Baton Rouge news

• Community Coffee to launch limited edition LSU blend

  24-06-2017 20:02
  
  BATON ROUGE – Community Coffee has announced a new limited edition blend of coffee to honor Louisiana State University and Tiger Nation.According to a report from WWL, Community Coffee says the “LSU Blend” will be available in grocery stores throughout Louisiana starting in July. The blend will only be available for a limited time at select stores including Walmart, Albertsons, Rouse’s, Winn-Dixie and some others.The blend will also be available online at
  
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• 19-year-old motorcyclist killed in Iberia Parish crash

  24-06-2017 19:49
  
  NEW IBERIA - A man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a tree Saturday.According to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office, 19-year-old Logan Migues of Breaux Bridge was traveling in the 8000 block of Chastant Road early Saturday afternoon. Deputies say Migues lost control of his motorcycle in a curve and struck a tree. He was airlifted to a Lafayette hospital where he later died of his injuries. The crash remains und
  
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• Driver in deadly crash ranted about killing "stupid human"

  24-06-2017 18:59
  
  SAN DIEGO - A driver who smashed head-on into another car in San Diego, killing himself and the other motorist, had ranted online about killing a "stupid human."  The San Diego Union-Tribune says 33-year-old John Taylor Freeman made Facebook posts for months complaining about bad drivers, expressing contempt for people in general, talking about his depression and discussing suicide and homicide.  On June 2, Freeman said he had tried to hit a car that
  
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• Man sought in killing of 3, wounding of girl in St. Louis

  24-06-2017 18:57
  
  ST. LOUIS - Authorities are searching for a 28-year-old man suspected of opening fire on a car earlier this month in St. Louis, critically wounding a 7-year-old girl and killing her parents and another man in the vehicle.  Prosecutors on Friday charged 28-year-old Jerome Leon Buress Jr. with three first-degree murder counts linked to the June 2 shooting. Buress also is charged with six counts of armed criminal action, two assault counts, and one count each of shooting a firearm
  
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• Louisiana man sentenced for theft of $165,000 in benefits

  24-06-2017 18:19
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A Thibodaux man has been sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay back more than $165,000 in fraudulently obtained Social Security benefits.  The U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans says in a news release that 42-year-old Clint A. Schwab was sentenced Thursday. He had pleaded guilty to theft of Social Security disability payments.  Prosecutors said Schwab began receiving those benefits in 1998.  He failed to notify the
  
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• Video shows moment humpback whale breaches next to boat near New Jersey

  24-06-2017 17:54
  
  These guys had a "whale" of a time when a humpback decided to give them a boat-side show in the New York harbor.On Thursday, New Jersey native Paul Ziolkowski was boating near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in between New York and New Jersey when something "over-whale-ming" happened.As seen in the video, a humpback whale breached directly next to their boat.The men cursed in disbelief as their boat bobbed up and down in the aftermath."This definitely was one of the craziest exper
  
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• Power restored for most in EBR Parish; more than 1,000 still affected by outages

  24-06-2017 15:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thousands have been left without power following multiple outages in East Baton Rouge Parish.According to Entergy, about 7,000 of their customers were affected by the power outages amid thunderstorms Saturday. About 1,000 customers were left without power as of 11 p.m. Saturday.The most affected areas were the following:Just north of I-12 near Airline HighwayAlong Highland Road near Staring LaneAlong Choctaw Drive near I-110Along North Acadian Thruway near Florida BoulevardAlong Ga
  
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• Power restored for most in EBR Parish following Saturday outages

  24-06-2017 15:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thousands were left without power following multiple outages in East Baton Rouge Parish Saturday.According to Entergy, about 7,000 of their customers were affected by the power outages amid thunderstorms Saturday afternoon. The most affected areas were the following:Just north of I-12 near Airline HighwayAlong Highland Road near Staring LaneAlong Choctaw Drive near I-110Along North Acadian Thruway near Florida BoulevardAlong Gardere Lane near Ben Burge Pa
  
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• LSU beats OSU 6-1, will face Florida in CWS finals

  24-06-2017 15:04
  
  OMAHA, NEB. - The Tigers have knocked out the Oregon State Beavers with a 6-1 victory to move on the College World Series Finals.The LSU Tiger baseball team jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on Oregon St. in their College World Series semi-final contest on Saturday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park. Tiger catcher Mike Papierski launched the first of two home runs on the day in the second inning, a three run home-run that put the pressure on the Beaver dug
  
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• Abandoned bridge collapses into tropical storm-driven flood

  24-06-2017 14:59
  
  STATE LINE, Miss. - The remains of a historic bridge over a southeast Mississippi river have collapsed because of flooding caused by the former Tropical Storm Cindy.  WDAM-TV reports the former Mississippi 42 bridge fell into the Chickasawhay River on Thursday.  The abandoned bridge was on the Greene-Wayne county line, north of the current span.  The steel bridge, which no longer had a road deck, had been a local landmark.  
  
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• LSU researchers help explore ancient cypress forest

  24-06-2017 14:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU's researchers are part of a new documentary, "The Underwater Forest," which details the discovery and exploration of an ancient cypress forest found 60 feet underwater in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Alabama.  LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology Associate Professor Kristine DeLong is one of the featured scientists in the film by Ben Raines. In it, she dives the underwater forest, helps excavate it and analyzes samples of the wood and ancient
  
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• Governor Edwards signs bill requiring warning signs for speed cameras

  24-06-2017 14:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - Cities and towns that use cameras to catch speeders will soon have to post signs notifying drivers about the monitoring.  Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law a bill requiring the signs to be posted between 250 feet and 500 feet of the location of a speed camera. If the sign isn't posted, the local governing authority won't be able to use the images to ticket motorists.  The new law - sponsored by Sen. Troy Carter, a New Orleans Democrat - w
  
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• Unlicensed contractor caught after failing to complete construction

  24-06-2017 13:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - A dirty contractor is off the streets after taking money from an August flood victim and giving them the runaround. The affidavit says Jason Rushing met with a man about fixing his home after taking damage from last year's flood. Rushing told the victim he was a licensed contractor and was paid $15,000 to purchase materials and remodel the house. Rushing did begin working on the house in November 2016, but held on to over $5000 that was to be used for pur
  
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• Unlicensed contractor accused of swindling flood victim

  24-06-2017 13:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - A contractor was arrested after he allegedly took money from an August flood victim and failed to complete work on his home. The affidavit says Jason Rushing met with a man about fixing his home after taking damage from last year's flood. Rushing reportedly told the victim he was a licensed contractor and was paid $15,000 to purchase materials and remodel the house. The victim says Rushing did begin working on the house in November 2016, but held on to ov
  
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• Lunch bag robbery results in arrest at Wal-Mart

  24-06-2017 12:43
  
  BATON ROUGE - A blue lunch bag and a Yeti cup were worth going to jail over for one man, but a stop at Wal-Mart were all police needed to catch him. According to the affidavit, Stephan Juarez approached his victim in a parking lot Friday night, waved a gun at them and demanded they "give it up slim." The victim ran into a nearby business as Juarez returned to the victim's vehicle to take the perviously mentioned items. Moments later, the vict
  
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• Coroner apologizes after family buries wrong person

  24-06-2017 12:34
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. - An official is apologizing to a family who buried an unidentified man that was wrongly identified by the coroner's office as their son.  Sheriff's Lt. Lane Lagaret, a spokesman for the coroner's office, says in a statement Saturday that the department extends regrets to the family of 57-year-old Frank Kerrigan "for any emotional stress caused as a result of this unfortunate incident."  Kerrigan's parents buried a body identified by official
  
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• LSU fans flying high as Tigers advance to CWS finals

  24-06-2017 12:21
  
  BATON ROUGE - Walk-On’s on Nicholson was a packed house as fans filled the seats and bar area to watch the No. 4 LSU Tigers square off with the No. 1 Oregon State Beavers in the College World Series Semifinals.“Well, yesterday I didn't think we had a chance to win this game, but now that we're up, I think we got a pretty good shot.” LSU fan and senior student, Tyler Whittington said.The promising start, giving hope to the thought of LSU winning the national title.&a
  
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• Man arrested after disruption at Chicken Shack

  24-06-2017 12:18
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriffs arrested a man after he caused a disturbance at the Chicken Shack on N. Acadian Thruway.According to the affidavit, Ronnie Davis was inside the business and stumbling around the parking lot displaying poor balance, slurred speech and emitting a strong odor of alcohol. After running a search on Davis, authorities found he had multiple active warrants for his arrest including resisting an officer, driving while intoxicated and assault.&
  
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• House party turns into murder scene in Ascension Parish overnight

  24-06-2017 08:44
  
  GONZALES – A man was shot and killed at a large house party in Ascension Parish overnight when groups of people from out of town showed up and two started fighting.Joshua Harris, 19, of Thibodaux, was arrested for the shooting death of Jerrod Brown, 25, also of Thibodaux. Deputies said bus loads of people from Lafourche, Terrebonne and Assumption showed up at the party on Superior Wood Avenue after midnight Saturday when a fight started between Brown and a girl. The girl's brother, Har
  
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• Water creeps into Central neighborhoods overnight

  24-06-2017 08:33
  
  CENTRAL – It was a bad case of deja vu for some people Saturday as they awoke to see rising water in yards here.At least one couple posted pictures on a community Facebook page of water creeping up to doors and inside a room. The series of pictures caused panic among others in the area who shared pictures of filled ditches and flooded yards.The reports of flooding centered in a neighborhood off Hooper along Beaver Bayou near Jacob Kornmeyer Park.There was a flash flood watch for the en
  
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