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• Metro Councilwoman hopes to take down blighted houses

  06-08-2017 21:41
  BATON ROUGE - Metro Councilwoman Tara Wicker hopes clearing the blighted houses that sit near some schools could give students a new sense of hope. "These kids going to school ... having to see those conditions puts them in a mind set of defeat," Wicker said. "They think no one really cares." Wicker is pushing for the removal of abandoned and run down houses that sit within school zones. Two houses near McKinley High School have already been removed, but that process
  
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• Vehicle fire shuts down multiple lanes on I-12 East at Essen Lane

  06-08-2017 21:38
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple lanes were shut down on I-12 East at Essen Lane due to a vehicle fire Sunday night.According to DOTD, the tight and center lanes were blocked as crews worked to put out the fire. All lanes were reopened before 11 p.m. Sunday.The Baton Rouge Police Department said no injuries were reported.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Lousiana's fall shrimp season set to begin Aug. 18

  06-08-2017 20:33
  The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has set the opening date for the fall 2017 shrimp season.The LWFC has announced that the fall shrimp season will officially kick off at 6 a.m. August 18. The date was selected based on information provided by LWF biologists and public comments.For information regarding the regulations around shrimp season, click HERE. Permalink| Comments
  
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• I-10W experiencing heavy delays due to car accident

  06-08-2017 18:52
  BATON ROUGE - All lanes of I-10 heading west are open after an accident caused one lane to be closed Sunday evening. No injuries have been reported. Congestion has reached the I-10/I-12 split. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deceased grandfather officiates wedding with an emotional recording

  06-08-2017 16:43
  CRAB ORCHARD, WV -A husband and wife received a special message from a deceased family member on their wedding day. From a young age, Brittany Yost dreamed of having her grandfather, Rev. Ronald Adkins, officiate her wedding, but he died a year before her special day. "I knew I wanted him to officiate my wedding and he always told me he would be honored to do so," Brittany Yost told ABC News.But when Yost was married in July, her relatives found a creative wa
  
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• Wife seeks answers after veteran's fentanyl death at VA hospital

  06-08-2017 16:25
  BROCKTON, Mass. - The wife of a Marine Corps veteran says she's still seeking answers six months after her husband fatally overdosed on synthetic opioid fentanyl at a Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Massachusetts.  Mississippi resident Jamie-Lee Hasted tells The Enterprise staff at the Brockton hospital told her March 4 that retired Cpl. Hank Brandon Lee had been found unresponsive in his room in the psychiatric unit and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital
  
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• 2 Boy Scouts killed, 1 hurt in Texas boating accident

  06-08-2017 16:16
  AVINGER, Texas - Authorities say two Texas Boy Scouts were killed and another critically hurt when their sailboat hit an overhead power line and apparently electrocuted the youths.  The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says the accident happened Saturday afternoon at Lake O' The Pines near Avinger, 150 miles (241 kilometers) east of Dallas.  Agency spokesman Steve Lightfoot says Sunday that Boy Scouts ages 18 and 16 died at the scene, while an 11-year-ol
  
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• BRPD: 2 shot while confronting suspected home invader

  06-08-2017 15:38
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say they've arrested a suspect connected to a home invasion and shooting last month. WBRZ first broke details of a shooting on Rembrandt Avenue July 20.  According to the affidavit, Shykeem McNeal was one of the men behind a home invasion on North Donmoor Avenue in July. Police documents say McNeal and another suspect held a woman at gunpoint in her house. After the two suspects ran off, the woman called Ba
  
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• Hundreds turn out for funeral of high school football player

  06-08-2017 14:59
  ECRU, Miss. - Hundreds of people turned out to mourn a Mississippi high school football player who died after his team's first preseason practice.  WTVA-TV reports that a funeral for Ty Rayford was held at noon Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church in Ecru. His friends and family, including members of the football team, filled the church.  The 17-year-old, who was about to start his senior year at North Pontotoc High School, was found unresponsive at his home
  
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• Deaths of two Texas toddlers left in hot car ruled homicides

  06-08-2017 14:55
  WEATHERFORD, Texas - Autopsies show two North Texas toddlers died of heatstroke after investigators say their mother allegedly left them in her hot car for several hours to teach them a lesson.  A medical examiner determined the deaths of 2-year-old Juliet Ramirez and 1-year-old Cavanaugh Ramirez of Weatherford were homicides.  Parker County records show the mother, Cynthia Randolph, was arrested in June on injury to a child counts and remains jailed. Investi
  
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• 12-year-old surprised at dolphin show by military dad home from deployment

  06-08-2017 14:49
  CHICAGO, Ill. - Kristi Flury thought she was on a mother-daughter date Thursday when she and her mom sat down for a dolphin show at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo. When the 12-year-old was chosen to participate in the show, it became a dream fulfilled.Kristi’s dad, Josh Flury, a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, surprised her after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait.“My favorite moment was seeing him come out and just seeing him home,&rdquo
  
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• LSP: Impaired driver charged with vehicular homicide in fatal motorcycle crash

  06-08-2017 14:36
  ST. MARY PARISH - A two vehicle crash on LA 182 claimed the life of a 29-year-old man late Saturday night.According to State Police, the crash occurred before 11 p.m. on LA 182 at the intersection with Katy Bridge Road, east of Baldwin, La.The crash claimed the life of 29-year-old Erin Demarco of Franklin.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined that 62-year-old Harold Melancon Sr. of Baldwin stopped his 2013 GMC pickup at the stop sign on Katy Bridge Road, preparing to turn l
  
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• $7.5M federal grant pays half of $15M railroad restoration

  06-08-2017 14:00
  GRENADA, Miss. - A $7.5 million federal grant will help restore rail service across part of Mississippi, aided by a $4.3 million state loan and $3.2 million in private money.  The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it's awarding the grant to rehabilitate 90 miles of a former Illinois Central line between Grenada and Canton.  That stretch, including the Yazoo County spot where legendary engineer Casey Jones died in a 1900 crash, hasn't s
  
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• One dead, two missing after boat sinks in English Channel

  06-08-2017 13:52
  LONDON - Romanian officials say one of the country's citizens drowned and two others are missing after their boat collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel.  The Romanian Foreign Ministry said four Romanians were in the boat when the accident happened off the Sussex coast in southeast England on Sunday. The ministry says one person died, one was rescued and hospitalized, and two remained unaccounted for.  A rescue operation for the two miss
  
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• Global effort on North Korea gets Beijing boost

  06-08-2017 13:49
  MANILA, Philippines - China is providing a welcome boost to the global campaign to pressure North Korea to halt its missile and nuclear tests.  China is the North's economic lifeline. The Trump administration is cautiously embracing China's apparent newfound cooperation.  But Washington says it will be watching closely to ensure that China doesn't ease up on the North - if and when the world's attention is diverted elsewhere.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Report: Livingston resident to be featured in national Down syndrome society video

  06-08-2017 13:46
  NEW YORK - A Livingston Parish resident will be featured in a national down syndrome society video that will be played in New York City's Times Square in September.According to a new release, Jeffery "Gauge" Travis of Livingston, LA will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, September 16, as part of the National Down Syndrome Society's annual Times Square Video presentation. The featured photographs highlight children, teens and adults with Down syndrome and the contribu
  
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• Survey targets flood-damaged Louisiana small businesses

  06-08-2017 13:45
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's flood recovery program is trying to determine the needs of flood-damaged companies by asking small businesses to fill out a statewide survey.  The small business survey is expected to take about 10 minutes to complete and doesn't require supporting documentation. It can be submitted anonymously.  Restore Louisiana hopes it can use the data gathered from small companies impacted by the March and August 2016 floods to develop additiona
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly molesting female juvenile in pool

  06-08-2017 13:27
  BATON ROUGE- A Greenwell Springs man was arrested after he allegedly inappropriately touched a 13-year-old female juvenile in the pool at his house.According to arrest records, the incident took place on Aug. 5th, when authorities were contacted in regard to a 13-year-old female juvenile who said she had been inappropriately touched by the suspect, Samuel Newberry, 35, of Greenwell Springs.The juvenile victim was transported by authorities so that a forensic interview could be conducted.During
  
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• Heavy rains in New Orleans overwhelmed city's pump stations

  06-08-2017 13:20
  NEW ORLEANS - Officials in New Orleans say heavy rainfall overwhelmed the city's pump stations, contributing to flooding in some areas.  NOLA.com reports city officials said Sunday that some neighborhoods saw between 8 and 10 inches of rain over a few hours Saturday. That was too much for the Sewerage & Water Board's 24 pump stations to cope with even though all were operating.  Deputy Mayor Ryan Berni told reporters the city has no immediate plans to req
  
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• Fist fight leads to shooting, suspect arrested on four counts of attempted murder

  06-08-2017 12:54
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man was arrested in connection with a shooting that took place in April, where he allegedly shot one victim and attempted to shoot three others following a fist fight.According to arrest records, the shooting happened on Monday, April 10, just after 12 p.m. in the 5300 block of Paige Street.Upon arrival, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department located a crime scene consisting of a vehicle, cartridge casings, blood and multiple witnesses and
  
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• Hundreds turn out in Ascension Parish to support 3-year-old with rare disorder

  06-08-2017 12:36
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Hundreds of drivers turned out in Ascension Parish Sunday to show support for a 3-year-old boy suffering from a rare disorder.Jack Loeber suffers from Pacsone, a genetic disorder which causes him to have sudden tantrums. But Jack's parents say watching cars drive by is one of the most effective ways to calm him down."You know I come home from work and after about ten minutes of me being home he's coming to me and, in his own special wa
  
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