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• LSU pitching coach Wes Johnson tabbed as next head coach at Georgia

  05-06-2023 21:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - Just moments after helping guide LSU to its 16th Super Regional, the University of Georgia announced it hired LSU pitching coach Wes Johnson as the school's next head baseball coach.Johnson has extensive SEC experience from his time at LSU, Mississippi State and Arkansas as a pitching coach. He also brings MLB experience from more than three seasons as the Minnesota Twins' pitching coach."We aim to compete for postseason success and championships, and Wes has done that th
  
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• From Baton Rouge to Athens: LSU pitching coach headed to UGA

  05-06-2023 21:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU pitching coach Wes Johnson is headed to the Super Regional with the Tigers, but after the season will be packing up and heading to Athens, Ga.Johnson will be the head coach for the University of Georgia baseball team in the fall, but will stay with the Tigers through the post-season. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Ga. teenager runs mile to honor Denham Springs police officer who died after weeks in hospital

  05-06-2023 18:42
  
  GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Monday, a teenager from Georgia did something special to draw attention to the danger all first responders face.Thirteen-year-old Andrew Collinson is a cross country runner, and Monday he was running to honor the legacy of Cpl. Shawn Kelly.Monday's run was dedicated to the Denham Springs Police Corporal who died after spending weeks in the hospital. He was shot May 11 while responding to a disturbance at a shopping center on Range Avenue."It means a lot to me because at my ag
  
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• Early childhood education advocates worry about loss of funding with proposed budget

  05-06-2023 18:33
  
  BATON ROUGE- The original proposed budget for Early childhood education was $52 million. However, that budget was cut down to $14 million in a house committee meeting on May 1.The budget cut prompted advocates for early learning to speak out on the Capitol steps Monday morning."$14 million does not fully address Louisiana's serious childcare issues in our state," says Libby Sonnier, executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.Superintendent Cade Brumley says the new budget
  
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• Crane on Dalrymple Drive will be used to construct new bridge over City Park Lakes

  05-06-2023 18:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - A large crane has sat on Dalrymple drive for about a week, but what is it being used for?A DOTD spokesperson says the crane will play a huge role in the I-10 widening project."That crane is going to be used to construct a new City Park Lakes bridge," said Rodney Mallett with DOTD. "This bridge is going to be very impactful to the community. It's not just going to be something we drive over the lakes on."After a survey and a handful of public meetings, artwork designs for the new b
  
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• Cameras out! Shelfies snapped across Capital Area Monday afternoon

  05-06-2023 17:47
  
  Thunderstorms are common across the Gulf Coast during the warm season. Often the cumulonimbus clouds responsible for those storms give us a glimpse of of their ominous looking base which is known as a shelf cloud.A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal, wedge-shaped cloud attached to the base of a thunderstorm cloud. When you look carefully, sometimes you can see a rising motion in the leading part of the shelf cloud, while underneath looks messy.This feature forms when cool air sinks out of the sto
  
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• Fizzled probe spares governor scrutiny over Ronald Greene's deadly arrest

  05-06-2023 15:52
  
  BATON ROUGE(AP) — Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of state troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings.Lawmakers involved in the special committee probing the 2019 death of Ronald Greene offered an array of explanations, including election-year politics, concern the probe of state police wasn&
  
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• Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to fine porn sites not verifying age of users

  05-06-2023 14:41
  
  BATON ROUGE(AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are adding teeth to a recently enacted law that requires pornography websites verify users are at least 18 years old, such as through an uploaded license.The Senate gave unanimous final passage to a bill Saturday that would allow the Louisiana attorney general to investigate and fine — up to $5,000 a day — pornographic websites that do not comply with the age verification law. For entities that “knowingly failed&r
  
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• Lawsuit over Clinton mental health facility lands in federal court

  05-06-2023 13:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - A legal battle initially slated for state court has landed in the federal system, which may now determine the fate of a planned mental health care facility in Clinton.Harmony Behavioral Health filed its lawsuit in March after running into what it claims were unfair steps by the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury and building officials there. The lawsuit is now in the US District Court based in Baton Rouge.The filing details interactions between parish officials that Harmony suggest
  
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• Two suspects caught on camera setting Walmart on fire with hundreds of customers inside

  05-06-2023 13:48
  
  COVINGTON - The State Fire Marshal is searching for information on two people caught setting fire inside of a Walmart Sunday evening. According to the SFM, the St. Tammany Fire District #4 was called to reports of a fire inside the Walmart on North Highway 190 in Covington around 8:15 p.m.. The fire consumed an aisle in the automotive section of the store, which had at least 200 customers inside at the time. The store was evacuated and no one was injured. Investigators saw the
  
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• Pair wanted for setting Walmart fire inside Walmart, forcing hundreds to evacuate

  05-06-2023 13:48
  
  COVINGTON - The State Fire Marshal is searching for information on two people caught setting fire inside of a Walmart Sunday evening. According to the SFM, the St. Tammany Fire District #4 was called to reports of a fire inside the Walmart on North Highway 190 in Covington around 8:15 p.m.. The fire consumed an aisle in the automotive section of the store, which had at least 200 customers inside at the time. The store was evacuated and no one was injured. Investigators saw the
  
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• Pair wanted for setting fire inside Walmart, forcing hundreds to evacuate

  05-06-2023 13:48
  
  COVINGTON - The State Fire Marshal is searching for information on two people caught setting fire inside of a Walmart Sunday evening. According to the SFM, the St. Tammany Fire District #4 was called to reports of a fire inside the Walmart on North Highway 190 in Covington around 8:15 p.m.. The fire consumed an aisle in the automotive section of the store, which had at least 200 customers inside at the time. The store was evacuated and no one was injured. Investigators saw the
  
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• Pair wanted for setting fire inside Covington Walmart, forcing hundreds to evacuate

  05-06-2023 13:48
  
  COVINGTON - The State Fire Marshal is searching for information on two people seen setting fire inside of a Walmart Sunday evening. According to the SFM, the St. Tammany Fire District #4 was called to reports of a fire inside the Walmart on North Highway 190 in Covington around 8:15 p.m.. The fire consumed an aisle in the automotive section of the store, which had at least 200 customers inside at the time. The store was evacuated and no one was injured. Investigators saw the t
  
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• Pair arrested for setting fire inside Covington Walmart, forcing hundreds to evacuate

  05-06-2023 13:48
  
  COVINGTON - The State Fire Marshal arrested two teenagers seen setting fire inside of a Walmart Sunday evening. According to the SFM, the St. Tammany Fire District #4 was called to reports of a fire inside the Walmart on North Highway 190 in Covington around 8:15 p.m.. The fire consumed an aisle in the automotive section of the store, which had at least 200 customers inside at the time. The store was evacuated and no one was injured. Investigators saw the two pictured males on
  
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• La. Treasurer reports indictments for 5 people on small business pandemic relief fraud

  05-06-2023 13:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - Monday, State Treasurer John Schroeder reported the indictments of five people for fraud in a relief program designed to help keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic. The individuals—38-year-old Terez Bradley, 45-year-old Althea Scott, 59-year-old Viola Combs, 37-year-old Geona Garrett, and 34-year-old Geliss Garrett—were all indicted for government benefits fraud, computer fraud, and theft. The five are accused of stealing from the Main Stree
  
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• Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump

  05-06-2023 12:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life.Pence, the nation’s 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, which
  
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• Lawmakers taking action to protect state's seafood industry

  05-06-2023 12:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - Fishermen in Louisiana are suffering from imports and they're worried about the future of the seafood industry in the state.It's why lawmakers are putting tougher restrictions on imports to help struggling shrimpers.Fishermen say they are at risk of losing their livelihoods due to inflation and the abundance of imported seafood. It's why shrimpers stood on the capitol steps urging lawmakers to do something.Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper has been a fisherman in L
  
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• 'Smash-and-grab' at Ascension Parish hardware store caught on surveillance footage

  05-06-2023 08:14
  
  GONZALES - Security cameras caught a smash-and-grab at an Ascension Parish hardware store early Sunday morning. According to a Facebook post, the robbery happened around 4:30 a.m. at Hutch's Ace Hardware in Gonzales. Additional video from the inside of the store can be seen here. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more details. Permalink| Comments
  
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• State police issue Silver Alert for missing 76-year-old

  05-06-2023 07:59
  
  ST. TAMMANY PARISH - State Police issued a Silver Alert for a missing man with a medical condition last seen Sunday evening.Troopers say Alan Flattmann, 76, was last seen by his family at 9 p.m. Sunday. Family members said he drove away from his home on Heather Hollow Drive in Covington in a silver Toyota Sienna with a Louisiana license plate. Flattmann is 6'0" and approximately 170 pounds. His family confirmed he has a medical condition that may impair his judgement. Anyone w
  
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• State police cancel Silver Alert after missing 76-year-old found safe

  05-06-2023 07:59
  
  UPDATE: Flattmann was found safe shortly before noon Monday morning. ST. TAMMANY PARISH - State Police issued a Silver Alert for a missing man with a medical condition last seen Sunday evening.Troopers say Alan Flattmann, 76, was last seen by his family at 9 p.m. Sunday. Family members said he drove away from his home on Heather Hollow Drive in Covington in a silver Toyota Sienna with a Louisiana license plate. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office found Flattmann's vehicle
  
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• One killed, two injured after UTV accident in East Feliciana Parish Saturday

  05-06-2023 07:53
  
  NORWOOD - Law enforcement is investigating a UTV crash that left one person dead and two others injured Saturday afternoon. According to the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, the crash happened Saturday night around 8:30 p.m. in Norwood. The UTV reportedly overturned between Highway 19 and nearby railroad tracks, killing one person and injuring two others. The victims' names and ages were not immediately made clear. The Norwood crash was the second deadly UTV cr
  
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