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• Man shot to death outside apartment complex at Groom Road and Sherron Avenue

  24-04-2023 21:09
  
  BAKER - A man was found dead outside of an apartment complex off of Groom Road in Baker on Monday. According to the Baker Police Department, a man, later identified by the East baton Rouge Coroner's Office as Sequan Morgan, was shot in the head outside the Park Plaza Apartments near the corner of Groom Road and Sherron Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Police said they are unsure what led up to the shooting. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Plaquemine City Hall, Police Department moving temporarily to fix mold and water damage

  24-04-2023 18:43
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Employees of Plaquemine City Hall and Plaquemine police officers are packing up their things and moving while structural issues are addressed in the buildings. According to the city, the Plaquemine Police Department is moving to its Training Center at the City Park. As for the other departments within City Hall, Mayor Ed Reeves says they aren't sure where employees will end up. "We are trying to identify where departments will move now and we'll notify th
  
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• EPA settles with St. John the Baptist plant operator; says deal will reduce pollution

  24-04-2023 18:40
  
  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - The EPA on Monday announced details of an agreement that it says will reduce the release of pollutants from a Reserve chemical plant.The deal involves the Evonik Corporation facility that, inspections determined, had been emitting unacceptable levels of ethylene oxide and other substances.The EPA said the installation of new, more efficient scrubbers and other measures will "secure a meaningful reduction of air toxics for the people of St. John the Baptist."Accordi
  
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• 46-year-old man stabbed to death, 27-year-old girlfriend arrested

  24-04-2023 17:49
  
  GREENSBURG - A man was killed early Monday morning when his girlfriend allegedly stabbed him to death. According to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office, a 46-year-old man was killed around 3:20 a.m. along Museum Road in Greensburg. A spokesperson for the department said the man was killed during an argument. Deputies are investigating what the argument was about. Deputies said 27-year-old Shelbi Clement was arrested for second-degree murder and booked into the pari
  
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• Incoming Ascension Parish superintendent shares her goals for the school district

  24-04-2023 17:15
  
  ASCENSION PARISH- Ascension Parish School District is getting ready to transition into a new era of leadership. Dr. Edith Walker, was unanimously approved by the board on April 18, is preparing to take the reigns as superintendent.Although, she's new to the position, she is no stranger to the district. Walker has been an educator for 25 years, 21 of those years being spent in Ascension. "I came to this school district when Dutchtown High School opened in 2002 and simply fell in love wi
  
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• Deputies looking for suspects after failed burglary at ATV store

  24-04-2023 17:11
  
  ROSELAND - Deputies are searching for three people who broke into a Roseland store and tried to steal a dirt bike. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office shared security video of the three on the showroom floor of ATV Zone in Raceland on Sunday around 3 a.m. Footage shows the trio struggling to move the dirt bike. Deputies said the burglary failed because of security bars on the door which did not allow enough space for the bike to fit through. Deputies said the three
  
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• Funeral arrangements set for slain pregnant woman; family taking donations this week

  24-04-2023 17:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - Southern University announced funeral arrangements for a pregnant woman who was shot to death over a case a mistaken identity last weekend. The school is helping coordinate services for 28-year-old Kerisha Johnson, who was the daughter of Deputy Kevin Johnson with the Southern University Police Department. A viewing will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 29 at Bethany Church North in Baker, with a Celebration of Life service following immediately afterward.&
  
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• Pennington Biomedical seeking paid participants for calorie-counting study

  24-04-2023 16:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is looking for participants in a health study that could pay out as much as $850.The study is seeking 90 participants in Baton Rouge and Birmingham, Alabama to research the effects of intermittent fasting or calorie restriction on aging. Testing in animals shows that it can improve health and slow the effects of aging. Those interested in participating can find more details here.Read the full announcement from the Pennington Biome
  
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• Neighbor still at odds with councilman living next door, posts signs in his front yard

  24-04-2023 15:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - There's more development in a case involving a lawyer-legislator, an East Baton Rouge Metro councilman and that councilman's neighbor.The neighbor, Eugene Michelli, posted large signs in his front yard to make sure everyone in his district knows what's been going on.The signs say, "District six councilman: Cleve Dunn, Jr., flooded our home due to no permits and careless construction at his residence that's located at 14018 Jane Seymour Drive located in district eight."Michelli liv
  
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• Man falls from abandoned New Orleans building, dies Monday morning

  24-04-2023 14:47
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Police are investigating the death of a man who fell from the Plaza Towers building in downtown New Orleans Monday morning. The New Orleans Police Department confirmed a body was found in front of the 45-story building shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. Police are currently treating the death as unclassified.First responders confirmed to WWL-TV that the man had fallen from the building. The death comes less than 24 hours after New Orleans firefighters responded to a r
  
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• SEC considering drastic new punishments to deter fans from storming the field, report says

  24-04-2023 14:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Southeastern Conference is mulling harsher punishments for teams whose fans rush the field after a win, including possibly relocating the site of a future home game.According to Sports Illustrated, that proposal is among the many ideas being considered by a group assembled by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in the weeks after LSU rushed the field twice in the 2022 season, first against Ole Miss and again just weeks later after upsetting Alabama. In that same timeframe, Tennessee
  
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• Authorities investigating infant's drowning at Baton Rouge home

  24-04-2023 13:56
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials are investigating the death of a 1-year-old in a Baton Rouge neighborhood Sunday.The child reportedly drowned in a bathtub at an address on Cedarlane Avenue, in a neighborhood off Old Hammond Highway. Family members told WBRZ the boy was initially taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. It was not clear if anyone would face charges for the infant's death. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Don Lemon, La. native and longtime CNN anchor, out at network after 17 years

  24-04-2023 13:32
  
  Don Lemon, a native to the Baton Rouge area and long-running television news anchor at CNN, says he's been terminated by the network.Lemon tweeted about the situation Monday morning, saying he was blindsided by the news. pic.twitter.com/8PyLqvS0d7— Don Lemon (@donlemon) April 24, 2023The announcement came less than an hour after word got out that popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson was also exiting his job.This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Don Lemon, Baton Rouge native and longtime CNN anchor, out at network after 17 years

  24-04-2023 13:32
  
  Don Lemon, a Baton Rouge native and long-running television news anchor at CNN, says he's been terminated by the network.Lemon tweeted about the situation Monday morning, saying he was blindsided by the news. pic.twitter.com/8PyLqvS0d7— Don Lemon (@donlemon) April 24, 2023The announcement came less than an hour after word got out that popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson was also exiting his job.This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Tucker Carlson out at Fox News, network confirms

  24-04-2023 12:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News says it has agreed to part ways with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial primetime host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.The network said that Carlson’s last program was on Friday.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Tucker Carlson, Fox News' most popular host, out at network

  24-04-2023 12:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.The network said in a press release that the last program of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” aired Friday.“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” the press release fr
  
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• Chief of LSU police announces retirement after over 40 years of service

  24-04-2023 07:43
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSUPD chief announced his retirement date Friday. Chief Bart Thompson's last day on campus will be April 28. Before working for the LSUPD, Thompson worked with the Baton Rouge Police Department for 31 years. He worked in uniform patrol, burglary investigations, criminal intelligence, armed robbery, and the homicide division. “Last month Police Chief Bart Thompson announced his retirement from the LSU Police Department. His last day on campu
  
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• Officials respond to fire at Wendy's on Bluebonnet Boulevard early Monday

  24-04-2023 06:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at the Wendy's on Bluebonnet Boulevard Monday morning. The St. George Fire Department said the fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. and was under control shortly before 7 a.m.. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Photos: Four-alarm fire in New Orleans claims two homes, damages two others

  24-04-2023 06:45
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Two homes were destroyed and two others were damaged in a four-alarm fire late Sunday night, according to WWL-TV. At least a dozen people were displaced by the fire, which was made difficult to fight due to embers being spread by winds. The New Orleans Fire Department said there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unclear. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Animatronic dragon bursts into flames during Disneyland show

  24-04-2023 06:08
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames.No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, the Anaheim Fire Department said.Ryan Laux, a frequent Disneyland visitor, said fire has always been a part of the “Fantasmic” presentation. But he s
  
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