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• Preventative vet care in East Baton Rouge Parish now more affordable under revised ordinance

  14-06-2023 21:12
  
  BATON ROUGE- Getting a pet vaccinated or neutered can cost hundreds of dollars, and not every pet owner can afford that.During Wednesday's Metro Council meeting, an ordinance was revised by Councilman Darryl Hurst to make it easier for the Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge to give pets preventative care for a cheaper price. "Now they have the ability to go out and provide affordable services so that animal lovers have the ability to give their animal the love and care they deser
  
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• Police investigating fatal shooting at North Sherwood Forest BREC park

  14-06-2023 20:01
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police officers are investigating a fatal shooting at the North Sherwood Forest BREC park that happened Wednesday afternoon. Sources said one person was found dead at the park around 7:30 p.m. at the park near the corner of North Sherwood Forest Drive and Big Bend Avenue. No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana joins 40 other states tracking rape kits

  14-06-2023 19:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - Rape survivors will soon be kept in the know because of a law that guarantees they be told what is happening with a key aspect of their case.Governor John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 169 just as the 2023 legislative session came to a close. It assures victims of sexual assault can learn the status of their rape kits."The low number of convictions, the lack of responsibility on even testing the rape kit, it's not something that Louisiana can feel good about at all," State Senato
  
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• SEC announces 2024 LSU football schedule

  14-06-2023 18:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - The 2023 season is still months away, but LSU now knows who it will play as it takes aim at a league title in an expanded Southeastern Conference in 2024.The SEC on Wednesday announced a full slate of matchups -- but not dates -- for the 2024 season. Each team will play eight conference games.Home games for the Tigers include: Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi and Vanderbilt.LSU will play the following teams on the road: Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and Texas A&M.It will be
  
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• SEC announces 2024 LSU football opponents

  14-06-2023 18:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - The 2023 season is still months away, but LSU now knows who it will play as it takes aim at a league title in an expanded Southeastern Conference in 2024.The SEC on Wednesday announced a full slate of matchups -- but not dates -- for the 2024 season. Each team will play eight conference games.Home games for the Tigers include: Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi and Vanderbilt.LSU will play the following teams on the road: Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and Texas A&M.It will be
  
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• Report: Flower shop on fire in Denham Springs

  14-06-2023 18:12
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A popular flower shop in Denham Springs apparently caught on fire Wednesday afternoon. Pictures from the area show smoke coming off the roof of Rickey Heroman's Florist and Gifts along Bass Pro Boulevard around 5:45 p.m. No information from officials has been released. WBRZ is working to gather more details. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police looking for two men who robbed convenience store early Tuesday

  14-06-2023 17:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for two people who robbed a convenience store early Tuesday. According to photos shared by the Baton Rouge Police Department, the robbers wrapped t-shirts on their heads as a disguise when they robbed a convenience store on Plank Road. Pictures show the robbers near a shelf full of cigarettes, which are normally kept behind the register, but they did not specify what was taken.Anyone with information about the suspects should call (225) 344-7
  
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• Deputies looking for two men who robbed convenience store early Tuesday

  14-06-2023 17:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for two people who robbed a convenience store early Tuesday. According to photos shared by the Baton Rouge Police Department, the robbers wrapped t-shirts on their heads as a disguise. Pictures show the robbers near a shelf full of cigarettes, which are normally kept behind the register. Police did not say what was taken. Anyone with information about the suspects should call (225) 344-7867. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Officers find more than 7 pounds of cocaine under backseat of car during traffic stop in Walker

  14-06-2023 16:37
  
  WALKER - Two people were arrested on Tuesday when a police dog found more than seven pounds of cocaine under a backseat of their car. The Walker Police Department said officers saw a car violate a traffic law while coming off I-12 near the Walker exit on Tuesday afternoon. Officers said 43-year-old Michael D. Hernandez of San Benito, Texas, was driving the car and 43-year-old Nohemi Vazquez Puente of Mexico was a passenger in the vehicle when the stop happened. The po
  
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• La. lawmakers confirm State Police commissioner who settled federal racism complaint at his business

  14-06-2023 16:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - A commissioner appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards to the elite board that oversees discipline over Louisiana State Police was confirmed by the Senate, according to Commission Director Jason Hannaman.That commissioner, Mark Aubrey Cole, owns Don's Specialty Meats. A Don's employee alleged he was exposed to racist conditions while working there and that he was treated so badly that he quit in the summer of 2020. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Don's in September
  
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• Officers looking for man who broke into car dealership, stole car and temp tags

  14-06-2023 15:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are searching for a man and a tan Lincoln MKX that was stolen from a car dealership on Airline Highway. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, a man broke into a dealership at 1:30 a.m. on Monday. He stole temporary tags and the keys to a 2016 tan Lincoln MKX. Two hours later he came back to the business and took off in the car. Anyone with information about the suspect's identity should call (225) 344-7867. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Report: Feds arrest Baton Rouge rapper Boosie in California

  14-06-2023 15:12
  
  SAN DIEGO - Baton Rouge-based rapper Boosie Badazz was reportedly taken into custody by federal agents just moments after leaving a court appearance related to a weapons charge in California.TMZ reports the rapper just had that gun-related charged dismissed in San Diego County and was leaving the courthouse when he was intercepted by the feds Wednesday. The outlet did not have further details on what led to his latest arrest.Boosie was last arrested in May after he was reportedly caught with we
  
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• Business improving following 2 On Your Side story about roofing companies

  14-06-2023 14:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - A local roofing company says "it has been awesome" since a story aired two weeks ago about their troubles clearing the business name.An unfortunate mix-up has been costing Apex Construction and Roofing a lot of residential business after an Alabama company with a similar name started working in town. The out-of-state company didn't bring with it the same track record as the Baton Rouge operation."It's probably an 80 to 90% residential drop in the past three or four months," owner
  
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• Officials respond to reported stabbing at EBR prison

  14-06-2023 09:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials responded to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for a reported stabbing Wednesday morning. Paramedics were called to the jail around 9:30 a.m.. Officials said one person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Injuries reported in apartment fire off Perkins Road

  14-06-2023 08:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency officials said there were injuries to residents after an apartment fire at a complex off Perkins Road. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, there were civilian injuries after a fire at an apartment complex on Bles Avenue near the intersection of Perkins and Staring Lane. Officials were not able to immediately confirm the severity or number of injuries. This is a developing story.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Good Samaritan alerted officials of Perkins Road apartment fire, injured self trying to get residents out

  14-06-2023 08:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials said a good Samaritan alerted officials of an apartment fire at a complex off Perkins Road that resulted in two being taken to a hospital, including a child. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened on Bles Avenue near the intersection of Perkins and Staring Lane Wednesday morning. Two people were taken to a hospital, at least one of them a child, and one in critical condition. The child was transported for smoke inhalation.Officials said
  
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• Child taken to hospital after being injured in apartment fire off Perkins Road

  14-06-2023 08:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency officials said a child was taken to a hospital after an apartment fire at a complex off Perkins Road. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened on Bles Avenue near the intersection of Perkins and Staring Lane Wednesday morning. A child was taken to the hospital, but the severity of their injuries was not immediately clear. As of 8:47 a.m., crews were working to find another victim, possibly another child. This is a develop
  
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• Child in critical condition after being pulled from smoke-filled apartment Wednesday morning

  14-06-2023 08:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials said a good Samaritan alerted officials of an apartment fire at a complex off Perkins Road that resulted in a child being taken to a hospital in critical condition. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened on Bles Avenue near the intersection of Perkins and Staring Lane Wednesday morning. The child was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.Officials said a good Samaritan was the one who called the fire department to alert them of the bl
  
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• 2 dead after crash on I-10 at Mississippi state line

  14-06-2023 06:46
  
  HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. - Fire departments and emergency officials responded to a double fatality crash near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line Wednesday morning. The Slidell Fire Protection District was one of the departments to respond to the scene. The department said for anyone heading into Louisiana on I-10 westbound near the state line to expect heavy delays. No further information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Still rebuilding after 2022 fire, Baton Rouge church targeted by arsonist Wednesday morning

  14-06-2023 06:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - A church off Winbourne Avenue was reportedly set on fire early Wednesday, approximately a year after an A/C malfunction caused a separate blaze. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened on Mission Drive off Winbourne, at the Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist Church. BRFD investigators said it appeared that construction materials being used for renovations were intentionally set alight.This isn't the first time Good Shepherd has been affected by fire.
  
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• Baton Rouge church catches fire early Wednesday morning; officials say no injuries

  14-06-2023 06:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - A church off Winbourne Avenue reportedly caught fire early Wednesday. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire happened on Mission Drive off Winbourne, at the Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist Church. Emergency officials said no one was injured. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damages was not immediately known. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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