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• 'Still feels like a nightmare:' Family seeking justice for 17-year-old mother shot and killed on I-110

  05-03-2023 21:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - A crowd of blue gathered at Memorial Stadium to release balloons into the clear, blue sky one week after a mother was gunned down on the interstate.Blue was Nykobia Keller’s favorite color. Saturday her family came together and celebrated her life while waiting for justice.“It still feels like a nightmare where I should just wake up and she’s still here, but reality is she’s not. So if my voice has to be her voice from now on, that&rsquo
  
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• Man stabbed to death at ATM near corner of Plank Road and Choctaw Drive

  05-03-2023 18:09
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was murdered Sunday morning at an ATM near the corner of Plank Road and Choctaw Drive. According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office, 51-year-old Arthur Mitchell was stabbed to death. Baton Rouge Police Department has not answered any questions about the murder. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2-year-old injured from accidental shooting in stable condition; father arrested

  05-03-2023 17:56
  
  ST HELENA - A man was arrested Saturday after bringing his 2-year-old child with a gunshot wound to a hospital. According to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office, Herman Love brought the toddler to a hospital around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The 2-year-old was treated and then sent to another hospital where they remain in stable condition. Deputies said Love was arrested and charged with negligent injuring and obstruction of justice. Permalink| Comments
  
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• No 1. LSU baseball wins game 3 vs Central Connecticut State 13-0 in 7 innings

  05-03-2023 16:16
  
  BATON ROUGE - So far in LSU's four-game series against Butler and Central Connecticut, the Tigers have scored a combined 51 runs in three games. The offense continued today with a 13-0 win over the Blue Devils.For the second straight day, the Tigers 10-run ruled Central Connecticut and Cade Beloso came off the bench to hit a homerun.Freshmen Chase Shores had another solid start, throwing 3.2 innings with four strikeouts and no runs. The Tigers will finish the four-game series tomorrow against B
  
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• Colombia proposes shipping invasive hippos to India, Mexico

  05-03-2023 15:59
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch - descendants of four imported from Africa illegally by the late drug lord in the 1980s – to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population.The hippos, which are territorial and weigh up to 3 tons, have spread far beyond the Hacienda Napoles ranch, located 200 kilometer (124 mile) from Bogota along the Magdalena River. En
  
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• Authorities looking for man who allegedly stole volunteer firefighter's truck from Loranger station

  05-03-2023 13:21
  
  LORANGER - A man tried to break into a volunteer fire department early Sunday morning and eventually stole a firefighter's truck.According to the Loranger Volunteer Fire Department, an unidentified man walked up to the station around 4:30 a.m. Sunday and tried to get in.When he was unsuccessful, he managed to steal a truck from in front of the building while the owner, a volunteer firefighter, was out on duty, officials say.The vehicle is described as a 2013 Ram 2500 with a Loranger Fi
  
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• Police: Man arrested for terrorizing after pulling gun out in Walker Walmart, sending shoppers into panic

  05-03-2023 13:20
  
  WALKER - A man was arrested on multiple charges Sunday morning after he got into a fight inside a Walmart and pulled out a gun, sending shoppers into a panic.According to the Walker Police Department, the incident happened at the Walmart Supercenter on Walker South Road around 11 a.m. Sunday.When police arrived, several people were running out of the store, yelling about a gunman inside. Walmart staff said they came in contact with the suspect in the back of the store.Walker Police Chief Addiso
  
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• 91-year-old New Roads woman loses family home in fire; community lending a helping hand

  05-03-2023 13:12
  
  NEW ROADS - What was once a family home filled with memories now sits as charred rubble on Dolph Street in New Roads.On Feb. 13, 91-year-old Mildred Duhe was at home when she heard a noise come from her laundry room. Minutes later, flames erupted."When I discovered the house was burning, I came to the living area and told my son the house was on fire. By the time we got out, it was almost 1/3 gone. It was moving very rapidly," Mildred said.The fire was so big that it destroyed their cars and sp
  
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