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• No. 2 LSU baseball beats Mississippi State 12-1 in 7 innings

  12-05-2023 21:50
  
  BATON ROUGE - Another Friday night start, another dominating performance on the mound from Paul Skenes. The Tigers ace had 13 strikeouts in seven innings, only giving up one run.LSU bats came to live again on Friday as well, the Tigers had four home runs in the 12-1 win. This is the 14th time that LSU has run ruled their opponent this season. The Tigers improve to 39-10 on the year, and 17-7 in SEC Play. Game 2 will be tomorrow night at 6 p.m. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Driver trapped man's arm in window, dragged him to his death, police say

  12-05-2023 20:30
  
  BATON ROUGE -- A driver accused of trapping a man's arm in his truck window before speeding off last month has been accused of second-degree murder in the man's death, police said Friday.Kentrell Maloid, 23, was found dead in the 1500 block of Florida Boulevard around 3 a.m. on April 27. Investigators initially thought it was a case of hit-and-run, but an autopsy showed that his injures didn't come from being hit by a car, according to arrest records.Detectives found witnesses who said that Mal
  
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• Group asking community to join them in prayer Saturday for wounded Denham Springs officer

  12-05-2023 17:49
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A small group of people met outside Pet-Co early Friday morning, praying for Corporal Shawn Kelly as he fights for his life in a hospital."I know him through the police department, he's been with Denham Police Department for a long time. He was a part of the marshal's office in Denham, he went back to Denham and is a motor cop with Denham," Tammy Felder with the LP Jeep Mafia said.A crumbled piece of crime scene tape remains where officers had the parking lot taped off Thursday
  
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• LSU students unveil 'Creative Crosswalk' to bring awareness to pedestrian safety

  12-05-2023 17:23
  
  BATON ROUGE - A group of LSU Manship School students held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to unveil a new creative crosswalk they have been working on for two semesters.The crosswalk is part of a class project the students took on for Professor Robert Mann's senior capstone class. Mann says each semester, his students choose a campus issue to tackle, and this group chose pedestrian safety."Last semester a group of students were worried about the fact that there were so many pedestrian accident
  
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• Southern University student among 2 killed in New Orleans shooting Friday morning

  12-05-2023 16:49
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A Southern University student and an aspiring nurse who was set to graduate from Nunez Community College were killed in a shooting reported outside a New Orleans hookah bar early Friday morning. The shooting happened on North Claiborne Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Friday. The victims were identified as Imani Williams and JaDiamond Jones. Williams was a student at Southern University who had just celebrated her 20th birthday, and Jones, also 20, was just days from earning her d
  
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• Channel 2's Best Bet$: NBA Playoffs

  12-05-2023 15:45
  
  The NBA playoffs are in full swing and we've seen already one team punch their ticket with the Denver Nuggets heading to the conference finals. A few more look to clinch tonight, but we start our bet$ Sunday with the 76ers at Celtics for game 7:1. 76ers +72. Same Game Parlay: Celtics Moneyline Jayson Tatum 40+ Points and Rebounds Joel Embiid 40+ Points and Rebounds 3. Nuggets to win Western Conference +135Watch the Video to see why. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Burning car shuts down eastbound traffic on US 190 at the Old Bridge

  12-05-2023 15:27
  
  PORT ALLEN - A car burst into flames on the eastbound side of the old Mississippi River bridge, halting traffic heading into Baton Rouge on US 190. The fire was first reported around 3 p.m. at the west side entrance of the old bridge. It did not appear that anyone was hurt, but deputies had to halt traffic at the scene. Law enforcement has started diverting eastbound traffic on US 190 to LA 1. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Video shows teen's scary encounter with Denham Springs gunman just minutes before shootout

  12-05-2023 14:39
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A woman is telling WBRZ about her chilling run-in with a man who shot a police officer in Denham Springs Thursday afternoon.Charley Scott, a high school senior, told 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss that she was leaving the shopping center along South Range Avenue when she had what she described as road rage encounter with the driver, who was in a gold-colored Jeep SUV. She said the vehicle followed her home, harassing her by brake-checking her vehicle and cutting her off.&n
  
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• One person dead after vehicle fire on Basin Bridge; I-10 EB reopened after hours-long closure

  12-05-2023 14:27
  
  WHISKEY BAY - One person is dead after an overnight vehicle fire on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge that left the Interstate closed for several hours.All lanes on I-10 eastbound were closed on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to the fire, which was reported shortly after midnight Friday. Officials reported one driver was confirmed to have died. State Police identified the driver as 48-year-old Khamphout Senesanouk of Texas.Police said Senesanouk's car came to a stop in the right lane for
  
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• Franklin police seeking suspect wanted on firearms charges

  12-05-2023 12:47
  
  ST. MARY PARISH - Franklin police are asking for help locating a man wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon.Anyone with information on the possible location of Davien Burrell is asked to contact the Franklin Police Department at 337-828-1716.Callers may remain anonymous.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Firefighter training program graduates 5 seniors in first year

  12-05-2023 12:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - In Livingston Parish, five seniors are finishing up their training in hopes of becoming future firefighters.“My truck caught on fire and a firefighter came over to my house and that was really the only experience I had with the fire department. I looked into it and saw the program, decided to try it out and it worked out for me,” a student Kainnon Champagne said.This is the first year of the training program. Keesler Fly, the Chief of Training and Safety for Fi
  
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• I-10 East closed on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to fatal vehicle fire

  12-05-2023 12:31
  
  WHISKEY BAY - All lanes on I-10 East are closed on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to a fatal vehicle fire.DOTD reported the closure shortly after midnight Friday. One person is reportedly dead. The bridge will be reopened after being inspected for possible damage before it's reopened.Traffic is being diverted off of I-10 East onto I-49.
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• Community rolling up sleeves to help Denham Springs officer

  12-05-2023 12:04
  
  BATON ROUGE - Donors began showing up early at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, rolling up their sleeves to support a Denham Springs officer who was critically wounded a day earlier.The blood drive benefitting Cpl. Shawn Kelly began at 8 a.m. and will run through the day.Another blood donation effort has been scheduled for Monday. A mobile collection unit will be at the Livingston Parish courthouse that day. The courthouse is located at 20300 Government Blvd. in Denham Springs.Kelly was wounded w
  
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• Southern University alum finally given the chance to walk in commencement ceremony 50 years after completing school

  12-05-2023 08:45
  
  BATON ROUGE - More than 600 students are set to participate in the Spring 2023 commencement at Southern University. Many of them have worked hard and waited four years for the moment to celebrate, but one of them has waited decades to have their special moment walking across the stage.Chester Stevens is a 74-year-old man who graduated from Southern University in 1973 but never participated in his commencement ceremony.”I was mailed my diploma, but denied the opportunity to participate
  
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• I-10 East closed on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to vehicle fire

  12-05-2023 07:54
  
  WHISKEY BAY - All lanes on I-10 East are closed on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to a vehicle fire.DOTD reported the closure shortly after midnight Friday.Traffic is being diverted off of I-10 East onto I-49.This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Body found in walk-in freezer at New Iberia Arby's; police say death was likely accidental

  12-05-2023 07:42
  
  NEW IBERIA - A body found in the walk-in freezer of an Iberia Parish Arby's Thursday evening was confirmed to be an employee of the restaurant, according to KADN. New Iberia police say the body was discovered around 6:30 p.m. Thursday during regular business hours. An employee working at the Arby's found the woman's body.Police told KADN that it was too soon to determine if they would launch a criminal investigation, but said the body was being investigated as a suspicious death.&n
  
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• Body found in walk-in freezer at New Iberia Arby's

  12-05-2023 07:42
  
  NEW IBERIA - A body was found in the walk-in freezer of an Iberia Parish Arby's Thursday evening, according to KATC. New Iberia police say the body was discovered around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Police told KATC that it was too soon to determine if they would launch a criminal investigation, but said the body was being investigated as a suspicious death. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Body found in walk-in freezer at Louisiana restaurant; police say death was likely accidental

  12-05-2023 07:42
  
  NEW IBERIA - An employee was found dead in the walk-in freezer of an Iberia Parish Arby's Thursday evening was confirmed to be an employee of the restaurant, according to KADN. New Iberia police say the body was discovered around 6:30 p.m. Thursday during regular business hours. An employee working at the Arby's found the woman's body.Police told KADN that it was too soon to determine if they would launch a criminal investigation, but said the body was being investigated as a suspiciou
  
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• Body found in walk-in freezer at Louisiana Arby's; police say death was likely accidental

  12-05-2023 07:42
  
  NEW IBERIA - An employee was found dead in the walk-in freezer of an Iberia Parish Arby's Thursday evening was confirmed to be an employee of the restaurant, according to KADN. New Iberia police say the body was discovered around 6:30 p.m. Thursday during regular business hours. An employee working at the Arby's found the woman's body.Police told KADN that it was too soon to determine if they would launch a criminal investigation, but said the body was being investigated as a suspiciou
  
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• Memphis 'snake factory' transplants slither into their new home in Louisiana

  12-05-2023 06:55
  
  BENTLEY, La. (AP) — They were born and raised in captivity, but as they slowly slithered away from their handlers and disappeared into gopher holes in the Kisatchie National Forest, the group of Louisiana pine snakes appeared to be right at home.The five pine snakes bred at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee were released into the Kisatchie in early May as part of an ongoing conservation effort involving zoos in Memphis, New Orleans, and two Texas cities, Fort Worth and Lufkin. This year, m
  
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• GET TO MOVING- Spire Fitness

  12-05-2023 06:42
  
  Get 2 Moving- This week our mamas and special guest one-year-old Rosie demonstrated how moms can get a great workout in, all while tending to her children. Spire Fitness allows moms to bring their kids, age one to four, to participate in a 45 minute workout. If your interested, all information is listed below. You can also use code 'FIRSTFREE' to enjoy the first class on the house!See you next week on 2une in at 6:30AM and 8:30AM for another 'Get to Moving!' Permalink| Comment
  
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