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• Car underneath 18-wheeler after crash

  29-01-2018 21:18
  PORT ALLEN - Sheriff's deputies are investigating a crash on LA-1 involving an 18-wheeler and a car.The car appears to have crashed into the side of the tanker and got wedged underneath.Paramedics are checking out the occupants of the car for injuries. The driver of the truck escaped unharmed.Traffic is moving slow in the area.News 2 has reached out to law enforcement for more information.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Update: Victim in critical condtion after shooting on Casper St.

  29-01-2018 21:00
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a reported shooting in the 6200 block of Casper St.One victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.Information is limited at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police: Prostitution, drug sales, 'lewd acts' at strip clubs

  29-01-2018 20:34
  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police and a state official say investigators found evidence of prostitution, drug sales or "lewd acts" at several French Quarter strip clubs that have been raided over the past two weeks.  The head of Louisiana's Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, Juana Lombard, said at a news conference Monday that prostitution was going on at most of the eight clubs on or near Bourbon Street, and drug sales at four.  Police Superintendent Mich
  
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• Congress passes bill stemming from abuse of athletes

  29-01-2018 20:24
  WASHINGTON - Congress has followed up on the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar by passing legislation that requires governing bodies for amateur athletics to promptly report abuse claims to law enforcement.  Nassar was sentenced last week to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing more than 150 women and girls over 25 years.  The sentencing sparked new calls from lawmakers to complete action on legislation that had already received
  
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• House panel to release memo on FBI Russia probe

  29-01-2018 20:22
  WASHINGTON - Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have voted to release a classified memo they wrote that alleges that the FBI and the Justice Department improperly used government surveillance during the investigation into Russian election interference and contacts with President Donald Trump's campaign.  That's according to Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the ranking Democrat on the committee. Schiff says Democrats on the committee voted against releasing the memo
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by train on Scotland Avenue

  29-01-2018 17:58
  BATON ROUGE- First responders are en route to a pedestrian that was reportedly struck by a train Monday evening.Authorities say the incident occurred around 5:50 p.m. in the 8000 block of Scotland Avenue near Scenic Highway.The victim is in critical condition, officials say.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Officials respond to possible shooting on Firetower Road

  29-01-2018 17:50
  SPRINGFIELD- Authorities are responding to a reported shooting that occurred Monday evening.The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. in the 25000 block of Firetower Road in Springfield.Details are limited at this time.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man in critical condition after domestic shooting in Springfield

  29-01-2018 17:50
  SPRINGFIELD - A man is in critical condition after he was shot in the stomach during a domestic incident Monday evening.According to Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard, the incident happened around 5:00 p.m. in the 25000 block of Firetower Road in Springfield.The incident reportedly started as a domestic disturbance involving a male and a female, according to Sheriff Ard. Following an argument, a single shot was fired. The male was hit in t
  
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• Used Motor Vehicle Commission investigating woman's car purchase

  29-01-2018 17:49
  BATON ROUGE - A used car purchase turned into one big headache for a Baton Rouge woman.Thalia Duplantier says what she's got is not what she intended to buy. She purchased a used car at ABC Auto on Florida Blvd. and financed it, but says after looking the paperwork, there are plenty of errors and she wants it made right."Dealing with this, it put us in debt," said Duplantier.Her new ride is a used 2014 Dodge Avenger. It's a purchase she wishes she never made.She intended to buy an SUV to fit he
  
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• Warrant out for Baton Rouge man in animal cruelty case

  29-01-2018 17:30
  PLAQUEMINE - A warrant for arrest is out Monday night for a Baton Rouge man believed to be involved in an animal cruelty case in Iberville Parish. Authorities found one horse dead, and two others in bad condition on a pasture in Plaquemine.It was a neighbor who first alerted Iberville Animal Control of the situation. She told authorities she smelled the stench of a horse being burned. When Animal Control went to check it out, they found more than expected."There's a sore on it's back that conti
  
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• Exxon says it'll invest over $50 billion, citing tax cut

  29-01-2018 16:23
  DALLAS (AP) - Exxon's CEO says the oil company will invest more than $50 billion over the next five years to expand its business in the U.S.Chairman and CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the investments are possible because of the company's strength and helped by the recent law that cut taxes on corporations.Exxon plans to increase oil production in Texas and New Mexico and build new manufacturing plants.Woods says they are quality investments for shareholders that are made better by tax reform
  
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• Salvation Army's 'Center of Hope' offering warm beds during cold temperatures

  29-01-2018 16:18
  BATON ROUGE- The Salvation Army's Center of Hope will offer warm beds and hot meals during the next two days.Temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s over the next two days. Army Command Officer, Major Brett Meredith said that a limited number of beds and hot meals are available to men without shelter."On uncommonly cold nights like these, we are ready with shelter and hot meals to serve our neighbors in need. No one should have to suffer in the cold," said Major Meredit
  
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• Won't you be his neighbor? Tom Hanks to play Mister Rogers

  29-01-2018 15:22
  NEW YORK- It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood for Tom Hanks, who'll star as Mister Rogers in the upcoming biopic "You Are My Friend."TriStar Pictures announced Monday it has acquired worldwide rights to the film, to be directed by "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" filmmaker Marielle Heller.The film will focus on the friendship between the host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and journalist Tom Junod. Junod reluctantly agreed to profile Fred Rogers only to find "his perspective on life transf
  
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• 68-year-old man from Houma arrested on 500 counts of child pornography

  29-01-2018 14:41
  TERREBONNE PARISH- Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has arrested a man on 500 counts of child pornography. 68-year-old Thomas Broussard, of Houma, was arrested on 500 counts of Possession of Sexual Abuse Images/Videos of Children."Protecting our children from predators is an effort that I will not waver on," said General Landry. "My office will continue doing all we legally can to arrest those who commit Internet crimes against children."Brouss
  
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• Teen stricken with rare cancer weds high school sweetheart

  29-01-2018 14:31
  PLANT CITY, Fla.- A Florida teen who doctors say is dying from a rare form of cancer has been granted one of his final wishes: he married his high school sweetheart.The Tampa Bay Times reports 19-year-old Dustin Snyder wed 21-year-old Sierra Siverio on Sunday at a venue in Plant City, near Tampa.Doctors say Snyder has weeks or maybe a month to live. Wasting no time, Snyder proposed to Siverio on Thursday, and the community quickly came together to make sure the wedding took place, donating ever
  
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• Jon Bridgers of the Cajun Navy and Watson native invited to State of the Union by president

  29-01-2018 14:24
  WATSON – Jon Bridgers, the founder of the Cajun Navy 2016 nonprofit organization, will be one of the some fifteen people invited to join First Lady Melania Trump while President Trump gives the State of the Union address this week.Bridgers, of Watson, was invited by the president, the White House revealed Monday afternoon.The Cajun Navy helped rescue people during the August 2016 flood in the Baton Rouge area and also in Texas and Southwest Louisiana after Hurricane Harvey in 2017.The
  
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• Audit: Problems continue with labor agency's computer system

  29-01-2018 14:04
    BATON ROUGE- Louisiana's labor department hasn't cleaned up all the problems from a computer system that went online in 2015 to manage the state's unemployment program.  That's according to a review released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office that says the state wasn't meeting federal standards.  It's the second year the legislative auditor's office has raised concerns about the Louisiana Workforce Commission system that
  
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• LSU School of Veterinary Medicine announces 2017 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award

  29-01-2018 14:00
  BATON ROUGE- The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine has named their 2017 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.The award went to Kenneth Arceneaux, DVM, DACVIM.According to a release, Arceneaux was recognized at the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Alumni and Friends Reception hosted as part of the LVMA's winter meeting Saturday.The award was established to recognize LSU SVM alumni for outstanding professional accomplishments, personal achievements, and contributions to the community through
  
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• Men sold boxes of rocks as working televisions in Slidell

  29-01-2018 13:59
  SLIDELL- Police in a New Orleans suburb say two Mississippi men are accused of selling boxes of rocks and gutted flat-screen TVs as working televisions.Slidell Police Detective Michael Seuzeneau said Monday that police answered a report about men trying to sell TVs at a gas station near Slidell's parade route, during Sunday's parade.He says they arrested 47-year-old Clover Sims and 44-year-old Lloyd Bradley, both of Gulfport, on charges of theft by fraud.Seuzeneau says the victim told investiga
  
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• Central residents demand action after nearly flooding again over the weekend

  29-01-2018 13:50
  CENTRAL- Dozens of residents in Central are demanding answers from City leaders Monday after their homes nearly flooded again over the weekend.
  WBRZ's Chef Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus said the area received between 4-5 inches on Saturday according to rain gauges in the area. That rain fell in a period of a few hours. Pictures sent in to the WBRZ newsroom and video from our crews in Central showed water almost going into people's homes again.
  Monday, Central Mayor Junior Shelton and a cadre of
  
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• New Orleans' newest anti-crime cams feature blue, red lights

  29-01-2018 13:44
  NEW ORLEANS- Many of New Orleans' newest security cameras feature flashing red and blue lights.  Homeland security chief Aaron Miller tells The New Orleans Advocate that's both to deter criminals and let neighborhood residents feel more secure.  He says there are now surveillance cameras in all eight police districts, and by Mardi Gras about 70 will be in the district that includes the French Quarter and Central Business District.  He says a
  
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• Raising Cane's welcomes new addition to chicken finger dynasty: Raising Cane III

  29-01-2018 13:13
  BATON ROUGE- Raising Cane's founder and CEO Todd Graves has announced the newest addition to the chicken finger franchise: Raising Cane III.Cane III follows predecessor Cane II, who died in 2016. Cane II was a nationally certified pet therapy dog, and spent years visiting patients at hospitals throughout the country."While it is our hope that [Cane III] can continue the legacy of our beloved Cane II as a certified pet therapy dog, it's too soon to know if that's possible," say
  
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• FBI deputy director leaving post ahead of planned retirement

  29-01-2018 13:09
  WASHINGTON- FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring.McCabe has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump.Two people familiar with the decision described it to The Associated Press on Monday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.The move is effective Monday. McCabe had already been planning to retire upon his eligibility in a matter of weeks.It is n
  
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• Central residents demand better drainage

  29-01-2018 12:20
  CENTRAL - Residents frustrated over recent flooding tried to turn a meeting about the city's master plan into a public forum on drainage Monday evening."I think that it's a problem that we've been dealing with since the 2016 flood and I think it's something that needs to be resolved before we continue the development of Central," said resident Ronnie George.Residents were asked to place colored stickers on a map of the city indicating the location and type of new developments they want to see.
  
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• Deputies looking for purse snatching suspect

  29-01-2018 11:56
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities are looking for a purse snatcher that stole a woman's handbag in Greenwell Springs on Sunday.The snatching occurred at the Oak Point Grocery Store. According to reports, the victim was walking out of the grocery store when an unknown man approached her from the side of the building. The man ripped the victim's purse from her arm and took off running.Authorities say the purse contained a $5,000 hearing aid and some cash. The suspect left the scene with another male in a
  
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• Police: Child inside home during home invasion on Hedgewood Drive

  29-01-2018 11:35
  BATON ROUGE- Officials responded to a home invasion Monday morning.The incident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Hedgewood Drive.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, a child was inside of the home at the time of the invasion.No injuries have been reported.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Broome announces $1M award for St. Vincent de Paul Shelter

  29-01-2018 11:05
  BATON ROUGE- Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced that one million dollars in disaster recovery funds will be dedicated to the expansion of St. Vincent de Paul's Day and Disaster/Emergency Shelter Service.According to a release, the 3,500 square foot expansion will be constructed on the current St. Vincent de Paul campus. The expansion will add a new shelter for women and children, and 36 additional bed accommodations."The space will also have the capacity to be converted to emergency shelter b
  
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• Historic gardens featured and refuge's annual event

  29-01-2018 09:05
  LACOMBE- Tours of historic gardens and workshops on providing habitat for butterflies will be among the attractions at a daylong event at the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge.  The ninth annual Bayou Gardens Open House is set for Saturday, Feb. 17 at the refuge's Bayou Lacombe center in Lacombe.  A new release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the event will include opportunities to tour the Bayou Gardens - an area of the refuge that be
  
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• Spanish Town flamingos spotted in LSU lakes

  29-01-2018 08:22
  BATON ROUGE- Its that time of year again! Flamingos have been spotted in the lakes near LSU.The Krewe of Spanish Town flamingos are out in the university lake. Soon, kayakers will be out there plucking the birds from the water and place them in their yards.Each year, the Krewe of Spanish Town secretly flocks the lakes, marking the beginning of the Spanish Town Mardi Gras season.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Keurig buys Dr. Pepper Snapple, creating a beverage giant

  29-01-2018 07:33
    PLANO, Texas - Keurig is buying Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., creating a beverage giant with about $11 billion in annual sales.  The companies, both the result of previous mergers, will bring under one tent global brands like Dr. Pepper, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Mott's, Sunkist and Keurig's single-serve coffee makers.  Keurig Green Mountain Inc. said Monday that Dr. Pepper Snapple shareholders will receive $103.75 per share in a special cas
  
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• Inmate arrested breaking back in prison with booze, food

  29-01-2018 06:27
  BEAUMONT, Texas— An Texas inmate who had escaped has been arrested trying to break back in the prison with bottles of alcohol, tobacco, and home-cooked food.The Jefferson County sheriff’s office says 25-year-old Joshua Hansen of Dallas has been charged with escape and possession of marijuana. He was originally imprisoned on a narcotics conviction.Deputies spotted Hansen Wednesday as he ran onto private land near the prison in Beaumont and grabbed a duffel bag containing thre
  
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• Man convicted for stabbing attack in argument over woman

  29-01-2018 06:03
    CHOCTAW, La.- A Louisiana man has been convicted of attempted murder for slicing his cousin's throat and stabbing him 16 times.  The Houma Courier quotes deputies as saying 32-year-old Alex Andras and the victim were arguing at the victim's home about a woman when Andras stabbed him with a pocketknife.  The victim survived and testified at the Thursday trial.  Interim District Attorney Kristine Russell says he hopes the j
  
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• Panera Bread recalls cream cheese products after possible listeria contamination

  29-01-2018 05:58
  ST. LOUIS- Panera Bread is recalling all of its 2-ounce and 8-ounce cream cheese products due to possible listeria contamination.Company officials say a recent sample tested positive for the bacteria. The recall only applies to cream cheese sold in U.S. locations with an expiration date on or before April 2, 2018.“The safety of our guests and associates is paramount, therefore we are recalling all cream cheese products sold in the US with an active shelf life. We have likewise ceased
  
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