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• Two major roads buckle due to extreme temperatures across the state

  30-06-2023 21:29
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Road crews are staying busy this summer as the Lousiana heat is causing concrete streets to expand and buckle, creating ramps in the road."It's so hot, I literally hit this road ramp and was in like Dukes of Hazzard of something," driver Jeremy Bourgeois said. On Friday, two major roads required maintenance after buckling. The first one happened on I-10 in Sorrento around 11 a.m., causing massive backups.The other one happened on N Range Ave. in Denham Springs. Ther
  
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• Gun stolen from unlocked truck; police say it's fueling Baton Rouge violence

  30-06-2023 21:24
  
  BATON ROUGE- Surveillance video taken last week shows Charles Thomas' unlocked truck with two guns inside being stolen from a driveway in Baker.Baton Rouge Police found the truck in the 2700 block of Madison Avenue, but the guns were gone. This means firearms are now in the hands of criminals in the Baton Rouge area, and Baton Rouge Police Spokesman, L'Jean Mckneely, says that is a growing problem"They are breaking into cars, specifically looking for guns," Mckneely told WBRZ.The frustrating pa
  
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• Edwards vetoes bills opposed by LGBTQ+ advocates

  30-06-2023 19:06
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday vetoed three bills widely opposed by LGBTQ+ advocates -- his final actions on measures stemming from the 2023 legislative session.The vetoes apply to HB 81, barring teachers and school staff from using "preferred pronouns" of students without parental approval; HB 466, which restricts discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools; and HB 648, which blocks certain procedures, including gender-affirming care, for trans childre
  
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• LSU finds newest baseball pitching coach in the SEC

  30-06-2023 19:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU is set to hire Nate Yeskie from Texas A&M as it's next pitching coach according to head coach Jay Johnson.Johnson confirmed a report from D1baseball.com that his former assistant coach would be reuniting with him in Baton Rouge.SCOOP: @LSUbaseball is hiring Nate Yeskie as its next pitching coach, @d1baseball has learned. Yeskie spent the last two seasons with the Aggies and helped them reach the final four in 2022. He also won @d1baseball Assistant of the Year honors in 20
  
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• LSU finds its newest baseball pitching coach in the SEC

  30-06-2023 19:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU is set to hire Nate Yeskie from Texas A&M as it's next pitching coach according to head coach Jay Johnson.Johnson confirmed a report from D1baseball.com that his former assistant coach would be reuniting with him in Baton Rouge.SCOOP: @LSUbaseball is hiring Nate Yeskie as its next pitching coach, @d1baseball has learned. Yeskie spent the last two seasons with the Aggies and helped them reach the final four in 2022. He also won @d1baseball Assistant of the Year honors in 20
  
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• Amid blistering heat, cooling centers open in EBR including places like the library

  30-06-2023 17:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge hit 100 degrees for the first time since August of 2015."Yes, we're used to the hot sun here in Louisiana, but it is especially hot here this summer," EBR Assistant Library Director Mary Stein said.The current temperatures are not only unbearable, but deadly."Heat stroke is actually when a person can become unconscious," National Weather Service Public Weather Program Manager Kimberly McMahon said. "And if they are do not get medical attention immediately, they could u
  
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• Game-like simulator helping EMS train its ambulance drivers

  30-06-2023 17:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge EMS is now using a driving simulator for training, testing, and correcting paramedics.The machine replicates scenarios to prepare drivers for high stress situations like inclement weather. All the features of an ambulance are included like lights and sirens."People are distracted; they don't hear or see the sirens or the ambulance coming up behind them until the last minute," Brad Harris with East Baton Rouge EMS said. "Then they jam on the breaks in front of us,
  
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• Game-like simulator helping Acadian Ambulance train its drivers

  30-06-2023 17:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge EMS is now using a driving simulator for training, testing, and correcting paramedics.The machine replicates scenarios to prepare drivers for high stress situations like inclement weather. All the features of an ambulance are included like lights and sirens."People are distracted; they don't hear or see the sirens or the ambulance coming up behind them until the last minute," Brad Harris with East Baton Rouge EMS said. "Then they jam on the breaks in front of us,
  
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• Government Street flowerbeds in rough condition while City-Parish and DOTD work to transfer ownership

  30-06-2023 17:18
  
  BATON ROUGE - Overgrown and unkempt, the medians on Government Street have become a nuisance to residents and business owners along the heavily-traveled corridor. "As you can tell, these flowerbeds are in great need of a little TLC," said Von Raybon, who owns Pit N Peel, a seafood restaurant on Government Street. Raybon's home also faces one of the medians. From his front door, he sees litter and unruly weeds that are upwards of five feet tall. "They did a wonderful j
  
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• Deputies investigating human bones found in East Feliciana Parish

  30-06-2023 16:57
  
  CLINTON - Sheriff's deputies are investigating human bones that were found Friday in East Feliciana Parish. The remains were found Friday afternoon along River Road. A photo shared by the sheriff's office suggested the bones were possibly discovered in the woods. Sheriff Jeff Travis said in a news release that detectives believe they've identified the remains but are withholding the name until they get confirmation from forensic specialists. This is a developing story
  
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• Paul Skenes' charity fundraiser gets $20K boost from Raising Cane's founder Todd Graves

  30-06-2023 16:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Todd Graves continues to throw his money behind the Tigers baseball team, this time with a $20,000 donation to a fundraiser put on by LSU pitcher Paul Skenes.The self-proclaimed head fry cook of Raising Cane's made headlines last week when he helped LSU fans in Omaha obliterate the record for the College World Series Jell-O Shot Challenge. Buying 6,000 of the more than 68,000 shots attributed to the Tigers fanbase, Graves' contribution also helped support food banks in Omaha and B
  
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• Nuisance tree is gone after call to 2 On Your Side; property owner can breathe easy

  30-06-2023 15:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - A nuisance tree that continued to drop limbs on a woman's property in Sherwood Forest is no more. It was taken down by the property owner after she called 2 On Your Side for help.Genika Ruiz is excited to be rid of a tree that damaged her truck and cost her time and money cleaning up."It feels like I can breathe now," she said.Ruiz wasn't sure she'd see the day the tree in her neighbor's yard would be taken down. The pine tree often dropped branches and limbs during storms includi
  
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• LSU baseball continues to make news after title run

  30-06-2023 14:36
  
  BATON ROUGE – Days after winning the schools seventh national title in Omaha, LSU baseball continues to fill the headlines with post-season awards and future scheduled games.The Tigers placed three players on the 2023 First-Team All-American by Baseball America magazine on Friday when centerfielder Dylan Crews, right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes and third baseman Tommy White were announced.LSU was also announced as a participant in next season’s Astros Foundation College Class
  
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• Buckling roadway forced I-10 closure in Ascension Parish, likely caused by excessive heat

  30-06-2023 14:13
  
  SORRENTO - A stretch of I-10 was closed off to westbound traffic in Ascension Parish Friday after a portion of the roadway buckled, leaving a pothole on the interstate. The obstruction was reported around 11 a.m. on I-10 West near the LA 22 exit in Sorrento. DOTD reports that the hole, possible caused by excessive heat, was patched up around noon, and the interstate is back open. Read more about current heat advisories for the capital area here.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Firefighters battle flames at greenhouse on Capitol High campus

  30-06-2023 13:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to Capitol High's campus after getting reports of smoke coming from a greenhouse on school grounds.The Baton Rouge Fire Department showed up at the school around 1 p.m. Friday. Video taken nearby showed a helicopter circling overhead as smoke billowed from the greenhouse, which is separate from the class buildings.The department says the fire was under control as of around 1:20 p.m..It's still unclear what caused the fire. Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBR Schools administrator tapped for top job in Akron, Ohio

  30-06-2023 09:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - The chief academic officer for East Baton Rouge Schools has been selected to lead the public school system serving Akron, Ohio.In a 6-1 vote Wednesday night, the Akron Public Schools board chose C. Michael Robinson Jr. over two other finalists. A follow-up vote resulted in a unanimous selection, with the sole dissenter supporting Robinson.The board will put together a contract offer in hopes of finalizing the fire.Robinson has held his current position since February 2021, with pr
  
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• Supreme Court rejects Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans

  30-06-2023 09:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans.The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by President Joe Biden last year, and left borrowers on the hook for repayments that are expected to resume by late summer.The court held that the administration needs Congress&rsquo
  
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• Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dead at 89

  30-06-2023 09:19
  
  Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in films like Little Miss Sunshine, Argo, and Glengarry Glen Ross during a career that spanned over 60 years, has died at the age of 89, according to Rolling Stone.Arkin’s family confirmed their father’s death in a statement.“Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,” his sons wrote. “A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and wil
  
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• The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn't want to make wedding websites for gay couples

  30-06-2023 09:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and other characteristics. Smith had argued that the law violates her free speech rights.Smith’s opponents warned that a wi
  
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• Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn't want to make wedding websites for gay couples

  30-06-2023 09:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and other characteristics. Smith had argued that the law violates her free speech rights.Smith’s opponents warned that a wi
  
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• Man fired shot at woman after her dog got into his yard

  30-06-2023 09:01
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man after he allegedly shot at a woman whose dog had gotten into his yard. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, a woman was woken up by her dogs barking outside early Thursday morning. She went outside to see that one of her dogs had gotten out and was in one of her neighbors' yards. Her neighbor, later identified as Larry Lanus, was reportedly standing on his car and yelling at her to come and get her dog. She was able to get her dog
  
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• Man allegedly knocked out home's electrical meter before kicking in door, firing multiple rounds

  30-06-2023 08:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man after he reportedly broke into another man's home and fired multiple rounds into the rooms that had been left in darkness when he destroyed the home's electrical meter. According to arrest documents, Herman Hayes, 29, had knocked on a man's door June 26. When the man answered, the two of them got into an argument, and when the victim saw that Hayed had a handgun in his waistband, he shut the door. Hayes then allegedly walked along the side o
  
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• GET 2 MOVING: Pure Barre

  30-06-2023 06:20
  
  GET TO MOVING- This week we talked to operator and owner, Rebecca Lemoine, at Pure Barre in Baton Rouge. Pure Barre is low- impact and high intensity physical exercise that helps incorporate better practices to your every day life. If you are 18-years of age and older, this fitness center could be a great fit for you! There are a variety of classes that are offered to fit your personal goals. Below is some more information on how to contact Pure Barre if you're interested!&
  
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• Texas man dies in motorcycle crash in Iberville Parish

  30-06-2023 06:03
  
  RAMAH - A motorcyclist from Texas was killed in a head-on crash in Iberville Parish Thursday afternoon.According to Louisiana State Police, the man, 66-year-old Ronald Harter of Galveston, was driving on LA-3000 when he made a right turn and crossed the center line, colliding head-on with an oncoming Land Rover. Despite wearing a DOT-approved helmet, Harter died on the scene. The two passengers in the Land Rover were uninjured and State Police do not suspect impairment on the part of t
  
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