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• Gold beats Blue 37-20 in Southern football's spring game

  01-04-2023 21:21
  
  BATON ROUGE - Southern wrapped up their spring training as the Gold team defeated the Blue team 37-20 during the spring game. Junior Harold Blood saw most of the reps at quarterback during the game. Head Coach Eric Dooley liked the pace and tempo his team played with, but saw a lot of things that needs to be corrected before the start of the season in the fall. One being his QBs decision making and having too many turnovers on Saturday. Still, Dooley likes the progress Blood is making.
  
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• One person critically injured, two hurt but stable after car flipped on Wooddale Boulevard

  01-04-2023 18:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three people were hurt Saturday afternoon when a car overturned near the corner of Wooddale Boulevard and Tom Drive. According to authorities, the crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition and two others were considered stable, but still injured. No information about the crash has been released by police although officers are directing traffic in the area. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball loses to Tennessee 14-7 in game 3

  01-04-2023 17:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU baseball team lost to Tennessee 14-7 in game three, but still won the series 2-1. It's the first time since 2013 that the Tigers have won their first three series to start SEC play.It was a rough first inning for LSU, pitcher Thatcher Hurd gave up three runs before even recording an out. Hurd was replaced with Riley Cooper in the first. Tennessee scored 10 runs in the first two innings. The Tigers fought back with a chance to make this a game with the bases loaded in the s
  
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• At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

  01-04-2023 16:31
  
  WYNNE, Ark. — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage’s scope.Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees, and lay waste to neighborhoods across a bro
  
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• Man hurt in domestic shooting Friday, woman detained

  01-04-2023 16:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman was detained Friday after allegedly shooting a man at an apartment complex along South Flannery Road. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened at the Acadian Place Apartments around 2 p.m. Police said the woman shot the man in the midsection. The woman was detained and the man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BREC's Zoo celebrates 53rd birthday with opening of a new exhibit

  01-04-2023 14:06
  
  BATON ROUGE - BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo saw a large crowd on Saturday as they celebrated 53 years of being open."We have a ton of fun things going on. Inflatables, free face painting, free birthday cake, animal enrichments, you name it. It also gives everyone the time to come see the new hippos," Robyn Lott, Director of Marketing, said.Some parts of the zoo are closed off as renovations are underway, including the giraffe's area."We will be opening our giraffe exhibit with our feeding platform so
  
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• 1 injured in Saturday morning shooting on Winbourne Ave

  01-04-2023 13:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials say a shooting that took place at a Hi Nabor Supermarket left one injured Saturday morning.The shooting happened at a Hi Nabor Supermarket on Winbourne Avenue.Emergency Medical Services spokesman, Brad Harris, told WBRZ that one person was transported to the hospital in stable condition.This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 1 injured in Saturday morning shooting near Plank Road

  01-04-2023 13:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials say a shooting that took place near Plank Road left one injured Saturday morning.According to authorities, the shooting happened on Winnebago Street, near Plank Road. The victim went to a nearby Hi Nabor Supermarket on Winbourne Avenue for assistance.Emergency Medical Services spokesman, Brad Harris, told WBRZ that one person was transported to the hospital in stable condition.This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Third annual Flower Festival raises money for St. Jude

  01-04-2023 12:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - A festival full of flowers, fun and fundraising. It's the third annual Flower Festival and many at the event say it's a good time for a good cause."The whole event is a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research and that is just phenomenal and that makes me want to be a part of it," festival attendee Kristen Nolen said.Guests walked around to see huge hand crafted floral arrangements within this year's theme, "Birds of a Feather." Festival-goers used the giant installations as ba
  
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• One person shot during picnic in Assumption Parish on Saturday

  01-04-2023 12:15
  
  PAINCOURTVILLE - A person was shot during an Assumption High alumni picnic on Saturday afternoon. Assumption Parish sheriff's deputies said the shooting happened during the picnic at Dorseyville's recreation park near Paincourtville around 5 p.m. Deputies said the victim was shot twice during a fight with another person, but is expected to have non-life-threatening injuries. An arrest has not been made, but deputies said they have spoken with a person of interest.&
  
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• Man arrested, allegedly shot person during picnic in Assumption Parish on Saturday

  01-04-2023 12:15
  
  PAINCOURTVILLE - A person was shot during an Assumption High alumni picnic on Saturday afternoon. Assumption Parish sheriff's deputies said the shooting happened during the picnic at Dorseyville's recreation park near Paincourtville around 5 p.m. Deputies said the victim was shot twice during a fight with 24-year-old Warren Verrett III, but is expected to have non-life-threatening injuries. Verrett was booked Sunday for attempted second-degree murder and illegal use o
  
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• LSU Athletics to host NCAA Championship Watch Party at the PMAC

  01-04-2023 09:56
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU Athletics will host an NCAA Championship watch party at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday, April 2, at 1:30 p.m.LSU Athletics announced via Twitter that they will be hosting a watch party for the NCAA Championship on Sunday at the PMAC. The upper southeast and upper southwest doors will open at 1:30 p.m.The championship will see LSU play Iowa, marking both teams' first time in a championship game. Tipoff is at 2:30 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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