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• Livingston Parish airport one step closer to take off

  18-05-2023 17:45
  
  SATSUMA - Soon, Livingston Parish will join other parishes in having its own airport.The Livingston Parish Executive Airport is one step closer to take off, as the parish discusses funding for construction, and the Army Corps of Engineers reviews their permit request."I haven't had an update in probably about six months from the airport committee, but the last time they talked, that's what they were asking for, was to match a grant that had to do with the construction," Livingston Parish Counci
  
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• Roundabout planned for intersection near site of Prairieville High School

  18-05-2023 17:25
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - The newest high school in Ascension Parish is well on its way to opening in the fall of 2024, but some residents are concerned whether the surrounding roads will be able to handle hundreds of new drivers. Prairieville High School is under construction at the corner of Parker Road and LA 929. Eddie Campbell, who has lived on Parker Road for decades, says the narrow, two-lane streets have already been widened once."When we moved here in '94, it was a road that was just abo
  
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• Police investigating break-in at BRPD training academy

  18-05-2023 16:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a burglary at the Baton Rouge Police Department's training academy. A BRPD spokesperson told WBRZ on Thursday that it appeared the break-in happened sometime this week. The facility is located near BRPD headquarters on Airline Highway. The department would not immediately say what might have been stolen in the burglary. This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Lighting concerns at Burbank intersections following several fatal traffic incidents

  18-05-2023 15:00
  
  BATON ROUGE - Streetlights along a busy highway in Baton Rouge are continuously out.That's what one man who contacted 2 On Your Side says. Alexander Tardo reports streetlight outages to the city, but they are going unaddressed.Tardo is the president of the HOA for the Bluebonnet Highlands Subdivision. While living in the area, he travels Burbank Drive for shopping, food and various events. On his outings, he notices streetlights with burnt-out bulbs that need replacing and reports them to the 3
  
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• Brusly pharmacist arrested after BR doctor uncovers years' worth of fraudulent prescriptions

  18-05-2023 14:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman licensed at multiple pharmacies across the capital area is accused of taking out dozens of fraudulent prescriptions.Albanye Randall, 39, was booked into the East Baton Rouge jail Tuesday on 37 counts of illegally obtaining controlled dangerous substances by fraud. Jail records say she was released on bond Wednesday.State records show Randall is a licensed pharmacist at Daniel Pharmacy in Brusly and at the pharmacy inside the College Drive Walmart.According to arrest docume
  
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• WBRZ honored with regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting

  18-05-2023 14:07
  
  BATON ROUGE - An in-depth series of reports focused on misconduct within Louisiana State Police has been recognized with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting and will now advance to the national level of that competition.The entry, "Holding Louisiana State Police Accountable," focused on issues uncovered by the WBRZ Investigative Unit as it examined the circumstances surrounding the death of Ronald Greene and the suppression and distortion of information in that case.Gr
  
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• WATCH: Belligerent mom curses out cameras as she's arrested in shooting that left 2 children hurt

  18-05-2023 14:00
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman facing criminal charges after two small children hurt themselves with a gun while in her care made obscene gestures and cursed out reporters as she was taken to jail.Desiree Felder, 26, was arrested Thursday morning, days after police first learned about the accidental shooting on La Margie Avenue. Police said she went days without reporting what happened to law enforcement. According to Cpl. Saundra Watts with BRPD, police were called to a hospital Monday over re
  
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• Glen Oaks Crime Prevention District advances while residents debate the costs

  18-05-2023 12:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - City leaders say crime is a major problem in Baton Rouge, but presenting a simple solution isn't so easy.State Senator Regina Barrow introduced a bill to implement a crime prevention district in the Glen Oaks Area. The bill breezed through the House Committee.The Glen Oaks Crime Prevention District would cover the area shown in red above and would add more features to a neighborhood such as increased police presence and cameras with the goal of making the area safer.But to get more
  
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• Capitol High School set to re-open with new Focus Choice Program

  18-05-2023 12:22
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School Board approved the rezoning plans for Capitol High School last week. They hope the school will provide new opportunities for students."When we bring this school back we don't just want to bring it back but we want to bring back the pride. We want to make sure we fix up the buildings, when our students walk in the building we want them to know it is a wholesome place, a safe place and it's a place of learning," School Board President Dadrius Lanus said.T
  
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• Driver crashed into Dollar General in Baker

  18-05-2023 09:48
  
  BAKER - A driver apparently backed into a Dollar General, crashing through the storefront and ending up inside the building Wednesday. Video showed crews removing the vehicle from inside the store on Main Street in Baker late Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said it appeared the driver accidentally backed the car into the business. No major injuries were reported. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deputies searching for suspect in armed robbery of Dollar General

  18-05-2023 09:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a Dollar General at gunpoint. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the man robbed the Dollar General on Magnolia Bridge earlier this month. The man reportedly walked up to the counter and held the cashier at gunpoint, demanding money from the register. The man then fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Capital Region Cr
  
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• Several agencies crippled by statewide network outage stretching into Friday morning

  18-05-2023 09:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple state offices are experiencing issues across Louisiana due to a network outage. The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries were among the agencies affected. The outage was expected to last all day Thursday, but it stretched into Friday morning.People who needed to use the OMV on Thursday were out of luck."They told me the entire state system is down, that no OMV is going to be able to do a
  
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• Detectives searching for two vehicles in New Orleans double shooting that left Southern University student dead

  18-05-2023 07:41
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Police identified two vehicles of interest that they are searching for in reference to a shooting that left two women, including a Southern University student, dead. The shooting happened on May 12, leaving Imani Williams and JaDiamond Jones dead. Williams was a student at Southern University and Jones was days away from receiving her degree from Nunez. Detectives obtained security footage of two vehicles they have identified as vehicles of interest in the invest
  
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• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Thursday Commute

  18-05-2023 05:49
  
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• Louisiana congressman filmed pushing activist at D.C. news conference

  18-05-2023 04:59
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Video of Congressman Clay Higgins pushing an activist away from a Capitol news conference is gaining attention online. Higgins defended the actions he took in the below video:@RepClayHiggins pushing an activist for asking tough questions is supposed to be normal? pic.twitter.com/CQx6s3PCQ3— Kristy Fogle PA-C (@kristyfoglePAC) May 17, 2023In a statement from the congressman's office released to KATC in Acadiana, Higgins said "Activist was a 103M. Threatening
  
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