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• 'Who Dat Nation' wraps around Superdome, keeps tailgating tradition alive

  03-12-2017 21:58
  NEW ORLEANS- When the Saints play in the Superdome, it's all about the party.Saints fans line up one tailgate after another, wrapping around the Superdome to celebrate their beloved football team.Many fans travel from Baton Rouge to take part in the party, like one fan who often dresses up as the Joker for games."We're going to win another Super Bowl like we did in 2009. We're going kick Cam Newton's butt and send him back where he belongs," Scott McGowan told WBRZ.Kinya&n
  
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• First and only supermoon of 2017 visible Sunday night

  03-12-2017 20:33
  BATON ROUGE- The first and only supermoon of 2017 will be visible on Sunday night.During the lunar event, the moon shines 16% brighter and appears 7% larger than its usual size.Last year, a memorable supermoon was marked in the history books. In November 2016, the moon was closest to the Earth than it had been since 1948, producing a supersized supermoon.Tonight's supermoon will be the first in the series of three consecutive full moon supermoons, the next two will be in January.Permal
  
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• Over $25k raised at Christmas event for paralyzed BRPD officer

  03-12-2017 19:42
  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Police Department held a fundraiser for one of their own Sunday night."A Christmas of Hope" was held at BRPD headquarters Sunday to raise money for Officer Rickey Faust. On Mar. 21, Officer Faust was involved in a car accident while on duty; the crash left him paralyzed from the chest down.BRPD hosted the fundraiser to help Faust and his family buy a wheelchair-accessible van. The community and brothers in blue came together to su
  
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• Single vehicle crash on Hwy 190 leaves one person dead

  03-12-2017 16:38
  ERWINVILLE- Authorities say one person has died after a single vehicle crash occurred Sunday afternoon.The incident happened around 4 p.m. across from a Dollar General store on US 190 in Erwinville.Sources say at least one person has died, no other injuries have been reported.News 2 has a crew on the way to the scene. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU fans run wild at Inaugural Tiger 10k

  03-12-2017 16:15
  BATON ROUGE - Sunday morning started off cold and foggy. However, those conditions did not stop LSU fans or runners from lacing up for the Inaugural Tiger 10k run at Tiger Stadium.More than 4,000 runners of all ages and skill levels headed to campus to take part in the Race into Death Valley. "Oh, I love it," marathon runner Brent Goudeau said. "Coming here is just so nostalgic." The event featured a 5k, 10k and kids run. All wrapped up at the 50-yar
  
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• 'Tis the season: Woman gets help with brother's special gift

  03-12-2017 15:49
  BALTIMORE- A toy company and strangers are pitching in to help a Maryland woman find a particularly important Christmas gift for her disabled brother.Cassie Gretschel turned to Reddit recently for helping tracking down a discontinued Tonka truck for her 25-year-old  brother, Max, who lives in Baltimore.Max has cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis, and Gretschel says the truck's design is easy for him to play with. It's his favorite toy, and her family is always on the hunt for a new one
  
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• BACK TO ORLANDO: No. 17 LSU will face No. 14 Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day

  03-12-2017 13:52
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tigers are headed back to Orlando.The 17th ranked Tigers will face off against the 14th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their second straight trip to the Citrus Bowl.The Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. on Jan. 1 at 12:00 p.m. You can watch the game on WBRZ.LSU defeated the Louisville Cardinals and Heisman winner Lamar Jackson in last year's Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve. The Tigers dominated on defense to win
  
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• BRFD: Arson determined to be cause of vacant house fire

  03-12-2017 13:13
  BATON ROUGE - A vacant house fire on Tuscarora Street Sunday morning was later determined to be caused by arson.According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, firefighters were called to the single-family dwelling in the 4000 block of Tuscarora Street at 6:34 a.m.Firefighters arrived on scene to find fire coming from the back of the house. The house received heavy fire and smoke damage.The cause of the vacant house fire is arson, BRFD said.Anyone with information in regards to this house fire is
  
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• Update: Suspect arrested after fatal shooting on Parnell Drive

  03-12-2017 13:12
  BATON ROUGE - One person has been arrested after an early morning shooting left one person dead on Parnell Drive Sunday.The Baton Rouge Police Department, in collaboration with Tangipahoa Police, have arrested Taher Toom, 53, of Hammond.According to BRPD, the shooting occurred around 1:45 a.m. in the 12000 block of Parnell Drive.The victim, 50-year-old Zakaria Toom of Baton Rouge, was located inside a residence on Parnell Drive suffering from apparent gunshot injuries
  
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• Alabama joins Clemson, Oklahoma and Georgia in playoff

  03-12-2017 12:44
  Alabama is in.  The Crimson Tide got the nod over Ohio State and will play Clemson in the College Football Playoff on Jan. 1, likely in the Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma and Georgia will meet in the other semifinal - probably the Rose Bowl - on New Year's Day.  Tide or Buckeyes was the question facing the selection committee, the toughest call in the four-year history of the playoff.  The Tide had been more consistent and lost just once The Buckeyes
  
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• McConnell: No government shutdown this week over immigration

  03-12-2017 12:34
  WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there won't be a government shutdown this week over the hotly disputed issue of protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.  He insists that there's "no crisis" and that immigration can still be addressed next year.  Speaking Sunday on ABC's "This Week," the Kentucky Republican expressed confidence the GOP-controlled Congress will keep the government running.  A
  
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• Blasts fails to bring down upper section of Silverdome

  03-12-2017 12:32
  PONTIAC, Mich. - A partial implosion of the Silverdome has failed to bring down the upper section of the former Detroit Lions' former home.  Demolition company Adamo says that Sunday morning's blasts in Pontiac, Michigan, did weaken the Silverdome and it could still fall, but it's unclear when that might happen.  Rick Cuppetilli is executive vice president with Adamo. He tells the Detroit Free Press that 10 percent of the explosive charges failed to detonate
  
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• Trump attacks own FBI in series of tweets

  03-12-2017 12:31
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is attacking his own FBI in a series of tweets and says the law enforcement agency's reputation is "in Tatters - worst in History!" The president says in a tweet that "we will bring it back to greatness."  The president was responding to reports that a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling because of anti-Trump text messages.  He
  
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• LSU moves up in final regular-season polls

  03-12-2017 12:04
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tigers are ranked No. 17 in the final College Football Playoff top 25 rankings. LSU also moved to No. 16 and No. 14 in The Associated Press and Amway coaches polls respectively.Saturday saw a lot of action between top-25 teams, as conference championships were played across the country.In the final AP Top 25 of the regular season, the Alabama Crimson Tide was No. 4 and the Ohio State Buckeyes were No. 5. The poll was released about an hour before the Coll
  
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• Police: Parking dispute leads to stabbing, car into crowd in NYC

  03-12-2017 11:56
  NEW YORK - Police say a man angry about a parking dispute stabbed two people and then drove into a group of people on a New York City sidewalk, leaving one person dead and several others injured, one critically.  Authorities say it happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday outside a hookah lounge in Queens.  They say it started with the driver of a sedan getting out of his car and stabbing two people in the chest.  Police say the driver then got back
  
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• Police: 1 killed, several hurt after driver hits NYC crowd

  03-12-2017 11:56
  NEW YORK - Police say a man drove into a group of people in New York City and then fled, leaving one person dead and several others injured, one critically.  A New York Police Department detective says the driver targeted the victims in Queens, but terrorism is not suspected. It happened around 4:45 a.m. Sunday.  Authorities say the people were at a hookah bar, and two people got into a fight and stabbed each other. Police say the vehicle hit the crowd after
  
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