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• LSUs Angel Reese on White House flap: 'Well go to the Obamas'

  05-04-2023 19:13
  
  First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House didn’t sit well with Tigers star Angel Reese.Prompted by a discussion of Biden’s comments during her Wednesday appearance on “The Paper Route Podcast,” Reese said the Tigers should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than
  
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• Bourg man involved in death of Lafourche Parish deputy arrested for first-degree murder

  05-04-2023 17:26
  
  THIBODAUX - A man has been arrested for the death of Sgt. Nicholas Pepper, a deputy who was killed in the line of duty Sunday. According to Louisiana State Police, 33-year-old Anthony H. Savoie from Bourg rammed into Sgt. Pepper's police unit while he was inside. Sgt. Pepper died in the hospital. Savoie ran from the scene and was captured by deputies nearby. He was taken to the hospital and released Wednesday. Savoie was booked into the Terrebonne Parish jail for firs
  
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• Greensburg teenager found shot to death early Sunday, deputies looking for suspects

  05-04-2023 16:58
  
  GARYVILLE - A Greensburg teenager was found shot to death outside a Garyville home on Sunday afternoon. According to St John Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies found 19-year-old Javant Dunn around 3:30 a.m. outside a home on South Emilie Street. Deputies said no motive or suspect is known at this time. Anyone with information should call (504) 494-3696. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Maringouin under boil water advisory; deputies begin distributions

  05-04-2023 16:38
  
  IBERVILLE PARISH - The Town of Maringouin was placed under a boil water advisory Wednesday afternoon.The advisory was put in place after the community experienced "multiple issues" that resulted in low water pressure, which can permit contaminants to enter the water supply.The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, working with the parish president, announced it will be distributing bottled water to those in need. Residents can pick up a supply of drinkable water at the Maringouin substation, locat
  
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• Police locked in standoff at shopping center along Florida Boulevard

  05-04-2023 16:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are locked in a standoff with a wanted suspect in a parking lot just off Florida Boulevard. The situation first unfolded around 2 p.m. near the intersection of Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Florida Boulevard, sources said.Witnesses told WBRZ that the standoff unfolded near a Walgreens. Photos showed the parking lot roped off by police. No other details were immediately available. WBRZ has reached out to the Baton Rouge Police for more information.
  
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• Livingston Parish schools will end semester early amid outrage over teacher pay

  05-04-2023 16:37
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - A new cost-saving task force built of several members of the school system is being created with the goal of giving raises to teachers after a 1% sales tax with the same goal failed at the polls. Wednesday, the Livingston Parish School Board held a meeting to discuss forming the task force, which will be comprised of more than 20 people from throughout the school system, including a school nurse, a bus driver, teachers, and a union representative. Board mem
  
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• Livingston Parish school board meeting agrees to form cost-saving task force, end school year early

  05-04-2023 16:37
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - A new cost-saving task force built of several members of the school system is being created with the goal of giving raises to teachers after a 1% sales tax with the same goal failed at the polls. Wednesday, the Livingston Parish School Board held a meeting to discuss forming the task force, which will be comprised of more than 20 people from throughout the school system, including a school nurse, a bus driver, teachers, and a union representative. Board mem
  
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• Attempted murder suspect shot after lengthy standoff with Baton Rouge police

  05-04-2023 16:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was taken away in an ambulance after a lengthy standoff with police in a shopping center just off Florida Boulevard. The situation first unfolded around 2 p.m. near the intersection of Sherwood Forest and Florida Boulevards, sources said. Photos showed the parking lot roped off by police. Sometime after 5 p.m., witnesses reported hearing gunfire and then saw what appeared to be the suspect, later identified as 27-year-old Cameron Shorter by police, being lo
  
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• Woman targeted by disgraced Plaquemine police chief files lawsuit, claims city failed to investigate him

  05-04-2023 15:58
  
  PLAQUEMINE - The woman who brought down Plaquemine Police Chief Kenny Payne after he solicited a sexual favor from her in exchange to have charges go away against her boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Plaquemine and Payne.Watch live newscasts hereThat lawsuit alleges, "...Payne has a history of having committed similar acts against other women in the community, and that the City of Plaquemine had knowledge of this history, prior conduct, and predatory tactics of their employee,
  
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• Calls tick up for new recycling bins after new bills go out, currently unavailable

  05-04-2023 15:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - For the past 40 years, John Genola has been pulling the garbage to the curb by his Baton Rouge house.Last month, it was a surprise to him when he opened his water bill to find itemized charges for garbage and recycling, among other charges. The City-Parish sent out additional information with the March water bills since the collection prices increased. Genola called 311 and found out that he's been paying for recycling for years and had no idea."I'm not a complainer but I just lik
  
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• Former Dunham forward Jordan Wright transfers to LSU

  05-04-2023 15:11
  
  BATON ROUGE - While the LSU women's basketball team is celebrating a national championship, the men's team picked up some much needed help on Wednesday.Former Dunham and Vanderbilt forward Jordan Wright announced he is transferring to LSU.CALLIN’ BATON ROUGE! pic.twitter.com/maedOZcRld— Jordan Wright (@JoWright32_) April 5, 2023Wright averaged double digits in points for the Commodores the past two seasons. He played 4 seasons at Vandy, and only has one season left. Wright w
  
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• Reported fuel spill shuts down portion of Bluebonnet Boulevard

  05-04-2023 13:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - A reported fuel spill forced first responders to shut down part of Bluebonnet Boulevard Wednesday morning.The spill was reported around 11 a.m. on Bluebonnet near Burbank Drive. Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department say crews are in the process of clearing the spill so the road can reopen.The BRFD said a truck lost a drive shaft, which hit the saddle tank and ruptured it. The St. George Fire Department and the BRFD HazMat team are on the scene. Bluebonnet @ Burba
  
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• Ascension Parish volunteers collecting supplies for tornado victims in Mississippi

  05-04-2023 12:55
  
  GONZALES - Volunteers in Ascension Parish are hoping to help those impacted by deadly weather and tornado outbreaks in Mississippi, and they need your help.Two trailers are stationed at the Lamar Dixon Expo center in Gonzales where people can drop off relief supplies for victims in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Volunteer Ascension and the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office are spearheading the efforts.You can donate items like non-perishable food items, diapers, baby formula, phone chargers and tar
  
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• Volunteer groups work to repair veteran's flood-damaged home

  05-04-2023 12:48
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A 50-man volunteer group teamed up Wednesday to help repair a veteran's home after it was damaged in the 2016 flood, leaving him displaced for nearly six years. The Home Depot Foundation along with Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge joined together to renovate Navy veteran Gene Dennison's home. Dennison and his family were displaced in 2016 after severe flooding swept through the area, and have been unable to move back into their home due to the extensive repairs required
  
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• Drug dealer accused of being connected to fatal overdose arrested

  05-04-2023 12:04
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit arrested a man identified as a possible source of drugs for a fatal overdose in December 2022. Deputies arrested Reginald Banks, 30, after a month-long investigation that included making controlled purchases of fentanyl from Banks that were recorded. Narcotics agents also identified two locations used for distribution: Banks' and Banks' sister's homes. Banks and his sister Michelle were both taken into custody
  
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• Zachary Police Department announces groundbreaking ceremony for new facility

  05-04-2023 06:26
  
  ZACHARY - The Zachary Police Department announced a groundbreaking for a new police station slated to be finished by the end of 2024. The ZPD has shared space with the Zachary City Court for over 35 years. The department announced Tuesday that both agencies have "outgrown" their current arrangement and that some officers have even had to relocate due to space issues. “Over the past 34 years, I have witnessed and been a part of the growth of the Zachary Police Departm
  
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• Laine Hardy will avoid jail time, could have record scrubbed of wiretapping charges

  05-04-2023 05:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - "American Idol" winner Laine Hardy, who was accused of placing an audio recording device in his ex-girlfriend's LSU dorm room, will avoid jail time and could appeal to have his record cleared of any charges after completing an alternative program for nonviolent offenders, according to The Advocate. District Attorney Hillar Moore told the newspaper Tuesday that Hardy had enrolled in a pretrial diversion program through the East Baton Rouge DA's office and that he will not
  
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