberi neighborhood, where President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had been visiting a university Saturday.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but the al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist group al-Shabab often carr
  
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• IS mortars kill 16 Iraqi civilians in Mosul

  26-11-2016 11:22
  
  MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi military and hospital officials say mortar rounds fired by Islamic State militants have killed 16 civilians in neighborhoods already retaken by troops.They said the bodies of the 16, killed overnight and early on Saturday, have been brought to military hospitals in eastern Mosul.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.In Mosul, an Associated Press team in eastern Mosul on Saturday says scores of civilians are contin
  
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