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• Madi Brooks' mother hopes new bill can help prevent others from meeting daughter's fate

  12-04-2023 21:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of LSU students, including some of Madi Brooks' former sorority sisters, spent their Wednesday evening showing support for the foundation made in her honor.The Madison Brooks Foundation's main purpose is to advocate for the safety of young adults, but Brooks' mother Ashley Basutert says it also functions as a stark reminder to always look out for one another."Making sure that it stays top of mind and that wherever you are that the students know just to be comfortable being
  
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• Government Street medians turning into an eyesore, unclear when they'll be fixed up

  12-04-2023 18:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - The fairly new Government Street medians are in pretty rough shape. The medians, built just a year and a half ago, are now scuffed up with skid marks, littered with trash and are constantly run through by drivers.The State Department of Transportation blames speeding and distracted drivers for the constant need for repairs. “If people will drive the speed limit and pay attention then they won’t run into the medians," said Rodney Mallett, a DOT
  
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• DOTD: Distracted drivers hitting Government Street medians, causing damage

  12-04-2023 18:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - The fairly new Government Street medians are in pretty rough shape. The medians, built just a year and a half ago, are now scuffed up with skid marks, littered with trash and constantly ran through by drivers.The State Department of Transportation blames speeding and distracted drivers for the constant need for repairs. “If people will drive the speed limit and pay attention then they won’t run into the medians," said Rodney Mallett, a DOTD sp
  
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• Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself

  12-04-2023 17:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself.The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper using packaged concrete to repair the road in the Brentwood area.“Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,&rd
  
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• Expelled Black lawmaker Pearson to return to Tennessee House

  12-04-2023 16:59
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a week after his banishment for supporting gun control protesters propelled him into the national spotlight.Hundreds of supporters marched Justin Pearson through Memphis to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting, chanting and cheering before entering the commission chambers,
  
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• Elevator trouble at retirement community worries family of tenants

  12-04-2023 14:37
  
  PORT ALLEN - An elevator has been broken at a retirement community in Port Allen for over two weeks. The daughter of a tenant reached out to 2 On Your Side, concerned about the people who are unable to use the stairs in case of an emergency.Leona Howard says her mom, Bessie, uses a walker to get around her apartment building."Mom's a spiffy 92-year-old, almost 93 in October, she's very independent," Howard said.Howard says her mom's independence hit a snag when the elevator at Allen Court Apart
  
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• Pelicans season ends with an 123-118 loss to Thunder in Play-In game

  12-04-2023 13:29
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Pelicans season ends with a 123-118 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Play-In game. The Pelicans had a 6 point halftime lead but struggled in the 3rd quarter as OKC took the lead to 9.New Orleans season ends in disappointing fashion, as the team had high hopes to make a deep postseason run early in the year, but when Zion Williamson went out those hopes ended.Brandon Ingram lead the team with 30 points, and 7 assists. New Orleans finishes the year with a 42-
  
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• Pelicans season ends with 123-118 loss to Thunder in play-in game

  12-04-2023 13:29
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Pelicans season ends with a 123-118 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Play-In game. The Pelicans had a 6 point halftime lead but struggled in the 3rd quarter as OKC took the lead to 9.New Orleans season ends in disappointing fashion, as the team had high hopes to make a deep postseason run early in the year, but when Zion Williamson went out those hopes ended.Brandon Ingram lead the team with 30 points, and 7 assists. New Orleans finishes the year with a 42-
  
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• Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states

  12-04-2023 13:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday.The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. marks the latest in a string of recent legal settlements Juul has reached across the count
  
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• Wayne Sims, former LSU athlete and father of slain basketball star, has died

  12-04-2023 12:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - Wayne Sims, a former LSU basketball player and father to slain Tigers star Wayde Sims, passed away Tuesday.Sources tell WBRZ that Sims died after he reportedly collapsed at work sometime Tuesday. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Ascension Parish possible new home to battery materials facility

  12-04-2023 12:06
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - An Australian mining company that focuses on the manufacture of a key component in electric vehicle batteries could build a new production facility in Ascension Parish. Element 25, an Australian mining company, said Wednesday it is exploring plans to invest $480 million across two phases for the new facility to be built. If the facility is constructed, the company expects to create up to 220 new direct jobs with average annual salaries of more than $90,000.
  
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• 2une In Tails: Adopt Connie

  12-04-2023 08:08
  
  2une In is partnering with the Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge for 2une In Tails! This week we are meeting Connie.To adopt email [email protected] to inquire about Connie or call CAA at 225-408-5360 .Meet Connie! She's a two year old hound mix weighing about 40lbs. Connie was found as a stray a little over a week ago. She was a very sweet and wiggly dog who was relentless about giving kisses.If you are interested in adopting Connie or learning more about the adoption process you can visi
  
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• Denham Springs man sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal prison for production of child porn

  12-04-2023 07:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Denham Springs man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison after being convicted of the production of child pornography. The United States Department of Justice announced the sentencing of William Davis, 35, Wednesday morning. During his trial, Davis admitted he recorded videos of himself engaging in "sexually explicit conduct" with a six-year-old. Davis will serve 24 years and three months in federal prison. Following his release, he will severe five mor
  
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• Southern University wins $40,000 grant to help beautify campus

  12-04-2023 06:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - Southern University was awarded $40,000 Tuesday to help beautify campus through Home Depot's Retool Your School campaign.Retool Your School helps HBCUs with grants to be used for campus improvement projects that promote sustainability and long-term benefits to the campus and students.Southern University competed in Cluster 1 of the competition, placing 8th among some of the nation's largest HBCUs such as Grambling and Alabama A&M.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Plant fire prompts evacuation order in Indiana city

  12-04-2023 05:35
  
  RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities urged people to evacuate Tuesday near a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border that sent massive clouds of black smoke into the sky.The fire occurred at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles (112.6 kilometers) east of Indianapolis, that lately had been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale, Mayor Dave Snow said.“They were under a city order to clean up and remediate that site,&rdq
  
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