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• West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns hours after drunken driving arrest

  17-06-2023 21:44
  
  West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned following a drunken driving arrest.The university announced his resignation Saturday night.Huggins was charged with driving under the influence on Friday night after his SUV had stopped in the middle of traffic in Pittsburgh with a shredded tire. According to a criminal complaint, a breath test determined Huggins’ blood alcohol content was 0.21%, more than twice the legal limit.The move comes a month after the university suspende
  
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• Families gather to celebrate Juneteenth in Baton Rouge

  17-06-2023 19:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of families showed up Saturday afternoon at Gun Young BREC Park, excited for live music and food.The celebration was in honor of Juneteenth, which is Monday."It's very important event. It's a celebration of Black history, and I wanted to expose my grandson to it," one woman said.Juneteenth commemorates the official abolition of slavery after the Civil War. On Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Grange
  
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• LSU kicking off first game of College World Series against Tennessee

  17-06-2023 18:49
  
  OMAHA, NE - LSU baseball vs Tennessee game updates:1st inning: Paul Skenes gets the start on the mound for the Tigers, he struck out 2 batters in the first, giving up 1 hit. In the bottom half of the inning, Tre Morgan was the only Tiger to get a hit. We are scoreless after 1. 
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• LSU beats Tennessee 6-3 to head to the winner's side of the bracket in the College World Series

  17-06-2023 18:49
  
  OMAHA, NE - The LSU baseball team wins their first game of the 2023 College World Series, beating Tennessee 6-3. Ace Paul Skenes had another dominating performance, Skenes would go 7.2 innings with 12 strikeouts and only 2 runs given up. The Dick Howser award winner now has 200 strikeouts on the year, and he is just 2 K's away from former LSU Tiger Ben McDonald's record.Offensively, Gavin Dugas got the Tigers started with a solo home in the 2nd inning. Brayden Jobert had a big game for LSU havi
  
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• Residents without power Saturday after thunderstorm brings hail through Baton Rouge

  17-06-2023 18:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - More than 16,000 residents in East Baton Rouge Parish are in the dark on Saturday evening after a storm with hail rolled through the area. The National Weather Service reported that wind caused a tree to fall on a home on Clark Drive off of New Rafe Mayer Road. No information on injuries has been reported. Hail was seen in East Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, and Ascension parishes. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said they are sending firefighters
  
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• Residents without power Saturday after thunderstorm brings hail, strong winds through Baton Rouge

  17-06-2023 18:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - More than 16,000 residents in East Baton Rouge Parish are in the dark on Saturday evening after a storm with hail rolled through the area. It is now hailing here in Baton Rouge. pic.twitter.com/HqQsPDRx5C— Corey Rholdon (@Corey_RholdonTV) June 17, 2023The National Weather Service reported that wind caused a tree to fall on a home on Clark Drive off of New Rafe Mayer Road. The NWS also reported that trees and power lines are down in Baker. No information on injur
  
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• Prairieville man arrested after ramming his car into daiquiri shop Friday night, third DWI arrest on record

  17-06-2023 18:14
  
  GONZALES - On Friday night, security cameras at Tiger Tavern Daiquiris in Gonzales caught video of a truck quickly backing up from the parking lot into the front of the store. Video shows multiple people outside of the bar standing around before sprinting inside. One person was hurt and the door was broken. Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 32-year-old Micca Dotson from Prairieville. Deputies said Dotson blew three times the legal limit and this is his third
  
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• LSU and Tennessee College World Series game pushed back to 6:40 p.m.

  17-06-2023 17:19
  
  OMAHA, Neb. - For the fourth time this postseason, weather has effected LSU baseball. Their game against Tennessee has been moved until 6:40 p.m. The Wake Forest versus Stanford game was delayed in the seventh inning; the two teams didn't get back on to the field until an hour and a half later. The Demon Deacons and Cardinal finished the game at 5:30 with Wake coming back to get the win.The Tigers and Vols are now slated to play at 6:40 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• School administrator arrested, allegedly had inappropriate relationship with 4 different juveniles over the course of 27 years

  17-06-2023 16:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Friday, a Baton Rouge school administrator was arrested for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. It's the latest arrest in nearly three decades of alleged sexual crimes by the Dean of Students at Second Chance Academy, police say. In 1996, Corey Nash was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department for the forcible rape of a 12-year-old student. After looking at evidence, a grand jury indicted Nash for sexual battery. In 2000, he pleaded guilty to simp
  
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