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• Motorcycle rider injured after hitting truck on Florida Blvd.

  09-06-2017 20:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are responding to a crash involving a motorcycle hitting the back of a truck on Florida Blvd.BRPD officials say the crash occurred after 8:30 p.m. on Florida Blvd. near S. Sherwood Forrest Blvd.The driver of the motorcycle suffered a broken leg, according to police. It is unknown if the driver of the truck suffered any injuries.DOTD officials say traffic is closed on Florida Blvd. before Sherwood Forrest Blvd. due to the accident. Traffic is able to pass through the service
  
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• Car overturned near College Drive exit of I-10 west

  09-06-2017 20:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Crews are responding to a crash near College Drive, with one of the vehicles overturned.Two vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened after 8:15 p.m. on the College Drive ramp exiting I-10 west.One of the vehicles was overturned. The other vehicle involved was badly damaged.Sources say no one was injured.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Comey testimony watched by an estimated 19.5 million viewers

  09-06-2017 19:43
  
  LOS ANGELES - An estimated 19.5 million viewers watched James Comey's widely televised U.S. Senate testimony.
   Nielsen figures released Friday tallied the audience for the fired FBI director's appearance across ad-supported networks and cable channels.
   The major outlets divided Thursday's audience up fairly evenly, with leader ABC's 3.295 million viewers followed closely by CBS with 3.286 million. Fox News had 3.104 million and CNN had 3.059 million. MSNBC attracted 2.737 mill
  
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• Money, drugs, guns: former cop charged with theft

  09-06-2017 19:28
  
  COVINGTON - Louisiana prosecutors say a former sergeant is charged with stealing money, drugs and guns from the evidence room for police who patrol the world's longest continuous bridge over water .
   The St. Tammany Parish District Attorney's Office said Friday that 44-year-old William Thomas Jones Jr. of Franklinton was indicted Thursday. He's charged with two counts of theft of a firearm and one each of malfeasance in office and theft of items worth more than $5,000.
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• Mobile homes no longer allowed in subdivisions in Livingston Parish

  09-06-2017 18:59
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH – Livingston Parish has adopted a new mobile home ordinance, however some say it is a form of discrimination.The ordinance no longer allows for mobile homes to be in subdivisions in the parish. The council adopted the ordinance to protect the quality and values of homes in subdivisions.However, one resident, Bitt Edwards, said he believes that the ordinance is unfair to those who are less fortunate. He currently lives in a mobile home near Walker."I should be able to
  
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• Animal shelter full; in need of more adoptions

  09-06-2017 17:47
  
  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Companion Animal Alliance is asking for the community's help to find new homes.The shelter has already reached capacity, meaning the animals may be on the euthanize list.Officials say the recent influx of animals was unexpected."The past week we have received 211 animals., that is about 75 percent higher than last year," Jillian Sergio, outreach manager at the EBR Animal Alliance, said."Unfortunately our shelter only holds about 400 animals at a time,
  
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• Zachary man dies in crash on LA 22 in Sorrento

  09-06-2017 17:06
  
  SORRENTO – A Zachary man is dead following a single vehicle crash on LA 22, east of LS 936, in Ascension Parish.According to Louisiana State Police, the crash took the life of 34-year-old Dustin Good. The crash occurred on Friday around 3 a.m. when Good was traveling west bound on LA 22 in a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado.State Police say Good's vehicle crossed the center line into the east bound lane and ran off the left side of the roadway. Good's vehicle continued off the roadway and came
  
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• Report: Removal of Confederate monuments cost city $2 million

  09-06-2017 16:40
  
  NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans city officials say it spent $2.1 million to remove four Confederate monuments throughout the city.According to a report from WWL, the amount was released Friday and included security and logistics costs.The city said $1 million of the removal costs came from budgeted city funds, along with $1 million from private donations. Deputy Mayor Ryan Berni said "racial extremists" forced the city to spend $710,000 on a safety and intelligence contractor.According to WW
  
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• Bicyclist killed in crash on US 190 in St. Tammany Parish

  09-06-2017 15:57
  
  LACOMBE – A bicyclist was killed in a crash on US 190 in Lacombe on Thursday afternoon.According to Louisiana State Police, the bicyclist has not been identified until next of kin has been notified.The crash occurred on Thursday, June 8 around 4:25 p.m. when the cyclist was riding a Huffy bicycle southbound on North Tranquility Road. The cyclist approached the intersection of US 190 and failed to stop at a stop sign.State Police the cyclist then crossed into the eastbound lane of US 19
  
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• With intent to buy moisturizer, woman charged $27,000

  09-06-2017 15:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 30 minute trip to the Mall of Louisiana turned into the most expensive shopping experience of one woman's life.Carol Lafitte says last month she walked into Forever Flawless, a luxury skincare company, to purchase moisturizer. It's a product she bought before and says it didn't cost more than $60. The shock of her life came the next day, when her bank called alerting her to excessive charges of nearly $27,000.Lafitte says while she was in the store she was shown various items."He
  
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• IPSO: Three more arrested for murder of man's cousin in Plaquemine

  09-06-2017 15:23
  
  PLAQUEMINE – The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office arrested three more people for their involvement in the fatal shooting of a man on Jones Lane on Sunday.Destiny Daley, 18, was arrested for accessory after the fact, Markies Williams, 26, and Mario Stafford, 30, were arrested for obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact.Another man, 22-year-old Shelton Williams turned himself in to the sheriff's office on Monday for the killing of his cousin, Derrick Williams.Derrick William
  
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• Funeral services set for Kayla Denham, woman killed in Livingston Parish

  09-06-2017 13:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – Funeral arrangements for Kayla Denham are set for this weekend for loved ones to pay their final respects.Denham was 24 years old and a student at Delgado Community College. She previously attended Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University. She was a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She was a 2011 graduate of Dutchtown High School.Visitation is scheduled for Friday, June 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales. On Saturday
  
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• Funeral services set for Kayla Denham, massage therapist found dead in Livingston Parish

  09-06-2017 13:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – Funeral arrangements for Kayla Denham are set for this weekend for loved ones to pay their final respects.Denham was 24 years old and a student at Delgado Community College. She previously attended Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University. She was a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She was a 2011 graduate of Dutchtown High School.Visitation is scheduled for Friday, June 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales. On Saturday
  
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• Public meeting scheduled to discuss possible railroad crossing closures in Plaquemine

  09-06-2017 13:00
  
  PLAQUEMINE - A public meeting will be held in Plaquemine to discuss the possible closures of some railroad crossings in the area.Currently, between 20 to 30 trains pass through Plaquemine on a daily basis and each must blow their whistles as they pass through the city's railroad crossings, according to city officials. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development received funding to install crossing arms at each crossing, which can cost $200,000 to do so.Officials say the state rail
  
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• Police: Atlanta church bus hit 2 cars, rolled over

  09-06-2017 12:52
  
  ATLANTA - Georgia authorities say the deadly crash of a church bus began when the driver attempted to change lanes and collided with another vehicle.Fulton County Police said in a news release that the driver then steered to the left, lost control and the bus crossed over an uneven median and rolled over. The bus slid into a car traveling on the westbound side of the four-lane road.The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office previously identified the person killed as 17-year-old Sarah Harmening
  
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• Man locked inside gas station for hours

  09-06-2017 12:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - A trip to the gas station was very traumatizing for one Baton Rouge man.
  Plauise Broomfield went inside of the Circle K gas station on Perkins Road to buy some things and to use the restroom.
   
  "I went to the bathroom, I wasn't in there for about ten seconds," Broomfield explained. "I had four people ahead of me, by the time I come out everybody was gone!"Going to the gas station before work is a part of his routine, and he said he was shocked when he came out the restroom
  
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• A traffic alert in Ascension Parish that will force you off I-10

  09-06-2017 12:37
  
  SORRENTO - I-10 eastbound will be closed at Airline Highway this weekend, so crews can replace an overpass that's been out of use since 2015.Starting tonight at 9, eastbound traffic on 1-10 will be detoured to Airline Hwy in Sorrento, then up LA 641 to get back on I-10. The interstate will re-open Monday at 5am.The ramp being repaired is Airline Highway to I-10 westbound. It was damaged back in 2015 when a contractor that was moving large machinery, hit the ramp.Dr. Shawn Wilson, DOTD secretary,
  
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• Former president of booster club accused of theft

  09-06-2017 12:18
  
  SHREVEPORT - The former president of the Southwood High Robotics Booster Club has been arrested for felony theft.
   Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says 36-year-old Amanda Farr, of Shreveport, was arrested Thursday after an audit by the Caddo Parish School Board and a sheriff's investigation confirmed $2,800 in missing funds.
   Farr was in charge of money raised through student fees and fundraisers for the club. All of the money was deposited into her personal bank account agai
  
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• LSU officer accused of beating girlfriend resigns same week as chief

  09-06-2017 09:32
  
  BATON ROUGE- A shakeup at the LSU Police Department this week led to the retirement of Police Chief Lawrence Rabalais and the resignation of K-9 Officer Blake Devillier.
  The Investigative Unit has learned Devillier went for an interview as a road deputy in Iberville Parish within the past ten days.
  "I won't even consider hiring him, with all of his problems at LSU," Sheriff Brett Stassi said.The WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained disturbing paperwork on Officer Blake Devillier that showed he was
  
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• U.K. election stunner: Conservatives lose majority; May faces pressure to resign

  09-06-2017 09:04
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly, as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament and pressure mounted on her Friday to resign.
  
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• Over 2 thousand Verizon workers will soon be laid off

  09-06-2017 07:51
  
  NEW YORK - Verizon is getting ready to combine Yahoo and AOL. And that means a bunch of people who work at those companies will need to get their resumes ready. Yahoo's shareholders have approved the $4.5 billion sale of its key businesses to Verizon. Under terms of that deal, AOL and Yahoo will cut 15 percent of the 14,000 workers they now employ. When you do the math, it means 2,100 people will be looking for new gigs. By snapping up Yahoo, Verizon is seeking to challenge Google and Facebook
  
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• Chelsea Manning goes public for the first time after 7 years of imprisonment

  09-06-2017 07:34
  
  NEW YORK - Chelsea Manning says she had "a responsibility to the public" to leak a trove of classified documents in her first interview following her release from a federal prison last month.In an interview broadcast Friday morning on ABC's "Good Morning America," the transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning says she has "accepted responsibility" for her actions. Manning served seven years of a 35-year federal prison sentence which was commuted by former President Barack Obama in hi
  
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• James Comey provides testimony on Trump interactions; Bill Cosby heard from without taking stand at trial (10 Things to Know for Friday)

  09-06-2017 06:24
  
  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday.
  
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• The battle of the budget forces Louisiana lawmakers to open special session

  09-06-2017 05:17
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers have opened a 12-day special legislative session to try to resolve their differences over next year's $28 billion-plus operating budget.The session began Thursday night, 30 minutes after the House and Senate were unable to reach an agreement on the budget bill in the final hours of the two-month regular legislative session.House Republican leadership and the Senate couldn't come to terms on how much money to spend in the financial year beginning July 1
  
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• Make a deal? Lawmakers start new session with same divisions

  09-06-2017 05:17
  
  BATON ROUGE - Unable to reach a budget deal in their regular session, Louisiana's lawmakers have moved into a special session, with deep divisions that seem unlikely to make reaching compromise any easier.House Republican leaders, Senate leaders and Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards seem entrenched in their positions.The dispute centers on how much to spend in a $28 billion-plus budget to pay for government agencies, services and colleges in the fiscal year that begins July 1.Most House Republica
  
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• Ala. man on Delta flight injured in attack by passenger's emotional support dog

  09-06-2017 03:20
  
  A Daphne, Alabama man has obtained legal representation after he was severely injured by a Delta Airlines passenger's emotional support dog while on a plane Sunday night.
  
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