Baton Rouge news

• One person shot near Old Hammond Highway

  12-07-2017 21:14
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Sherrif's Office says a person was shot and went to the hospital on their own Wednesday night. The shooting was near the 1000 block of Millerville Road and Old Hammond Highway around 9 p.m. Emergency responders say the victim left the scene prior to their arrival. There is no word on the severity of the injuries at this time. This is a developing story. We will update it with more information
  
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• Jason Williams urges Mitch Landrieu to file wetland damage suit against oil, gas

  12-07-2017 20:50
  
  Six Louisiana parishes are suing oil, gas, pipeline companies for similar reasons
  
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• Louisiana public school tests scores largely unchanged, flat

  12-07-2017 20:44
  BATON ROUGE - The drive to improve Louisiana's public school achievement stalled in the third year of tougher standards, with students in grades 3-8 showing little change in their standardized test scores.  The Advocate reports results released by state officials Wednesday show one in three students statewide achieved the "mastery" benchmark in math, English and science. That's the same outcome as last year.  Results on the LEAP tests taken by students in grad
  
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• One hurt in shooting on E. Grant Street

  12-07-2017 19:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police say one person was hurt in a shooting on E. Grant Street Wednesday.The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the 600 block of E. Grant Street. According to Baton Rouge Police, one person was shot in the leg.Authorities say the victim suffered non life-threatening injuries.This is a developing story. We will update it with more information as it becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Acting U.S. Attorney releases statement about upcoming anniversary of police ambush

  12-07-2017 17:56
  
  BATON ROUGE – July 17 will mark the one year anniversary of the shooting deaths of three law enforcement officers during an ambush that took place at the B-Quick store on Airline Highway.East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Deputy Brad Garafola and Baton Rouge Police Department Officers Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald were killed during the ambush. Three other law enforcement officers were injured.Acting U.S. Attorney Corey Amundson released a statement regarding the anniversary remin
  
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• Youth pastor facing charges for relationship with young girl

  12-07-2017 17:17
  
  ZACHARY – A youth pastor at a church in Clinton is facing charges for alleged misconduct with an underage girl who attended his church.Clayton Hand, 25, is charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid said three victims reported allegations of misconduct involving Hand, though only one girl was underage at the time – resulting in the one, single charge. McDavid said the inappropriate altercations happened in the Zachary area, and not at t
  
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• Denham Springs park to reopen after reports of skin infection

  12-07-2017 17:01
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS – A Denham Springs park is set to reopen to the public after it was closed amid reports of children contracting a skin infection after visiting the location. The Kidz Korner Playland was closed after parents began reporting that children were becoming infected with Impetigo, a bacterial infection that creates sores on the body, after visiting the park in late June. Mayor Gerard Landry says the park was being cleaned and the surfaces of the park were bleached dow
  
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• Driver in crash that killed 81-year-old in Franklinton charged with negligent homicide

  12-07-2017 16:12
  
  FRANKLINTON – A driver has been charged with negligent homicide after an 81-year-old was killed in a crash on LA 25.The crash took the life of 81-year-old Curtis Simmons of Tylertown Mississippi.According to Louisiana State Police, the crash occurred on Wednesday around 7:45 a.m. on LA 25 at the intersection of LA 438. As Simmons was driving southbound, a Pontiac Grand Am driven by 35-year-old Joshua Cole Stinson was traveling westbound on the road.As Stinson approached the intersectio
  
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• EBRSO: 3 women wanted for $16,000 credit card theft at BR Wal-Marts

  12-07-2017 15:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are seeking three women who allegedly used a fraudulent credit card to make several thousands of dollars in purchases at two area Wal-Marts.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, three women were reported making hefty purchases at the College Drive and the Cortana Drive Wal-Marts.The sheriff's office says the women first made over $6,000 in purchases at the College Drive location before moving on to the Cortana Drive store that same
  
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• Police: Man throws woman out of car in front of children, threatens to burn down house

  12-07-2017 15:33
  
  BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested for allegedly throwing a woman out of a vehicle while her children were present and then threatening to set fire to a house belonging to the woman's mother. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 27-year-old Carey Gene Sanders on charges of domestic abuse child endangerment, simple criminal damage to property, simple assault and communicating of false information of planned arson. On March 24 officers noticed a woman trying to flag
  
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• Three indicted as insider trading investigation expands years after Shaw deal

  12-07-2017 14:58
  
  BATON ROUGE – Three more people have been implicated in insider trading plots related to the acquisition of Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group in 2012.Wednesday, federal authorities announced Kelly Liu, 31, Salvador Russo, 34, and Victory Ho, 38, were indicted and accused of breaking various laws dealing with securities fraud.Prosecutors said Liu was a Shaw employee working in the finance sector and had knowledge of an upcoming merger with CB&I. Authorities said Liu passed the informatio
  
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• Detectives searching for suspects wanted for vehicle burglaries on Dunn Road

  12-07-2017 14:46
  LIVINGSTON – Livingston Parish detectives are working to find suspects wanted for vehicle burglaries on Dunn Road. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, the suspects targeted unlocked vehicles along the road between 11 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday. Detectives say both suspects were wearing gloves at the time of the burglaries. Detectives believe the suspects are driving a small, white Toyota truck or Ford Ranger and possibly an older model Grand Prix.&
  
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• Police: Man arrested after sneaking into Tiger Stadium with prostitute

  12-07-2017 14:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man Monday after he was caught with a prostitute on LSU's campus.According to LSU PD, officers were notified of a man and woman who were seen exiting a vehicle and walking toward Tiger Stadium on Monday. Police arrived on scene to find 36-year-old Lucien Hamilton of Brusly near a mechanical ladder which leads inside the stadium. Police say Hamilton admitted to sneaking into the stadium by way of the ladder. He also admitted to soliciting
  
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• Teen reported missing after meeting man through social media found; man arrested

  12-07-2017 14:15
  
  UPDATE: The missing teen has been found and the 22-year-old man she met through social media has been arrested on charges of simple kidnapping. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 3:15 p.m. on July 12. 
  ORIGINAL: NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl who is believed to with a man she met through social media. Aniya Davis was last seen around 1:40 a.m. on July 12 when 2
  
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• New Orleans teen missing after meeting man through social media

  12-07-2017 14:15
  
  NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl who is believed to with a man she met through social media. Aniya Davis was last seen around 1:40 a.m. on July 12 when 22-year-old Rigoberto Usher picked Davis up from her home against the consent of her guardian. Davis and Usher left in a white 2011 Dogde Charger with Louisiana license plate number WVC908.Anyone with information about Aniya Davis or R
  
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• GOP candidates sign up for La. treasurer's race

  12-07-2017 14:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - The three announced Republican candidates vying to be Louisiana's state treasurer have signed up for the Oct. 14 ballot on the opening day of the election qualifying period.  Former state budget administrator Angele Davis, state Sen. Neil Riser and former state Rep. John Schroder filled out their paperwork and paid their qualifying fees Wednesday morning at the Secretary of State's Office.  The treasurer is Louisiana's money manager and chief inv
  
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• LPSO: 1-year-old dies after being struck by vehicle in Walker

  12-07-2017 13:56
  
  WALKER - Authorities say a 1-year-old has died after being run over by a vehicle in Walker Wednesday afternoon.The child's uncle, Cody Parker, says 1-year-old Tavein Phillip Parker was struck in a Livingston Parish roadway Wednesday afternoon."I heard some ruckus, I took off running down here and I'd seen my little nephew covered in blood from head to toe, his clothes and all that covered in blood...told me he got ran over," Parker said.According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Offic
  
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• 3 dead in Alabama shooting; manhunt for shooter underway

  12-07-2017 13:52
  
  GARDENDALE - Authorities say three people are dead following a shooting at a mobile home park near Birmingham, Alabama, and police are looking for a suspect.  Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates says police notified his office about the deaths, which occurred Wednesday morning in the suburb of Gardendale.  Yates says investigators are still at the scene, and no identities are available.  Gardendale police released a phot
  
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• Former 'Sons of Guns' star sentenced to life in prison for second time

  12-07-2017 13:24
  
  LIVINGSTON – Former 'Sons of Guns' reality show cast member, Will Hayden, pleaded no contest to aggravated rape and aggravated incest charges in Livingston Parish on Wednesday. Hayden was sentenced to life in prison for the rape charge and 10 years in prison for the incest charge.
  Both sentences are to run concurrent to his life sentence in East Baton Rouge Parish. Hayden was found guilty in May for two counts of aggravated rape and one count of forcible rape in East
  
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• WATCH: Patriotic man belts out national anthem over Wal-Mart intercom

  12-07-2017 13:21
  
  OSAGE BEACH, Missouri - A man surprised Wal-Mart shoppers over the weekend after he took over the store's intercom and proudly sang his rendition of the US national anthem.According to a report from KRGC 13, James Fruits said his patriotic performance stemmed from a conversation with a friend on Facebook.Fruits had initially sang the 'Star-Spangled Banner' in the store's flag aisle. But after some of the store's employees heard his vocal prowess, they insisted
  
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• Two injured in shooting on Cedar overnight

  12-07-2017 13:21
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to the scene of a shooting on Cedar Avenue near Choctaw Drive.It occurred just before 11 p.m. Two people were injured, police said.  Injuries are described as non-life threatening. The victims, though, are being uncooperative with investigators, authorities reported. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Officers responding to shooting at Cedar Avenue

  12-07-2017 13:21
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to the scene of a shooting on Cedar Avenue near Choctaw Drive.It occurred just before 11 p.m. At least one was injured and taken to the hospital. No word on the severity of the injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for details.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge woman, 101, prepares for race Saturday

  12-07-2017 13:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 101-year-old Baton Rouge woman is gearing up for a race at LSU this weekend.Julia Hawkins is no stranger to running. Her nickname is "Hurricane Hawkins" and her track and field journey started last year after attending State Olympics in Lake Charles and she also participated in the National Senior Olympics in Birmingham. There, she won the 50 and 100-meter dash, setting a new world record for a 101-year-old. Even though she's a centenarian, she doesn't allow her
  
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• Officers respond to shooting and stabbing on Flora Lane

  12-07-2017 12:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to the scene of a shooting and stabbing on Flora Lane.It occurred just before 10 p.m. At least one person was injured. No word on what caused the incident or condition of the injured. This is a developing story. Check back for details.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Walker Police Department receives donated bullet-proof vests

  12-07-2017 12:43
  
  WALKER- The Walker Police Department received a donation of 10 bullet-proof vests on Monday at the Walker City Council meeting. The vests were donated by the Capital Area Law Enforcement Foundation, a charitable organization created last year after the shooting deaths of Baton Rouge Police Officers Matthew Gerald, Montrell Jackson and East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputy Brad Garafola during a police ambush. Three other law enforcement officers were wounded in the ambush. Accordin
  
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• Lettsworth Street duplex fire ruled arson

  12-07-2017 12:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters reported a fire on Lettsworth Street near Thomas H. Delpit Dr in Old South Baton Rouge was intentionally set.The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Wednesday night.  Thursday morning, the fire department ruled it an arson.The building, a duplex, was a total loss. Firefighters are no sure who started the blaze or why. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Crews responding to house fire on Lettsworth Street

  12-07-2017 12:28
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters are responding to a house fire on Lettsworth Street near Thomas H. Delpit Dr.The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Witnesses say the house was unoccupied at the time of the fire.  There is no word on injuries or damages to the house at this time. This is a developing story. We will update it with more information as it becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Substance leaking from train not hazardous, officials say

  12-07-2017 12:06
  
  BATON ROUGE – Multiple fire departments responded to reports a white substance leaking from a freight train that rolled through the region Wednesday.Reports started earlier in the day when callers reported seeing something coming from a train in Livingston Parish. Authorities in Baton Rouge received similar complaints and eventually stopped a train near the railroad overpass on Bluebonnet.HAZMAT, along with the St. George Fire Department and the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to
  
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• Report: Louisiana Congressman Scalise out of ICU

  12-07-2017 09:27
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise has left the intensive care unit at the hospital where he's been receiving care since he was shot in June.ABC News confirmed his condition Wednesday. Scalise remains hospitalized, though.Rep. Scalise, of New Orleans, was shot on June 14 at a ballpark in a suburb of Washington, D.C., while practicing for a charity baseball game.Scalise was in ICU immediately after he was shot then moved to a regular room but was readmitted to ICU for an infec
  
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• Escaped inmate search in Assumption Parish

  12-07-2017 06:06
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - Deputies with the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office are out looking for an escaped inmate. Officials say Calvin Weatherford, a work detail inmate at the detention facility, escaped around 3 a.m. Wednesday by scaling a security fence. He was last seen wearing orange pants with a white T-shirt, and black and yellow tennis shoes.Weatherford was being held at the facility on 2 counts of simple burglary.If you see or know Weatherford's whereabouts, contact the Assumption Parish Sheri
  
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• Business warehouse fire under investigation

  12-07-2017 02:25
  
  BATON ROUGE -Fire investigators are looking into what sparked a massive fire at a local business Wednesday. Flames consumed a warehouse at United Millworks off Mammoth Ave. near W. Perdue Dr. around 2 a.m.It took fire crews several hours to put out the intense flames.According to the business owner at the scene, the business had just come back after the August 2016 flood.There are no reported injuries from the fire.Permalink| Comments
  
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