Baton Rouge news

• Friends calling for answers in hit and run that killed Baton Rouge motorcyclist

  15-05-2023 21:17
  
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a dark colored Ford Taurus with damage on the front end.Earlier this month, the same model of car struck 34-year-old Alfred Odds along Greenwell Springs Road near Lassen Drive, leaving him dead. Police are still searching for the driver that fled the scene after the wreck."We’re depending on the community to assist us in our investigation, it is vital that they help us. We’re reaching out through Crime
  
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• BRPD asking for public's assistance with identifying vehicle involved in fatal hit and run

  15-05-2023 21:17
  
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a dark colored Ford Taurus with damage on the front end.Last week, the same model car struck 34-year-old Alfred Odds along Greenwell Springs Road near Lassen Drive, leaving him dead. Police are still searching for the driver that fled the scene after the wreck."We’re depending on the community to assist us in our investigation, it is vital that they help us. We’re reaching out through Crime Stoppers, we
  
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• 2 women arrested in Iberville Parish on drug charges

  15-05-2023 17:01
  
  IBERVILLE PARISH - Two women from Plaquemine were arrested on Monday on a slew of drug charges in Iberville Parish. According to Sheriff Brett Stassi, 39-year-old Haley Cedotal from was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of suboxone, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a juvenile, and a bench warrant for failure to appear.Additionally, 35-year-old Chelsea Granger was arrested for possession of methamph
  
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• St. Tammany jail employee caught smuggling drugs, arrested Monday

  15-05-2023 15:28
  
  COVINGTON - An employee at the St. Tammany jail was arrested and fired from her job after deputies discovered she was sneaking drugs into the facility. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said that Olivia Boswell, 19, was arrested Monday after the department found her bringing narcotics into the jail. The investigation started last week, when the sheriff's office was first tipped off about the alleged criminal activity. She was fired and booked on charges of malfeasance, i
  
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• Police: Accused rapist beat up girlfriend who wouldn't appease his fecal fetish

  15-05-2023 14:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - It appears the system has failed again after a man with an active arrest warrant for beating up his girlfriend managed to make three court appearances without anyone realizing he was also wanted on more charges.That man, Corey Handy, was out of jail on bail for a rape charge.A new warrant for Handy's arrest was issued Nov. 3, 2022, after Handy's girlfriend claimed he "got upset with her after finding out that she 'took a poop' without informing him or letting him observe."The vict
  
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• Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead

  15-05-2023 14:38
  
  TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said.Marathon said the cause of the morning fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery, which is along a stretch of Texas coast that is heavily populated by petrochemical facilities.Neither the company nor authorities immediately
  
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• LSU's Angel Reese named to Team USA, Aneesah Morrow competing for roster spot ahead of AmeriCup tournament

  15-05-2023 14:17
  
  LSU superstar Angel Reese is one of just eight athletes in the country chosen Sunday to compete in the 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup.The final roster for Team USA will consist of 12 players, and recently signed transfer Aneesah Morrow will be among the five players invited to training camp to compete for those final spots. Training camp begins June 22 in Colorado Springs. The tournament, which pitches teams from across the Americas against one another, will be held July 1-9 in L
  
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• Baker Middle switching to virtual classes Tuesday due to failure in A/C system

  15-05-2023 14:05
  
  BAKER - Baker Middle School will hold classes virtually Tuesday due to mechanical issues with the school's air conditioning system. Read the announcement from the Baker School System below. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD looking for hit-and-run driver involved in motorcyclist's death

  15-05-2023 13:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for a driver involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist earlier this month. According to Baton Rouge Police, the crash happened around 1 a.m. May 6 on Greenwell Springs Road near North Sherwood Forest Drive. Investigators believe the car struck the motorcycle head-on and then fled the scene heading westbound. The vehicle involved was believed to be a 2013-2018, dark-colored Ford Taurus with damage to its front end. Anyone with info
  
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• BRPD finds drugs, gun with 'Glock switch' in search

  15-05-2023 12:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department confiscated drugs, cash and a handgun equipped with a Glock switch during a recent search.The evidence was taken from a property in the 9500 block of Avis Ave. in an operation on Thursday that also involved the U.S. Marshal's Task Force.Detectives confiscated about 830 grams of marijuana, 66 grams of powder cocaine a device that allows a semi-automatic weapon to function like a machine gun and a Glock 9mm equipped with a Glock switch.Cash and vari
  
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• Prairieville man arrested for allegedly setting mobile home on fire with residents inside

  15-05-2023 08:48
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - The State Fire Marshal arrested a man for allegedly setting a mobile home on fire with as many as six people inside. According to the SFM, the Prairieville Fire Department responded to the fire around 6:30 a.m. on May 5. Firefighters found there had been six people inside the mobile home at the time, but everyone was able to escape without injury. Investigators found the fire started in a bedroom and was intentionally set. They also found that two of the home's
  
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• Community rallying around wounded Denham Springs officer; fundraisers and more planned this week

  15-05-2023 07:54
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Shawn Kelly, a police officer left in critical condition after he was shot in the line of duty in a Denham Springs shootout, is still fighting for his life. An updated statement from the Denham Springs Police Department released Monday morning read that Kelly is "continuing to fight for his life like we all knew he would. [His] family is super appreciative of the amount of support they've received."A spokesperson for the Denham Springs Police Department said the office
  
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• World's oldest dog, according to Guinness, celebrates 31st birthday

  15-05-2023 07:17
  
  The world’s oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog, celebrated during a party Saturday at his home in the rural Portuguese village of Conqueiros, where has lived his entire life.More than 100 people attended the “very traditional” Portuguese party, owner Leonel Costa said.Local meats and fish were served to up to 100 guests, with extra for Bobi
  
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• Florida man sets record for living underwater

  15-05-2023 06:30
  
  KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.Joseph Dituri’s 74th day residing in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, situated at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo, wasn’t much different than his previous days there since he submerged March 1.Dituri, who also goes by the moniker “Dr. Deep Sea,” ate a p
  
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