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• No. 1 LSU Baseball beats Alabama 8-6 in game 1

  28-04-2023 21:03
  
  BATON ROUGE - Another game, another dominating Paul Skenes performance as the Tigers get the 8-6 win over Alabama in game 1.Skenes got his 8th win of the year, throwing six innings and only giving up one run with nine strikeouts.Offensively, both Tommy White and Dylan Crews went deep on Friday. White had a solo homer, while Crew had a three-run missile.LSU had a little bit of trouble though in the 9th, up 8-2 but Alabama would bring home four runs and had the tying runs on base. Bryce Collins w
  
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• After WBRZ report, work on a condo's parking lot covered in potholes finally begins; some tenants aren't satisfied

  28-04-2023 18:36
  
  BATON ROUGE- Owners and tenants at Concord Condominiums have wanted their parking lot, which was covered in deep potholes, to be fixed for years.After WBRZ reported on the problem, it seems that work has started on the repairs. Friday morning, workers were seen laying down asphalt on the parking lot where potholes exposed to the original cement.Some residents, like Jaqueline Givens and Betty Roberts, say the job is not a permanent solution, even calling it a waste of money."It's just g
  
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• 57-year-old man arrested for the 56th time

  28-04-2023 18:12
  
  LAPLACE - A new personal record has been set by Ulysses Joseph. The 57-year-old LaPlace native was arrested for the 56th time on April 20.St. John the Baptist Parish deputies say Joseph was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear for traffic violations. While he was in jail, deputies determined Joseph stole a pressure washer from the LaPlace Home Depot on April 20. Joseph was booked for the theft and he remains in jail. Deputies say he has been arrested 56 t
  
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• Motorcycle wreck shuts down I-10 exit ramp at LA 1

  28-04-2023 17:50
  
  PORT ALLEN - A crash involving a motorcycle is blocking the southbound exit to LA 1 along I-10 West. The crash was first reported around 5:30 p.m., with deputies shutting down the exit ramp so emergency responders could reach the crash scene, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.There is currently no word on injuries. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deputies executed search warrants in Denham Springs; seized drugs, 2 handguns and made an arrest

  28-04-2023 17:41
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - One person was arrested after deputies executed two search warrants on Denham Springs homes and determined they were linked to drugs found. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies searched two properties on Juniper Street and found the following: meth, cocaine, fentanyl, suboxone, hydrocodone, codeine, marijuana, synthetic marijuana, THC edibles, two guns and more than $800 in cash. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Antoine "Rico" Gutter and
  
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• PROGRAMMING ALERT: 6 p.m. news will air on WBRZ+ due to NFL Draft coverage on ABC

  28-04-2023 16:28
  
  WBRZ's 6 o'clock newscast will air on WBRZ Plus due to NFL Draft coverage on ABC Friday night.Here is how to watch:WATCH 24/7 news channel coverage on Cox cable channels 11 or 1011, REV channel 2, streaming live on WBRZ.com HERE With an antenna on 2.2Roku WBRZ live news and weather channels streaming all day; Find it HEREAmazonDownload the WBRZ skill for important updates; Add the skill HEREAdd the WBRZ app to Amazon Fire TV; Add it HEREPhone appsWBRZ&nbs
  
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• White Castle High employee fired after crossing line with student, investigators say

  28-04-2023 16:00
  
  WHITE CASTLE - The Iberville Parish School District has parted ways with an employee  suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.The woman and the student spoke with sheriff's department investigators, but the student wouldn't cooperate and the woman did not admit to any sort of physical relationship.Still, the woman's tenure ended because text messages revealed the two were together outside of school hours, which under district policy still crosses a line, the sh
  
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• Channel 2's Best Bet$: NBA Playoffs week 2

  28-04-2023 15:16
  
  BATON ROUGE - With the NBA Playoffs heating up, here are our Channel 2's Best Bet$:1. Lakers -4.5 (Friday) 2. Suns Moneyline +120 (Saturday) 3. Heat Moneyline +155 (Sunday)Watch the Video above to see why...Permalink| Comments
  
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• Woman allegedly hit children, waved gun around during tirade in Denham Springs neighborhood

  28-04-2023 15:12
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A woman accused of hitting two minors before pulling out a gun and waving it around in a Livingston Parish subdivision is out of jail Friday. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the South Point neighborhood in Denham Springs on Wednesday. According to the sheriff's office, the confrontation happened near the corner of Waterford Court and Shady Bend Drive after several minors got into a fight. Sheriff Jason Ard said that a woman,
  
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• Innocent bystander injured in police chase struggling months later, can't get help

  28-04-2023 15:11
  
  BATON ROUGE - An innocent bystander found herself caught in the middle of a police chase. The chase ended when the person that police were in pursuit of crashed into her at high speed. For months she's been in pain, struggling with PTSD, and so far, can't get help.Watch live newscasts here"I feel like I'm at the bottom of the barrel, some days I want to give up," Adrianne Washington said.It's been seven months since Washington was involved in that car crash that totaled her car and has kept her
  
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• On the move: Dealership shifts to new location

  28-04-2023 14:07
  
  BATON ROUGE - One of the region's largest auto dealerships has opened its newest location, along Airline Highway in Baton Rouge.All Star Automotive shifted sales and service operations for its Hyundai franchise from its former spot at Airline and Coursey to a new, 30-thousand square foot complex in the 12700 block of Airline, across from Woman's Hospital.The new facility includes 22 service bays and customer charging stations, and is one of 12 dealership locations for the company.Permalink| Com
  
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• Former Assumption political candidate, chairman pleads guilty to multiple sex crimes after being arrested in 2022

  28-04-2023 13:33
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - A former political candidate was arrested in 2022 after allegedly filming unknowing minors and adults in a public restroom pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes Friday.The 23rd Judicial District Attorney announced that Seth Glenn Breaux, 28, former Chairman of the Assumption Parish Chamber of Commerce, pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and one count of video voyeurism in Assumption Friday.  The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office
  
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• Assumption's former Chamber of Commerce chief pleads guilty to indecency, voyeurism

  28-04-2023 13:33
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - A former head of the Assumption Parish Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty Friday to multiple charges Friday after prosecutors alleged he filmed unknowing minors and adults in a public restroom.The 23rd Judicial District Attorney said Seth Glenn Breaux, 28, of Pierre Part pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and one count of video voyeurism.  The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office had said last April that Breaux "videoed minors as th
  
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• 23-year-old arrested after runaway 11-year-old found hiding at his home

  28-04-2023 13:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 23-year-old man after a missing 11-year-old who never arrived home from school was found in his apartment. The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a home on Tuesday evening for reports of a missing person. When officers arrived, they spoke with the parent of an 11-year-old girl who reportedly never returned home from school. On Wednesday, officers arrived at a home on Sherwood Valley Court and spoke with the 11-year-old, who police say wa
  
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• Over 30 crime cameras installed at Baton Rouge businesses, hundreds more to come

  28-04-2023 12:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is partnering with business owners to place cameras in areas with high crime rates.“Cameras are our best witness and our best crime deterrent, they help us get real time information out to our officers and help us solve cases by giving information to our detectives for follow up, as far as descriptions of people, vehicles and events that happen,” EBRSO Major Willie Stewart said.Earlier this year, the first camera was placed out
  
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• Wildlife and Fisheries names first woman to lead Enforcement Division

  28-04-2023 09:27
  
  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has named the first woman to lead its Enforcement Division, the second-largest state law enforcement agency. LDWF named Col. Rachel Zechenelly, a 24-year veteran of the agency, to fill the position. She is succeeding Col. Chad Hebert, who is retiring after 30 years of service. Zechenelly is a Pearl River native who has earned several awards during her career with the LDWF including the Meritorious Service Award for Hurricanes
  
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• Former chef sues LSU sorority, claims food coordinator wanted a 'White chef'

  28-04-2023 09:02
  
  A ranking food worker announced she would rather have a White chef during a large gathering at an LSU sorority house in 2021, according to a discrimination lawsuit recently filed in federal court.Bernardine Williams, a Black chef working in the sorority house at the time, alleges her ex-manager, Suzette Says, facilitated a hostile work environment after she complained to her higher-ups about the Baton Rouge woman.The retaliatory actions led to Williams being demoted, she contends in her lawsuit
  
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• Dutch court bans sperm donor who fathered at least 550

  28-04-2023 06:49
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday banned a man from donating any more of his sperm after he fathered at least 550 children in the Netherlands and other countries and misled prospective parents about the number of offspring he helped to conceive.A judge at The Hague District Court ordered the halt in an injunction brought by the parents of a child conceived with the donor’s sperm and a foundation representing other parents.The court noted that under Dutch
  
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