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• WATCH LIVE: Next newscast is at 5:30, 10:00 Sunday evening

  07-10-2017 20:53
  CLICK HERE TO WATCH EVENING NEWSCASTS COVERING THE LATEST ON NATE SaturdayWBRZ News 2 at NINEWBRZ News 2 at 10:00 SundayWBRZ 2une-In at 7 a.m.WBRZ News 2 at 5:30WBRZ News 2 at 10:00News repeats are seen until the next live newscast. Permalink| Comments
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Next newscast at 7 a.m. Sunday

  07-10-2017 20:53
  CLICK HERE TO WATCH EVENING NEWSCASTS COVERING THE LATEST ON NATE SaturdayWBRZ News 2 at NINEWBRZ News 2 at 10:00 SundayWBRZ 2une-In at 7 a.m.WBRZ News 2 at 5:30WBRZ News 2 at 10:00News repeats are seen until the next live newscast. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana National Guard prepares for possible Hurricane Nate evacuations

  07-10-2017 20:42
  CARVILLE - The Louisiana National Guard issued hundreds of emergency transportation operations all over the southern region as a safety precaution for Hurricane Nate. In the Iberville Parish town of Carville, Operation Bus Task Force was put in place. About 38 school buses were lined up at the National Guard installation as residents anticipate the storm. Colonel Lonnie Louce said she just wants everyone to be ready for any possible danger."We don't know exactly what
  
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• Nate makes landfall; Area rain to clear quickly Sunday

  07-10-2017 19:02
  SUMMARY: Hurricane Nate made a first U.S. landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi Rover just before 7pm Saturday. As of 7pm Saturday, Hurricane Nate was located 100 miles south of Biloxi, Mississippi with a minimum central pressure of 982mb and maximum sustained winds of 85mph and was moving north, north at 20mph. After making a landfall near Gulfport, Mississippi, Saturday evening, Nate will accelerate northeastward with wind and rain quickly ending on the southern side of the stor
  
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• Governor deploys hundreds of guardsmen to Louisiana in anticipation of Hurricane Nate

  07-10-2017 18:07
  NEW ORLEANS - John Bel Edwards rounded up hundreds of soldiers to help with potential hurricane damage. Edwards ordered the National Guard to deploy about 1,300 soldiers to aid Louisiana residents ahead of Hurricane Nate.  The soldiers are stationed in parishes all around the eastern part of the state, with about 350 guardsmen located at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.  They've been ordered to monitor the pump d
  
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• As Nate makes landfall, heavy rain impacting Grand Isle

  07-10-2017 17:56
  GRAND ISLE - As Hurricane Nate makes landfall in the United States, heavy rains are already impacting Grand Isle. The Grand Isle Police Department uploaded this video to its Facebook page showing flooded roads. Landfall is projected near the mouth of the river then east of the Louisiana state line along the Mississippi Gulf Coast Saturday evening. Nate could strengthen some as it moves toward landfall, with winds possibly increasing up to 105mph. In
  
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• Tangipahoa Parish opens Emergency Operations Center

  07-10-2017 17:02
  TANGIPAHOA - Tangipahoa Parish president Robby Miller announced that the parish's Emergency Operations Center is fully activate in anticipation of Hurricane Nate.Miller said his office has been monitoring the storm and staying in close contact with the National Weather Center.He said the storm is projected to make landfall late tonight, and he expects Tangipahoa to experience the worst of it. "Reports indicate our area can expect to experience the most severe storm effects fro
  
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• Mandatory evacuation in place for part of St. John the Baptist Parish

  07-10-2017 15:26
  LAPLACE - Officials with St. John the Baptist Parish have announced a mandatory evacuation for part of the area. According to a news release from parish leaders, residents in Peavine, Frenier or Manchac should seek higher ground. A shelter is in place at Emily C. Watkins Elementary School. As of now, this is the only area in the parish under a mandatory evacuation. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Impairment suspected in fatal head-on crash in West Baton Rouge

  07-10-2017 14:58
  PORT ALLEN - A two-vehicle fatal crash claimed the life of a 25-year-old Port Allen man early Saturday morning.According to Louisiana State Police, the crash occurred on LA 76 west of LA 1145 in West Baton Rouge Parish around 4:00 a.m.The crash claimed the life of Braddrick Banks, 25, of Port Allen, according to State Police.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined the crash occurred as Banks was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane of LA 76 in a 2001 Toyota Corolla.34-ye
  
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• BRCC announces campus closures due to Hurricane Nate

  07-10-2017 14:54
  BATON ROUGE - All Baton Rouge Community College sites will close and all events are canceled beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday as a precautionary measure related to Hurricane Nate.According to a news release, the closure includes Mid City Campus, Acadian Site, Automotive Training Center, Frazier Site, Jackson Site, New Roads Site and Port Allen Site."Baton Rouge Community College officials will continue to closely monitor weather announcements and conditions.
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• Oil platforms shut as storm churns through Gulf

  07-10-2017 14:44
  NEW ORLEANS - More than 40 percent of manned oil- and gas-producing platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have been evacuated, according to an update from the Interior Department, as Hurricane Nate churns toward the U.S. mainland.  The Department said Saturday that workers were evacuated from 312 of the 737 manned platforms in the Gulf.  Crews also have been taken off 13 of 20 manned drilling rigs and other rigs have been moved out of the storm's path. &am
  
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• State Police: Troopers working to identify driver after fiery crash on I-10 Friday night

  07-10-2017 14:25
  SORRENTO - Louisiana State Troopers are working to identify a driver that was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 10 Friday night.According to State Police, the crash occurred on I-10 eastbound near LA-22 in Ascension Parish sometime before 10 p.m.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined the crash occurred as the vehicle was traveling eastbound on I-10. For reasons still under investigation, the driver veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to
  
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• Louisiana cuts early voting short for hurricane

  07-10-2017 13:13
  NEW ORLEANS - Early voting is wrapping up sooner than scheduled in parts of Louisiana because of Hurricane Nate.  Meg Casper Sunstrom, spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's office, said voters in some southeastern parishes will have until 3 p.m. on Saturday to cast their ballots early.  The parishes affected are in the New Orleans-area, including Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines and St. Tammany parishes.  Early voting will continue to cl
  
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• Judge orders $180K payout for wrongfully convicted man

  07-10-2017 12:57
  NEW ORLEANS - A judge has ordered Louisiana to pay $180,000 to a New Orleans man who spent almost a decade behind bars wrongfully on a murder charge.  Criminal District Judge Arthur Hunter ruled the state must compensate Kia Stewart, whose conviction was tossed two years ago. Several witnesses came forward to offer alibis for Stewart and to pin the shooting on another man.  Stewart spent most of his sentence in Louisiana's maximum-security prison at Angola.&a
  
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• Car hits pedestrians outside London museum; some injured

  07-10-2017 12:51
  LONDON - London police say emergency services are outside the Natural History Museum in London after a car struck pedestrians. Police say a number of people have been injured and one person has been detained at the scene.  The crash happened at 2:20 p.m. on a day when the central London museum is usually teeming with pedestrians including international tourists. Photographs showed a dented silver car and a man being pinned to the ground outside the museum.  P
  
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• What's on the ballot? Louisiana election only a week away

  07-10-2017 12:47
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana voters may not be paying much attention, but there's a statewide election only a week away. Top of the Oct. 14 ballot are the selection of a new state treasurer and decisions on three constitutional changes.  Secretary of State Tom Schedler predicts voter turnout might not reach 15 percent.  Six candidates are vying for the treasurer's seat, which is expected to be decided in a Nov. 18 runoff.  In all or part of 13 pa
  
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• Trump hits back at late night shows critical of Republicans

  07-10-2017 12:44
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is pushing back against late night television show hosts who have been sharply critical of Republicans.  The president took to Twitter Saturday morning to argue that Republicans should be given "equal time" because of the "one-sided" coverage, an apparent reference to Federal Communications Commission rules dealing with candidates during elections.  Trump tweeted: "Late Night host(s) are dealing with the Democrats for their
  
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• Hurricane Nate makes landfall on the Gulf Coast

  07-10-2017 12:44
  BILOXI, MS- Hurricane Nate made landfall just before 7 p.m. Saturday at the mouth of Mississippi River.Weather experts say the fast-moving category 1 storm could dump between 3-6 inches of rain water with isolated areas receiving a possible 10 inches. Several Biloxi businesses and beach-front homes were evacuated in anticipation of the storm.The National Weather Service says Nate is a fast-moving storm that is heading northwestward toward Alabama with wind gusts up to 85 mph.The WBRZ&a
  
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• Health officials watching mosquitoes in Texas after Harvey

  07-10-2017 12:36
  DALLAS - Health officials in Texas will be on watch in coming weeks for any increases in mosquito-borne diseases including West Nile and Zika after Harvey's heavy rains and flooding brought water that filled ponds and ditches and crept into trash and debris that piled up.  Officials are hopeful that aerial and ground spraying done after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25 will help ensure that populations don't swell. West Nile is of particular concern in Texas. The stat
  
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• Report: Lafayette police investigating report of body found in Vermilion River

  07-10-2017 12:34
  LAFAYETTE - The Lafayette Police Department is currently investigating a report of a body found in the Vermilion River Saturday morning.According to KATC, authorities are on scene at the Vermilion River near Winthorpe Road in Lafayette.Lafayette Police are in charge of the investigation, according to KATC.No other details are available at this time. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Red Cross opens hurricane evacuation shelter

  07-10-2017 09:34
  HAMMOND - One shelter opened in Tangipahoa Parish Saturday for people looking for better shelter as Hurricane Nate takes aim at the Gulf Coast. Two additional shelters will also open in Washington Parish later in the day. CLICK HERE FOR THE FORECAST CENTERTangipahoa ParishOPEN NOW: Greenville Park* – 111 J.W. Davis Dr., Hammond, LA 70401*The Greenville Park evacuation shelter has opened in response to the mandatory evacuation of St. Bernard
  
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• Red Cross monitoring need for shelters

  07-10-2017 09:34
  UPDATE: Red Cross officials say two hurricane evacuation shelters in Tangipahoa Parish will not open at this time due to the current track of Hurricane Nate.Original Story: HAMMOND - Two shelters opened in Tangipahoa Parish Saturday morning for people looking for better shelter as Hurricane Nate takes aim at the Gulf Coast.CLICK HERE FOR THE FORECAST CENTERShelters at Greenville Park, 111 J.W. Davis Drive, Hammond, and anot
  
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