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• Krewe of Artemis rolls through downtown Baton Rouge

  18-02-2017 21:56
  
  BATON ROUGE - Marching bands, floats all decked out, and some real fancy cars highlighted the Krewe of Artemis Saturday night.The parade, composed of an entirely female krewe,  was started by parade captan Joanne Harvey 16 years ago."Our whole reason why he started it to be able to give something back to the community and the families of Baton Rouge," Harvey said.Jimmy Lalonde was lucky enough to be selected as this year's king in a court of hundreds of women."I'm the most blessed guy.
  
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• Father, son killed in head-on collision with each other in Alabama

  18-02-2017 20:55
  
  WINFIELD, Ala. - Authorities say a father and son have been killed in a head-on collision with each other in Fayette County, Alabama.Alabama state troopers say alcohol is a factor in the crash that killed 50-year-old Jeffrey Morris Brasher and 22-year-old Austin Blaine Brasher. They both lived in Bankston, about 67 miles west of Birmingham.Troopers say the crash occurred around 4:10 a.m. Saturday on Fayette County 49, one mile west of Winfield, when the 2006 Ford pickup the elder Brasher was dri
  
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• LSU's Jared Poche throws 7-inning no-hitter against Army

  18-02-2017 20:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - Jared Poche threw a seven no-hitter and LSU beat Army 6-0 on Saturday for the 2,500th victory in Tigers history.Poche (1-0) struck out four, didn't walk a batter and threw 79 pitches. Army had its lone baserunner in the fourth when leadoff hitter Josh White reached on right fielder Greg Deichmann's error.The no-hitter is the sixth in school history and the first individual no-hitter since March 14, 1979.The moment @LSUbaseball's Jared Poche threw a no-hitter. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/
  
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• Heavy traffic on I-10 East at Prairieville

  18-02-2017 19:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - The left lane of I-10 East is closed to traffic at mile marker 172 due to an accident. There is congestion on I-10 East from Mile Marker 169 to Mile Marker 172 (Prairieville) due to the accident on the shoulder. Traffic is not passing through and the queue from this incident is approaching 5 miles. Check WBRZ's advanced traffic tracker for more updates on local traffic.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man shot by officer after opening fire near Oakland zoo dies

  18-02-2017 18:40
  
  OAKLAND, Ca. - Police says a man shot by an officer after opening fire at residents, cars and police officers in Oakland died hours later at a hospital.Oakland Police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson says the man was identified as 32-year-old Jesse Enjaian.Watsons says officers were called to a neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo Friday morning for a report of a man armed with a rifle and shooting in the neighborhood.When officers arrived, the suspect was in the street and began shooting at the o
  
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• C-SPAN survey ranks every president from best to worst

  18-02-2017 17:57
  
  WASHINGTON - Just in time for Presidents Day, a new survey of historians on presidential leadership gives the top five slots to Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower.It's C-SPAN's third survey on presidents, and the first in which Eisenhower cracks the top five. In 2009, Eisenhower ranked eighth and in 2000 he ranked ninth.Barack Obama ranks 12th on his first time in the survey of 91 presidential historians.A member of the survey advisor
  
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• Authorities searching for suspect in multiple August flood fraud cases

  18-02-2017 17:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple police agencies are searching for a man after he allegedly committed contractor fraud against several victims of the 2016 Baton Rouge floods.Matthew Morris, owner of Complete Construction Contractors, is wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department, Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office and Walker Police department on charges including residential contractor fraud and theft of assets of an aged person.Morris was originally arrested by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Of
  
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• Calcasieu gives airport access to land to control wildlife

  18-02-2017 17:21
  
  LAKE CHARLES - The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has granted Chennault International Airport access to land close to the runway in order to deal with nuisance wildlife.Chennault's executive director, Randy Robb, says they've had to shoot five coyotes in just the past 2½ months. They had been living across from the runway and posed a serious threat to planes taking off and landingKPLC-TV reports Robb is terrified that what happened this week at Charlotte-Douglas Airport in North Carolin
  
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• Thibodaux man admits illegally getting disability benefits

  18-02-2017 17:12
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A Thibodaux man has pleaded guilty to theft of Social Security funds in a case that prosecutors said spanned eight years and cost the government more than $160,000.U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite said in a Friday news release that 42-year-old Clint Schwab began collecting benefits in 1998. He returned to work in 2008 but continued to collect the benefits until early 2016.Prosecutors said in court documents that Schwab illegally collected about $107,000 in direct benefits. The agency a
  
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• Prosecutor: Sniper justified in shooting man who killed cop

  18-02-2017 16:26
  
  TACOMA, Wash. - The Pierce County prosecutor says a sheriff's sniper was justified in shooting a man who used his two children as human shields and earlier killed a Tacoma police officer.Prosecutor Mark Lindquist says Deputy Bob Shaw "prevented further loss of life" when he shot and killed Bruce Johnson on Dec. 1.Shaw fired a single round into a bedroom window, ending a nearly 11-hour standoff that began when Johnson shot and killed 45-year-old Officer Jake Gutierrez.Gutierrez, a 17-year veteran
  
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• Three arrested for robbing woman after breaking her arm

  18-02-2017 16:02
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three women have been arrested after they sprayed a victim with mace and broke her arm before robbing her Feb. 4.The three women allegedly blocked the victim in with their vehicle at 10025 Ave. G before attacking her. According to the victim, Racheal Wagner, 28, sprayed the victim in the face with mace before throwing her to the ground. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 44-year-old Tanga Wagner and 28-year-old Alicia Wagner also attacked the victim and he
  
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• Saturday parade guide for downtown Baton Rouge

  18-02-2017 14:55
  
  BATON ROUGE – Two major parades will make their way through downtown Baton Rouge Saturday afternoon. KREWE MYSTIQUEFounded in 1976, Mystique is Baton Rouge's oldest krewe and remains dedicated to being a family-friendly parade. Krewe Mystique rides on Saturday at 2 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge.PARADE ROUTEKREWE OF ARTEMISFounded in 2001 with the mission of focusing on a family style Mardi Gras event that could be enjoyed by people of all ages.The Krewe features a full length N
  
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• Alleged Sam's Club robber arrested

  18-02-2017 14:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 61-year-old man accused of robbing a Sam's Club was arrested Friday following a tip received by detectives.Authorities said George Joseph Jr. allegedly took a Vizio television from the store without paying for it. According to arrest records, on Feb. 15 around 6:30 p.m., authorities were called to the Sam's Club located in the 10000 block of N. Mall Dr. for a robbery that had just occurred.The suspect entered the store and made contact with the greater
  
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• South Carolina prison lockdown: 2 inmates attack 2 workers

  18-02-2017 14:26
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. - Authorities say a maximum security prison in South Carolina has been placed on lockdown after two inmates attacked two prison employees.Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sommer Sharpe said the assault happened Friday at the Broad River Correctional Facility in Columbia, the state capital.Sharpe says the two prison employees who were attacked were taken for medical treatment and released Friday night.She did not release any further information on what prompted the assault or
  
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• Woman at center of Roe v. Wade dead at 69

  18-02-2017 13:33
  
  DALLAS - Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" at the center of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, has died. She was 69.Journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey, says she died Saturday morning at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas.Although McCorvey was the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, she later became an anti-abortion activist.She revealed her real name in the 1980s. She also said she had lied when she said her 1969 pregnancy that set Roe v. Wade i
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly exposing himself to Subway employee

  18-02-2017 13:30
  
  BATON ROGUE - A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a Subway employee Friday morning.According to arrest records, the incident occurred on Feb. 17 around 8 a.m. on Florida Blvd.The suspect, Elliot Woodard, allegedly entered the business and showed the victim his genitals after she made his sandwich, according to arrest records.Woodard was later detained by police and denied exposing himself to the victim.Woodard was arrested, charged and booked into East Baton Rouge Pa
  
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• Businessman gets 2 years in prison for FEMA fraud

  18-02-2017 13:27
  
  SHREVEPORT - A Louisiana man has been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally obtaining federal grants for a fire department so that it could buy his company's products.Federal prosecutors say 60-year-old Curtis Roller, of Jonesboro, submitted false information on a May 2009 grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Jackson Parish Ward 3 Fire Protection District.U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley's office said in a statement Friday that Roller obtained the funds so
  
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• TN woman drowns after early morning crash at boat landing

  18-02-2017 13:10
  
  ST. MARTINVILLE - A Tennessee woman died in an early morning car crash in which the vehicle entered the water.According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3:33 a.m., deputies responded to a reported car crash at the boat landing near the Butte Larose Welcome Center in the 1900 block of Atchafalaya River Hwy.Deputies discovered a vehicle containing four occupants had entered the water next to the boat landing, according to the Sheriff's Office.Three of the occupant
  
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• James Earl Jones, Donald Glover cast in 'Lion King' remake

  18-02-2017 11:55
  
  NEW YORK - James Earl Jones and Donald Glover are lending their voices to Disney's upcoming remake of "The Lion King."Director Jon Favreau announced the casting of the two men as voice actors. Glover, star and creator of television's "Atlanta," will portray the adult Simba. Jones reprises the role of Simba's father, Mufasa, which he voiced in the 1994 animated film.Favreau is making a CGI created live-action version of the movie, similar to Disney's remake of "The Jungle Book," which he also dir
  
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• Study: Big data helps struggling college students graduate

  18-02-2017 11:50
  
  WASHINGTON - Researchers say they've found a tool involving big data to help low-income and first generation students do better in college.Georgia State University researchers spent four years analyzing students' grades, test scores and other information. They used that data to identify those who were at risk of failing - and then promptly assisted them.The results show that the number of students graduating has jumped by 30 percent and students are spending less time and money to earn a degree.
  
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• SpaceX cancels rocket launch from NASA moon pad

  18-02-2017 11:44
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX will have to wait at least another day to launch from NASA's historic moon pad.Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX to halt Saturday's countdown at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.The unmanned Falcon rocket remains at Launch Complex 39A, waiting to soar on a space station delivery mission. It's the same pad where Americans flew to the moon almost a half-century ago, and where the shuttle program ended in 2011.This will be SpaceX's first Florida launch since a roc
  
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• More than 400,000 enrolled in Louisiana's Medicaid expansion

  18-02-2017 11:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Medicaid expansion has reached a new milestone, with more than 400,000 people enrolled for health services through the government-financed program started in July.The Department of Health announced the latest figures Thursday, saying the program is driving down Louisiana's uninsured rate. The agency says more than 58,700 of Medicaid expansion enrollees have received at least one preventive care visit with a health provider.Enrollment in the Medicaid expansion tops estim
  
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• Milwaukee to 'Pokemon' monsters: Get a permit to enter parks

  18-02-2017 11:30
  
  MILWAUKEE - "Pokemon Go" monsters will need a permit to get into Milwaukee County parks after the game's popularity last summer left officials wondering how to handle large crowds and the trash they left behind.Members of the County Board of Supervisors who supported a permitting process say they want to be ready for the next craze in augmented-reality gaming.The ordinance signed Feb. 10 requires game developers to get a permit and pay a fee to use county parks to help with maintenance.Internati
  
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• AP Exclusive: Hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly

  18-02-2017 11:25
  
  AUSTIN, Texas - Texas election officials acknowledge that hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state's toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots in the presidential election by signing a sworn statement instead of showing a photo ID.The chief election officers in two of Texas' largest counties are considering whether to refer cases to prosecutors for possible charges. Officials in many other areas say they'll let the mistakes go. They say there was widespread confu
  
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• After son's suicide, dad starts 'The Kindness Challenge'

  18-02-2017 11:23
  
  HOLMDEL, N.J. - A mourning father's desire to honor his late son through good deeds and a focus on the positive aspects of life has inspired thousands around the globe.New Jersey resident Dennis Vassallo launched "The Kindness Challenge" on Facebook on Jan. 31. It urges people to do good deeds without expecting anything in return and to focus more on the positive.Vassallo also saw the social media page as a way to deal with the division, rancor and anger he constantly saw online. When the page w
  
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• 26 people detained after Turkey car bomb attack

  18-02-2017 11:20
  
  ISTANBUL - Turkish officials say 26 people have been detained following a car bomb attack, which killed two people in the southeast of the country.The car bomb exploded Friday near the lodgings of judges and prosecutors in the mainly Kurdish town of Viransehir in Sanliurfa province, bordering Syria. Footage from the scene showed a heavily damaged building and wrecked cars.In a news conference at the town's courthouse Saturday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the explosion killed the 11-yea
  
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• Malaysia arrests 4th suspect in N. Korean death

  18-02-2017 11:17
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police have announced the arrest of a fourth suspect, a North Korean, in the death of the half brother of the North Korean leader.A police statement says the man identified as Ri Jong Chol was arrested on Friday in Selangor near Kuala Lumpur.It gave no other details.Two women, one of them Indonesian and the other traveling on a Vietnamese passport, and a boyfriend of one of them, have been arrested earlier on suspicion of involvement in the death of Kim Jong Na
  
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