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• Two shot Tuesday night, attempt to get to hospital leads to situation on O'Neal

  01-08-2017 21:44
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were shot and somehow ended up stopped on O'Neal Lane late Tuesday but eventually made it to the hospital.Police released additional information Wednesday morning about the situation after reports of shooting victims on O'Neal near I-12 the night before.  Police said the two victims, 25 and 31, were shot in the 1100 block of Christy Drive.  A vehicle they were initially in stopped for an unknown reason on O'Neal and eventually the two
  
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• Two shot Tuesday night, attempt to get to hospital lead to situation on O'Neal

  01-08-2017 21:44
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were shot and somehow ended up stopped on O'Neal Lane late Tuesday but eventually made it to the hospital.Police released additional information Wednesday morning about the situation after reports of shooting victims on O'Neal near I-12 the night before.  Police said the two victims, 25 and 31, were shot in the 1100 block of Christy Drive.  A vehicle they were initially in stopped for an unknown reason on O'Neal and eventually the two
  
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• BRPD investigating possible shooting on O'Neal Lane

  01-08-2017 21:44
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital with life threatening injuries Tuesday night.Right now officers have blocked off a scene near O'Neal Lane near I-12. Police believe that the victim was taken to the hospital in a private vehicleA WBRZ News 2 team is on the scene.This story will be updated when more information becomes availablePermalink| Comments
  
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• Authorities search Livingston waterway for person who fell in

  01-08-2017 21:42
  PORT VINCENT - Law enforcement are searching waterways around the Amite River after people reported a person falling in Tuesday evening.Port Vincent Police are leading the search with assistance from other Livingston Parish authorities.Specifics have not been released yet.  Check for updates.****************Follow the publisher of this post on Twitter: @treyschmaltzPermalink| Comments
  
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• Senate OKs $3.9B to address VA's looming budget crisis

  01-08-2017 20:30
  WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved a $3.9 billion emergency spending package to address a looming budget crisis at the Department of Veterans Affairs.  The bill was approved by unanimous vote Tuesday. It provides $2.1 billion to continue funding the Veterans Choice program, which allows veterans to receive private medical care at government expense. VA Secretary David Shulkin had warned that without congressional action, the program would run out of money by mid-August, disr
  
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• Final prisoner caught in Florida after peanut butter escape

  01-08-2017 20:26
  STUART, Fla. - Authorities in Florida have captured the last of 12 prisoners who fled an Alabama county jail in a scheme involving peanut butter.  The Martin County Sheriff's Office announced on social media that local deputies and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force captured 24-year-old Bradley Andrew Kilpatrick Tuesday night about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of West Palm Beach, Florida.  Kilpatrick was being held in the Walker County jail on marijuana and
  
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• Possible 'coydog' sightings raise concerns in Baton Rouge subdivision

  01-08-2017 19:38
  BATON ROUGE - In the Oakbrook Subdivision off Perkins Road, multiple sightings of coyote-like creatures are causing concern.After residents caught the coyote look-a-likes on camera, they’re realizing the animals could be a coyote hybrid.“I’ve seen coyote, maybe three at a time, about three or four times over the 33 years,” said Carol White, a long-time resident of Oakbrook.In the last year, the coyote-like creatures have been spotted regularly in the area
  
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• Hit and run shuts down part of I-10 West near I-12 split

  01-08-2017 19:33
  BATON ROUGE - Heavy traffic is developing in the area of I-10 West near I-10/I-12 split due to a hit-and-run crash Tuesday.According to DOTD, one lane is closed in the area of the crash. Congestion from the incident is approaching Bluebonnet Boulevard.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the closure was caused by a hit-and-run crash that occurred around 7:00 p.m.Check back for updates.Keep up with Baton Rouge traffic by using WBRZ's advanced traffic-tracking technology.Perma
  
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• Hit and run causes heavy traffic on I-10 West near I-12 split

  01-08-2017 19:33
  BATON ROUGE - Heavy traffic has developed in the area of I-10 West near the I-10/I-12 split due to a hit-and-run crash Tuesday.According to DOTD, all lanes have reopened in the area, but traffic is still lingering. Congestion from the incident has reached Essen Lane.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the closure was caused by a hit-and-run crash that occurred around 7:00 p.m.Keep up with Baton Rouge traffic by checking out WBRZ's advanced traffic-tracking
  
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• Baton Rouge man dies after crashing dirt bike into ambulance

  01-08-2017 16:22
  BATON ROUGE - Police say a 20-year-old man has died after he crashed his dirt bike into an East Baton Rouge EMS ambulance on LA 426 near Millerville Road Sunday.According to Louisiana State Police, the ambulance was responding to a call when it was involved in a crash as it turned onto East Azalea Park Drive. Police say 20-year-old Jauuriah Solomon of Baton Rouge and 19-year-old Deondre Northern were traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of LA 426 at a high rate o
  
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• LSU identifies potential Mike VII

  01-08-2017 15:56
  BATON ROUGE - LSU announced it has identified a prime candidate for its next mascot.LSU's attending veterinarian identified a male juvenile rescue tiger. The university says the 9-month-old tiger weighs 160 pounds and has both Siberian and Bengal tiger characteristics.The school began renovating the Mike the Tiger habitat in April, shortly after Mike VI died of cancer. The renovation are expected to be completed in August, just before the start of football season.The
  
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• WATCH: Seafood truck bursts into flames under westside fuel canopy Tuesday

  01-08-2017 15:06
  PORT ALLEN - Incredible dash camera video captured firefighters working to contain a massive, tractor-trailer fire under a fuel canopy Tuesday.Witnesses said the fire spread quickly, giving people almost no time to react."By the time they shut the fuel off, the truck was engulfed in flames," Robert Harmon, a driver who witnessed the event, told WBRZ.Customers ran in all directions away from the flames as firefighters ran toward the fire. They had to work fast to keep a catastrophe from happenin
  
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• Crews battling vehicle fire near I-10 exit ramp in Port Allen

  01-08-2017 15:06
  PORT ALLEN - The I-10 East exit ramp at LA 415 is blocked as crews work to put out a vehicle fire Tuesday. According to DOTD, the I-10 East exit ramp at LA 415 was closed just before 3 p.m. due to the fire. This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 18-wheeler catches fire at Port Allen gas station

  01-08-2017 15:06
  PORT ALLEN - Authorities shut down part of LA 415 Tuesday after an 18-wheeler caught fire at a gas station near I-10.According to DOTD, the I-10 East exit ramp at LA 415 was closed just before 3 p.m. due to the fire. Crews rushed to the scene where the semi truck was ablaze near several gas pumps.The 18-wheeler appears to have been destroyed in the fire. The gas station also seems to have sustained damage as a result.Crews have since extinguished the fire and LA 415 has reopened.This is a devel
  
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• Livingston Sheriff Jason Ard elected Sergeant-at-Arms for La. Sheriff's Association

  01-08-2017 14:46
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard has been elected to serve on the executive committee of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association.The sheriff's office announced Tuesday that Ard was elected to serve as Sergeant-at-Arms for the association, representing sheriff's offices across the state. The sheriff will serve in the leadership position alongside East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, who serves as the president of the LSA."Those who are a part of the LSA he
  
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• Deputies seek two men in connection with fatal shooting of Hammond teen

  01-08-2017 14:38
  HAMMOND - Authorities are searching for two persons of interest in connection with a Monday night shooting that left a 19-year-old dead.The shooting occurred around 9:40 p.m. Monday on Bruce Allen Road in Hammond. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, Leroy Sims III of Hammond was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe the shooting was a result of illegal drug activity.The sheriff's office is now looking for
  
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• BRAVE contracts tied to mayor's administration suspended

  01-08-2017 14:29
  BATON ROUGE – Nine contracts associated with the BRAVE program have been suspended, WBRZ Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto has learned.The contracts in question are tied to controversial deals made with Mayor Sharon Weston Broome's administration. The contracts are part of a group that have been questioned since contract values are under amounts that don't require metro council approval. The issue was the focus of a WBRZ Investigative Unit report on Monday.At least one of the contract
  
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• Heavy traffic on I-10 East near Perkins Road due to accident

  01-08-2017 14:27
  BATON ROUGE - At least one lane is blocked on I-10 East at Perkins Road due to an accident Tuesday.According to the Department of Transportation and Development, the center lane has reporend, leaving the left lane blocked on the interstate. Congestion from the incident is now approaching LA 415.Check back for updates.Stay up-to-date with Baton Rouge traffic by using WBRZ's advanced traffic-tracking technology.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Good Samaritan doctor stops to render aid at scene of another semi crash on I-10

  01-08-2017 14:27
  PORT ALLEN – A man had to be cut out of a mangled semi after a collision in an area of I-10 notorious for wrecks involving tractor-trailers.The man appeared to be coherent as first responders pulled him from the vehicle. It took more than 30 minutes to cut the cab of the truck apart and free the man who was taken to the hospital. An emergency helicopter and ground ambulances waited as crews worked to free the person.A second person was also injured in the crash, sources said.Prelimina
  
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• Multiple agencies searching for potential missing boaters on Lake Pontchartrain

  01-08-2017 14:15
  ORLEANS PARISH - Search and rescue crews are searching for possible missing boaters after an overturned boat was found on Lake Pontchartrain Tuesday.According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, agents recovered an overturned 12-foot flat boat near the LA 11 Bridge Tuesday morning. The department says the boat was found with a trolling motor, ice chest and other debris consistent with a boat incident.Search crews with the New Orleans Police Department, U.S. Coast Gua
  
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• Two arrested for stealing equipment from multiple construction sites in Ascension Parish

  01-08-2017 13:11
  GONZALES - Police have arrested two men in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars worth of construction equipment at job sites in Gonzales.According to the Gonzales Police Department, equipment was first reported stolen from a construction site located at LA 44 and West Edenborne parkway on the night of July 11. Police say two heavy duty flatbed trailers and a Caterpillar Skid Steer, valued at $83,000 in total, was stolen from the job site.One of the trailers was re
  
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• One injured in Hooper rollover crash Tuesday

  01-08-2017 12:04
  CENTRAL – One person was injured in a rollover crash on Hooper Road near Joor Tuesday morning.Pictures of the crash shared with WBRZ showed a vehicle upside down and firefighters working to secure the wreckage. Authorities said one person was rescued from the mangled mess and they were taken to the hospital in stable condition.The wreck was near the Hooper Road entrance to the sports complex and caused delays on Hooper Road for some of Tuesday morning.Click HERE to access WBRZ's advan
  
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• Man dies in crash where motorcycle landed on top of him

  01-08-2017 09:33
  NEW ROADS – A 66-year-old died in a motorcycle crash Monday evening, State Police revealed the next day.Robert Mayeaux of Morganza died when he ran off the road and hit an embankment. The crash happened on LA 1 north of LA 420 between New Roads and Morganza.Mayeaux was thrown off the motorcycle and as he and the bike became airborne, it crashed on top of him.Impairment is not suspected to be a factor in this crash, State Police said. ****************Follow the publisher of th
  
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• BRG to open neighborhood hospital in Ascension Parish

  01-08-2017 08:35
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge General (BRG) announced plans to open a neighborhood hospital in Prairieville, Tuesday morning. Plans for 60,000 square foot facility include a 10-bed inpatient hospital, a lab, a 14-bed emergency room as well as physician practices and office space.According to BRG more than 22,000 Ascension residents traveled to Baton Rouge to get care at the hospitals. 
  "Like larger hospitals, BRG-Ascension plans to offer care for conditions that range from minor to life-th
  
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• Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House

  01-08-2017 06:29
  WASHINGTON - By all indications, new Trump White House chief of staff, John Kelly, is not afraid to challenge his commander-in-chief.
   The decorated retired Marine general who served three tours in Iraq was tapped by President Donald Trump to bring order to a chaotic West Wing.
   Kelly began to make his mark Monday, dumping newly appointed communications director Anthony Scaramucci just days after his hiring, and restructuring a dysfunctional command structure that has bred war
  
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• Man in wheelchair killed in Westwego house fire

  01-08-2017 06:13
  WESTWEGO -  Authorities say a man in his 60s was found dead inside of his Louisiana home after firefighters responded to reports of a "man in a wheelchair on fire."No one else was injured in the fire Monday night. Firefighters responding to the call arrived at the Westwego home to find heavy black smoke flowing from the front of the home. Officials say the fire was brought under control within eight to 10 minutes and the man used a wheelchair, as the emergency call indicated.
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