Baton Rouge news

• Voodoo adherents worry about backlash after recent crimes

  11-02-2018 21:37
  BOSTON (AP) - Haitian Vodou adherents are defending their faith following two separate Boston-area crimes that authorities say are linked to Voodoo practices.Two sisters in East Bridgewater were arrested last month after authorities say they burned and permanently disfigured a 5-year-old girl in a "voodoo ritual."A week later, Brockton police said a mother stabbed her two sons to death in what she described as a ritual involving "voodoo stuff."Voodoo refers to religious practices developed by C
  
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• SU student protests in 1960 led to big change in Baton Rouge

  11-02-2018 21:17
  BATON ROUGE- In 1960, after sit-in demonstrations in Greensboro, North Carolina, students at Southern University in Baton Rouge began organizing their own demonstrations against segregation.Marjorie Green was a 17-year-old freshman when she stumbled upon a large group protesting the arrest of students who had participated in sit-ins in the Capital City. She joined them as they marched down Scenic Highway and headed downtown
  
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• 49ers linebacker jailed on suspicion of domestic assault

  11-02-2018 20:35
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities say San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and possessing an assault rifle.Arrest records show Foster was booked at the Santa Clara County jail Sunday with bail set at $75,000.The East Bay Times reports that a woman who has been in a long-term relationship with Foster told officers an assault occurred after an argument. Officers located the rifle while responding to the call.Foster is expected to post bai
  
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• 'Peter Rabbit' team apologizes for making light of allergies

  11-02-2018 19:20
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Peter Rabbit" filmmakers and the studio behind it are apologizing for insensitively depicting a character's allergy in the film that has prompted backlash online.Sony Pictures issued a statement Sunday, expressing that the film "should not have made light" of a character being allergic to blackberries "even in a cartoonish" way.In "Peter Rabbit," which was released this weekend, the character of Mr. McGregor is allergic to blackberries. The rabbits fling the fruit at him in
  
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• Crash involving prison transport van on I-10 causing major delays

  11-02-2018 17:46
  BATON ROUGE- Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a prison transport van Sunday evening.The incident occurred just after 5:00 p.m. on I-10 Eastbound at Perkins Road near S. Acadian Thruway.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the driver of the transport van was the only occupant; no prisoners were inside of the van at the time of the accident.Two people were transported from the scene with minor injuries.The left lane is blocked on I-10 East at Perkins Road due to an accide
  
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• St. Joseph's Academy cheerleaders win school's first national championship

  11-02-2018 16:39
  ORLANDO- The St. Joseph's Academy cheerleaders have just been named UCA's 2018 champions, the first-ever win for the school.The National High School Cheerleading Championship was held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 10-11, and a Baton Rouge squad walked away with the title on Sunday. The SJA "Red Stickers" placed first in all three routines performed, securing the highest scores of any other twenty-six competing teams in "the most prestigious cheerl
  
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• St. Joseph's Academy cheerleaders win national championship

  11-02-2018 16:39
  ORLANDO- The St. Joseph's Academy cheerleaders have just been named national champions.The National High School Cheerleading Championship was held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 10-11, and a Baton Rouge squad walked away with the Super Varsity Division II National Championship title on Sunday. The SJA "Red Stickers" placed first in all three routines performed, securing the highest scores of any other twenty-six competing teams in "the mos
  
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• Helicopter crashes into Grand Canyon, three people killed

  11-02-2018 15:03
  PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a tour helicopter has crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three people.A witness to the aftermath of a deadly tour helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon says at least two of the people on board were women who were badly burned and bleeding.Las Vegas photographer Teddy Fujimoto was shooting wedding photos at the time of Saturday's crash when he saw people running to the edge of a gulch. He says he followed and saw the black smoke from the helicopter wreckage.Three
  
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• 'Fifty Shades Freed' commands $38.8 million to top charts

  11-02-2018 14:04
  LOS ANGELES - "Fifty Shades Freed" has topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters.  Universal Pictures estimates Sunday that the final chapter in the Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele saga has earned $38.8 million, which is down significantly from the first film's $85.2 million debut and the sequel's $46.6 million opening.  The steamy romance outdid other new competitors like Sony's CG and live-action update of "Peter Rabbit" and
  
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• Coast Guard responding to oil spill in Mississippi River

  11-02-2018 13:10
  NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is responding to a report of an oil spill in the Mississippi River.According to the Coast Guard, the spill was reported near mile marker 145 of the lower Mississippi River on Sunday around 12:30 a.m.Coast Guard officials at the New Orleans Sector received a report from the National Response Center that a potential maximum of 4,200 gallons of fuel oil was released into the lower Mississippi River at the Pine Oaks Terminal.ES&H, an oil spill response organization
  
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• Mulvaney says Trump budget will have money for wall

  11-02-2018 12:54
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's budget director says the budget that the administration sends to Congress on Monday will seek to move some of the billions of dollars in extra spending that Congress approved last week to areas that will reflect the president's priorities.  Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says the administration's budget plan will include $3 billion for the wall along the southern border that Trump has made a priority, but there will be a contingency for $25
  
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• No problems reported before Russia plane crash that left no survivors

  11-02-2018 12:44
  MOSCOW - Russian investigators say the crew of the airliner that crashed Sunday near Moscow did not report any technical problems before the disaster.  The Saratov Airlines regional jet was carrying 65 passengers and six crew members when it went down a few minutes after takeoff from Domodedovo Airport on Sunday.  Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said: "It has been found out that no reports about technical malfunctions were received from
  
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• Two brothers killed in single-vehicle crash on Highway 61

  11-02-2018 12:22
  ST. JAMES PARISH - Two brothers were killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred St. James Parish Sunday morning.According to Louisiana State Police, 29-year-old Ricardo Wallace and 21-year-old Corin Wallace of Laplace have died as a result of the crash.Officials say the crash occurred on Hwy. 61 near Blind River around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.Ricardo Wallace, the driver of a 2008 Audi sedan, was traveling southbound on Hwy. 61 at a high rate of speed when he lost control
  
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• Spanish Town parade rolls despite rain

  11-02-2018 11:13
  BATON ROUGE - Beads weren't the only thing falling from the sky above Spanish Town Saturday. Just as floats began rolling, the rain started falling."We brought rain jackets," Abbey Breeden said. "We knew and we weren't phased."The question leading up to the 38th annual parade was whether it would rain. The answer, yes, but it didn't stop those attending."We go out rain, shine, whatever," Spanish Town resident, Anne Woods, said. "If they roll, we're here."Some were experiencing the pink party fo
  
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• Westbound delays on I-10 Sunday due to multiple wrecks

  11-02-2018 09:28
  BATON ROUGE - Westbound delays slowed traffic through Baton Rouge Sunday due to multiple crashes on and near the new bridge.A car appeared to have lost control and crashed into the concrete railing of I-10 as the interstate approaches the I-10 Mississippi River bridge. A three-vehicle crash then reportedly took place on I-10 West on the bridge around 1:20 p.m. Click HERE to monitor traffic conditions live. **************************Follow the publish
  
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