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• Woman attempts to walk out of BR Walmart with over $800 in stolen items

  03-06-2017 20:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested after she allegedly stole over $800 worth of items, including a 43-inch television, from a Walmart on N. Mall Drive Friday. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 35-year-old Amanda Craven was arrested around 6:40 p.m. after she attempted to leave the store with hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise without paying.Deputies say Craven loaded her shopping cart with multiple items, including wall art, kitchen utensils, an
  
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• Sheriff's office seeking suspect in armed robbery on Airline Highway

  03-06-2017 20:26
  
  BATON ROUGE - Detectives with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office are seeking a man responsible for the armed robbery of a convenience store that occurred Friday.According to the sheriff's office, the suspect entered Lucky's Convenience Store on Airline Highway armed with a firearm and demanded money from the cashier. The man reportedly got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.The suspect is described as an older black male. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a grey shirt, blue jean
  
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• I-12 West reopens near Airline Highway after vehicle recovery

  03-06-2017 19:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - I-12 West was shut down near Airline Highway due to a vehicle recovery operation in the area Saturday.All lanes were shut down shortly after 7:30 p.m. due to the operation. All lanes have now reopened and traffic is being allowed to pass through.DOTD says the congestion from the incident has reached Sherwood Forest Boulevard.This is a developing story. We will update it with more information as it becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana House, Senate disagree on drug-testing in food stamp bill

  03-06-2017 18:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - The House and Senate have agreed to remove Louisiana's one-year prohibition on drug felons from getting food stamps and welfare benefits when they leave prison. But they diverge on whether the offenders should have to pass drug tests to maintain their eligibility for benefits.The House amended the bill by Rep. Helena Moreno, a New Orleans Democrat, to add the drug-testing provision. The Senate passed the measure Saturday in a 22-14 vote with the requirement stripped.The two sides w
  
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• Louisiana tax rewrite officially dead as last bills scrapped

  03-06-2017 18:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - The last glimmers of possibility that legislators would make substantive changes to Louisiana's tax system before their lawmaking session ends Thursday have disappeared.Republican Reps. Barry Ivey and Julie Stokes withdrew their tax proposals from consideration Saturday in the Senate tax committee when it became clear the measures would be defeated.The pair was proposing a flat tax plan that they said would improve Louisiana's rankings against other states.The bills wouldn't have r
  
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• The Latest: Tech firms react to UK leader's call for curbs

  03-06-2017 17:17
  
  LONDON - The Latest on the attacks in the London Bridge area. (All times local):6:30 p.m.Social media giants Google and Twitter are responding to British Prime Minister Theresa May's statement that internet companies are complicit in terror attacks by giving extremist views "the safe space it needs to breed."Representatives for the two companies issued statements on Sunday saying they've been working to improve the technology to identify and remove inappropriate content, including posts and file
  
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• Man arrested for striking girlfriend, infant daughter after dispute at Walmart

  03-06-2017 16:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baker man was arrested Friday after he allegedly struck his girlfriend and infant daughter during a trip to Walmart.According to the Baker Police Department, officers were called to Plank Road around 8:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a possible domestic situation at a nearby Walmart. The victim says her boyfriend, 22-year-old Dawayne Hills, struck her several times with a closed fist while the couple was on their way to the store Friday Morning. In the proces
  
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• Man arrested for murder in disappearance of Lafayette Parish teen

  03-06-2017 15:38
  
  LAFAYETTE PARISH - The case of a missing teen has turned into a homicide investigation in Lafayette Parish.Detectives arrested 22-year-old Malik Davis Wednesday on one count of second-degree murder in connection to the disappearance of 18-year-old Jacquelyn "Daisy Lynn" Landry. He's now held in the Lafayette Parish Jail on a $250,000 bail.According to a report from KATC, Landry left her home May 23 and never returned. While a body has not been found, relatives say evidence has led detec
  
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• Man arrested for murder after disappearance of Lafayette Parish teen

  03-06-2017 15:38
  
  LAFAYETTE PARISH - The case of a missing teen has turned into a homicide investigation in Lafayette Parish.Detectives arrested 22-year-old Malik Davis Wednesday on one count of second-degree murder in connection to the disappearance of 18-year-old Jacquelyn "Daisy Lynn" Landry. He's now held in the Lafayette Parish Jail on a $250,000 bail.According to a report from KATC, Landry left her home May 23 and never returned. While a body has not been found, relatives say evidence has led detec
  
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• Sheriff's office seeking person of interest in Ascension Parish burglaries

  03-06-2017 14:41
  
  GONZALES - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is actively seeking a person of interest in connection to several burglaries in the area. According to the sheriff's office, it is seeking a person who was captured on surveillance video while searching through a resident's carport on Shadow Creek Avenue. Deputies say the person who was seen on the May 16 video is also a person of interest in numerous burglaries of unlocked vehicles in the area. Anyone with information on this in
  
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• Mississippi man sets fire to his own home to make girlfriend leave

  03-06-2017 14:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Miss. - A Mississippi man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to his own mobile home, apparently to make his girlfriend leave.The Commercial Dispatch reports that Aaron Augustinowicz, a 62-year-old Caledonia man, was arrested and charged with arson after a May 27 fire.Lowndes County court documents say Augustinowicz poured gasoline in multiple locations in the trailer before setting it on fire. At the scene, Augustinowicz told sheriff's deputies that burning the structure was
  
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• Bill Maher's use of racial slur on HBO show draws criticism

  03-06-2017 13:39
  
  LOS ANGELES - Bill Maher is facing criticism for his use of a racial slur during a discussion with a Republican senator on his HBO talk show Friday night.Maher was speaking with Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska during a segment of his "Real Time with Bill Maher." Sasse joked that he would like to have Maher visit Nebraska and work in the fields, which prompted Maher to use a slur in a joke that he was a house slave.The comedian immediately waved off audience groans.Activists including the R
  
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• Mississippi gets $2.9 million to clean up contaminated sites

  03-06-2017 13:37
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - Federal officials are awarding $2.9 million to Mississippi to clean up pollution from contaminated sites.The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality says the nine brownfield grants are the most Mississippi has ever received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Brownfields are property where pollutants complicate reuse.Vicksburg will get two grants worth $400,000 to remove contaminants from the vacant Kuhn Memorial Hospital, which the city is demolishing for red
  
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• Louisiana creating second mobile pet shelter for evacuations

  03-06-2017 13:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's agriculture department is creating a second mobile pet shelter for emergencies, like evacuations during a hurricane.The pet shelter will consist of a 45-foot transport truck with 54 pet cages to assist parishes with the evacuation, transportation and sheltering of evacuee pets. It will be paid with a $72,100 grant from the Banfield Foundation, the charitable arm of Banfield Pet Hospital.Combined with the other available shelters, the agriculture department says it can a
  
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• Senate quickly, easily backs its budget proposal

  03-06-2017 13:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - With little disagreement or haggling, senators have agreed on their version of a $29 billion plan to finance Louisiana state government agencies next year.The proposal would shield public colleges, the TOPS free college tuition program, state prisons and the child welfare agency from cuts. It would spend more money than the House's budget recommendation.House Republicans proposed to spend $206 million less than the state income forecast predicts will be available, as a cus
  
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• 16-year-old arrested after allegedly accidentally shooting 15-year-old

  03-06-2017 13:07
  BATON ROUGE - A 16-year-old male was arrested after he allegedly accidentally shot a 15-year-old male on Beech Street.
  According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting took place in the 4500 block of Beech Street around midnight.The 15-year-old was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to BRPD.The 16-year-old was booked into Juvenile Detention on charges of illegal use of a weapon, negligent
  
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• Mississippi charts course for floating and submarine drones

  03-06-2017 13:06
  
  GULFPORT, Miss. - Mississippi's governor wants to look for ways for the state to capitalize on floating and underwater drones.Gov. Phil Bryant Thursday created an ocean task force to study how the state can support U.S. Navy plans and train workers for such jobs. The Republican says he hopes Mississippi can attract jobs and companies in the sector to its Gulf Coast.The governor says he hopes to build on the headquarters of the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office at Stennis Space Center in Hancock Co
  
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• One injured in early morning shooting on Stumberg Lane

  03-06-2017 12:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was injured during a shooting on Stumberg Lane early Saturday morning.The incident allegedly took place around 4:30 a.m. The male victim was reportedly shot in the leg.The victim told authorities he didn't know who or why the person individual shot him.No arrest have been made and no suspects have be identified by authorities. An investigation is currently underway.This is a developing story. Check back for updates. P
  
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• Mississippi special session focuses on budgets, short-term and long-term

  03-06-2017 12:27
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi legislators are hoping to make quick work of a special session that focuses on money.The session begins at 10 a.m. Monday, and Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he hopes it will last only a day or two.Lawmakers need to set budgets for the attorney general's office and the Department of Transportation. Those are the last unresolved parts of an overall $6 billion state spending plan for the year that begins July 1.Bryant is also proposing some long-term changes to the b
  
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• Howell Park reopens after August flood

  03-06-2017 12:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's been 10 months since flood waters shut down BREC's Howell Park, and Saturday marked the first day of its comeback.For local dance instructors Richard Covington and Patricia Scott, it was a perfect opportunity to get some practice in."We just love being outside, we love this area, we are appreciative it's open back now," Scott said.Along with the open, green space, people say the reopening of the park brings back a sense of normalcy to the community."It's showing stability, it'
  
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• Legendary southern rocker Gregg Allman to be laid to rest

  03-06-2017 12:22
  
  ATLANTA - Legions of fans are expected to line the streets as music legend Greg Allman is carried to his final resting place at a cemetery in Macon, Georgia.The Saturday afternoon service is private, with only about 100 mourners expected to fill a small chapel downtown. They will include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who confirmed Friday that he'll be among those in attendance.But police say they'll close several downtown streets as they expect a crush of fans to gather as Allman's body is
  
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