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• EBR schools forums focus on adding facilities, programs to the school system

  25-09-2017 21:55
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School System plans to hold a series of forums to discuss future facilities and programs within the system.Monday nights school leaders, concerned parents and board members discussed questions and ideas to move forward with adding news school buildings and programs..@EBRSchools holds forums to get the community's feedback on new facilities and programs in the parish, story tonight at 10pm @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/yLibkswhjG— Danielle WBRZ ?? (@DJacksonT
  
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• 18-wheeler stuck under I-10 overpass in Port Allen

  25-09-2017 21:48
  PORT ALLEN - An 18-wheeler is struck underneath the I-10 overpass on Hwy. 415 in Port Allen.According to a News 2 crew at the scene, the driver appears to have lodged the truck under the overpass in an attempt to drive through. The driver appears to have been heading northbound on Hwy. 415 when he became stuck.The driver attempted to move the 18-wheeler but was unsuccessful.Authorities have just arrived on scene. Check back for updates.Stuck between a rock and a hard place?
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• Trump slams McCain for opposing health bill

  25-09-2017 21:23
  WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain's opposition to the latest GOP health care bill is drawing an angry tweet from President Donald Trump.  Trump tweeted Monday night: "A few of the many clips of John McCain talking about Repealing & Replacing O'Care. My oh my has he changed - complete turn from years of talk!"  Trump's tweet accompanied six minutes and 24 seconds of clips of McCain promising repeal and replace of President Barack Obama's Affordable
  
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• Police say 181 arrested at Senate protest

  25-09-2017 21:19
  WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested 181 demonstrators who delayed a Senate hearing on health care, protesting Republican efforts to scuttle Obamacare.  Police on Tuesday carried some demonstrators out of the hearing room and took out others in wheelchairs as scores chanted, "No cuts to Medicaid, save our liberty."  The protest came as Republicans are trying to salvage their latest last-ditch bill to repeal and replace Barack Obama's Affordable
  
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• Officials: Mississippi trailer explosion kills 3, injures 2

  25-09-2017 20:55
  JASPER COUNTY, Miss. - Officials say a trailer explosion in Mississippi has killed three people and injured two others.  Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson tells WDAM-TV that emergency crews found three adults dead when they responded to the fire Monday afternoon. He says two children were injured and flown to a hospital in Jackson.  The sheriff says an adult was apparently working on a propane heater when it exploded.  Jasper County Corone
  
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• Feds send aid to Puerto Rico amid growing requests for help

  25-09-2017 19:56
  WASHINGTON - Federal agencies are ramping up their response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico as the Trump administration seeks to blunt criticism its response to Hurricane Maria has fallen short of its efforts after the storms that hit Texas and Florida.  Many of the more than 3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory were still doing without adequate supplies of food, water and fuel on Monday, five days after the Category 4 storm made landfall. Democrats are charact
  
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• Cowboys, Cardinals player lock arms during national anthem at Monday Night Football

  25-09-2017 19:36
  GLENDALE, Ariz.-  - Players from both the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys locked arms in protest during a performance of the national anthem on Monday Night Football. Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones joined his team in taking a knee on the field before the anthem, showing solidarity with other players who protested over the weekend. Just before the anthem began players on both teams rose to their feet, but continued to lock arms throughout the performance. Monday night'
  
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• Cowboys, Cardinals lock arms during National Anthem on Monday Night Football

  25-09-2017 19:36
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Players from both the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys locked arms in unity following a performance of the national anthem on Monday Night Football. Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones joined his team in taking a knee on the field before the anthem, showing solidarity with other players who protested over the weekend. Just before the anthem began, players on both teams rose to their feet, but continued to lock arms throughout the performance. Former LSU&am
  
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• Iberville fire chief admits to falsifying records; Residents paying the price

  25-09-2017 19:10
  BAYOU SORREL - Director of Iberville Parish Fire and Emergency John Marques could not believe what the former fire chief of the Bayou Sorrel Volunteer Fire Department did.He says Travis Dupree sent a long list of false information to an agency that grades fire departments."He could face insurance fraud and filing and maintaining false public records," John Marques said.That document contained fals
  
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• Loved one's remains unidentified following flood

  25-09-2017 18:35
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A family is having trouble finding peace after their mother's remains were unearthed during the August 2016 flood and have yet to be positively identified. The family has been told their identifying factors may be too vague, which leaves the process, for now, at a stand-still.Theresa Mitchell and her family have a plot of land in Plainview Cemetery in Denham Springs. While most of her family members rest in peace, her mother's does not."Her casket came out the ground," said Mit
  
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• Agreement reached to end strike by video-game voice actors

  25-09-2017 18:34
  LOS ANGELES - Video-game voice actors have agreed to end a nearly yearlong strike against several major gaming publishers.  The actors union SAG-AFTRA and a representative for the publishers said Monday that they reached a tentative agreement on Saturday to end the strike.  It calls for actors who work multiple sessions on games to receive additional payments and contains a requirement that companies disclose to actors what game they will be working on.&n
  
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• Baseball union boss endorses anthem protests

  25-09-2017 18:29
  The head of major league baseball's players' union is endorsing athletes' right to protest during the national anthem.  Tony Clark, a former All-Star first baseman who is executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has released a statement two days after Oakland Athletics rookie catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first MLB player to kneel during "The Star-Spangled Banner."  Clark says, "We will always respect and support all of our play
  
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• Local bar & grill refuses to show NFL games following national anthem protests

  25-09-2017 17:27
  DENHAM SPRINGS - An area bar says it won't be showing anymore content from the NFL after numerous players on several teams chose not to participate in the national anthem on Sunday.A Facebook post from Sarita's Grill & Cantina in Denham Springs says the bar will no longer air any NFL games or NFL Network programming. The bar attributed the change to player protests of the national anthem before many of Sunday's games."We respect everyone’s right to freed
  
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• Steelers will take field for anthem before game vs. Ravens

  25-09-2017 17:06
  PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers will be on the field during the national anthem in next weekend's game against the Baltimore Ravens.  Every Steeler but left tackle Alejandro Villanueva remained in a tunnel while the anthem played before a loss in Chicago on Sunday. Ben Roethlisberger says the team asked Villanueva to join the other captains at the front of the line before kickoff and a miscommunication led to Villanueva, a West Point graduate and Army veteran, being left
  
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• Power failure knocks out power to hundreds Monday

  25-09-2017 16:46
  BATON ROUGE – About eight-hundred Entergy customers were without power Monday afternoon due to a malfunction at a substation.The outage was centered around the Monticello community. Areas along Greenwell Springs Road from N. Sherwood Forest to the Comite River were knocked off the grid around 2 o'clock.Entergy said equipment at a power substation failed and crews were on site making repairs. Power could be out until 8 o'clock Monday night.Click HERE to monitor outages.****************
  
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• LHSAA issues memo on high school football players who protest National Anthem

  25-09-2017 16:31
  BATON ROUGE – The overseers of high school sports in Louisiana dusted off its policy memo it first issued last year as the sports world is involved in controversies over whether players honor the National Anthem or not.The NFL and President Donald Trump were locked in a war over the weekend after the president suggested players who don't stand for the anthem should be disciplined. The NFL fired back against the president and players protested the anthem at games Sunday.Monday, the Lou
  
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• Slidell Police detail funeral procession for officer killed in crash

  25-09-2017 15:27
  SLIDELL - The Slidell Police Department has announced plans for the funeral procession of an officer who was killed in an off-duty crash Wednesday.Funeral services for Lieutenant Ray Dupuy are expected to  end around 1 p.m. Tuesday. After the services are complete, citizens are encouraged to the line the procession route in support of Lt. Dupuy and his family.After the interment, all are invited for a reception back at the Slidell City Auditorium.The route ca
  
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• Slidell Police announce funeral procession route for officer killed in crash

  25-09-2017 15:27
  SLIDELL - The Slidell Police Department has announced plans for the funeral procession of an officer who was killed in an off-duty crash Wednesday.Funeral services for Lieutenant Ray Dupuy are expected to  end around 1 p.m. Tuesday. After the services are complete, citizens are encouraged to the line the procession route in support of Lt. Dupuy and his family.After the interment, all are invited for a reception back at the Slidell City Auditorium.The route ca
  
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• Mississippi confirms 54 cases of West Nile virus this year

  25-09-2017 15:17
  JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming three new cases of West Nile virus.  That brings the total so far this year to 54 cases of the mosquito-borne illness, including two people who died weeks ago. The new cases are in Forrest, Hinds, and Scott counties.  In 2016, the state had 43 cases with two deaths.  So far this year, there have been 12 cases in Hinds County; six in Rankin County; five in Forrest Count
  
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• Mississippi gets more time in lawsuit over Confederate-themed flag

  25-09-2017 14:52
  JACKSON, Miss. - The U.S. Supreme Court is giving Mississippi more time to respond to a lawsuit that challenges the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag.  The court says Monday that attorneys for Gov. Phil Bryant have until Oct. 18 to respond. The original deadline was this Thursday.  Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney in Mississippi, filed suit in 2016 seeking to have the flag declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery.  A
  
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• NFL: No punishment for players skipping the national anthem

  25-09-2017 14:17
  A spokesperson for the NFL says players will not be disciplined after several teams chose to skip the national anthem over the weekend.According to a report from WWL, NFL spokesperson Joe Lockhart said Monday that players would not be punished for violating league rules requiring them to stand on the sideline during the national anthem.The Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans stayed in the locker room during the national anthem in protest, while most of the Pittsburg
  
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• Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case

  25-09-2017 14:14
  NEW YORK - Anthony Weiner has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that may have impacted the 2016 presidential election.  The former Democratic congressman from New York had faced up to 27 months in prison on Monday after his guilty plea to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Prosecutors say he broke the law by having illicit contact with a 15-year-old girl using Skype and Snapchat.  Weiner's
  
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• White House rejects North Korea's view of Trump words

  25-09-2017 14:03
  WASHINGTON-The White House is pushing back on North Korea's claim that President Donald Trump's recent words amount to a declaration of war.White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the U.S. hasn't "declared war" on North Korea. TheTrump administration also clarified Monday that it is not seeking to overthrow North Korea's government after the president tweeted that Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer."Pyongyang interpreted that tweet as a declaration of war.Trump said in a speec
  
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• Police arrest man accused of attacking woman, children outside home

  25-09-2017 14:02
  THIBODAUX - On Monday, police announced the arrest of a man accused of attacking a woman and her children outside of their home. On September 16, authorities say that Omar Harvey punched the woman in the face, causing her to fall backwards and hit her head on an ice machine. The hit to the head, knocked the woman unconscious as well as injuring her tailbone.Harvey then allegedly struck one of the victim’s preteen children in the face, also knocking them down. Officers at the
  
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• Appeals court allows more of Texas 'sanctuary cities' law

  25-09-2017 13:57
  NEW ORLEANS- A federal appeals court has partially lifted a judge's order that blocked much of a Texas law targeting "sanctuary cities."Monday's ruling by three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel allows more of the law to take effect, and says that the law could survive with some language changes.The law requires Texas cities and counties to comply with federal immigration officials' requests to detain people who are suspected of being in the country illegally and jailed
  
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• Two children hit by car after getting off of school bus in Shreveport

  25-09-2017 13:46
  SHREVEPORT- Louisiana authorities say two children were hit by a car and injured after they got off their school bus.Caddo Parish schools spokeswoman Mary Wood told news outlets that one suffered a broken leg and the other minor bumps and bruises Monday morning.Police said the car's driver was not cited because the children entered the road before the bus crossing arm was extended.The accident happened about 6:45 a.m. near Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School in ShreveportPermalink| Co
  
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• WATCH: Local officer helps child be a cop for a day

  25-09-2017 13:26
  GONZALES - Photos of a local police officer are making the rounds on social media after he helped a child become a cop for a day.Natasha Henderson said her son Jake had been playing in their neighborhood, dressed in his police costume, when Officer Tyson of the Gonzales Police Department spotted him. "He so was adorable in his uniform. He's in to trains and police now," Henderson said of her son.Little did she know, the officer was about to help her son live out his d
  
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• Child dies after being ejected from vehicle during crash

  25-09-2017 12:53
  HAHNVILLE- A young child was killed after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash Sunday night.Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, Louisiana State Police officers investigated a single vehicle fatal crash on LA 18 east at Avalon Place that took the life of 7-year-old Alina Ezzo.Islam Ezzo was driving a 2013 GMC Terrain east on LA 18 at a high rate of speed, authorities said. Islam lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road. The vehicle struck several trees and overturned.Police say Alina was
  
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• Child dies after being ejected for vehicle during crash

  25-09-2017 12:53
  HAHNVILLE- A young child was killed after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash Sunday night.Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, Louisiana State Police officers investigated a single vehicle fatal crash on LA 18 east at Avalon Place that took the life of 7-year-old Alina Ezzo.Islam Ezzo was driving a 2013 GMC Terrain east on LA 18 at a high rate of speed, authorities said. Islam lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road. The vehicle struck several trees and overturned.Police say Alina was
  
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• Multiple people possibly injured in shooting on Cezanne Ave.

  25-09-2017 12:24
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple people are possibly injured after a shooting took place on Cezanne Avenue Monday night, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.According to authorities, the shooting occurred in the 6800 block of Cezanne Avenue just before 10:00 p.m.There are possibly multiple victims that were injured in the shooting, according to BRPD.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Driver cited after 18-wheeler loses trailer, causes mess on I-10

  25-09-2017 12:20
  BATON ROUGE - Police say a semi truck lost its load on I-10 Monday morning, leaving debris and a massive traffic jam in its wake. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Monday on I-10 East near College Drive. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, an 18-wheeler lost its trailer, which struck a DOTD vehicle parked on the shoulder of the roadway.Police say no one was inside the DOTD vehicle at the time and no injuries were reported. Police added that the driver w
  
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• 18-wheeler crash causes mess on I-10

  25-09-2017 12:20
  BATON ROUGE- A truck appears to have lost its load on I-10 westbound at College Drive after an accident.The incident occurred around 10 am Monday morning.I-10 West is reduced to one lane past College Drive. Congestion is past Essen Lane.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Lawmaker calls for cutting state tax dollars for Saints after players sat during national anthem

  25-09-2017 09:22
  ST. FRANICSVILLE-  A state representative wants to cut millions of state dollars going to the New Orleans Saints.State Representative Kenneth Havard wants to cut millions of state tax dollars, tax exemptions and tax credits allocated to the Saints, the NFL and any associated facilities that receive state funding.A statement from Havard reads:"The very reason they have the privilege and opportunity to play professional football while being paid millions is because some
  
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• Weiner arrives for sentencing in sexting scandal

  25-09-2017 08:55
  NEW YORK- Anthony Weiner is at a New York City courthouse where he is to be sentenced in a sexting scandal that some blame for Hillary Clinton's presidential loss.The former New York congressman faces up to 27 months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Prosecutors say he broke the law by having illicit contact with a 15-year-old girl using Skype and Snapchat.The Democrat's sexting habit destroyed his career in Congress. It also
  
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• Two teens arrested for shooting 4 people with BB guns

  25-09-2017 08:43
  MORGAN CITY- Officers from the Morgan City Police Department arrested two teens for shooting four victims with BB guns in Lakeside.Authorities responded to the area of Chestnut Drive where the shootings took place. At the scene, officers were given a description of a vehicle that had left the area. A vehicle fitting the description was later located and stopped by officers.Reginald Talver,17, and Dontray Nicolas, 18, were identified as occupants in the vehicle. Office
  
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• Updated text and state-by-state numbers released for GCHJ

  25-09-2017 08:07
  WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has released an updated legislative text, section-by-section and an HHS state-by-state impact table for the updated version of Grahm-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson.“Cassidy-Heller-Johnson returns power back to patients and states to make the decisions that are best for them,” said Cassidy. “This plan protects those with pre-existing conditions and gives states resources and flexibility to lower premiums and increase the number of Ameri
  
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• Crash on Airline Hwy southbound causing delays

  25-09-2017 07:57
  BATON ROUGE- Airline Highway southbound is closed at Barrigner-Foreman due to an accident. The crash occurred around 7 am Monday morning, and involved a pick-up truck pulling a trailer.The accident knocked out the traffic lights at this intersection, and police are directing traffic on the northbound side.Emergency vehicles responded to the accident, no word yet on any injuries.Permalink| Comments
  
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• McCain calls brain cancer prognosis 'very poor'

  25-09-2017 07:47
  WASHINGTON- U.S. Sen. John McCain says doctors have given him a "very poor prognosis" as he battles brain cancer.McCain underwent surgery in July for a brain tumor that was later found to be a form of glioblastoma, the same type of cancer that took the life of his former Senate colleague Edward M. Kennedy in 2009. McCain tells CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview that aired Sunday night that he thinks about Kennedy a lot. He says Kennedy continued to work despite the diagnosis and "never gave up b
  
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• Trump: Criticism of NFL players not about race

  25-09-2017 07:37
  WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump says his criticism of football players who kneel during the national anthem "has nothing to do with race."The president says on Twitter on Monday that the issue is "about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!"The president tweeted that many people "booed the players who kneeled yesterday (which was a small percentage of total). These are fans who demand respect for our Flag!"He also points with pride to NASCAR supporters, wr
  
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• Man arrested following fatal shooting at apartment complex

  25-09-2017 07:07
  SLIDELL- Authorities say a Louisiana man who is accused of shooting another man has been arrested.News outlets report 20-year-old Frank Beckendorf was charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 20-year-old man. The victim was shot in the chest in the parking lot of a Slidell-area apartment complex Sunday morning.St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Deputy Meredith Timberlake says the victim was taken to a hospital and died a short time later.Authorities say Beckendorf had be
  
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• Man arrested for stalking former lover

  25-09-2017 06:39
  BATON ROUGE- A local man was arrested for stalking his former lover and firing a weapon from a moving vehicle.Officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department said that Corri Henry had been stalking his former girlfriend for two months. He had appeared at her residence uninvited numerous times, according to authorities.On Saturday night, Henry arrived at the victim’s house and was asked to leave by the victim. The victim told Henry she was no longer interested in dating him.Henry retur
  
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