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• Suspects in attempted car burglaries caught on video, APSO seeking information

  17-08-2017 20:38
  GONZALES - Surveillance video seems to capture a group of people attempting to open vehicle doors in a neighborhood. Deputies want information on the people involved.Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office deputies shared the video, which appears to show five people exiting a vehicle, splitting up and walking towards multiple homes, and pulling on car door handles before getting back in their car and driving off.The video was taken in the area on Tanya Drive and Bailey drive on August 11.Anyone with
  
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• Deputies seeking information on vehicle burglary suspects

  17-08-2017 20:23
  SORRENTO - APSO deputies are looking for two men accused of steeling a vehicle from a Sorrento gas station in July.Officials say the two men, captured by surveillance video, stole a Chevrolet Aveo from the Speedy Junction on Highway 22 on July 31.The suspects arrived in a Dodge Ram truck towing a trailer filled with sheetrock. The two men got out of their vehcile, entered the Aveo and drove off.Anyone with information is asked to call the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-621-4636 or by
  
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• City OKs emergency funds for drainage crisis

  17-08-2017 19:44
  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans City Council has approved requests for emergency cash to help clean and repair thousands of drainage catch basins, hoping to prevent future flooding the likes of which took many residents by surprise earlier this month.
   The council, during a special meeting Thursday, approved $22 million in emergency funding for the Department of Public Works to handle maintenance and repair of 15,000 catch basins and $3 million for any other drainage emergencies. The mov
  
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• Louisiana debt refinancing estimated to save state $54M

  17-08-2017 19:22
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana has refinanced $377 million in debt, saving the state millions in annual payments by getting a lower interest rate.
   State Treasurer Ron Henson's office announced Thursday that the refinancing will free up more than $54 million for infrastructure projects. Annual savings in debt repayment will range from $1.5 million to $2.7 million through 2045, while the principal debt also will drop.
   The state sells bonds to investors for upfront cash for projects.
  
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• Two taken to hospital after car hits kids getting off school bus

  17-08-2017 17:32
  BATON ROUGE – Two kids were taken to the hospital after being hit by a car while exiting a school bus Thursday evening.The kids were hit at the corner of Alvin Dark and Jay Hebert Drive.  Police said the driver of the car stopped at the scene.Investigators determined the kids got off the school bus and as the bus pulled away, the kids ran across the street and were then hit by the car.  No drivers were at fault, police said.  The two kids, who were not ident
  
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• Police say Barcelona van attack was terrorism

  17-08-2017 14:19
  BARCELONA, Spain- Police in Spain have confirmed they are investigating the van incident in Barcelona as a terror attack, while local media reports say that up to 13 people have been killed.A van slammed into pedestrians on Thursday in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district, which is normally packed at the height of the summer tourist season.Catalan police said: "We confirm the terrorist attack. The protocol for terrorist attacks has been activated."Media outlets, including Cadena SER radio
  
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• Local bishop on events in Charlottesville: 'We cannot remain silent' about hatred

  17-08-2017 14:19
  BATON ROUGE – The head of the Catholic church in Baton Rouge asked the religious to fight hatred and not remain silent amid neo-Nazi marches and violence in Virginia recently.“[I am] condemning the shameful display of racism that took place last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia,” Bishop Robert Muench said in a prepared statement Thursday.Quoting other clergy, the bishop asked that people stand “united in the sacrifice of Jesus, by which love's victory
  
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• Detectives currently looking for suspect in multiple vehicle burglaries

  17-08-2017 14:03
  ZACHARY- Detectives are attempting to identify a suspect in relation to a string of vehicle burglaries. The burglaries took place in Zachary on Newell St., Gloria St., West George, East Eagle, Alice St. and Marie.Please contact the Zachary Police Detectives at 654-1905 or Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Child rushed to hospital after being hit by vehicle at car dealership

  17-08-2017 13:31
  BATON ROUGE – First responders were dispatched to a child being hit in the parking lot of a car dealership Thursday.The 911 call was made around 1:15 to 10968 Airline, near the intersection of Airline and Jefferson Highway. Dispatchers reported a 2-year-old girl had been hit by a car there and was rushed to the hospital.Sources described the child's injuries as serious.  The dealership owners released this statement: "The Team Automotive Group is aware of the acciden
  
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• You could get money for those annoying 'free cruise' calls

  17-08-2017 13:07
  CHICAGO- Anyone who received a robocall offering free cruises from 2009 through 2014 may be eligible for a payout.The money is from the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Resort Marketing Group. The suit claims RMG broke the law when it robocalled consumers without permission of cruise lines.Those eligible to receive money can be awarded up to $900.To check, eligibly go to www.rmgtcpasettlement.com/Home.aspx (CLICK HERE).  The website shares more information, though
  
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• Chile rejects US request to cut ties with Korea

  17-08-2017 12:50
  BEIJING - Chile is rejecting a U.S request to break off all diplomatic and commercial ties with North Korea that was made by Vice President Mike Pence during a visit to the South American nation.Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz says "we have not contemplated" such a move. Munoz adds: "We respect the request from the United States, but Chile maintains relations."He noted that Chile has "strictly applied" all sanctions imposed on Pyongyang by the U.N. Security Council and characterized the
  
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• Two-year-old hit, killed after running into highway

  17-08-2017 12:44
  ROSELAND – A two-year-old died overnight, State Police revealed Thursday morning, after being hit by a car on La. 10 near La. 1058 in Tangipahoa Parish during a church event.State Police identified the child as Kaleb Dyson of Kentwood.Investigators said Dyson was with his mother and other members of a church choir in the parking lot of Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church when the child ran through the parking lot and into the street. Dyson's mother tried to stop him, but the child wa
  
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• Plane goes nose-down in Ascension field; Everyone walks away

  17-08-2017 09:45
  GONZALES – Two people were on a plane that went down in a hayfield in Ascension Parish Thursday, but none sustained serious enough injuries to be taken to the hospital.The plane went down in a field near Pelican Point Country Club around 9:30.The plane, built in 1980 by Beechcraft, seats six people.  The plane features a propeller on the nose.  It is registered to Gulf Central Aviation, LLC, of Baton Rouge.The plane had some damage to the nose, authorities s
  
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• Consultants sought to plan for proposed commuter train along I-10

  17-08-2017 09:32
  BATON ROUGE – A consultant will be hired in the next six weeks or so to plan and design passenger rail stations for a rail line that could one day connect the Capital City with the Crescent City.Despite there being nearly $500,000 for concept planning, there's no concrete plan in place – or funding – for commuter rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Though, city planners hope this step is the first to making the dream a reality.In a news release Thursd
  
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• Missing Gonzales man found

  17-08-2017 09:20
  GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for 35-year-old Doyle Oubre who was reported missing on August 9, according to Chief Deputy Bobby Webre.   > UPDATE: Deputies said Oubre has been found.Oubre is a white male, 5’8” and approximately 160 pounds.No foul play is suspected at this time.Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Oubre are urged to contact the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office at 225
  
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• Missing Gonzales man

  17-08-2017 09:20
  GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for 35-year-old Doyle Oubre who was reported missing on August 9, according to Chief Deputy Bobby Webre.Oubre is a white male, 5’8” and approximately 160 pounds.No foul play is suspected at this time.Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Oubre are urged to contact the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-621-4636 or by texting 847411 to our anonymous tip line from any cellular device
  
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• Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale: $121M in high bids

  17-08-2017 09:00
  NEW ORLEANS- Oil and gas companies offered $121.1 million in high bids on 90 Gulf of Mexico tracts at a federal lease sale.Wednesday's sale was the first since 1983 to offer every available tract in the Gulf. Companies bid on far fewer tracts than in March, when only those off Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were offered. That's generally seen as the best part of the Gulf for drilling.In March, 28 oil companies offered $274.8 million in high bids on 163 tracts. The government rejected 10 bid
  
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• Multiple crashes involving several school buses jam traffic on I-10

  17-08-2017 08:10
  BATON ROUGE- Multiple crashes involving an 18-wheeler and several school buses jammed traffic on I-10 eastbound Thursday morning.The accidents took place just before 8 am, on top of the MS River Bridge in the center lane.No children were hurt in the crashes.The two left lanes remain blocked at the time of this post.I-10 congestion has reached four miles past LA 415. There are rubber necking delays on I-10 westbound from the 10/12 split to LA 1.Permalink| Comments
  
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• AgCenter scientists to study two midge-borne bleeding diseases

  17-08-2017 07:57
  BATON ROUGE - Two Louisiana scientists have a three-year grant to study two viral diseases that are spread by midges and cause bleeding in cattle and deer.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is providing $490,000 to Lane Foil and Claudia Husseneder of the LSU AgCenter. They'll study bluetongue virus and epizootic (EP-ih-zoh-AH-tik) hemorrhagic (HEM-ohr-AJ-ik) disease.Both the virus and the disease often kill deer but are less dangerous to cattle. Foil
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Several major accidents jam traffic in Baton Rouge

  17-08-2017 07:50
  BATON ROUGE - 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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• LIVE TRAFFIC: Monitor afternoon delays here

  17-08-2017 07:50
  BATON ROUGE - News 2's Ashley Fruge’ has you covered with live updates for your Thursday 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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• Family beating at elementary school results in arrest

  17-08-2017 06:42
  BATON ROUGE- A violent incident among family members that took place at a local elementary school has resulted in a arrest.On Wednesday Trenicia Parker allegedly assaulted the mother of her brother’s child in the hallway of Park Elementary School in East Baton Rouge.The incident began when the victim went to register her child at the school. While the victim was filling out the paperwork, the child’s father entered the school’s office. The father was allegedly upse
  
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• Local woman faces multiple charges after fatal car crash

  17-08-2017 06:13
  BATON ROUGE- Vehicular homicide is just one of the multiple charges a local woman is facing after a deadly crash that occurred on Florida Blvd. in May.On May 11 Linda Chase was driving a 2015 Hyundai Elantra traveling west on the inside lane of Florida Blvd. At some point Chase’s vehicle began to drift towards the center curb that separates the east and west bound lanes.Chase drove on the cement curb and eventually hitting a light pole which caused it to fall. After striking
  
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