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• Teens playing with gun caused deadly shooting Saturday

  18-07-2020 21:48 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews are responding to a fatal shooting Saturday night. Around 9:40 p.m. officials responded to  the 5800 block of W. Rio Drive near Greenwell Street. When officials arrived on the scene the victim was already deceased. In an update later, authorities revealed the shooting involved a group of teenagers playing with a gun.  A 14-year-old was killed and three teenagers were arrested.  Click HERE for the breaking news s
  
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• Officials responding to fatal shooting near Greenwell Street

  18-07-2020 21:48 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews are responding to a fatal shooting Saturday night. Around 9:40 p.m. officials responded to  the 5800 block of W. Rio Drive near Greenwell Street. When officials arrived on the scene the victim was already deceased. Details are limited. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Suspect involved in deadly park shooting now in custody

  18-07-2020 21:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - A suspect wanted in connection with a deadly shooting is in police custody as of Sunday evening. New Roads police say Arrington Lemay turned himself in to authorities around 6:20 p.m., Sunday.This was after police discovered that an unidentified person had been fatally shot in the neck Saturday night at Emmit J. Douglas Park, which is near Bayou Run Drive and 10th Street in New Roads. Police say the victim died at the scene.Shortly after discovering the victim's bo
  
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• Police respond to shooting at Emmit J. Douglas Park in New Roads

  18-07-2020 21:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - Police are responding to a person being shot in the neck Saturday night.Around 8:30 p.m. the New Roads Police Department responded to Emmit J. Douglas Park aka Tenth Street Park located near Bayou Run Drive.Details are limited at the time. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police respond to person shot in the neck

  18-07-2020 21:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - Police are responding to a person being shot in the neck Saturday night.Around 8:30 p.m. the New Roads Police Department responded Bayou Run Drive.Details are limited at the time. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Person dead after shooting in New Roads park

  18-07-2020 21:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - Police are responding to a person being shot in the neck Saturday night.Around 8:30 p.m. the New Roads Police Department responded to Emmit J. Douglas Park aka Tenth Street Park located near Bayou Run Drive.Police said Sunday, the victim died.  Police also said they will release more information later. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Authorities looking for suspect involved in fatal park shooting

  18-07-2020 21:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - Police responded to a shooting at Douglas Park in New Roads Saturday night. a person being shot in the neck Saturday night.Around 8:30 p.m. the New Roads Police Department responded to Emmit J. Douglas Park aka Tenth Street Park located near Bayou Run Drive.According to officials, the victim sustained a gun shot wound to the neck and died at the scene. Police say the suspect is Arrington Lemay and is wanted for second-degree murder and possession of a firearm in a
  
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• Child transported to hospital after near drowning

  18-07-2020 20:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews transported a child to a hospital Saturday night after a near drowning. Around 8 p.m. the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to the 300 block of Woodpecker Street near Southern University.According to officials, the child is in critical condition. Details are limited. This is an updating story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Free COVID-19 testing in Baker, Friday

  18-07-2020 19:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - The City of Baker announced that free COVID-19 testing for the community will be accessible on Friday, July 24.Free COVID-19 testing will take place at Advantage Charter School located at 14740 Plank Rd. Testing will be made available from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.To register, pre-registration packets are available at City Hall. If you have already pre-registered for the test, please arrive at 9am; please bring your ID so the on-site staff can verify your registration.Permalink
  
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• Body of man reported missing pulled from Louisiana lake

  18-07-2020 17:27 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities on Saturday recovered from a Louisiana lake the body of a man who had been reported missing.William Segrave, 65, left home Thursday afternoon in his 28-foot shrimp boat. He was reported missing Friday after family members found his empty boat still in gear near the foot of the Highway 11 bridge, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said.The Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
  
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• NFL tells teams training camps will open on time

  18-07-2020 14:41 via wbrz.com
  
  The NFL has informed teams their training camps will open on time.League executive Troy Vincent sent a memo to general managers and head coaches on Saturday informing them rookies are to report by Tuesday, quarterbacks and injured players by Thursday and all other players should arrive by July 28.The league and the NFL Players Association are still discussing testing for the coronavirus and other health and safety protocols. Union leadership expressed several concerns in a 90-minute conference
  
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• C.T. Vivian, Martin Luther Kings Field General, Dies at 95

  18-07-2020 13:39 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK TIMES - The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early civil rights organizer and field general for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the historic struggle for racial justice a half-century ago, died on Friday at his home in Atlanta. He was 95.Two of his daughters, Kira Vivian and Denise Morse, confirmed the death. Ms. Morse said he had been in hospice care.In a nation trying to come to grips with racial inequality in the 1960s, Mr. Vivian was a pa
  
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• Authorities respond to shooting near N. Foster Drive

  18-07-2020 12:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are responding to a shooting Saturday night.Around 10:30 p.m. the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to the 5000 block of Clayton Drive off N. Foster Drive.Details are limited at this time. This is a developing story.   Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge residents hold vigil to stand against police brutality

  18-07-2020 12:38 via wbrz.com
  
  More than 50 people gathered along Kenilworth Parkway Saturday for a vigil to get one message across.
  "Our message today is one of inclusion and equality. We wanted to let everyone who lives in South Baton Rouge know that they are accepted and equal here in our eyes," said Kyle, event co-organizer.
  The vigil comes after a sea of nationwide and local protests against police brutality erupted.This was the first event for the Black Lives Matter South Baton Rouge organization. Kyle says on
  
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• The Latest: Albania open to tourists, reports more cases

  18-07-2020 12:05 via wbrz.com
  
  TIRANA, Albania — Albania has reported 4,008 confirmed coronavirus cases and 111 total deaths since the pandemic began in the country.In the last month, daily numbers of new cases have ranged from 50 to 120, at least double compared to the March-May period when the country was in a total lockdown.Health ministry officials say people must wear masks, keep socially distant and wash hands. Masks are mandatory in closed areas and individuals may receive a small fine for not wearing them i
  
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• Houma Man Dies in Terrebonne Parish Crash

  18-07-2020 09:37 via wbrz.com
  
  TERREBONNE PARISH - A Houma man is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Houma last night.On July 17, 2020, at 11:31 p.m., State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 3087 (Prospect Overpass).  The initial investigation revealed 53-year-old Demetrius Lewis of Houma was driving west on LA 3087 when his vehicle collided with a trailer being pulled by another vehicle.  After striking the trailer, Lewis lost control of his vehicle causing it to strike the
  
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