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• House damaged by fire on Maribel Court; second reported fire in 8 hours

  08-12-2017 20:45 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Crews responded to a house fire on Maribel Court Friday.The fire occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 7700 block of Maribel CourtThe cause of the fire is unknown.Earlier Friday, crews responded to another fire just a few yards away on Maribel Court. Few details were provided on the extent of the damage in that case.WBRZ News 2 has a crew on scene.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Snowy weather leads to overturned sugar cane truck

  08-12-2017 17:29 via wbrz.com
  IBERVILLE PARISH - Not everyone had a fun time amid Louisiana's rare snowfall Friday.Deputies with the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office were called to Highway 405 near River Road Friday after a truck carrying sugar cane overturned on the roadway. Deputies are contributing the crash to low visibility due to the snow.No one was hurt in the crash, though the truck did lose its load.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Firefighters rescue trapped teens amid Friday's snowfall

  08-12-2017 16:43 via wbrz.com
  CENTRAL - The Central Fire Department is warning residents to be careful  after a group of teens became trapped while enjoying the rare snow day in Lousiana.On Friday, firefighters were called to the 9000 block of West Brookside after a group of teens riding an ATV through the snow when one of them became stuck in the mud. The others were initially able to free the first teen, but then others became stuck, becoming submerged up to their waists, firefighters say. With
  
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• Deputies seeking suspect in snow-day armed robbery

  08-12-2017 16:13 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - It turns out not even the joy of snow can put a halt to crime in the capital area. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed the Circle K on Jones Creek Road at gunpoint during Baton Rouge's snowy Friday. The sheriff's office says the robber entered the store armed with a pistol and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.The suspect is described as a black male between age 20 and 25, with a dark complexion and 'tapered style' hai
  
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• WATCH: LSU student-athlete has amazing reaction to Friday's snow

  08-12-2017 15:50 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - An LSU student-athlete took to social media to share the joy of Baton Rouge's rare snowfall on Friday, and the video is hilarious.Da'Quan Bellard posted the video on Twitter Friday afternoon. In the video, Bellard skips around through the snow shirtless, all while singing along to Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles'.The tweet speaks for itself: Im from Louisiana it doesn’t snow here often ?????? pic.twitter.com/jAD0p
  
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• Curfew in effect for Tangipahoa Parish Friday night

  08-12-2017 15:31 via wbrz.com
  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - A parish-wide curfew will be in effect for Tangipahoa residents Friday night due to icy conditions.According to Parish President Robby Miller, the curfew will be in effect starting at 10 p.m. and will remain through 6 a.m. Saturday. Temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-to-low 20s in the area.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Unrestrained 5-year-old killed in Ascension Parish crash

  08-12-2017 15:06 via wbrz.com
  DONALDSONVILLE - Police say a child is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Ascension Parish Thursday.According to Louisiana State Police, 5-year-old Ma'Laysha Leblanc of Donaldsonville had sustained serious injuries when the vehicle she was riding in lost control on LA 3120 Thursday morning. Leblanc was not restrained at the time and was seriously hurt when the vehicle ran into a ditch and overturned.Leblanc was rushed to an area hospital,
  
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• Mueller produced wealth of documents in Manafort, Gates case

  08-12-2017 14:56 via wbrz.com
  WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller has produced hundreds of thousands of documents, copied 36 electronic devices and 2,000 "hot" documents in the government's case against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.  Mueller's investigators made copies of cell phones and hard drives and submitted 15 search warrants and other requests in their investigation of Trump's former campaign chairman and his deputy.  The scope of the documents is outlined in a new court fi
  
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• Some refuse to attend museum opening with Trump

  08-12-2017 14:46 via wbrz.com
  JACKSON, Miss. - Officials who refuse to attend the opening of twin history and civil rights museums in Mississippi with President Donald Trump are planning their own event.  Congressman Bennie Thompson, National NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and some who participated in the civil rights movement in Mississippi say they want to address the "contradiction" of Trump's attendance at the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. They plan to g
  
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• Crews respond to house fire on S. Maribel Court

  08-12-2017 14:00 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Snow isn't the only thing keeping authorities busy Friday as crews were called to a house fire in a Baton Rouge.Firefighters were called to the fire in the 7000 block of South Maribel Court around 1:30 p.m. Friday. Emergency crews and sheriff's deputies were on the scene to assist.There is currently no word on injuries.Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Fire Station 12 closed for renovations

  08-12-2017 11:26 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE- Fire Station Number 12 will be temporarily closed to undergo interior renovations.The fire station is located at 555 Government Street. The station closed Thursday.Authorities say the renovations are expected to take at least six months to complete. Station 12 was originally built in 1975. Renovations to the exterior were completed this year.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Bishop has dispensed all Catholics from attending holy day of obligation mass

  08-12-2017 09:14 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE- Due weather conditions, Bishop Robert. W. Muench has dispensed all Catholics in Dioceses of Baton Rouge from attending the holy day of obligation mass today.The announcement was posted on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge website.Permalink| Comments
  
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• WBRZ team coverage of weather conditions

  08-12-2017 07:12 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge is experiencing a rare snow day. WBRZ has team coverage today to keep viewers informed about weather conditions, closures and more.WBRZ's weather team is monitoring weather current conditions. Click here for weather updates.WBRZ's Taylor Evans is working from St. Francisville this morning. Click here to see her video. Several parish schools, charter schools, and colleges are closed today due to weather. To see a full list of schools c
  
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• More than 700 to receive degrees at Louisiana-Monroe

  08-12-2017 06:38 via wbrz.com
  MONROE - More than 700 degrees will be awarded Saturday at the University of Louisiana Monroe's Fall commencement.President Dr. Nick J. Bruno will confer degrees beginning at 10 a.m. in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.ULM alumni Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, an associate professor in the Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education Department at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas, will serve as the commencement speaker.Hendricks says he looks forward to deliver a speech that centers on the topic "To whom m
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow day | Dec. 8, 2017

  08-12-2017 06:32 via wbrz.com
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• List of court, other closures in the area

  08-12-2017 06:20 via wbrz.com
  As snow continues to fall on the WBRZ viewing area, more offices and buildings are announcing closures. The 19th Judicial District Court of East Baton Rouge and 21st Judicial District Court in Livingston will be closed today due to icy roads and bridges, according to news releases from their respective offices. Additionally, the U.S. Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has closed due to inclement weather. For those who were supposed to report today in
  
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• List of court closures due to snow

  08-12-2017 06:20 via wbrz.com
  As snow continues to fall on the WBRZ viewing area, more offices and buildings are announcing closures. The 19th Judicial District Court of East Baton Rouge and 21st Judicial District Court in Livingston will be closed today due to icy roads and bridges, according to news releases from their respective offices. Additionally, the U.S. Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has closed due to inclement weather. Baker City Court will not be open on Friday. Bo
  
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