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• LSU rematches Tennessee during third game of College World Series

  20-06-2023 18:38
  
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• LSU beats Tennessee 5-0 in College World Series rematch

  20-06-2023 18:38
  
  OMAHA, Neb. - The LSU baseball team beat Tennessee 5-0 in an elimination game to stay alive in the College World Series.The Tigers went with Nate Ackenhausen on the mound. Auckenhausen hasn't started since Junior College, and his longest outing of the season was 3.2 innings against South Carolina but on Tuesday night, Nate pitched the game of his life. Ackenhausen went six innings, giving up no runs with seven strikeouts.Offensively, captain Tre Morgan had two hits, and scored twice. Dylan Crew
  
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• DOTD installing data collection sensors on Sunshine Bridge; lane closures start Wednesday

  20-06-2023 18:15
  
  DONALDSONVILLE - Commuters who regularly take the Sunshine Bridge could see heavier delays for the rest of the week due to lane closures. From Wednesday, June 21, to Friday, June 23, the right lanes in each direction on the bridge will be shut down for crews to install sensors that will collect traffic data. The closures will take place each day from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Rodney Mallett, a spokesperson for DOTD, says the work is in response to a crack found in the bridge last ye
  
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• Parts of capital area pounded by hail Tuesday

  20-06-2023 17:59
  
  PORT ALLEN - Parts of the Baton Rouge area were hit with sizeable hail Tuesday as storms passed through the capital area. The hail was first reported in West Baton Rouge around 5:30 p.m. and gradually moved east across the river. "I've never seen something like it before, it was intense. Then it got to where I was at the end of the patio and it even started coming through the awning and it felt like bullets flying at my head, it was that hard. I mean they were huge they were l
  
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• Man who was killed after breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home had protective order against him

  20-06-2023 17:55
  
  GONZALES - A man who was shot and killed during an attempt to break into the home of his ex-girlfriend had a protective order filed against him before the attack.WBRZ has learned the man, identified as 35-year-old Joshua Jones, had several prior run-ins with law enforcement.Police say Jones was shot while breaking into the home late Saturday night. The window was pierced with six bullet holes.Court records indicate Jones had a protective order filed against him from his ex that was effective un
  
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• Ascension Parish man who broke into ex girlfriend's home, was shot and killed had protective order filed against him

  20-06-2023 17:55
  
  GONZALES - A man who was shot and killed during an attempt to break into the home of his ex-girlfriend had a protective order filed against him before the attack.WBRZ has learned the man police are identifying as 35-year-old Joshua Jones, had several run ins with law enforcement.Police say Jones was shot while breaking into the home late Saturday night. The window is pierced with six bullet holes.Court records indicate Jones has a protective order filed against him from his ex. It does not expi
  
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• West Baton Rouge Parish deputy fired after arrest for domestic violence Tuesday

  20-06-2023 16:20
  
  PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Parish deputy was fired after being arrested for domestic violence on Tuesday. According to the sheriff's office, deputies went to 27-year-old Andre Charlot's home in Port Allen around 1 p.m. on Tuesday for a call about a domestic violence incident. A spokesperson did not go into specifics of the incident, but said Charlot was arrested, fired, and booked for domestic abuse battery with child endangerment. Charlot has been a deputy since
  
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• WBRSO: Corrections officer fired after domestic violence arrest on Tuesday

  20-06-2023 16:20
  
  PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Parish deputy was fired after being arrested for domestic violence on Tuesday. According to the sheriff's office, deputies went to 27-year-old Andre Charlot's home in Port Allen around 1 p.m. on Tuesday for a call about a domestic violence incident. A spokesperson did not go into specifics of the incident, but said Charlot was arrested, fired, and booked for domestic abuse battery with child endangerment. Charlot has been a deputy since
  
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• Insurance fraud a multi-billion dollar industry, team works to protect members

  20-06-2023 15:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - Healthcare insurance fraud is a multi-billion dollar industry. At Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana there is a group of 14 people that make up the company's fraud team. That group takes calls, investigates schemes, and gets answers.Kandyce Cowart is the manager of special investigations at BCBS Louisiana. Her team works to prevent nearly $10 million in losses every year."We protect not only the company, but our members and the community at large," said Cowart.Awareness is the most
  
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• Ascension Parish correctional officer arrested, excessive use of force on an inmate

  20-06-2023 15:42
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - A correctional officer at the Ascension Parish Jail has been arrested for battery after deputies determined they used excessive force against an inmate. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre, the correctional officer, 29-year-old Marvin Brown Jr., will be arrested for malfeasance in office and battery. Sheriff Webre said they be held in the jail, but allowed to bond out. In the meantime, the inmate, 19-year-old Ricky Williams, will be re-char
  
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• International soccer game canceled, but Baton Rouge says upper-level matches still a goal

  20-06-2023 14:54
  
  Days after the Honduras national team backed out of a game at Olympia Stadium, citing poor field conditions, city tourism and park officials said Tuesday they want the international soccer community to give Baton Rouge another chance.Honduras and Barbados had been scheduled to play in the 9,000-seat stadium off Perkins Road on Sunday evening but the game was canceled just hours before kickoff."The match ... is abandoned after Honduras raised concerns, stating that the venue and conditions are n
  
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• Police identify teenager shot and killed at convenience store on N. Acadian Thruway

  20-06-2023 14:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - A teenager was shot multiple times and killed during an armed robbery at a convenience store Tuesday afternoon. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Elijah Moore, 19, was the victim of an armed robbery on North Acadian Thruway near Fairfields Avenue around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Moore was reportedly shot multiple times and died on the scene. No suspect was immediately identified. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Mother and toddler reported missing in Pointe Coupee, may be in Baton Rouge

  20-06-2023 13:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are looking for a mother and her 2-year-old son who have been missing for weeks.According to the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office, Renee' Achee and her son were last seen in that parish sometime in the past month. Posts on social media suggested she may have been missing since late May.The sheriff's office noted that Achee and her son may have gone to the Baton Rouge area. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact law enforcement at 224-638-544
  
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• Missing mother and toddler found safe, sheriff says

  20-06-2023 13:57
  
  UPDATE: The sheriff's office reported Tuesday afternoon that both Achee and her child were found safe. -------BATON ROUGE - Deputies are looking for a mother and her 2-year-old son who have been missing for weeks.According to the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office, Renee' Achee and her son were last seen in that parish sometime in the past month. Posts on social media suggested she may have been missing since late May.The sheriff's office noted that Achee and her son may have gone to the B
  
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• Amid dangerous storms, police searching for pair accused of stealing generator from hardware store

  20-06-2023 13:45
  
  GONZALES - Police are searching for two men accused of stealing a $1000 generator from a Home Depot. According to the Gonzales Police Department, the two were caught on security footage placing the generator into a cart and leaving without paying on Sunday around 5:15 p.m..Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to call the GPD at (225) 647-9540.Permalink| Comments
  
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• City of Gonzales put under boil advisory due to loss of water pressure

  20-06-2023 12:50
  
  GONZALES - A boil advisory has been issued for the city of Gonzales in Ascension Parish. According to the city, the advisory comes due to an issue with water pressure. The advisory was said to be a precaution. Officials anticipate water quality test results from the Louisiana Department of Health within the next 48 hours. This article will be updated when the advisory is lifted. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge hotel evacuated Tuesday night when mace traveled through AC system

  20-06-2023 12:06
  
  BATON ROUGE - A hotel full of people were evacuated after a large amount of mace was sprayed and went through the AC vents. According to the St. George Fire Department, a call for service came in shortly after 7:30 p.m. to the Trident Inn on Rieger Road. Hotel guests said they were having a hard time breathing due to chemicals in the air. Firefighters said they evacuated the building and then determined that a large amount of mace was sprayed somewhere in the hotel and travele
  
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• Hunter Biden to plead guilty in tax and gun case

  20-06-2023 09:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors on charges he failed to pay federal income tax and illegally possessed a weapon, according to a letter in U.S. District Court in Delaware, and will plead guilty to tax offenses but likely avoid time behind bars.Hunter Biden will plead guilty to the misdemeanor tax offenses as part of the agreement made public Tuesday. The agreement will spare him
  
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• Police: Man shot, killed after trying to break into his ex's Gonzales home

  20-06-2023 09:38
  
  GONZALES - A man was shot multiple times while trying to force his way into his ex's apartment over the weekend, according to police.The Gonzales Police Department said Tuesday that 35-year-old Joshua Jones of Donaldsonville was initially hospitalized but later died from his gunshot wounds. Jones reportedly tried to break into the apartment on South Lanoux Avenue late Saturday night, while the victim's new boyfriend was also inside. Police said Jones was shot as he tried to shatter the
  
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• Family found elderly woman sitting in feces after caretaker took her car on drunken joyride, deputies say

  20-06-2023 09:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - An elderly woman's family found her sitting in feces and urine after she had been left alone for several hours when her caretaker had taken her car and been arrested for DWI. The caretaker, Danielle Price, 49, was arrested for DWI last year but was re-arrested Monday for additional charges. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, Price was arrested for DWI on October 29, 2022. Her BAC was .3%, over three times the legal limit. Deputies later found tha
  
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• Woman arrested for 'inserting herself' into hit and run investigation, sending gruesome photos to driver

  20-06-2023 08:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested Monday for allegedly involving herself in an investigation into a hit and run on Siegen Lane and taking gruesome pictures of the victim to send to the suspected driver. In May, Marcus DePriest McNair Jr., 23, was arrested for multiple felony charges after a vehicle he was riding in allegedly hit a man crossing Siegen last June. McNair was arrested for being principal to hit-and-run driving with a serious injury, obstruction of justice, and criminal co
  
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• Power outages continue across southern US; triple-digit heat wave grips Texas

  20-06-2023 07:09
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging weekend storms, leaving residents searching for relief as sweltering temperatures continued to scorch the region.At least one person in Oklahoma died due to the prolonged outages, officials said.The bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy storms Saturday night carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa, according to the National Weather Service. About 165,00
  
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