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• EBR School Board weighs $2.3M 'panic button' proposal in wake of deadly Tennessee attack

  06-04-2023 21:26
  
  BATON ROUGE - Teachers, students, and parents all around the country are fearful that their school could be the next site of a school shooting.That's why the East Baton Rouge School Board heard a presentation Thursday for a proposed $2.3 million panic button that could make schools safer."Every school system in the country has been considering things they can do to bolster security," EBR Director of Communications Ben Lemoine told WBRZ.The panic button would be worn like a badge by teachers. If
  
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• Channel 2's Best Bet$: 87th Masters

  06-04-2023 20:45
  
  One of the best traditional in all of sports started on Thursday in the 87th Masters at Augusta National, and here are your Best Bet$ heading into round 2: Top Ten Locks: Scottie Scheffler: -345 Sam Burns: +150Top Five Locks: Brooks Koepka: +122 Jon Rahm: -190Champion: Jason Day: +1400Watch above to see why these are the this weekends best bet$. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball to play double-header on Friday against South Carolina

  06-04-2023 17:58
  
  OLUMBIA, S.C. – LSU baseball will play a double-header against South Carolina on Friday due to the forecast of severe weather in Columbia this weekend.The top-ten match up between LSU and South Carolina will start Game 2 at 11 a.m. on Friday and game 3 of their SEC series shortly after the conclusion of action on Friday evening at Founders Park.There will be one hour in between games of Friday’s doubleheader, which will complete the series between the teams.All games of the
  
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• Women tried to steal carts full of alcohol at Total Wine, pepper sprayed employees on their way out

  06-04-2023 17:16
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are looking for a group of women who reportedly used pepper spray on several Total Wine employees while trying to steal shopping carts full of alcohol.The heist unfolded around 6:16 p.m. Wednesday at the Total Wine on Siegen Lane. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said at least four women loaded up several carts with alcohol and tried to walk out of the store without paying. When staff at the store confronted them, "several" employees were pepper sprayed, the
  
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• I-10 partially closed in Sorrento after oversized load smashed electronic DOTD sign

  06-04-2023 15:10
  
  SORRENTO - Expect delays on I-10 West in parts of Ascension Parish Thursday afternoon as crews work to clean up an electronic DOTD message board that was struck by a trailer hauling an oversized load overnight. The closure is scheduled to start around 3 p.m. Thursday. One lane will stay closed for up to four hours so workers can remove the damaged sign, the department said in a statement.See the full announcement from DOTD below. One lane of I-10 westbound will be closed near
  
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• Year after Tiki Tubing shut down amid wave of controversies, site taken over by new owners

  06-04-2023 14:40
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Less than a year after Tiki Tubing shut down, a new business is taking over the site under a new name and new management. Taking over and rebranding the Tiki Tubing Facebook page, the owners of Cajun Tubing & Kayaking announced the grand opening of the business for May 5, 2023. The announcement noted it will include staff to "provide safety instructions to ensure that every visitor has a safe and fun time on the river.""We are thrilled to take over ownership of Caj
  
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• Year after Tiki Tubing shut down amid wave of controversies, business reopens under new ownership

  06-04-2023 14:40
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Less than a year after Tiki Tubing shut down, the controversial business is reopening under a new name and new management. Now known as Cajun Tubing & Kayaking, the new owners announced the grand opening of the business for May 5, 2023. The announcement noted it will include staff to "provide safety instructions to ensure that every visitor has a safe and fun time on the river.""We are thrilled to take over ownership of Cajun Tubing & Kayaking and to continue
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• Year after Tiki Tubing shut down amid wave of controversies, business reopens under new management

  06-04-2023 14:40
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Less than a year after Tiki Tubing shut down, the controversial business has reopened under a new name and new management. Now under the name Cajun Tubing & Kayaking, owners announced the grand opening of the business for May 5, 2023. The announcement noted it will include staff to "provide safety instructions to ensure that every visitor has a safe and fun time on the river.""We are thrilled to take over ownership of Cajun Tubing & Kayaking and to continue
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• Louisiana pastor arrested again, faces more charges after new accuser comes forward

  06-04-2023 13:56
  
  CHALMETTE - A pastor who was arrested last month over allegations he had a sexual relationship with a minor was booked on new charges after another victim came forward alleging they were abused more than 30 years ago.Louisiana State Police detailed the new allegations against 56-year-old Milton Martin III in a news release Thursday. They include claims that Millard had sex with the victim, who was 14 years old at the time, back in 1991. He was booked in St. Bernard Parish on a new char
  
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• Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House

  06-04-2023 13:36
  
  BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House.University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Bi
  
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• Three students have minor injuries after bus was rear-ended in Slidell

  06-04-2023 12:20
  
  SLIDELL - Three students were taken to a hospital with "minor injuries" after the bus they were on was rear-ended Thursday morning. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the three students on the bus were taken to a hospital, along with the driver of the car and her two juvenile passengers, after the bus was rear-ended. All six of those transported had reportedly minor injuries. The driver, identified by the STPSO as Angelle Paul, will by cited for careless operation, f
  
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• No. 1 LSU baseball falls to no. 6 South Carolina 13-5 in game 1

  06-04-2023 12:12
  
  COLUMBIA, SC - For the 3rd straight weekend the LSU baseball team played a top ten opponent. The Tigers won the other two series, but South Carolina got off to a good start on Thursday beating LSU 13-5.Paul Skenes took his first loss of the season, giving up 2 earned runs, both off of his first two homers given up this season. Skenes night was cut short after a lightening delay in the 4th.South Carolina hit 4 home runs on the night, including 2 by Ethan Petry who also brought home 8. Games 2 an
  
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• Convicted murderer captured after escaping custody on his way to court, found hiding in garbage can

  06-04-2023 09:29
  
  PLAQUEMINE - A convicted murderer escaped custody as he was being brought to court for sentencing Thursday morning. Iberville Sheriff Brett Stassi told WBRZ that Tyler Jackson escaped around 9:20 a.m. as he was being let out of a transport van near the courthouse in Plaquemine. A school near the courthouse and the parish Council on Aging office were locked down as a result.The sheriff's office said Jackson was captured within the hour. He was found hiding in a garbage can. She
  
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• Fight between co-workers led to shooting at Prairieville restaurant

  06-04-2023 09:03
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - One person was injured in a shooting that reportedly stemmed from an argument between two employees at Hannah Q Smokehouse.According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, one person was injured in the shooting on Airline Highway near Highway 42 around 8:40 a.m.. Sources said the shooting happened near a small shopping center with several restaurants, and Pictures showed Sheriff Bobby Webre was on the scene.The sheriff told WBRZ that the shooting stemmed from an argument betwe
  
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• Deputies investigating reported shooting near Prairieville shopping center

  06-04-2023 09:03
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - One person was hurt in a reported shooting on Airline Highway in Prairieville Thursday morning. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, one person was injured in the shooting on Airline Highway near Highway 42 around 8:40 a.m.. Sources said the shooting happened near a small shopping center with several restaurants. Deputies have not released information regarding a suspect or a motive. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge middle school closed Thursday for teacher sit-out; school issues statement

  06-04-2023 08:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - Democracy Prep, a charter middle school in Baton Rouge, is closed Thursday and Friday due to a teacher sit-out. Educators are sitting out due to reported dissatisfaction over the decision to surrender the charter over to Denver-based company, Third Future Schools. "We, the staff of Democracy Prep Baton Rouge, are displeased with the practices that have taken place in the transition of Democracy Prep to Third Future Schools," read an anonymous email sent to WBRZ.
  
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• Memorial service planned for BRPD officers who died in helicopter crash - Watch it live here

  06-04-2023 06:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, the Baton Rouge Police Department is hosting a memorial service for Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who both died in a helicopter crash while working an assignment. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. at Istrouma Baptist Church and will continue until 11 a.m., when the service officially starts. The services will be broadcast on WBRZ Plus and streamed on our YouTube page. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Memorial service planned for BRPD officers who died in helicopter crash

  06-04-2023 06:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, the Baton Rouge Police Department is hosting a memorial service for Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who both died in a helicopter crash while working an assignment. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. at Istrouma Baptist Church and will continue until 11 a.m., when the service officially starts. The services will be broadcast on WBRZ Plus and streamed on our YouTube page. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Memorial service held for BRPD officers who died in helicopter crash - Watch it live here

  06-04-2023 06:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, the Baton Rouge Police Department is hosting a memorial service for Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who both died in a helicopter crash while working an assignment. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. at Istrouma Baptist Church and will continue until 11 a.m., when the service officially starts. The services will be broadcast on WBRZ Plus and streamed on our YouTube page. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Memorial service held for BRPD officers who died in helicopter crash - Watch it here

  06-04-2023 06:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, the Baton Rouge Police Department held a memorial service for Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who both died in a helicopter crash while working an assignment. Visitation began 9 a.m. at Istrouma Baptist Church and continued until 11 a.m., when the service officially started. The services will be broadcast on WBRZ Plus and streamed on our YouTube page. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Memorial service held for BRPD officers who died in helicopter crash

  06-04-2023 06:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, the Baton Rouge Police Department held a memorial service for Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who both died in a helicopter crash while working an assignment. Visitation began 9 a.m. at Istrouma Baptist Church and continued until 11 a.m., when the service officially started. The services will be broadcast on WBRZ Plus and streamed on our YouTube page. Permalink| Comments
  
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