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• Location for New Mississippi River Bridge should be unveiled by next August

  26-06-2023 19:02
  
  BATON ROUGE - The quest to fight traffic in the Capital Area slogs on as a new bridge location has yet to be finalized.Members of the Capital Area Road and Bridge District (CARBD) met for their quarterly update on the project Monday afternoon.The three potential sites, all in Iberville Parish, still need to undergo a series of studies and analyses to determine which one is the "preferred alternative.""We should have a FONSI, or an environmental assessment, on the three alternatives that they ha
  
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• Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office looking to ID armed robber

  26-06-2023 18:14
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Though surveillance photos offer little detail, investigators in Livingston Parish hope they will prompt someone to come forward with information on an armed robber who struck a convenience store early on a recent morning.The images show a person clothed from head-to-toe -- including a mask, hood and gloves -- at the Best Stop store in the town of Livingston. The robber is about 5-foot-10 and was seen leaving in a red 4-door sedan, which turned to go south on Highway 42.No o
  
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• Baton Rouge man arrested for 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles

  26-06-2023 16:51
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested on Monday for having child pornography after tips came in from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. According to an arrest warrant for 44-year-old Michael Walker, a tip was reported to Google on March 1, 2023. A detective with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office tracked down the IP address for Walker and found he was living in the City Heights Apartments on Corporate Boulevard. Detectives found hundreds of p
  
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• Former LSU pitcher watching to see if his championship strikeout record is broken Monday night

  26-06-2023 16:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - Brett Laxton has come a long way from his days on the mound as an LSU pitcher. He's now the head craftsman of Marucci bats, some of which are used today by the Tigers to hit winning home runs. Monday, it's down to the wire for the Tigers."We'd definitely love to see LSU take a title with our bat, for sure," Laxton said.While the Tigers are taking on the Florida Gators in the final game of the College World Series, Laxton will be paying close attention in case his record f
  
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• Decades after setting record in championship game, former LSU pitcher hopes Tigers can repeat history

  26-06-2023 16:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - Brett Laxton has come a long way from his days on the mound as an LSU pitcher. Watch the story here at 5:00 p.m.He's now the head craftsman of Marucci bats, some of which are used today by the Tigers to hit winning home runs. Monday, it's down to the wire for the Tigers."We'd definitely love to see LSU take a title with our bat, for sure," Laxton said.While the Tigers are taking on the Florida Gators in the final game of the College World Series, Laxton will be paying clo
  
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• Nuisance tree drops limb on truck again, neighbor wants tree gone

  26-06-2023 15:51
  
  BATON ROUGE - A nuisance tree continues to drop limbs and the woman who lives next door is tired of cleaning up the mess. The city says it's a civil matter between two neighbors, but Genika Ruiz is not convinced."We shouldn't be in fear of parking our car in our driveway," Ruiz said.Yet that's exactly how she feels."Every time we come out here, he's trying to clean up after his tree," she said.Last week, a large limb from a tree next door fell on top of her truck in the driveway. It's the secon
  
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• Amid legal fight with school system, mom takes plea deal after arrest over listening device

  26-06-2023 14:02
  
  WATSON - A mother who said she was trying to protect her special needs daughter when she sent the girl to school with a recording device has pled guilty to reduced charges, according to a spokesperson for District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.Amanda Carter, who was arrested by sheriff's deputies after school employees alleged found multiple listening devices, pled her charges down to a single misdemeanor count of illegal wiretapping this past week. She was sentenced to two years of probation and o
  
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• Police searching for man wanted on second-degree murder charge

  26-06-2023 13:50
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are searching for a man accused of second-degree murder. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are searching for 43-year-old Jermaine Franklin, who is wanted for second-degree murder. Police did not provide further details regarding the charge. Anyone with information is encouraged to call CRCS at (225) 344-7867. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police name 2nd suspect in killing of Hosea Jackson

  26-06-2023 13:50
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are searching for a second man linked to the killing of Hosea Jackson, who was beaten to death at a convenience store earlier this month.The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for 43-year-old Jermaine Franklin, looking to book him for second-degree murder. Another suspect, Chadrick Williams, was arrested last week. Franklin was allegedly involved in the killing of Jackson, 63, who was reported punched and stomped on after an argument at the Triple S Food Ma
  
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• Gordon McKernan busts Todd Graves' Jello Shot record, purchasing 8,888 shots for the board

  26-06-2023 13:35
  
  It ain't over 'till it's over, on the field or off. LSU shattered the CWS Jello Shot record within days, with Cane's founder Todd Graves purchasing 6,000 shots to give the Tigers the record, beating out the previous record of 18.777. But Louisiana didn't stop there. New Record! 8,888 Rally Shots on @getGordon at Rocco's today with proceeds supporting local food banks. Records are meant to be broken, especially those that support charities! In the meantime, remember to
  
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• Gordon McKernan busts Todd Graves' Jell-O Shot record, purchasing 8,888 shots for the board

  26-06-2023 13:35
  
  It ain't over 'till it's over, on the field or off. LSU shattered the CWS Jell-O Shot record within days, with Cane's founder Todd Graves purchasing 6,000 shots to give the Tigers the record, beating out the previous record of 18.777. But Louisiana didn't stop there. New Record! 8,888 Rally Shots on @getGordon at Rocco's today with proceeds supporting local food banks. Records are meant to be broken, especially those that support charities! In the meantime, remember t
  
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• Gordon McKernan busts Todd Graves' Jell-O Shot record, purchasing 8,888 shots for LSU

  26-06-2023 13:35
  
  It ain't over 'till it's over, on the field or off. LSU shattered the CWS Jell-O Shot record within days, with Cane's founder Todd Graves purchasing 6,000 shots to give the Tigers the record, beating out the previous record of 18.777. But Louisiana didn't stop there. New Record! 8,888 Rally Shots on @getGordon at Rocco's today with proceeds supporting local food banks. Records are meant to be broken, especially those that support charities! In the meantime, remember t
  
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• LSU shatters CWS Jell-O Shot Challenge record with 68,888

  26-06-2023 13:29
  
  OMAHA, Neb. - LSU is bringing a NCAA Trophy back home to Baton Rouge, but leaving a record in Omaha - 68,888 Jell-O shots bought during the 2023 College World Series. When Tiger fans showed up to Omaha, they were determined to break the previous record of 18,777 set by Ole Miss. It took LSU fans less than a weekend to break it.  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rocco's Pizza & Cantina (@roccos_omaha)Familiar faces Todd Graves and Gordan McKernan helped
  
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• Video shows man breaking into Dollar General, stealing cigarettes using rock

  26-06-2023 13:20
  
  PONCHATOULA - Police are attempting to locate a man who was caught on video breaking into a Dollar General using a rock and stealing cigarettes from the case behind the counter. The man was identified as Charles Hagans, 34, of Hammond. Video from the store's security cameras recorded early June 18 showed the man throwing a rock into the glass doors. He then used the same rock to break open the case of cigarettes after he tried and failed to open it using his fist. Hagans is wa
  
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• WATCH: LSU talks championship win in CWS postgame conference

  26-06-2023 12:40
  
  Watch the Tigers talk their national championship win over Florida in the College World Series finals. Permalink| Comments
  
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• The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

  26-06-2023 12:37
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine.After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years.These aren’t traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back. Targets for these experimental treatments include breast and lung cancer, with gains reported this year for deadly skin cancer melanoma and
  
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• Welcome the National Champions at Alex Box on Tuesday, parade scheduled for Wednesday

  26-06-2023 12:36
  
  The Tigers are headed back to Baton Rouge with a new NCAA Championship trophy on Tuesday. Fans can welcome the team back at 1:30 p.m. at Alex Box. A parade to celebrate the champions will be held Wednesday. More details to follow. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Welcome the national champion Tigers home on Tuesday; celebration planned for Wednesday

  26-06-2023 12:36
  
  The Tigers are headed back to Baton Rouge with a new NCAA Championship trophy on Tuesday. Fans can welcome the team back at 1:30 p.m. at Alex Box to greet the team as they return home.A championship celebration will be held on campus sometime Wednesday. More details will be released Tuesday.Permalink| Comments
  
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• NFL player who graduated from East Feliciana High School makes surprise donation to school's mentorship programs

  26-06-2023 09:45
  
  CLINTON - Two mentorships at East Feliciana High School received a surprise gift from one of the school's alumni. Danny Johnson, a cornerback for the Washington Commanders, graduated from EFHS in 2014. Friday, he stopped by the East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Awareness Council to make a donation of $2,500 to the high school's two mentorship programs, Better Men Today and Outstanding Mature Girlz. "Giving back to his community has always been a strong passion for Danny and we a
  
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• NFL player who graduated from East Feliciana High School makes surprise donation to mentorship programs

  26-06-2023 09:45
  
  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Awareness Council received a surprise gift from a local NFL player. Danny Johnson, a cornerback for the Washington Commanders, graduated from East Feliciana High School in 2014. Friday, he stopped by the Drug and Alcohol Awareness Council to make a donation of $2,500 to the high school's two mentorship programs, Better Men Today and Outstanding Mature Girlz. "Giving back to his community has always been a strong passion for Danny a
  
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• NFL player who graduated from East Feliciana High makes surprise donation to mentorship programs

  26-06-2023 09:45
  
  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Awareness Council received a surprise gift from a local NFL player. Danny Johnson, a cornerback for the Washington Commanders and a former Southern Jaguar, graduated from East Feliciana High School in 2014. Friday, he stopped by the Drug and Alcohol Awareness Council to make a donation of $2,500 to the high school's two mentorship programs, Better Men Today and Outstanding Mature Girlz. "Giving back to his community has always been
  
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• Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters

  26-06-2023 08:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.The order follows the court’s rejection earlier in June of a congressional redistricting map in Alabama and unfreezes the Louisiana case, which had been on hold pending the decision in Alabama.In both states, Black voters are a majority in just one congressional district. Lower courts had
  
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• 7-year-old dies in Denham Springs mobile home fire early Monday

  26-06-2023 07:55
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A fire in a mobile home early Monday morning left a 7-year-old dead. According to the State Fire Marshal, the Livingston Fire District responded to a house fire on Caliente Avenue in Denham Springs just after midnight Monday. Crews found the boy in a hallway while clearing out the home. He did not survive.The SFM did not specify the cause of the fire, but said more information would be released as it becomes available. This is a developing story.&
  
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• Father files lawsuit against DCFS almost one year after toddler's overdose death

  26-06-2023 07:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - Mitchell Robinson III was only 2 years old when he died of a reported fentanyl overdose in June 2022. Now his father is filing a lawsuit against DCFS for their inaction after the child had overdosed three times, the third of them fatal. Robinson's mother, Whitney Ard, was reported to the state three times before the child's death.Arrest documents from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office outlined two previous instances where Whitney Ard, 28, brought her unresponsive todd
  
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• Father files lawsuit against DCFS almost one year after toddler's fentanyl exposure death

  26-06-2023 07:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - Mitchell Robinson III was only 2 years old when he died of reported fentanyl exposure in June 2022. Now his father is filing a lawsuit against DCFS for their inaction after the child had been exposed three times, the third of them fatal. Robinson's mother, Whitney Ard, was reported to the state three times before the child's death.Arrest documents from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office outlined two previous instances where Whitney Ard, 28, brought her unresponsive tod
  
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• Shreveport police mourn K9 after heat-related death

  26-06-2023 06:08
  
  SHREVEPORT - Officers are mourning one of their own after a K9 died from a heat-related injury Saturday. According to the Shreveport Police Department, K9 Harrie was chasing suspects in a vehicle burglary when he was injured. He was taken to an animal hospital where he would later pass away from his injuries. Harrie was a seven-year-old Belgian Malinois and served Shreveport since 2018. Once deemed a "lost cause," intensive training and care from his handler, Sergeant Jeff Ham
  
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• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Monday Commute

  26-06-2023 05:30
  
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