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• Former LSU student accused of pushing fraternity member down stairs

  23-08-2017 20:37
  BATON ROUGE - A former LSU student is facing battery charges after allegedly pushing another student down two flights of stairs at a fraternity house.Police charged Daniel Lorusso II with second degree battery.According to arrest records, the victim was volunteering with a service showing potential new fraternity members around different houses. The victim told police part of his job was to make sure none of the new or existing fraternity members were violating any rules.Police say the victim w
  
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• Crews responding to crash on Airline Hwy.

  23-08-2017 20:18
  BATON ROUGE - First responders are on the scene of a wreck on Airline Hwy.Police responded to the two-vehicle crash around 8 p.m. on Airline Hwy. near Winbourne Ave.Images from the scene showed at least one vehicle with a damaged front end. BRPD and EMS were called to assist the people involved.Sources say two patients were transported from the scene with minor, non-life threatening injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Potential heavy rain could cause issues in Central

  23-08-2017 17:34
  CENTRAL - Central Resident John Winkler's front yard is currently being dug up by the city. He says in the decades that he's lived in Central, his home only flooded last August."Last August, everything plastic that I had floated away so I know it ended up in all of the ditches. So it's me and everybody," he said. "Everybody had to have a new garbage can so you know that that is in the ditches somewhere between here and wherever."But with all the construction going on in his drains, he's not pos
  
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• Uber expanding food delivery service to LSU area

  23-08-2017 17:29
  BATON ROUGE - Ridesharing service Uber will be rolling out it's food delivery sector in Baton Rouge by the end of the year.UberEATS is a service that allows users to order food from local restaurants using an app separate than the standard Uber app. A representative for Uber confirms they are expanding their service to include the LSU area."We're excited to launch in Baton Rouge soon, bringing a way for people to get the food they love at Uber speed - stay tuned for more information," an Uber s
  
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• Woman shoplifts 18 bottles of booze from Louisiana liquor store

  23-08-2017 17:06
  SHREVEPORT - Authorities are on the lookout for a booze bandit who shoplifted 18 bottles of alcohol from a Shreveport liquor store.Police are investigating the situation after the brazen thief was captured on surveillance video as she stuffed KTBS reports that the woman made the her way around the entire store over the course of about two and a half minutes, grabbing 18 bottles of wine and hard liquor and stuffing them insider her purse, bra and even her crotch.Store
  
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• 6-year-old pulls drowning toddler twin cousins from pool

  23-08-2017 16:56
  CALHOUN, La. - A 6-year-old boy pulled his drowning toddler twin cousins from a backyard pool in Louisiana.  The twins' father, Steven Kelley of Calhoun, says 6-year-old Branson Lee pulled his own little brother from the pool's top step, then saw his 21-month-old cousins floating face-down, hauled them out and yelled for help.  Kelley says the twins were limp and blue, but are fine. He says their complete recovery is a miracle.  Kelley began
  
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• Crews clearing drainage canals across EBR Parish in preparation for heavy rainfall

  23-08-2017 16:49
  BATON ROUGE - Public works crews are out in full force in Baton Rouge as Tropical Depression Harvey approaches the gulf coast.On Wednesday, the city announced that works were cleaning and maintaining drainage canals all throughout East Baton Rouge Parish. Workers are also addressing other maintenance-related needs to aid in planning and preparation work.Southeast Louisiana is expected to receive heavy rainfall as early as Friday morning, and it will likely continue through the weekend.
  
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• Livingston school bus drivers in short supply

  23-08-2017 16:27
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - School officials say their pool of substitute bus drivers is dwindling and they're trying to recruit as many as they can."We're kind of down to a minimul number of subs and we're trying to get that up," said Jeff Frizell, transportation supervisor.Frizell says there are currently 290 full-time bus drivers. He says thirty of his substitutes transitioned into full-time drivers this year, leaving the department with hardly any subs.As the school system searches for more drivers
  
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• Two new charter schools coming to Baton Rouge in 2018

  23-08-2017 15:03
  BATON ROUGE - A network of public charter schools based out of Texas has announced plans for two new schools set to open in Baton Rouge next year.IDEA Cortana Academy and College Prep will serve students in Baton Rouge in Kinder through 2nd & 6th grade in its first year. The school will add grade levels until it serves Pre-K to 12th grade in 2024.IDEA says Cortana Academy and another school are scheduled to open in Fall 2018. Details on the second school
  
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• EBRSO asking for assistance in locating missing man

  23-08-2017 14:12
  BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man.Dale Sands was last seen and heard from Tuesday.Sands is described as a white male, 5’11” and is 200 pounds. He was last known to be wearing black slacks with a blue Allstate polo shirt. He drives a dark green F150 extra cab truck with a temporary tag in the rear window.Anyone with information should contact the EBRSO at (225) 389-5000.Per
  
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• WATCH: Man jumps on tow truck, bashes windows as car is repossessed

  23-08-2017 14:03
  COMPTON, Calif. - A video showing an bizarre confrontation between a tow truck driver and and an angry crowbar-wielding man is making the rounds on the internet.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told KTLA the truck was towing away a repossessed car when the registered owner noticed it being taken away and started yelling at the truck's driver. After the driver explained the situation to the owner, the man began to show "aggressive behavior".The driver got back into the tow tr
  
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• NAACP wants meeting with NFL commissioner about Kaepernick

  23-08-2017 13:59
  WASHINGTON- The NAACP wants a meeting with the NFL commissioner to discuss the fate of Colin Kaepernick.Kaepernick is the former San Francisco 49er quarterback who refused to stand for the national anthem - kneeling as a protest against police brutality. He once took his team to the Super Bowl, but he's a free agent now, and no club has signed him.The NAACP says in a letter to the football commissioner, Roger Goodell, that it's apparently "no sheer coincidence" that Kaepernick hasn't b
  
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• Boy suffocates after mattress placed on crib to stop escapes

  23-08-2017 13:42
  MYERSTOWN, Pa.- A Pennsylvania couple was jailed on charges they tied and weighted down a mattress on top of their son's crib so he couldn't climb out, leading him to suffocate.Justin Dwyer, 29, and Courtney Stash, 28, were arraigned Wednesday on involuntary manslaughter and other counts in the April death of their 2-year-old son.Detectives say the Myerstown couple was weighing down the mattress with two 50-pound bags of rock salt and securing it with bungee cords. A police affidavit says they
  
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• ATM stolen from bank with forklift

  23-08-2017 13:39
  CONWAY, Ark.-The Conway Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible for stealing an ATM from a bank August 16.The ATM was removed with a forklift from a First Service Bank around 3:00 a.m. The ATM was torn from its foundation before it was loaded onto a truck.People with information should contact Detective Williams at 501-450-6130.Information provided by the Conway Police Department.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Egypt leaders meet U.S. envoy despite aid cuts

  23-08-2017 13:03
  CAIRO, Egypt-Egypt's president and foreign minister have met with White House envoy Jared Kushner hours after the Trump administration cut or delayed hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Cairo over human rights concerns.A modified version of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry's schedule Wednesday had earlier showed the meeting with Kushner cancelled, which was widely seen as a snub in protest at the aid cuts. But Shoukry later sat in on Kushner's meeting with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi an
  
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• Construction delays football games at Olympia Stadium

  23-08-2017 12:54
  BATON ROUGE - Construction crews are still working on renovations at Olympia Stadium.BREC said recent rain has caused the delay in the construction process, affecting local high school and recreational football that's normally played at the stadium."We've adjusted to it,"  Catholic High School Head Coach Gabe Fertitta said.With Catholic High not having home field advantage for their first football game of the season, BREC told them Olympia Stadium would not be ready for their opening n
  
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• 20-year-old charged in connection with multiple bank robberies

  23-08-2017 12:38
  PLAQUEMINE - Authorities say a joint effort between law enforcement agencies in three parishes has resulted in the arrest of a man suspected of robbing multiple banks.Authorities said 20-year-old Robert Ledet Jr. was arrested Tuesday on charges of armed robbery and attempted armed robbery. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, Ledet was responsible for committing bank robberies in Iberville and West Feliciana Parishes,
  
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• Rouses to open new location in Baton Rouge

  23-08-2017 12:32
  BATON ROUGE– Rouses Markets has announced plans to open its latest location in Baton Rouge.The supermarket chain will build it 56th location at the corner of Lee and Burbank Drives in the new Arlington Marketplace. The new store will be the chain’s fourth location in Baton Rouge.The announcement of the location comes right after the company’s acquisition of a third location in Bluebonnet Village Shopping Center. That store will open this fall.Permalink| Co
  
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• Louisiana on the hunt for new higher education commissioner

  23-08-2017 12:26
  BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana is searching for its next higher education commissioner.
   Joseph Rallo, in the position since January 2015, plans to retire in about nine months.
   The Board of Regents announced Wednesday that Rallo, whose contract ends in December, has agreed to stay until June while the board searches for a new commissioner. The board intends to hire a national firm to seek candidates for the job, which pays Rallo $364,000 a year.
   The commissioner overs
  
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• Early morning shooting at Roosevelt and River Road

  23-08-2017 12:05
  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Police Department was on the scene of a shooting early this morning that left a victim with serious injuries.Authorities said the shooting took place around 4 a.m. on west Roosevelt at River Road. The victim was found one block over on Daniel Webster Street.The victim is suffering from life threatening injuries, authorities said. There is no suspect or motive at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Arrest made in weekend attempted murder shooting

  23-08-2017 09:50
  LAFOURCHE- After an almost fatal shooting over the weekend, a Bayou Blue man has been charged with multiple charges including attempted murder.Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jared Walker, 37, after an incident that took place Sunday morning on Lacroix Drive.Deputies responded to the scene around 6 a.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound near his abdomen lying in the street. Walker emerged from a nearby residence and told deputies he shot the victim.The victim wa
  
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• Suspect wanted in shooting death of 19-year old woman

  23-08-2017 08:35
  BATON ROUGE- A arrest warrant has been issued for a Ponchatoula man for the shooting and killing of a 19-year old woman, authorities said.Around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday James Seymore, 20, was playing with a hand gun while sitting in the back seat of a vehicle and accidently shot Briana Hornsby while she was driving in the 10900 block of Florida Blvd.Seymore fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. Hornsby was transported to a local hospital where she died from her injuries.Seymore is
  
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• Lebanese PM: Victory is near against IS along Syrian border

  23-08-2017 08:08
  BEIRUT, Lebanon- Lebanon's prime minister has visited troops near his country's border with Syria, and said that victory against the Islamic State group is near.Prime Minister Saad Hariri spoke to reporters on Wednesday in Ras Baalbek, where he inspected the military's command center for the ongoing military operation against hundreds of IS militants.Hariri says: "I never doubted the Lebanese army." The U.S.-backed Lebanese military is now preparing for the last phase of the operation that bega
  
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• Whole Foods shareholders to get their say on Amazon deal

  23-08-2017 07:54
  NEW YORK- Whole Foods shareholders will vote on whether to bless a union with Amazon that the organic grocery chain's CEO called "love at first sight."Before agreeing to the $13.7 billion offer, Whole Foods had been under intense shareholder pressure to improve results and retain customers who have more choices about where to get natural foods. Approval from Whole Foods shareholders on Wednesday is one of the steps required to close the deal.The companies also need approval from government regu
  
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• Former post office janitor pleads guilty to mail theft

  23-08-2017 06:02
  LAFAYETTE- A former post office janitor has admitted stealing mail in Louisiana.The acting U.S. attorney in Lafayette says 39-year-old Jerome Guidry of Bayou Vista pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of theft of mail by a post office employee.Alexander Van Hook says in a news release that Guidry admitted taking a $50 store gift card and a $500 Postal Service money order. He says Morgan City police investigated a complaint that the gift card never reached its recipient. Authorities say investiga
  
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• Louisiana parish, lawyers in $6 million oil spill dispute

  23-08-2017 05:54
  NEW ORLEANS- A coastal Louisiana Parish that reached a $45 million settlement last year in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is in a dispute with its attorneys in the case over $6 million in fees and costs.However, records filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Orleans indicate efforts to iron out the disagreement are under way.Plaquemines Parish officials opted out of a $20 billion settlement BP reached with numerous government entities, saying its share would be too small. They hired t
  
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