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• Beloved snowball stand in Central back open for summer in new location

  28-05-2023 21:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Original Ms. V's snowball stand is back open for business, just in time to beat the summer heat. "This is our season. When the weather is like this, people want cool treats," owner Elisha Wood said.The iconic snowball stand was forced to close its doors due to new developments in its original location. Those developments forced Ms. V's to relocate after three decades of operating along Sullivan Road in Central. Now, the stand is up and running in a new spot under a te
  
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• 18-year-old found fatally shot in Tangipahoa yard

  28-05-2023 18:58
  
  TANGIPAHOA - Deputies are investigating the shooting death of an 18-year-old who was found with a gunshot wound in someone's yard. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies found Calvin Felton in the yard of a home on Martin Luther King Drive shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. Felton had a gunshot wound to the stomach and was taken to a hospital where he later died. The suspect and motive were not immediately known. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Wreath-laying ceremony, boat blessing in Pointe Coupee honors fallen heroes

  28-05-2023 17:07
  
  FALSE RIVER - A ceremony to honor our fallen heroes took place Sunday afternoon with a wreath-laying and a blessing of the boats to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day."We want the people to remember why you're out there on the river, why it is that you get to have a good time," said the president of Kiwanis Club Pointe Coupee, Patricia Polar. "We've got to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, their life, for us to be able to enjoy a day like today."Polar also served our country,
  
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• WBRZ program note for Sunday morning

  28-05-2023 08:52
  
  CLICK HERE TO WATCH WBRZ.COM LIVE STREAM OF SUNDAY MORNING NEWSBATON ROUGE – Due to the Monaco Grand Prix telecast on ABC, WBRZ News 2 at 9 a.m. will air only on WBRZ Plus and our livestream and digital properties.WBRZ PlusCox 11 (1011 HD); Eatel 2; Streaming here; antenna 2.2; Streaming TV appsPermalink| Comments
  
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• 5 arrested on drug-related charges following searches of three residences in Terrebonne Parish

  28-05-2023 08:38
  
  CHAUVIN - Deputies arrested five people following searches of three separate residences in the culmination of a month-long investigation.The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office says it received credible information in regard to the distribution of heroin, which possibly contained fentanyl.Investigators found the following during their search warrants:-Over 500 grams of heroin/fentanyl-Over 150 prescription pills packaged for street-level sale-Drug paraphernalia-Counterfeit moneyThe five people a
  
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