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• St. Amant High School officially unveils newly renovated campus

  20-10-2020 17:55 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. AMANT - After six years in the making, St. Amant High School is cutting the ribbon on campus to mark the official completion of a multi-million dollar renovation project.The project, costing 4.2 million dollars, includes a new freshman academy that was opened in 2016 and updates to the main building. A new front office was designed to consolidate all administration into one area."We had administrators sharing offices, working in closets. And safety was a factor as well because the way the s
  
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• Twins, again! What are the odds?

  20-10-2020 17:26 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's news that still shocking eight months later. Erin Credo says she was still shocked as she was wheeled out the hospital doors holding the two babies in her arms."I'm still shocked, honestly, here we are eight months later and I still can't believe I'm taking two babies home," she said.Erin and Jake Credo welcomed identical twin girls into the world at Woman's Hospital on Sept. 22. Allie (4 pounds, six ounces) and Lola (3 pounds, 12 ounces) were born at 32 weeks and three days
  
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• Alleged rapist fled hospital after staff discovered 11-year-old girl was pregnant

  20-10-2020 16:54 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - A man fled deputies over the weekend after hospital workers discovered a small girl suffering from abdominal pain was pregnant with his child, according to authorities.The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said Wendell Sanchez, 34, brought the 11-year-old girl to the emergency room Sunday evening after she had complained about pain in her abdomen. Sanchez reportedly waited in his car while the girl met with medical personnel.When staff examined the girl, they discovered she was pregn
  
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• Saints, city officials reach agreement to return fans to Superdome starting this weekend

  20-10-2020 16:31 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The Saints will begin allowing some fans to attend games at the Superdome starting this weekend.The team announced Tuesday it reached an agreement with the city to distribute 3,000 tickets to season ticket holders for Sunday's game against Carolina. That number is expected to go to 6,000 for the next home games on Nov. 15 and 22, barring any major shifts in COVID-19 numbers.The announcement throws a wrench in any potential plans to move Saints games to Baton Rouge, which was said
  
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• DA could seek habitual offender enhancement against alleged toddler killer

  20-10-2020 16:31 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - District Attorney Hillar Moore said Tuesday that his office could seek a habitual offender enhancement against a man who police said went on a criminal reign of terror last week that resulted in the death of a toddler.Kendrick Myles is accused of kidnapping a child, shooting two men, killing a toddler and entering into a standoff with police before the kidnapped child was freed. It all happened over the course of a few hours, according to Baton Rouge Police.Myles criminal history
  
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• Zachary police looking to deter crime with brighter streets

  20-10-2020 16:27 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY – The Zachary Police Department is turning to Entergy to help prevent crime in the city. Chief of Police David McDavid sent a letter with a list of addresses where street lights are out to Entergy in hopes of brightening up neighborhoods.“Known criminals are going to hide in darkness,” McDavid said. “They can creep through neighborhoods behind cars, houses, buildings and bushes. So we can light up these neighborhoods and hopefully deter crime.&
  
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• Horsing around: Woman accused of stealing horse from owner in Natchitoches

  20-10-2020 14:54 via wbrz.com
  
  NATCHITOCHES PARISH - When asked for payment, one Caldwell Parish woman seemingly said "neigh" and has been arrested in Natchitoches Parish for allegedly stealing a horse.The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission arrested 37-year-old Tasha D. Cubbit on Monday, Oct. 19, on one count of theft of livestock.The LDAF received a complaint about Cubbit's purchase of a horse after she allegedly failed to pay once she received the animal. Investigators say Cu
  
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• US overdose deaths appear to rise amid coronavirus pandemic

  20-10-2020 14:29 via wbrz.com
  
  Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew.Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Davidson lost his job. He started staying home alone in his apartment near Georgetown, Kentucky — depressed and yearning for his recovery support group that had stopped gathering in person, said his cousin Melanie Wyatt.On May 25, his girlfriend came home to find him dead of
  
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• Father of slain 2-year-old says GoFundMe account is illegitimate

  20-10-2020 14:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The father of a 2-year-old killed in a shooting rampage last week says a GoFundMe account asking for money on his son's behalf was not authorized.On Tuesday, Vince Hutchinson Jr. took to social media to warn others against donating to the fundraiser purporting to raise money for Azariah Thomas' memorial fund. Hutchinson said the person who launched the account was not authorized to do so by either parent."Its sad that we have cold hearted people in this world that would want to be
  
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• Stalled truck on I-10 East at LA 1, left lane blocked

  20-10-2020 14:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A stalled tractor-trailer is blocking the left lane on I-10 East at LA 1 in Port Allen.Authorities are investigating to ensure the vehicle is not leaking any hazardous chemicals.This is a developing story.Tweets by wbrztrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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• Agents looking for person who illegally killed 12-foot gator in Ascension Parish

  20-10-2020 13:36 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Authorities are looking for a person who apparently killed an alligator with a crossbow.The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the 12-and-a-half-foot gator was found dead Monday in Bayou Manchac near Alligator Bayou. The agency said the animal appeared to have an arrow sticking out of its head.The arrow used to kill the gator was described as a 20-inch carbon express carbon crossbow arrow with green and white fletching. Anyone with information is asked t
  
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• Agents looking for person who illegally killed 12-foot gator

  20-10-2020 13:36 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Authorities are looking for a person who apparently killed an alligator with a crossbow in Ascension Parish.The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the 12-and-a-half-foot gator was found dead Monday in Bayou Manchac near Alligator Bayou. The agency said the animal appeared to have an arrow sticking out of its head.The arrow used to kill the gator was described as a 20-inch carbon express carbon crossbow arrow with green and white fletching. Anyone with in
  
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• Filmmaker and activist, James Redford, dies at 58

  20-10-2020 13:26 via wbrz.com
  
  Hollywood is mourning the death of James Redford, a filmmaker and philanthropist who was also the son of award-winning actor Robert Redford and American Historian Lola Van Wagenen, CNN reports. Cindi Berger, publicist to Robert Redford, issued a statement on behalf of the actor, saying, "The grief is immeasurable with the loss of a child. Jamie was a loving son, husband and father. His legacy lives on through his children, art, filmmaking and devoted passion to conservation and the environment.
  
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• Poll worker fired for turning away voters with Black Lives Matter shirts

  20-10-2020 13:20 via wbrz.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A poll worker in Memphis, Tennessee, has been fired after turning away early voters who were wearing “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” shirts, an elections official said Monday.The worker was fired Friday after officials received a call from a witness at the Dave Wells Community Center in Memphis, Shelby County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson said.Tennessee law does not allow voters to we
  
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• LSU officials investigating how student ended up in hospital Monday

  20-10-2020 13:18 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU says it's looking into what happened over the weekend that led to a student being hospitalized.In a statement, a university spokesperson said it appeared the male student was taken to a hospital Monday morning after an incident off campus the previous evening."We are aware of a student being brought to a local hospital yesterday morning. At this time, our thoughts and prayers are with the student and his family. While our first priority is that student's health and safety, the
  
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• Few fans, masked umps, muted celebrations for World Series

  20-10-2020 12:28 via wbrz.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A World Series like no other opens Tuesday night with Clayton Kershaw’s Los Angeles Dodgers pursuing redemption, Kevin Kiermaier’s Tampa Bay Rays seeking acclaim and Major League Baseball relieved just to reach the championship of the pandemic-delayed season.Buzz figures to be dampened, with attendance down to about 11,000 in the smallest crowd for a Series game since roughly 1909.The entire Series will be played on artificial turf for the f
  
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• Postal carrier accused of stealing mail-in ballot in Miami

  20-10-2020 12:21 via wbrz.com
  
  MIAMI - A U.S. Postal Service carrier is accused of stealing a Miami-Dade County mail-in ballot, 10 gift cards and four prepaid debit cards earlier this month, federal authorities said.A federal complaint filed by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General said that between Oct. 5 and 16, Crystal Nicole Myrie “embezzled letters, postal cards and mail which came into her possession intended to be carried or delivered by her," the Miami Herald reported.The mail-in ballot had be
  
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• Mall of Louisiana's new 'Blue Zoo' aquarium to open in April 2021

  20-10-2020 12:17 via wbrz.com
  
  According to The Advocate, the Blue Zoo aquarium in the Mall of Louisiana has an April 1 opening date.The new aquarium is set to employ a total of 40 to 60 individuals and offer visitors an adventure through its aquarium, which features up to 38 exhibits of animals such as sharks, jellyfish, stingrays, seahorses, and toucans. The new attraction will on the Mall's first floor, near Dillard’s, in a 16,000-square-foot space that was previously occupied by Hollister Co.,
  
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• No arrests so far in shooting that left two teens dead after party

  20-10-2020 08:32 via wbrz.com
  
  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A security guard who was working at a party where gunfire killed two people in Louisiana last week says the group was already breaking up when the gunfight erupted.The Thursday shooting at a park in Lafayette left an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old dead. No arrests have been reported. Police estimated about 300 people attended the gathering.Donnell Lewis tells The Daily Advertiser that he had been working security at the gathering. He said the par
  
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• Louisiana one of 11 states to support Justice Department's lawsuit against Google

  20-10-2020 08:24 via wbrz.com
  
  According to CNN, the Trump administration is poised to sue Google on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the matter, in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than twenty years.The Justice Department (DOJ) is expected to outline a list of complaints against Google surrounding its alleged stifling of competition to maintain its position in the marketplace for online search.According to ABC News, Louisiana has ties to the expected case as it is one of eleven
  
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• La. apart of Justice Dept. lawsuit againt Google

  20-10-2020 08:24 via wbrz.com
  
  According to CNN, the Trump administration is poised to sue Google on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the matter, in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than twenty years.The Justice Department (DOJ) is expected to outline a list of complaints against Google surrounding its alleged stifling of competition to maintain its position in the marketplace for online search.CNN says Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The federal comp
  
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• Justice Department poised to sue Google for alleged anticompetitive abuses in search

  20-10-2020 08:24 via wbrz.com
  
  According to CNN, the Trump administration is poised to sue Google on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the matter, in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than twenty years.The Justice Department (DOJ) is expected to outline a list of complaints against Google surrounding its alleged stifling of competition to maintain its position in the marketplace for online search.CNN says Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The federal comp
  
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• After lawsuit, Shreveport to pay millions for emergency repairs

  20-10-2020 08:01 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT — A judge presiding over a lawsuit against Shreveport ordered millions of dollars of payments Monday to two companies for emergency work on a sewerage system.According to local news reports and The Associated Press, Pulley Construction and Yor-Wic Construction sued the city of Shreveport earlier this year after they weren’t paid.The city and the companies reportedly reached an agreement late last month and, under a judge’s order announced Monday, Pulley
  
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• Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity members shaken by trespassing incident

  20-10-2020 07:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity contacted LSU Police last week, after three men allegedly trespassed onto their on-campus fraternity home, causing a disturbance and damaging property. According to arrest documents, last Friday (Oct. 16) night, around 9:15 p.m., 23-year-old Joshua Martin-Roche, 22-year-old Dexton Thibodeaux, and 23-year-old Renee Harrison found the front door of the fraternity home unlocked, walked inside without invitation, and began yelling at h
  
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• What are the treatment options for COVID-19?

  20-10-2020 07:15 via wbrz.com
  
  What are the treatment options for COVID-19?There are several, and which one is best depends on how sick someone is.For example, steroids such as dexamethasone can lower the risk of dying for severely ill patients. But they may do the opposite for those who are only mildly ill.In the United States, no treatments are specifically approved for COVID-19, but a few have been authorized for emergency use and several more are being considered. A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of
  
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• Indiana prison scheduled to carry out first federal execution of woman since 1953

  20-10-2020 07:04 via wbrz.com
  
  According to the BBC, an Indiana prison is scheduled to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said.Officials say Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in 2004.She was sentenced to death by lethal injection, which is scheduled to take place December 8. The last woman to be executed by the US government was Bonnie Heady, who died in a gas chamber in Missouri in 1953, accord
  
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• 'Home Improvement' actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in Oregon

  20-10-2020 06:49 via wbrz.com
  
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Zachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement” was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault.The Eugene Police Department said officers were dispatched to a North Eugene apartment Friday night on a report of a physical dispute. They found Bryan, 39, sitting outside and his girlfriend, 27, at a neighboring apartment.Bryan reportedly assaulted the victim, impeded h
  
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• Rush Limbaugh experiences set back in battle against lung cancer

  20-10-2020 06:45 via wbrz.com
  
  According to CNN, conservative talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh says he's experienced a set back in his battle against stage 4 lung cancer."The scans did show some progression of cancer," he announced during his radio show. The 69-year-old host later added: "It's not dramatic, but it is the wrong direction."Limbaugh was diagnosed with lung cancer in February but was able to maintain a hopeful outlook as, at that time, his cancer "had been reduced" and "become manageable."However, on
  
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• Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing

  20-10-2020 06:25 via wbrz.com
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.The quake was centered near Sand Point, a city of about 900 people off the Alaska Peninsula where wave levels late Monday topped 2 feet (0.61 meters), according to the National Tsunami Warning Center. The warning was downgraded to an advisory just over two hours
  
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• Jeff Bridges announces lymphoma diagnosis

  20-10-2020 06:04 via wbrz.com
  
  Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges revealed his cancer diagnosis via Twitter on Monday."I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good," Bridges tweeted.As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to light.
  I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good.
  I’m starting treatment and will
  
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• Jeff Bridges announces he's been diagnosed with lymphoma

  20-10-2020 06:04 via wbrz.com
  
  Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges revealed his cancer diagnosis via Twitter on Monday."I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good," Bridges tweeted.As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to light.
  I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good.
  I’m starting treatment and will
  
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• St. John Parish Judge Jeff Perilloux sentenced to 14 years for fondling teen girls

  20-10-2020 05:52 via wbrz.com
  
  EDGARD, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge who resigned after being convicted on sex charges involving the fondling of teenage girls was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison.New Orleans area news outlets report that Jeff Perilloux was sentenced by ad hoc Judge Dennis Waldron.Perrilloux was convicted in September on three counts of felony indecent behavior with juveniles and one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. He had been a district judge in St. John the Baptist Parish.His victims wer
  
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• Teen reportedly shot in overnight incident on Charles Street, sources say

  20-10-2020 05:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Sources say police rushed to the scene of a possible shooting on Charles Street at North Acadian Thruway late Monday night.Though officials have yet to confirm any details, sources say a heavy law enforcement presence converged on the area shortly after 11 p.m., Monday, when a teenager was reportedly shot following a home invasion.WBRZ is reaching out to officials to confirm this information.As this took place, roughly six miles away, law enforcement was summoned to a separate sho
  
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• Arsonist sets fire at Florida Boulevard warehouse, investigators say

  20-10-2020 04:30 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - As of Tuesday (Oct. 20) morning, investigators are searching for the person responsible for an intentionally set blaze at a warehouse along Florida Boulevard, representatives of the Baton Rouge Fire Department say.  According to fire investigators, an arsonist made their way into a vacant warehouse within the 4600 block of Florida Boulevard and set a small pile of trash ablaze shortly before 2 a.m., Tuesday.After being dispatched to the scene of the fire, first r
  
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