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• Police unit involved in crash on Scenic Hwy.

  30-09-2017 20:41
  BATON ROUGE - A police unit was involved in a crash on Scenic Hwy. Saturday.Baton Rouge Police confirm the wreck occurred some time after 8:30 p.m. on Scenic Hwy near Blount Road. They say another vehicle was flipped in the crash. It is unclear which vehicle was at fault in the accident.Few details were immediately available, though police confirmed the officer involved did not receive major injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for details.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One hospitalized after crash involving police unit on Scenic Hwy.

  30-09-2017 20:41
  BATON ROUGE - A police unit was involved in a crash on Scenic Hwy. Saturday.Baton Rouge Police confirm the wreck occurred some time after 8:30 p.m. on Scenic Hwy near Blount Road. Police say another vehicle turned in front of the officer's vehicle as the unit was traveling southbound on Scenic.The other vehicle reportedly flipped over during the crash. Police say the driver was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.Police confirmed the officer involved did not sustain any major injuries.
  
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• Daughter of fallen deputy supported by EBRSO officers at homecoming game

  30-09-2017 20:30
  WALKER - The daughter of fallen East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputy Lt. Shawn Anderson received a special surprise Friday night. According to a post on the EBRSO Facebook page, members of her father's shift and EBRSO SWAT were in attendance as she was awarded the title of Sophomore Maid at Walker High School's homecoming game. Going the extra mile, SWAT even had a special talk with Delaney Anderson's homecoming date. Lt. Shawn Anderson
  
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• St. Joan of Arc community of churches to close

  30-09-2017 18:53
  PLAQUEMINE - The Diocese of Baton Rouge have announced that the doors of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and St. Catherine Laboure Mission Church will close in November. According to a news release, the decision was made by the Diocese after looking at the "changing demographics of the Catholic population in the area, parish financial resources and future pastoral consideration." St. Joan of Arc, located in Bayou Pigeon, has been a part of the community since 1965 &am
  
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• Rep. Steve Scalise attends LSU football homecoming game

  30-09-2017 17:53
  BATON ROUGE - After returning to work this week Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise took a trip back to Baton Rouge to attend the LSU vs Troy homecoming game Saturday night.Scalise is an LSU alumnus who graduated in 1989. He returned to work at the Capitol after three months in the hospital and at a rehabilitation facility.The Louisiana Republican voted Thursday morning and addressed his colleagues on the House floor. It was his first public appearance sin
  
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• Man arrested for vandalizing 4 Trump golf courses

  30-09-2017 17:40
  BEDMINSTER, New Jersey - Authorities in New Jersey say a Hawaii man stands accused of defacing the greens at four golf courses that President Donald Trump owns in New Jersey and New York.  Somerset County prosecutors say 61-year-old Clifford Tillotson, of Kaneohe, is charged with criminal mischief.  Tillotson allegedly used some sort of chemical to write various comments critical of the Trump administration on nine putting greens at the Trump National Golf Cl
  
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• Two arrested in late night shooting on Siegen Lane

  30-09-2017 16:07
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies have arrested two men in connection with a shooting that occurred late Friday night. According to probable cause forms, authorities responded to a shooting in the parking lot of a strip of commercial properties on Siegen Lane north of I-10. After investigating, Sheriff's Deputies found that Cody McGhee fired a gun at a victim's vehicle after an altercation. The victim sustained minor injuries and McGh
  
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• LSU continues to find its footing vs Troy

  30-09-2017 15:11
  BATON ROUGE — This could be a telling weekend for 25th-ranked LSU.The Tigers are favored to beat Troy (3-1) by three touchdowns, yet LSU (3-1) has looked vulnerable recently, beaten badly two weeks ago and narrowly avoiding an upset last week.Tigers coach Ed Orgeron suggested that youth and inexperience have a lot to do with that."When you play 20 freshmen, it's going to be like that," Orgeron said, adding that on offense, veterans, too, have had an adjustment to make with the arrival
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly kidnapping man from home at knifepoint

  30-09-2017 14:50
  RACELAND - A 56-year-old Raceland woman was arrested after she allegedly broke into a man's home and forced him to drive her somewhere at knifepoint.According to Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, Charlene Shelby was arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and second-degree kidnapping.On Friday, Sept. 29, just after 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary at a residence on LA Highway 1 in Raceland.Through the initial investigation, deputies learned Shelby arrived at the home around 30
  
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• Louisiana's university systems see modest enrollment growth

  30-09-2017 14:14
  BATON ROUGE - After years of enrollment declines amid repeated budget cuts, Louisiana's university systems are reporting an uptick in their student counts this year.  The Advocate reports that enrollment figures from the LSU System, University of Louisiana System and Southern University System show a 1.3 percent increase in student count across their campuses. Nearly 151,000 students are attending their universities.  The growth comes after enrollments statew
  
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• Bicyclist struck, killed by vehicle on Greenwell Springs Road

  30-09-2017 13:47
  GREENWELL SPRINGS - A bicyclist was reportedly struck and killed by a vehicle on Greenwell Springs Road Saturday afternoon, according to Central Fire Department spokesman Derek Glover.According to authorities, the crash occurred in the 21000 block of Greenwell Springs Road just after 1:00 p.m.The victim was pronounced dead on arrival, according to authorities.Greenwell Springs Road was closed near the crash site as authorities processed the scene. No word on
  
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• Scientists get $4.8M to keep studying 2010 oil spill effects

  30-09-2017 13:22
  COCODRIE, La. - Researchers headed by a Louisiana consortium have received nearly $5 million to keep studying the effects of the 2010 oil spill on southeastern Louisiana marsh ecosystems.  The state board of Regents said in a news release Friday that the $4.8 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative will keep the studies going for another two years.  Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University professor Nancy Rabal
  
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• 5-year-old honored; donates organs following fatal crash

  30-09-2017 13:04
  BATON ROUGE - A 5-year-old boy is being remembered as a hero after his organs were donated following a fatal crash earlier this week. West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies escorted the body of Xander Benoit from Our Lady of the Lake Hospital to his home in Lafayette Saturday evening. "He would have loved seeing police in front of us with lights and sirens and we were following him," said Xander's grandfather Lee Benoit. Xander died from injuri
  
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• LSP: Troopers investigate separate fatal crashes in St. Tammany, Washington Parish

  30-09-2017 13:03
  COVINGTON - Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L were called to investigate two separate fatal crashes on the Northshore Friday night.According to State Police, the first crash occurred on Interstate 12 near US 190 in Covington. The crash claimed the life of an unidentified white male pedestrian, according to State Police.The second crash occurred on LA 62 near LA 424 in Washington Parish. The crash claimed the life of 19-year-old Jamie Lee Adcox of Pine.Through the initial investigatio
  
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• San Juan mayor answers Trump's Twitter attack

  30-09-2017 12:41
  BRANCHBURG, N.J. - The mayor of San Juan is answering a Twitter attack by President Donald Trump by calling for a united focus on helping people in Puerto Rico after the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria.  Carmen Yulin Cruz posted twin tweets in Spanish and English saying: "The goal is one: saving lives. This is the time to show our 'true colors'. We cannot be distracted by anything else."  The Saturday morning tweets included photos of the may
  
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• Ethel man dies in head-on crash on Hwy. 19, other driver injured

  30-09-2017 12:41
  ETHEL - A fatal two-vehicle crash in East Feliciana Parish claimed the life of a 49-year-old Ethel man Saturday night.According to Louisiana State Police, the crash occurred on Hwy. 19 near Hwy. 955 sometime before 8:00 p.m.The crash claimed the life of Tom Hayes Jr., 49, of Ethel.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined the crash occurred as Hayes was traveling northbound on Hwy. 19 in a 2013 Nissan Maxima.At the same time, 36-year-old Alvin McCray Jr. of Ethel was traveling
  
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• Crews responding to fatal crash on Highway 19

  30-09-2017 12:41
  ETHEL - Crews are responding to a crash involving two vehicles in Highway 19 in Ethel. Sources say at least one person is dead. No word on what caused the crash. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 3 sentenced to prison for looting Mississippi Indian mound

  30-09-2017 12:39
  OXFORD, Miss. - Three Mississippi residents face prison time for looting an Indian mound.  WTVA-TV reports that 34-year-old Matthew Glen Arnold, of Booneville, pleaded guilty to six counts of violating an archaeological resource in March and was sentenced Friday to 20 months in prison.  Tyler Wilemon, a 22-year-old Booneville resident, pleaded guilty to one count in May and was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison.  Sandra Arnold, of I
  
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• Amid outcry over Confederate markers, new ones are going up

  30-09-2017 12:34
  ATLANTA - As Confederate statues across the nation get removed, covered up or vandalized, some brand new ones are being built as well.  The Sons of Confederate Veterans are dedicating a $5,000, 7-foot-tall monument on private land in Aiken, South Carolina on Saturday. A marker honoring unknown Confederate soldiers was recently unveiled in a private park in Alabama, and another memorial has been installed outside a courthouse in Georgia.  Supporters say these
  
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• Report: Welsh climber killed in Yosemite tried to save wife

  30-09-2017 12:24
  LONDON - A British newspaper is reporting that the Welsh climber killed by falling rock in Yosemite National Park this week died while trying to shield his wife.  The Times says Andrew Foster's wife, Lucy, told her husband's aunt that he jumped to cover her as tons of rock came cascading Wednesday down the face of El Capitan, a 3,600-foot granite monolith that attracts climbers from around the world.  Gillian Stephens, in an interview with the Times published
  
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• Freshman QB leads Southern past Fort Valley St., 31-14

  30-09-2017 12:22
  BATON ROUGE - Danny Johnson returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown to spark Southern to a 31-14 win over Division II Fort Valley State in a nonconference game Saturday night.  Herbert Edwards carried 19 times for 141 yards to lead the Southern offense.  Senior quarterback Austin Howard had a touchdown pass in the first quarter, hitting Jarmarqueza Mims from 7-yards out, but watched the second half from the Southern sideline after aggravating a knee injury.
  
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