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• Man dead after being hit by car on Harding Boulevard late Tuesday night

  18-04-2023 21:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was fatally struck by a car on Harding Boulevard late Tuesday night. The crash happened around 8 p.m., just west of I-110, according to the Baton Rouge Police DepartmentNo other details related to the crash were immediately available. This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 74-year-old man dead after being hit by car on Harding Boulevard late Tuesday night

  18-04-2023 21:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by a car on Harding Boulevard late Tuesday night. The crash happened around 8 p.m., just west of I-110, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.No other details related to the crash were immediately available. This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Photos show million-dollar boat crash on Tickfaw River; 2 people hurt

  18-04-2023 18:35
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Two people were badly hurt after a catamaran was launched into the tree line along the Tickfaw River over the weekend.The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. According to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, five people were on board the luxury boat when it took a sudden turn and crashed through several trees.A passerby loaded the five occupants into his boat and brought them to a river landing in Livingston Parish where LDWF agents and an ambulance were waiting.No
  
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• Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service

  18-04-2023 18:32
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept.The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV shows in the red-and-white envelopes that once served as Netflix’s emblem, plans to mail its final discs on Sept. 29.Netflix ended March with 232.5 million
  
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• CATS settles lawsuit with executive who lost job following Nakamoto report on leaked drug test

  18-04-2023 18:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - A former high-ranking official with CATS settled his lawsuit with the Baton Rouge bus system Tuesday, months after his firing following a leaked drug test showing he tested positive for meth.The legal battle started last year after a series of reports from the WBRZ Investigative Unit on former CATS Comptroller John Cutrone. Cutrone's lawyer had argued that he should not have been subject to random testing because he was not in a "safety sensitive position"The test that was leaked
  
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• Legislative task force hopes to address dangerous chases in wake of deadly pursuits

  18-04-2023 18:18
  
  BATON ROUGE - A proposal from Senator Caleb Kleinpeter was approved Tuesday morning by a judiciary committee in the Louisiana Senate. This means a taskforce will be assigned to study high speed chases with law enforcement. “I don’t know if it’s a change of pursuit procedure training or having a harsher penalty for aggravated flight, but what I do know is we need to bring everyone to the same table to ensure this doesn't happen again,” Kleinpeter
  
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• Nearly $20K in cash seized from home in BR, suspects arrested on drug charges

  18-04-2023 17:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - A large police presence in South Baton Rouge this month was a result of a large drug raid on a home.During a no-knock warrant, investigators found drugs and nearly $20,000 in cash at a home on Lorri Burgess Avenue.Documents filed in court show this case came to light when a confidential informant purchased drugs from that location. Detectives confirmed that marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and other narcotics were being distributed from that location.Following the warrant
  
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• No updates from Southeastern as leaked data allegedly surfaces online

  18-04-2023 16:51
  
  HAMMOND- Days after an IT company in New Orleans says it discovered leaked data from Southeastern University on the dark web, school officials still won't comment as students and staff await new information.In February, someone breached the university's network, prompting the school to shut down internet access across campus, along with access to online portals."Moodle is back up. As far as I know everything is working, except Grub Hub, but that's because some of the places around campus don't
  
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• Sheriff: Argument led to gunfight in Baton Rouge; shooters died after exchanging gunfire

  18-04-2023 16:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people died after they reportedly shot each other in a neighborhood near Greenwell Street Tuesday.The shooting was reported on Denova Street shortly before 2 p.m. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said both men fled the scene and later showed up at a hospital. Witnesses claim the two started shooting after they got into an argument.The men were identified as Steven Brown, 29, and Ray Griffin, 21. Griffin, also known as Teflon Webbie, was an aspiring rapper from th
  
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• Fox, Dominion reach settlement over false election claims

  18-04-2023 15:35
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.The terms of the settlement were not immediately clear.Dominion had asked for $1.6 billion in arguing that Fox had damaged its reputation by helping peddle conspiracy theories about its equipment. Fox said
  
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• Minor booked on peeping Tom charge, caught touching himself outside Zachary home

  18-04-2023 15:32
  
  ZACHARY - A juvenile suspect is accused of fondling himself while creeping outside a home in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Zachary Police Department said the suspect — an unidentified minor — was booked for criminal trespass, obscenity, peeping Tom, and resisting an officer. The boy reportedly tried to run from police after he was seen outside the victim's home around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.No other details were released due to the victim's age. Permalink| Commen
  
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• Landry maintains strong cash advantage in governor's race

  18-04-2023 14:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - An early entry into the race, strong fundraising base and statewide name recognition are helping keep the perceived frontrunner at the top of the contest for Louisiana governor -- at least when it comes to campaign financing.Attorney General Jeff Landry disclosed about $6.3 million in his campaign account in newly released April reports. That's more than double the amount of his closest competitor, fellow Republican and State Treasurer John Schroder, who shows a bankroll of $2.4 m
  
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• Frustrated with homeless encampment, business owner posts strong message to mayor

  18-04-2023 14:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - A business owner says she's frustrated with having to clean up after a homeless group daily.The frustration reached a boiling point Tuesday when Erinn Shaw posted a message for the mayor on her sign board, asking for help cleaning up the trash left behind.The sign says, "Mayor Broome, I thought you were supposed to be getting rid of the homeless and the trash. I'm not seeing any of that, it has gotten ridiculous. Don't vote Broome!"Three days in a row, the owner of Young Fashions
  
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• Second suspected prostitute linked to Nathan Millard's death arrested weeks later

  18-04-2023 14:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - A second woman who may have witnessed Nathan Millard's death was captured Monday, arrest records show.Tabbetha Barner, 33, was booked on charges of prostitution and failure to seek assistance. Investigative documents previously suggested that Barner and another woman, Tiffany Guidry, were hired by Millard and accused drug dealer Derrick Perkins hours before Millard's death in late February.Perkins told police that Barner and Guidry were sharing drugs with Millard and having sex wi
  
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• Man arrested for principal to murder after alleged involvement in overdose death

  18-04-2023 13:53
  
  PORT ALLEN - A man was arrested for being principal to murder after deputies found he was allegedly involved in a man's overdose death. According to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, Russell Daigle, 32, was arrested for principal to second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the overdose death of 30-year-old Samuel Moore. Moore was found dead in a trailer park on Lafiton Lane on April 12, and detectives connected Daigle with the death. Daigle's bond was set at $9
  
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• City-parish considering lower speed limit on Government Street

  18-04-2023 13:45
  
  BATON ROUGE - A lowered speed limit could soon be implemented on a residential stretch of Government Street. WBRZ first reported that the Government Street medians were not built to spec, six inches too wide between Jefferson Highway and Lobdell Avenue, but the city approved the plans anyway claiming "it worked."“They’re six inches wider than what was in the original design, but when we went back and we talked to the city, having that width at that speed will slow d
  
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• Former employee disabled security at Port Allen trucking company, stole $31K in equipment

  18-04-2023 13:44
  
  PORT ALLEN - A man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment from his former workplace and then stashing it away at his home in Livingston Parish.About $31,000 worth of tools and other equipment were stolen after Aaron Ballard, 43, allegedly disabled the security system at Kent Environmental, the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday.Upon discovering the burglary at the trucking company in Port Allen, West Baton Rouge deputies requested a search a
  
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• Woman allegedly spent $12,000 on gift cards using stolen bank cards

  18-04-2023 13:37
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Detectives are searching for a woman who allegedly purchased thousands of dollars in gift cards from Sam's Club using stolen bank cards. The Denham Springs Police Department said the woman pictured used a victim's bank cards to purchase approximately $12,000 in gift cards from the Sam's Club in Denham Springs. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the DSPD's assigned detective at (225) 665-5106 ext. 224.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Bills GM: Damar Hamlin cleared to play after cardiac arrest

  18-04-2023 13:09
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing and is attending the team’s voluntary workout program some four months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati, general manager Brandon Beane said Tuesday.“He is fully cleared to resume activity,” Beane said, with the clearance coming from the team after the player met with a third and final speciali
  
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• Body found in yard in Pointe Coupee Parish; no foul play suspected

  18-04-2023 09:28
  
  MORGANZA - Officials are investigating reports of a body found in yard in Pointe Coupee Parish. The parish sheriff's office said it was called to a scene on reports of a body found in a yard Tuesday morning in Morganza. The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office identified the man as 47-year-old Jason Patrick Dickinson.Investigators later determined that no foul play was involved in Dickinson's death. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Body found in yard in Pointe Coupee Parish; coroner called to scene

  18-04-2023 09:28
  
  MORGANZA - Officials are investigating reports of a body found in yard in Pointe Coupee Parish. The parish sheriff's office said it was called to a scene on reports of a body found in a yard Tuesday morning in Morganza. The PCPSO said the coroner's office was called to the scene. Details are limited at this time. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Pastry artwork pits bakery against town in free speech suit

  18-04-2023 09:04
  
  CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall over his doorway last spring with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate and strawberry donuts, a blueberry muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries.The display got rave reviews, and Young looked forward to collaborating with the school on more mural projects at his roadside bakery in Conway, New Hampshire.Then the town zon
  
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• Widow of Baton Rouge veteran receives new roof through outreach program

  18-04-2023 07:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - A widow of a Baton Rouge veteran is receiving a huge gift through non-profits and roofing companies Tuesday. Joann Phillips, the wife of the late U.S. Army's Wayne Phillips, is receiving a brand new roof courtesy of Habitat for Humanity and Garcia Roofing through a partnership under the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project, an outreach program designed to show gratitude and honor veterans and their families. Joann Phillips was selected to receive a new roof thro
  
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• 2une In Tails: Adopt Cammie

  18-04-2023 07:22
  
  2une In is partnering with the Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge for 2une In Tails! This week we are meeting Cammie.To adopt email [email protected] to inquire about Cammie or call CAA at (225) 408-5360.Meet Cammie! She is a three year old female Hound weighing about 50lbs. She was brought in as a stray a few weeks ago. Since then, she's been spayed, will be vaccinated and microchipped upon adoption. Since she's just had surgery, she hasn't been able to go out in playgroups quite yet, howe
  
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• LSUPD searching for pair of alleged identity thieves who purchased ATV

  18-04-2023 07:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - Detectives are searching for two people accused of using a stolen identity to purchase an ATV. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, the two individuals pictured used the victim's identity to purchase an all-terrain vehicle. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the CRCS at (225) 344-7867.Permalink| Comments
  
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• La. Senator calling for limit to high-speed police chases: 'Is it worth a life?'

  18-04-2023 06:47
  
  PORT ALLEN - A Louisiana State Senator is calling for a new task force to be created to examine the limits on high-speed police chases after two high school students were killed in a car crash with a police officer. Senate Concurrent Resolution 8, introduced by Senator Caleb Kleinpeter of Port Allen, would create an eight-member task forced designed to study and review police officer training and protocols necessary to increase safety for law enforcement and bystanders during police ch
  
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