Baton Rouge news

• Zachary man arrested for attempted murder after shooting victim during armed robbery

  27-11-2016 13:45
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Zachary man was arrested after robbing a victim at gunpoint and shooting him once, according to police.The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said on Nov. 26, just before 7 a.m., authorities were called to Southpark Dr. to investigate a shooting that had occurred.The victim advised police that the defendant, Jeromy Williams, 25, had approached him while he was waiting in his driveway to go to work.According to the victim, the defendant walked up, pressed a gun to the victim
  
  Read more

• Pedestrian killed after being struck by multiple vehicles

  27-11-2016 13:40
  
  LOBDELL - A man died after being struck by multiple vehicles in West Baton Rouge Saturday evening.State Police said Cai Zhenshenh of China was walking in the center turn lane of LA 415, north of I-10 in Lobdell, around 6 p.m. Saturday evening. For reasons unknown at this time, Zhenshenh walked into the path of a vehicle traveling northbound and was struck, according to police.The impact threw Zhenshenh across the center turn lane into the southbound lane, police said. Zhenshenh landed in the pat
  
  Read more

• Egypt denies military presence in Syria

  27-11-2016 13:10
  
  CAIRO - Egypt's Foreign Ministry has denied what it said were Arab media reports about an Egyptian military presence in Syria.Egypt is committed to not intervening in other countries' internal affairs, the ministry's Sunday statement said, adding that deploying any military personnel or equipment would have required public legal measures.The ministry's statement didn't specify outlets, but most regional media carrying the story referred to a report by Lebanese daily As-Safir, which said that an
  
  Read more

• 'Moana' cruises with $81.1M Thanksgiving weekend

  27-11-2016 13:08
  
  NEW YORK - Disney's South Pacific animated tale "Moana" fell short of a "Frozen"-sized debut, but it nevertheless dominated the Thanksgiving box office with an estimated $81.1 million over the five-day weekend.The well-reviewed "Moana," set in ancient Polynesia, earned $55.5 million from Friday to Sunday. It didn't match the 2013 Thanksgiving release of "Frozen," which opened with $93.6 million. But "Moana" scored the second-highest Turkey Day debut ever.Falling to second was J.K. Rowling's "Fan
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Trump calls it 'sad' that Clinton joining recount effort

  27-11-2016 12:25
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump says it's "sad" that Hillary Clinton is joining an effort to force vote recounts in up to three states.Trump tweeted part of Clinton's concession speech, when she told supporters they must accept that "Donald Trump is going to be our president." He also tweeted snippets from her debate remarks when she assailed Trump for refusing to say in advance that he would accept the Election Day verdict.During his campaign, Trump repeatedly questioned th
  
  Read more

• Man stabbed to death in Pascagoula, apartment mate charged

  27-11-2016 12:15
  
  PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Pascagoula police say one man is dead and another is charged with murder after a stabbing in an apartment where both lived.The victim was 40-year-old Eddie Vergail Stanton Sr., who was dead when an ambulance crew arrived on the scene late Saturday at Cambridge Park Apartments.A police department news release says 45-year-old Carlton Jerome Gholder is charged with murder. He was being held in the Jackson County jail on Sunday awaiting an initial court appearance.It was not imm
  
  Read more

• Sheriff on pipeline protests: 'My job is to enforce the law'

  27-11-2016 12:08
  
  MANDAN, N.D. - The North Dakota sheriff leading the response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests won't apologize for the recent disputed action against demonstrators who he believes have become increasingly aggressive.Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says he won't "allow people to become unlawful."The months of protests over the $3.8 billion, four-state pipeline have him and his 34 deputies working 12-hour days, even with help from other law enforcement.But the Standing Rock Sioux's
  
  Read more

• Fires set at entrance to Hamburg venue for G20 summit

  27-11-2016 11:55
  
  BERLIN - German police say fires have been set at an entrance to the trade fair grounds in Hamburg, which are to host a meeting of foreign ministers next month and the Group of 20 summit in July.Hamburg police said witnesses reported fires late Saturday. Officers found that several garbage containers, a motorcycle, tires and part of the glass front of the entrance had been set ablaze, while stones had been thrown at the windows.Police said Sunday that witnesses reported that around 30 to 50 peop
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Rain causes flooding, leaks in 2022 World Cup host Qatar

  27-11-2016 11:48
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatari authorities are urging motorists to exercise caution after rain caused flooding in several parts of the country.The Ministry of Interior issued the advisory on Twitter Sunday, saying roads remain water-logged in certain areas after Saturday's downpour. Footage posted on social media and news websites showed several roads in the capital, Doha, submerged and water leaking through holes in shopping mall roofs.Qatar is in the midst of a torrid, multi-year buildin
  
  Read more

• With fires under control, Israel turns to recovery efforts

  27-11-2016 11:44
  
  JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister says a rash of fires that has raged for five days is "not yet over" but that the focus has moved on to recovery efforts.Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Cabinet Sunday in Haifa, the hardest-hit city, where major blazes forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. He vowed to fast track bureaucracy and start rebuilding and reimbursing victims immediately.Though no deaths were reported, dozens were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and hundreds of homes w
  
  Read more

• Swiss reject plan to speed up exit from nuclear energy

  27-11-2016 11:29
  
  BERLIN - Swiss voters have rejected a plan to force their government to accelerate the country's exit from nuclear energy.A majority of cantons (states) voted against the plan in Sunday's referendum. Under Switzerland's direct democracy system, proposals need a majority of both cantons and votes to pass.The plan promoted by the Green party would have meant closing three of Switzerland's five nuclear plants next year, with the last shutting in 2029. A projection for SRF public television showed t
  
  Read more

Follow @BatonRougeNews_ on Twitter!