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• Bridal store will not fulfill orders after filing for bankruptcy

  03-08-2017 21:08
  A national bridal chain that abruptly shut down last month will not return dresses and accessories to its customers.Alfred Angelo shut its doors after announcing it had filed for bankruptcy, causing brides-to-be and employees to scramble for a back-up plan. Many customers found out about the closure from social media posts and news reports.The chain posted a statement on their website Thursday, suggesting customers would not have their wedding attire returned, ABC News reported."While we have b
  
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• Two injured in crash involving ATV

  03-08-2017 20:33
  BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a crash involving an ATV and another vehicle that sent two people to the hospital.BRPD officers responded to the scene on Jones and Fairchild Streets around 7:15 p.m.According to investigators, two people riding on the ATV were injured after they were struck by a vehicle. Officials add the ATV was at fault in the crash.Sources tell WBRZ the patients received fractures but are stable. Officers say those patients was transported from the scene with non-life threa
  
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• One injured in crash involving ATV

  03-08-2017 20:33
  BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a crash involving an ATV and another vehicle that sent at least one person to the hospital.BRPD officers responded to the scene on Jones and Fairchild Streets around 7:15 p.m.According to investigators, one person was injured in the crash. Sources tell WBRZ the patient received fractures but is stable. Officers say that patient was transported from the scene with non-life threatening injuries.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police investigating shooting on 74th Avenue

  03-08-2017 20:22
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting that left one person with non-life threatening injuries Thursday evening.According to BRPD officials, investigators responded to the 2200 block of 74th around 7 p.m. regarding a possible shooting investigation.Sources say the victim was shot in the lower leg, and is stable.Police have not released any information on a suspect or motive in the shooting.This is a developing story. Check back for details.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Completing your child's back-to-school health checklist

  03-08-2017 19:42
  There are only a few days left before kids go back to school and it's important to make sure they have all they need — including a clean bill of health. Students may need vaccinations or necessary physicals for extra-curricular activities, but little thing such as getting them in a regular sleep schedule can go a long way in keeping them healthy. Doctors said limited or monitored phone usage is a big help in keeping kids well rested and reduce vision issues.
  
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• Garden District residents split on potential security changes

  03-08-2017 19:16
  BATON ROUGE - Garden District residents are in a heated debate on whether to cancel their contract with the Baton Rouge Police Department or hire a private security service.Many residents voiced their concerns on a social media post made by a BRPD officer, thanking residents for 15 years of extra-duty service."It's really easy in our society to go online and type some words and hit send of a post," Garden District Civic Association President John Williams said following the backlash."It wasn't
  
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• Statue of football great Billy Cannon coming to LSU campus

  03-08-2017 18:52
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee approved a proposal to honor football legend Billy Cannon with a statue on campus.The committee voted unanimously to approve the proposal. Funding for the statue, like others, will come from private donations through the Tiger Athletic Foundation."There is no player more synonymous with LSU football than Billy Cannon," LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee Chair Bill Demastes said. "His ability on a football field made him a legend and the dec
  
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• Suspected serial killer withdraws from parole hearing after WBRZ reports

  03-08-2017 17:37
  BATON ROUGE- A suspected serial killer convicted of the rape and murder of one woman was set to go before the state parole board Thursday, but withdrew a request for a hearing.
  Samuel Galbraith almost walked free back in April when the board cleared him for release. However, days before he was set to walk out of Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, the WBRZ Investigative Unit reported a story which caught Governor John Bel Edwards attention.  Soon, the parole board blocked Ga
  
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• Flooded Ascension Parish school gets ready to reopen

  03-08-2017 17:17
  ST. AMANT - The sparkling new hallways of St. Amant Primary are bustling with eager teachers getting their classrooms ready for the new school year."Right now our teachers are unpacking," explains Assistant Principal Marguerite Guillot. "We have boxes coming in, we are just in unpacking mode trying to do what we can to make sure we're ready."Soon, 500 students will fill the halls, but Guillot says it has been a journey getting them there."For the last year we've had crews in here clean
  
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• Illegal drive: Kids steal nearly a dozen golf carts from Baton Rouge course

  03-08-2017 16:46
  BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for some bandits who made off with a slew of rides - golf cars. Between Monday night and Tuesday morning, almost a dozen carts were stolen from City Park Golf Course.  Police were able to recover five Thursday, but some had been vandalized.  The other carts are still missing."This is the first time in history that something like this has happened at City Park Golf Course," a BREC spokesperson said.  BREC operates the golf cour
  
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• 2 ill in both EBR, Livingston with West Nile

  03-08-2017 16:34
  BATON ROUGE – There are two people sick with the West Nile virus in East Baton Rouge.The state released its most recent count of people ill. In all, 14 people across Louisiana are sick with some form of West Nile.In addition to EBR, there are two cases in Livingston. The state does not identify those who are ill or specific locations about where they live, only releasing the parishes where they reside.There is no cause for alarm with the numbers, either. In 2016, some 40 people got si
  
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• APSO searching for missing Donaldsonville man

  03-08-2017 15:44
  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Parish deputies are searching for a man, last seen nearly two weeks ago.Deputies say 39-year-old Eric Hathorn was last seen at a relative's residence in Donaldsonville about two weeks ago. A family member reported him missing yesterday.Officials describe Hathorn as 6' 2" tall, weighing about 330 lbs. He was last seen driving a green, two-door 2000 Ford Explorer.Officials do not expect foul play in Hathorn's disappearance.Anyone with information on Hathorn's whereabout
  
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• Louisiana shoppers to see lower sales taxes this weekend

  03-08-2017 15:14
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana consumers get a bit of a tax break this weekend during the state's annual sales tax holiday.  For two days, August 4 and 5, most retail purchases during those two days will be charged 3 percent state sales tax, rather than the full 5 percent tax. One caveat: the exemption applies to the first $2,500 of the purchase price of eligible items.Parents shopping for back-to-school supplies, someone searching for that new TV or a homeowner needing to replace a
  
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• Senator Kennedy calls BRAVE deals 'repulsive'

  03-08-2017 15:05
  BATON ROUGE - Amid multiple requests for a state investigation into the BRAVE grant program, U.S. Senator John Kennedy sent a letter to Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome voicing his concerns about the allegations. In the letter, Sen. Kennedy says "the purpose of the BRAVE contracts is to reduce violent crime and support law enforcement efforts. The fact that our federal tax dollars have gone to someone like Arthur 'Silky' Slim Reed is downright repulsive."&nbsp
  
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• Pair arrested in traffic stop drug bust

  03-08-2017 13:34
  DONALDSONVILLE - Crack, marijuana and cocaine were found by Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop recently that resulted in the arrest of two men from Donaldsonville.Johnel Peters, 43, and Todd Garnett, 36, were arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute various drugs.  The men were arrested Wednesday.  The details were released a day later by the sheriff's office.Deputies said the drugs were found after they pulled the men over and sear
  
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• Michigan is freaking out over crawfish

  03-08-2017 12:44
  DETROIT, Michigan – The Motor City is freaking out about crawfish and – if you can believe it – officials are asking people not to eat ones they find in yards!“Invasive red swamp crayfish (they're called crawfish, okay?) have been found in two Michigan locations,” media outlets reported this week with a warning from the state's nature department. The crawfish were found in a grassy area of a park and in shallow areas of a lake, prompting concern
  
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• Captial Heights residents want heavier police presence

  03-08-2017 12:29
  BATON ROUGE - After a string of robberies in the Capital Heights area, residents say they want more nighttime patrols. At a meeting on Thursday, those concerned looked for a solution. It was during that meeting that residents discovered why less officers are on patrol in the Mid-City neighborhood. "It was recently reported that the department was short 60 officers, and on top of that the murder rate is up 50 percent versus last year, which ties up a lot of officers investigati
  
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• Two names you may hear while dodging storms this weekend

  03-08-2017 12:26
  The forecast remains tricky and dependent on the positioning of a surface trough. As it goes, so too will go showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. Meanwhile, the deep tropics are waking up and one or two storms may be named by the middle of next week.THE FORECAST: Today and Tonight: Friday continues to look as though the area will be split from north to south. Scattered showers and thunderstorms should be heavier and more frequent closer to the coast. North of I-12, activity will be a
  
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• Tiny mermaid-painted shed apparently drifted 200 miles

  03-08-2017 12:17
  GRAND ISLE - The castaway mermaid and her sea creature pals seem friendly enough, but no one wants to rescue their shed that's drifted 200 miles across the Gulf of Mexico.
   The Coast Guard says a tiny floating dock with a painting of a blue-tailed mermaid is considered a derelict vessel after it apparently bobbed from Florida to south of Louisiana.
   Petty Officer Brandon Giles says authorities are no longer trying to find the owner and won't tow it to shore.
   Petty Of
  
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• FedEx, in online pivot, backs away from holiday surcharges

  03-08-2017 08:39
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FedEx will forego special charges for most packages shipped during the chaotic holiday season this year as it squares off against rival UPS in a fight for a larger share of the millions of items now bought online.
   The announcement Thursday comes two months after UPS announced new surcharges that will effect shipments near Black Friday and the holidays.
   FedEx will charge extra for packages that need additional handling and, or are oversized.
   The Fed
  
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• Florida women trash Chick-fil-A during argument over order

  03-08-2017 08:23
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two women trashed a Florida Chick-fil-A restaurant during an argument over an order.
   Allison Music, who was in the restaurant and posted videos of the tirade online, tells Action News Jax it happened Monday night in Jacksonville. She wrote in a Facebook post that two women beat on a locked door trying to get inside as the store was closing
   Video she posted shows the women arguing with employees, tossing condiments on the floor and throwing an object that
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: 18 wheeler crash closes Airline Hwy in Gonzales

  03-08-2017 06:19
  GONZALES: Crash involving 18 wheeler closes Airline Hwy at Weber City Rd. Drivers are urged to use an alternate route.The accident closed Airline Hwy around 6 am Thursday morning, and remains closed at this time.*****News 2's Ashley Fruge’ has you covered with live updates for your Thursday morning commute.Beat the traffic every time using WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZtrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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• DOTD dump truck involved in Thursday crash

  03-08-2017 06:19
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Four people were hurt, including a state worker, when a state dump truck crashed head-on into an SUV in Livingston Parish.The wreck happened on La. 16 near Griffin Lane earlier Thursday morning.  The road was closed for much of the day.A four people were taken to the hospital.The crash is still under investigation. The wreck was one of a few that caused issues during the Thursday morning commute. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZt
  
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