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• Louisiana anti-jihad seminar draws fire for leader's Muslim views, FBI past

  03-03-2017 22:02
  
  Ex-agent worked on Rep. William Jefferson case, had affair with government's star witness
  
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• One injured in shooting on S. 18th St.

  03-03-2017 20:02
  
  BATON ROUGE- A shooting sent a 55-year-old to the hospital Friday night.It happened on S. 18th Street at North Boulevard. Authorities say one person was shot in the hip and transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Police say the shooting was the result of an argument.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 1 injured in shooting on S. 18th St.

  03-03-2017 20:02
  
  BATON ROUGE- A shooting sent one person to the hospital Friday night.It happened on S. 18th Street at North Boulevard. Authorities say one person was shot in the leg and transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. It's unclear if anyone is in custody. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police cracking down on speed where teen was struck

  03-03-2017 18:49
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS – Police were out on a stretch of roadway just one day after a teenager was struck to warn drivers to slow down.Residents say that Cocheram Road is notorious for speeders."They've been going fast for quite some time," resident Lance Lewis said.Just across the street is a memorial for 14-year-old Bryce Edling, who was struck by a truck while walking to school. Since then, a speed limit sign has changed from 45 miles per hour to 35.Residents say the change is an o
  
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• Creepy man approaching women at Walmart in Zachary

  03-03-2017 18:19
  
  ZACHARY – There are reports of a suspicious man following women at the Walmart in Zachary.
  The man has been identified by police as 29-year-old Joshua Knockaert of Baker, Oregon. Knockaert is accused of following women with children out of the store and making them uncomfortable with aggressive questioning.
  "I got to Walmart two times a week and I think that is very scary," shopper Terez Patterson said.Knockaert told police that he was selling magazine subscriptions and was only cited.
  
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• 64-year-old man dies after crash on LA 73

  03-03-2017 17:25
  
  BATON ROUGE – A two-vehicle crash on LA 73 claimed the life of a 64-year-old man on Thursday.The crash occurred around 10 a.m. when William Alford was traveling southbound on LA 73 in a Ford F-150. According to Louisiana State Police, 52-year-old David Anderson was traveling northbound on LA 73 in a Chrysler Pacifica when Alford's vehicle crossed the center line.Alford's vehicle collided head-on with Anderson's.
  Alford was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, however sustained
  
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• Man arrested for December deadly shooting on Victoria Drive

  03-03-2017 16:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – A man has been arrested for fatally shooting a man on Victoria Drive that occurred in December.The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 28-year-old Julius Bess for the shooting and killing 28-year-old Keifer Johnson.The shooting occurred at a trailer park in the 3500 block of Victoria Drive. The motive for the shooting is not known at the time of this post.Bess was booked into parish prison for second degree murder.According to BRPD, Bess was already i
  
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• Crews responding to smoke at dentist office on S. Acadian

  03-03-2017 15:49
  
  BATON ROUGE – Crews are responding to reports of smoke coming from a dentist's office on Friday afternoon. The office, Acadian Family Dentistry, is located in the 300 block of South Acadian Thruway.According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, there are no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is undetermined at this time. The building sustained heavy fire and heat damage. The fire department said that the dentist who owns the building left about an hour before
  
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• Two Ascension schools to move from host locations following flood

  03-03-2017 15:08
  
  ST. AMANT – Two Ascension schools will move from their host sites since the August flood to temporary facilities on Mar. 6.Lake Elementary will move from host sites Duplessis Primary, Prarieville Middle and the old RPCC campus to temporary buildings on its home campus. St. Amant Primary will move its PreK through second grades from G.W. Carver Primary to the old RPCC campus so the entire school is on a single site.Both schools have been at their respective host sites since the
  
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• Congestion on I-10 east at the I-10/1-110 due to stalled tractor

  03-03-2017 14:34
  
  BATON ROUGE – Traffic is backed up on I-10 East at the I-10/I-110 split on Friday afternoon due to a stalled tractor trailer.The right lane was blocked around 2 p.m., but reopened about an hour later.Congestion remains and has reached two miles past Lobdell (LA 415) to the Mississippi River Bridge.Keep up with the afternoon commute with WBRZ's advanced traffic-tracking technology here.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deputies investigating Loranger dollar store burglary

  03-03-2017 14:12
  
  LORANGER – Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish are seeking the public’s help in a Loranger burglary investigation.According to Sheriff Daniel Edwards, the Dollar General store in Loranger was broken in to on Feb. 6 around 4 a.m. Edwards said two black men parked their vehicle in the front parking lot and entered through the front door without damaging it.Investigators say the two men went to the store’s safety deposit box but were unable to open it. The men then left the
  
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• Deputies looking for Tangipahoa burglary suspect

  03-03-2017 14:05
  
  AMITE – Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish are seeking the public’s help to find a wanted burglary suspect.According to Sheriff Daniel Edwards, Terrence Toney failed to show  up for a court date scheduled for Dec. 8 2016. Toney was facing one count of simple burglary and is now wanted for failure to appear.Anyone with information on Toney’s whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800- 554-5245.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deputy involved in motorcycle crash on Hooper Road

  03-03-2017 13:48
  
  BATON ROUGE – An East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy on a motorcycle was involved in a crash on Friday afternoon. The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Hooper Road at Foster Drive.
  Authorities say the deputy was transported from the scene in stable condition.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deputy injured in motorcycle crash on Hooper Road

  03-03-2017 13:48
  
  BATON ROUGE – An East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy on a motorcycle was involved in a crash on Friday afternoon. The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Hooper Road at Foster Drive.Authorities say that a car pulled out in front of the deputy's motorcycle.The deputy was transported from the scene with a broken shoulder.  Permalink| Comments
  
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• 5 charged in scheme to overcharge US for Humvee parts

  03-03-2017 13:36
  
  PITTSBURGH - Two brothers who own a Pennsylvania business that builds parts for military Humvees, and three other people, including two Michigan men, have been charged with a $6 million scheme to overcharge the Department of Defense.Thomas and John Buckner co-own Ibis Tek, the Butler, Pennsylvania, company they allegedly used to scam the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command out of the money.That agency, also known as TACOM, is based in Warren, Michigan.A civilian employee there, Antho
  
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• Prairieville man arrested for burglarizing 21 storage units

  03-03-2017 13:07
  
  ASCENSION PARISH – Deputies say a man accused of burglarizing 21 storage units located on Highway 621 in Ascension Parish has been arrested.The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 35-year-old Matthew Starns on 21 counts of simple burglary, possession of marijuana, felony theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without insurance.According to the sheriff's office, a total of 21 storage units were burglarized over the course of five days at 621 Plaza Mini Storage. Detec
  
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• Deputies find missing Ascension Parish man

  03-03-2017 12:56
  
  UPDATE: Paul Ward was found safe and unharmed.PRAIRIEVILLE – Deputies in Ascension Parish are looking for a man who went missing last Friday.According to the sheriff's office, 38-year-old Paul Ward was last seen leaving a local dealership in Prairieville on Feb. 24 after purchasing a 2005 black Ford Focus. Family members reported Ward missing Thursday.Deputies describe Ward as 5’9” and approximately 175 pounds.Investigators do not expect foul play at this t
  
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• EBRSO: Woman sells pills to agent, flees scene with child in car

  03-03-2017 12:25
  
  BATON ROUGE – Deputies say a woman was arrested after selling pills to an undercover deputy then fleeing the scene with a 4-year-old child in her car.The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested 24-year-old Ashjon Millet for possession of schedule four drugs, using drugs in the presence of a minor, possession and distribution of schedule two drugs, flight from an officer and several traffic violations.The incident took place on Mar. 2 around 2:20 p.m. Arrest records say Mill
  
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• Businesses join forces, become one to survive August flood

  03-03-2017 12:23
  
  BATON ROUGE – The close-knit, family feeling the city offers grew stronger Friday when two long-time gardening and home improvement outlets opened under one name in an effort to stay alive after the August flood.Clegg's Nursery took over Naylor's Hardware and Garden Center on Old Hammond Highway and hired John Naylor and his manager, Butch Drewes. Naylor's business took five feet of water in August. Without flood insurance, he was facing the idea of shutting down. But, Clegg's came to
  
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• Strange smell identified that caused Ascension school shelter in place

  03-03-2017 12:01
  
  DONALDSONVILLE – Deputies in Ascension Parish say an “intrusive smell” caused a Donaldsonville school to shelter in place Friday morning.According to Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, investigators were looking into the source of the odor around Donaldsonville Primary School. The smell was later identified as herbicide, a substance used to destroy vegetation.The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said that a farmer in the area was spraying his field&nb
  
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• Herbicide causes scare at Donaldsonville school

  03-03-2017 12:01
  
  DONALDSONVILLE – Deputies in Ascension Parish say an “intrusive smell” caused two Ascension Parish shools and one building to shelter in place Friday morning.According to Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, investigators were looking into the source of the odor around Donaldsonville Primary School. The smell was later identified as herbicide, a substance used to destroy vegetation.The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said that a farmer in the area was spra
  
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• Ascension school sheltering in place due to strange smell

  03-03-2017 12:01
  
  DONALDSONVILLE – Deputies in Ascension Parish say an “intrusive smell” has caused a Donaldsonville school to shelter in place Friday morning.According to Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, investigators are looking into the source of the odor around Donaldsonville Primary School.The Ascension Parish Schools central office and Ascension Head Start is also sheltering in place as a precaution.Deputies say there appears to be no immediate threat to anyone in t
  
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• Former WBRZ employee may have influenced a Mardi Gras holiday in Maine

  03-03-2017 11:47
  
  PORTLAND, Maine – It seems more people are finally realizing what most of us know: Louisiana knows how to throw a good party.Hundreds of years after we started, Portland, Maine, announced this week it's going to celebrate Mardi Gras in 2018. Portland, a southern shore city of about 66,000, has proclaimed it an official holiday.As MardiGras.com pointed out, Portland lies in a region known as “Acadia,” similar to Louisiana's Cajun country known as “Acadiana&
  
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• Appeals court hands oil companies victory in coastal lawsuit

  03-03-2017 11:39
  
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  By KEVIN McGILL
  Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court has refused to revive a Louisiana levee board's lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and gas companies for damage to the state's fragile coast.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday upheld a federal judge's 2015 decision in favor of energy companies that argued the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East lacked legal standing to bring damage claims.The board had argue
  
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• Trump to host Germany's Merkel at the White House

  03-03-2017 09:41
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House later this month.A White House official says the meeting will take place on March 14. It will be the first in-person meeting between Trump and the German chancellor since the U.S. election.Trump frequently criticized Merkel during his presidential campaign, accusing her of "ruining Germany" by taking in large numbers of refugees. Merkel, who wields significant sway in Europe, was critical of Tru
  
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• Patrick Stewart applying to be US citizen to oppose Trump

  03-03-2017 09:26
  
  NEW YORK - Patrick Stewart says he's applying for U.S. citizenship in order to fight and oppose President Donald Trump.The British actor said on Thursday's episode of "The View" that he and his wife went to Washington last month to visit friends and to ask them what they could do about Trump. He said the only answer was to "fight" and "oppose" Trump, but he can't do that because he's not a citizen.The 76-year-old Stewart stars in "X-Men" and "Star Trek." He reprises his role as X-Men founder Pro
  
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• Arrest made in national threats to Jewish community centers

  03-03-2017 09:17
  
  NEW YORK - An arrest has been made in connection with threats made to at least eight Jewish community centers nationwide and the Anti-Defamation League's headquarters in New York City.Federal authorities in New York said Friday that Juan Thompson has been arrested.According to a complaint, the threats were made to harass a former girlfriend. The caller used the victim's name while making some of the threats.The phone threat to the ADL's Manhattan headquarters was made Feb. 22.Thompson was expect
  
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• Story of 2 boys, 1 white and 1 black, teaches racial harmony

  03-03-2017 08:32
  
  Sometimes life's lessons come from those with the least experience.The story of two 5-year-old boys from Kentucky, one white and one black, is teaching people about racial harmony. The story exploded online when the mother of Jax, the white boy, posted on Facebook about how her son wanted to get his haircut like his black buddy, Reddy, so they could trick their teacher. The boys believe if they have the same haircut, their teacher won't be able to tell them apart.WAVE-TV followed Jax to his hair
  
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• Arizona woman killed in Livingston Parish motorcycle crash

  03-03-2017 08:22
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS – State Police say an Arizona woman died after in a motorcycle crash in Livingston Parish Friday morning.According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened shortly after 1 a.m. on LA 16 south of LA 1026 in Livingston Parish. Karen Romero of Phoenix, Arizona was killed.Investigators say Romero was driving westbound on LA 16 when she failed to negotiate a right-hand curve and ran off the left side of the roadway. Her motorcycle crashed into a ditch and she was ejected
  
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• Denver giraffe born as New York giraffe labors on livestream

  03-03-2017 07:28
  
  DENVER - While millions of people await the livestreamed birth of a baby giraffe at a zoo in upstate New York, a giraffe was born at the Denver Zoo this week with little fanfare.A male baby giraffe named Dobby was born about 3 a.m. Tuesday. The baby giraffe measured 5-feet tall and weighed 73 pounds. Zookeepers did not know until recently that the mother was pregnant because she was on birth control.Meanwhile, a pregnant giraffe named April at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, has
  
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• New EPA head used personal email for government business, contrary to testimony to Congress

  03-03-2017 06:10
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn't the only Trump Cabinet official being pressed to explain omissions in congressional testimony at his confirmation hearing.
  
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• Hackers accessed VP Mike Pence's private email account he used for business as governor

  03-03-2017 05:30
  
  Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana's governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star.
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Delays after breakdown I-10 east on Mississippi River Bridge

  03-03-2017 05:18
  
  LIVE UPDATES: Friday traffic reportBATON ROUGE - News 2's Ashley Fruge has you covered with live updates for your Friday morning commute.Beat the traffic every time using WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZtrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Friday morning commute

  03-03-2017 05:18
  
  LIVE UPDATES: Friday traffic reportBATON ROUGE - News 2's Ashley Fruge has you covered with live updates for your Friday morning commute.Beat the traffic every time using WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZtrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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• Returning to the moon: Jeff Bezos proposes Amazon-like delivery for 'future human settlement'

  03-03-2017 01:59
  
  More than four decades after the last man walked on the lunar surface, several upstart space entrepreneurs are looking to capitalize on NASA's renewed interest in returning to the moon, offering a variety of proposals with the ultimate goal of establishing a lasting human presence there.
  
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