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• Gas outage in East Iberville due to ruptured gas line

  14-01-2018 17:06
  IBERVILLE PARISH- A ruptured gas line that occurred earlier today has caused a gas outage in East Ibverville.Enterprise Pipeline lost natural gas pressure that services all Iberville Parish gas customers in East Iberville. Crews are being dispatched to lock out all gas meters at this time.Once gas is restored, crews will go back around to unlock meters. Crews will work as quickly as possible to restore service to all customers.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man arrested for attempting to run girlfriend, kids over with truck on Greenwell Springs Rd

  14-01-2018 16:52
  BATON ROUGE- A man arrested Sunday has been accused of attempting to run his girlfriend and three children over with a vehicle.Benjamin Blount, 62, was booked with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, child endangerment, battery of a dating partner, and simple battery, booking records show.According to the warrant, Blount became physically violent with his girlfriend early Sunday morning when she refused to have sex with him. After a struggle, the victim was able to
  
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• Man arrested for attempting to run girlfriend, kids over with truck

  14-01-2018 16:52
  BATON ROUGE- A man arrested Sunday has been accused of attempting to run his girlfriend and three children over with a vehicle.Benjamin Blount, 62, was booked with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, child endangerment, battery of a dating partner, and simple battery, booking records show.According to the warrant, Blount became physically violent with his girlfriend early Sunday morning when she refused to have sex with him. After a struggle, the victim was able to
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Saints 0, Vikings 17

  14-01-2018 16:00
  Drew Brees and the Saints are in early trouble on the road. Brees who turns 39 on Monday, will need to dig New Orleans out of a 17-0 hole if Brees hopes to not squander his first playoff opportunity in four years.Home field advantage played a key role early on for the Vikings. New Orleans opened the game by going three-and-out, an incomplete pass to Alvin Kamara on third-and-5 as their season-long woes on third downs continue.After a big punt return by Minnesota, the Saints defense all
  
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• FINAL: Vikings stun Saints on game winner, 29-24

  14-01-2018 16:00
  It took a heroic comeback from New Orleans, but in the end Minnesota stuns the Saints in the final seconds of regulation booking their trip to the NFC Championship game.It looked as though New Orleans had come back from the dead twice, but with the clock expiring Case Kennum hit Stefon Diggs down the sideline, he would then break free 61-yards for a game winning touchdown as time expired on the game clock. In dramatic fashion the Saints seas
  
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• Runners bundle up for 7th annual Louisiana Marathon

  14-01-2018 14:35
  BATON ROUGE- Runners of all skill levels laced up and bundled up for the 7th annual Louisiana Marathon early Sunday morning.As the clock struck 7 a.m., a crowded field took off through Baton Rouge, each runner with their own game plan in mind."I'm excited and freezing. Am I going to die? Will I need the medical tent?" one runner told WBRZ.For others, it's just a few more miles.But the cold was the main thing on many minds Sunday morning. The official temperature at race time was 25 degrees.
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• Natural gas line rupture causes explosion at Geismar plant

  14-01-2018 13:27
  GEISMAR - Crews responded to a reported explosion at a plant on River Road Sunday afternoon.Sources tell WBRZ no one was injured in the incident at the International-Matex Tank Terminal on LA 75 around 1 p.m. The explosion was reportedly caused by a ruptured natural gas line that caught on fire.Sources said no one was injured. Flames from the explosion reportedly reached upwards of 100 feet high. Firefighters are attempting to contain the flames.River Road is closed while emer
  
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• Repairs to flooded homes on track for completion by year end

  14-01-2018 11:55
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana is expected to award all of its flood-rebuilding grants to homeowners by August, two years after the historic flooding. Most of the repair and reconstruction work should be completed by the end of the year.  The Advocate reports that was the assessment Pat Forbes, head of the state disaster recovery office, gave to the Restore Louisiana Task Force.  The housing program has three tiers: a state-selected contractor, homeowner-selected co
  
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• Recreational greater amberjack season to close Jan. 27

  14-01-2018 11:54
  BATON ROUGE - State wildlife and fisheries regulators say the harvest of recreational greater amberjack will close in Louisiana waters on Jan. 27.  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Thursday that the closure will go through June 30 and resume July 1.  NOAA Fisheries announced the temporary closed season while new regulations are being enacted to establish new spring and fall seasons.  The changes in season structure are designed
  
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• Trump: Program to protect 'Dreamers' is 'probably dead'

  14-01-2018 11:51
  PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump says a program to protect immigrants brought into the U.S. illegally as children is "probably dead."  The Republican president tweets that "Democrats don't really want it," referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The Obama-era program shields these individuals, commonly referred to as "Dreamers," from deportation. Trump said last year that he's killing the program unless Congress sends him legislation by March
  
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• Chelsea Manning confirms US Senate run

  14-01-2018 11:50
  NORTH BETHESDA, Md. - Chelsea Manning has confirmed via Twitter that she is a candidate for U.S. Senate.  Manning on Sunday tweeted "yup, we're running for senate" with an attached campaign video. She sent a subsequent tweet seeking donations to her campaign.  The 30-year-old Manning filed her statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday.  Known as Bradley Manning at the time of her 2010 arrest, the former Army int
  
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• 79-year-old woman dies in house fire Sunday morning in Denham Springs

  14-01-2018 11:33
  DENHAM SPRINGS - One person is dead after a fire broke out in a manufactured home in Denham Springs Sunday morning.According to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal, firefighters with Fire Dist. 5, along with the Livingston Parish Sheriff, responded to the scene in the 8800 block of Caliente Avenue.The fire claimed the life of a 79-year-old woman, according to the State Fire Marshal. The victim called 911 to report that her home was on fire, she was trapped and could not escape."The first
  
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• Sunday morning blaze burns through apartment complex

  14-01-2018 11:07
  BATON ROUGE – Firefighters quickly contained a blaze at an apartment complex Sunday morning.Crews were dispatched to Park East II at the corner of Sharp and Florida around nine o’clock. A number of units were damaged.A spokesperson for the department said the blaze tore through the building which was partly under renovation. In some areas, units were rented while some were unoccupied due to construction.By ten o’clock Sunday morning, the department said the blaze w
  
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