Baton Rouge news

• BREC making needed repairs to Olympia Stadium

  28-07-2017 21:51
  BATON ROUGE - Thousands of taxpayer dollars are being put into fixing up Olympia Stadium. Construction crews are working around the clock to have the stadium ready before the start of football season."They had to go in re-pour some concrete, shore up other sections, and the paint that was used on the stadium was so all of that had to be abated. That's a very time consuming process, so that's been completed,"  BREC spokesperson Cheryl Michelet said. F
  
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• BRPD checking cruisers for carbon monoxide poisoning

  28-07-2017 19:08
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police are looking into their own cruisers after officers in Texas raised concerns about exhaust fumes leaking into police cruisers. Both BRPD and the Austin Police Department drive Ford Explorer SUVs. APD recently pulled nearly 400 Explorers after their officers complained about potential carbon monoxide poisoning. BRPD says officer safety is their top priority and they are taking steps to investigate. Ford Motors
  
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• Charges dropped for contractor accused of fraud

  28-07-2017 18:55
  BATON ROUGE – Last year's flood has given some contractors a bad name, however one contractor says police threw him in jail without talking to him or even going to the home where he was doing the work. Wilson Reado was arrested in May for felony contractor fraud."It's very humiliating when your grand kids are around, you daughter is around and they see a police come arrest you at your home," he said. Reado says police didn't even talked with him, or go the house that
  
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• Trump drops Priebus, hires Kelly as staff chief

  28-07-2017 17:58
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the aide he's replacing as chief of staff, Reince Priebus, is a "good man."  Trump made the comment to reporters after he tweeted the news that Priebus' successor as chief of staff is the secretary of homeland security, John Kelly.  He added of the retired Marine general: "John Kelly will do a fantastic job."  Priebus' hold on the White House job has long been in question, more so this week after Trum
  
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• Ball coach facing sex charges may have victimized others, authorities fear

  28-07-2017 17:36
  CENTRAL - Investigators are concerned a man arrested on sex crimes charges recently may have abused more children, and they're asking for help locating them.Jason Scott Dreher was booked into jail on incest charges. After posting bond, Dreher was arrested again when he tracked down his victim.Friday, family members appealed to those who interacted with Dreher over the years."Ask your children how much exposure (they have had) with him," a family member who asked not to be identified told WBRZ."
  
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• BRPD to begin patrolling Siegen Marketplace area

  28-07-2017 17:27
  BATON ROUGE - Tonight, the Baton Rouge Police Department will start patrolling a newly added part of the city. At 9 p.m., officers will monitor the Siegen Marketplace area the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office once covered. The Baton Rouge Metro Council approved the annexation of Siegen Marketplace into the city limits last month. That area includes stores like Old Navy, Walmart and Sam's Club. Siegen Marketplace is connect
  
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• Mobile home moved after 2 On Your Side story

  28-07-2017 17:18
  BATON ROUGE - A flood victim is happy she called 2 On Your Side. Judy Brouillette's mobile home was stuck in the mud after the man she hired to move it, left it here.McCants Mobile Homes saw the story and came to the rescue."I've waited so long, I am so happy," said Brouillette.Last September, Brouillette bought a mobile home after hers took on about a foot and a half of water. The new home was on the other side of town and needed to be moved. The man she hired to move it, Amos Seals, attempted
  
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• One dead in Valley Park shooting

  28-07-2017 16:54
  VALLEY PARK - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one dead in the Valley Park area.  That shooting happened near Aldrich Drive around 5 p.m. Friday evening. Police have not released the identity of the victim. The shooting is still under investigation. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD on scene of shooting in Valley Park area

  28-07-2017 16:54
  VALLEY PARK - First responders are on the scene of a shooting near Aldrich Drive and Balis Drive. One victim has been transported to the hospital in critical condition. A WBRZ News 2 crew is on the scene gathering more information. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'Something stinks,' official says and demands changes at Louisiana Tax Commission

  28-07-2017 16:44
  ST. FRANCISVILLE- West Feliciana Parish President Kevin Couhig sent a scathing letter to Governor John Bel Edwards this week demanding change at the Louisiana Tax Commission. He claims his parish is out millions of dollars when it comes to property taxes being paid by Entergy for its nuclear power plant site.
  The letter sent to the governor said "Entergy's annual tax payment to West Feliciana is roughly $5 million less than it should be if done properly and in accordance with the law."That mone
  
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• Application process begins for new BR police chief

  28-07-2017 16:40
  BATON ROUGE – The application process for the position of police chief of BRPD is open as the job was posted on Friday by the Civil Service Board. The posting comes after former Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie announced his resignation on Monday. Monday was also his last day with the department.   Dabadie submitted a letter, alerting Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome to his decision to leave the department Monday. "I had hoped our relationship could
  
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• Crews responding to teens injured after crashing into trees while tubing

  28-07-2017 15:42
  MAUREPAS – Emergency crews are responding to reports of a teenager injured after hitting trees while tubing in the Amite River on Friday afternoon, according to first responders. Officials say the fire department is boating the teen to an address nearby, located in the 13000 block of Weedy's Road, to be treated for their injuries. The extent of their injuries are not known at the time of this post.  A second patient involved in the incident is also being tre
  
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• Two men arrested after more than 20 pounds of marijuana seized

  28-07-2017 15:33
  BAYOU VISTA – Deputies arrested two men and seized more than 20 pounds of marijuana in Bayou Vista on Friday morning. St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office deputies and Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's drug agents conducted the arrests following a joint investigation. Agents collected evidence that 29-year-old Brandon Boykin and 54-year-old Keith Rhodes were engaged in illegal drug activity.Early Friday morning, a deputy saw two vehicles conducting a "suspicious interaction" in the par
  
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• Deputy shot on side of road in Mississippi

  28-07-2017 14:53
  BILOXI, Miss. - A bullet-resistant vest protected a Mississippi deputy when someone shot at him.  Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells The Sun Herald that the deputy was in a vehicle on the side of a road Friday, doing paperwork, when a man got out of a pickup truck and shot at him.  The sheriff says the bullet did not penetrate the deputy's vest, but it left a bruise.  Peterson did not immediately release the deputy's name. 
  
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• Emergency response to Geismar chemical plant caused nearby road closures

  28-07-2017 13:21
  GEISMAR – Authorities closed Highway 75 at 73 in Ascension Parish around lunch due to emergency activity at a nearby plant.Authorities said they were about to release information on specific roadblocks in the area but did not provide immediate information.  A spokesperson called the situation an "incident" at a plant. Witnesses told WBRZ, the intersection of 75/73 was closed and authorities were directing people around the area as emergency personnel worked a situati
  
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• Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank reopens offices since August flood

  28-07-2017 13:17
  BATON ROUGE – The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank held a ribbon cutting for the reopening of their offices since the August flood. The reopening took place on Friday morning at the food bank located on S. Choctaw. Mike Manning, president of the food bank, said the agency was still able to operate out of its warehouse a few weeks after the flood, but could not get back into their offices. "It took us a long time to get home, but we are finally home," M
  
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• Brusly High School teacher wins DOE teacher of the year

  28-07-2017 12:44
  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education named Brusly High School English teacher Kimberly Eckert 2018 State Teacher of the Year.She was given the award at the 11th annual Excellence Awards Gala.According to a news release, Eckert has been teaching for nine years in various roles. In her career, she has received multiple accolades including her district's Teacher of the Year for her work at Port Allen Middle School. Eckert secured
  
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• Husband run over by wife driving box truck at the end of a bizarre overnight fight

  28-07-2017 12:41
  BATON ROUGE – A night-long fight between a husband and wife ended with both of them in the hospital and police expecting to file charges against the man.Neither have been identified as of this post.The situation started around 1 o'clock Friday morning when the couple began to argue over a fisticuff involving the man and someone else earlier in the day. The man was hoping to obtain surveillance video of his fight from a gas station on Airline Highway and while there was arguing with hi
  
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• One person shot during carjacking on McClelland Drive

  28-07-2017 12:27
  BATON ROUGE – One person was shot during an overnight carjacking near McClelland Drive and Hollywood Street. According to BRPD, the owner of the car left his keys in his vehicle with the window down when he exited the vehicle and started walking to a different location. The owner saw someone getting into his car and attempted to stop them, but was shot during the encounter, BRPD says. The victim suffered injuries that are not life threatening and police are
  
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• Health care amendment defeated in Senate vote

  28-07-2017 06:56
  WASHINGTON - The Senate has rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama's health law, dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump and the GOP agenda.
   Unable to pass even a so-called "skinny repeal," it was unclear if Senate Republicans could advance any health bill.
   Three Republicans joined with all Democrats to reject the amendment, which would have repealed mandates that most individuals get health insurance and that large companies provide it
  
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• Series of overnight incidents keep police in Baton Rouge busy

  28-07-2017 06:27
  BATON ROUGE – Investigations are underway after a number of overnight incidents in Baton Rouge.Around 2:30 a.m., officers set up a perimeter in the Gus Young area between North St. and Odell St., in search of a possible shooting suspect. The unnamed suspect was taken into police custody just before 4 a.m. The search began after a police officer witnessed someone in a truck shooting at a car. There are no reported injuries.An hour before that search, police responded to an accident off
  
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• AG Jeff Sessions says he won't step down unless Trump asks

  28-07-2017 02:36
  
  His loyalty to the boss severely tested but seemingly intact, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he will stay in the job for as long as President Donald Trump wants him to serve.
  
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