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• Two people hurt in shooting at convenience store along Goodwood Boulevard

  05-07-2023 20:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were hurt in a shooting near the corner of Goodwood Boulevard and South Flannery Road on Tuesday evening. Authorities said the shooting happened at a store near the intersection around 8:15 p.m. One person is in critical condition and the other victim is stable. No more information about the shooting was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Fix for sinking LA 1 bridge will cost millions; project halted until November

  05-07-2023 17:18
  
  PORT ALLEN - The plan to open a new bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway has been halted for months due to a design flaw that caused the foundation to sink into the ground at an 'unprecedented rate.'In January, WBRZ was the first to report that the project could be delayed for up to 10 months. By March, the Department of Transportation and Development still did not have a clue as to how much the fix would cost. Wednesday, DOTD told WBRZ the critical error could cost millions.&nbsp
  
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• Shaq's 'Big Chicken' taking shape in downtown Baton Rouge

  05-07-2023 15:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - Shaquille O'Neal's first restaurant in Louisiana is showing signs of progress.The marquee for "Big Chicken" is now in place at the soon-to-open Queen Baton Rouge Casino -- the reimagining of the Hollywood Casino in downtown.The addition of the chicken-focused fast casual restaurant was announced this past spring.O'Neal and his partners have now established the chain in more than a dozen states, and the restaurant also boasts a partnership with Carnival Cruise Lines.A firm date for
  
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• EBR work release inmate taken back into custody after leaving job site

  05-07-2023 14:54
  
  UPDATE: Reginald Robertson was taken back into custody late Wednesday night. Deputies did not provide any further details as to any additional charges Robertson will face. BATON ROUGE - Deputies are searching for a work release inmate who took a car and left his job site, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.The agency identified the inmate as Reginald Robertson, 56. Robertson was working at the Harmony House on North Boulevard, though it wasn't immediately cle
  
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• EBR work release inmate on the run after leaving job site

  05-07-2023 14:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are searching for a work release inmate who took a car and left his job site, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.The agency identified the inmate as Reginald Robertson, 56. Robertson was working at the Harmony House on North Boulevard, though it wasn't immediately clear when he left.It appeared that Robertson stole a vehicle, which he later abandoned. Investigators believe Robertson had someone give him a ride after that. He wa
  
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• Street lights along Burbank repaired, replaced following calls to 2 On Your Side

  05-07-2023 14:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - The evening ride is a little brighter along Burbank Drive these days.The City-Parish says after a 2 On Your Side story in May and several updates about lights that failed to turn on at night, changes are being made.The lights at some intersections that were dark have been replaced with new, LED lights. The city says that the LEDs are brighter, more energy efficient and more durable. They have a higher cost up front but last longer.Alexander Tardo is happy to see the changes. He's
  
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• Awaiting trial for 8 years, BR man charged in his ex-wife's murder plot denied another delay

  05-07-2023 14:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge businessman accused of having his ex-wife killed in a gruesome murder-for-hire plot was denied another delay in his trial, a wait that's already dragged on more than eight years. Arrested in May 2015, 72-year-old Hamid Ghassemi is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his ex-wife, Taherah Ghassemi. She was kidnapped, shot in the head and found buried in a remote part of St. Helena Parish about a month after she went missing back in 2015. &nb
  
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• DEA, FTC warn about 'edibles' packaged as popular snacks

  05-07-2023 14:00
  
  BATON ROUGE - Several federal agencies want the public to know that at least six companies are marketing products containing THC as lookalikes to popular snack foods.The Drug Enforcement Agency office in Baton Rouge on Wednesday shared a warning on social media, with a link to the Federal Trade Commission notice about the concern.The FTC said it has sent "cease and desist" letters to companies that are selling edible products containing Delta-8 THC and are packaging them in a deceptive manner.T
  
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• LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center recognized for its studies on bariatric surgery

  05-07-2023 13:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge was recognized this week by the American Diabetes Association for its involvement in studying the effects of bariatric and metabolic surgeries.Read more about the research below.Metabolic or bariatric surgery results in superior glycemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of Type 2 diabetes than medical or lifestyle intervention in patients with class 1 obesity, as described in a recently published re
  
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• Secret Service found cocaine at the White House, AP sources say

  05-07-2023 13:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary test showed the substance was cocaine, two law enforcement officials said Tuesday.Secret Service agents were doing routine rounds on Sunday when they found the white powder in an area accessible to tour groups, not in any particular West Wing office, the officials sa
  
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• Anti-gun violence activists say they are losing hope for peace in Baton Rouge

  05-07-2023 12:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - In a small meeting room at the Scotlandville Library, four people who have experienced the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence talked about how it has affected the city.No politicians were at the meeting. The people in attendance were brutally honest about the problem. One of them is Cathy Toliver, who lost her three-year-old grandson to a stray bullet last year. She tells WBRZ she is losing hope that things will change."Baton Rouge, the way y'all are acting, you are making
  
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• Advocates against gun violence say they are losing hope for peace in Baton Rouge

  05-07-2023 12:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - In a small meeting room at the Scotlandville Library, four people who have experienced the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence talked about how it has affected the city.No politicians were at the meeting. The people in attendance were brutally honest about the problem. One of them is Cathy Toliver, who lost her three-year-old grandson to a stray bullet last year. She tells WBRZ she is losing hope that things will change."Baton Rouge, the way y'all are acting, you are making
  
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• South Carolina woman dies after alligator attack near golf course lagoon

  05-07-2023 09:42
  
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman died Tuesday after she was attacked by an alligator while walking her dog near a golf course, authorities said.The 69-year-old woman, who has not been named, was found dead in the Spanish Wells community of Hilton Head Island, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.The woman was found at the edge of a lagoon bordering a golf course. An alligator appeared to be guarding the woman, interrupting emergen
  
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• Three killed, several injured in mass shooting at Shreveport block party

  05-07-2023 07:10
  
  SHREVEPORT - Three people were killed and at least six were injured in a mass shooting that happened during a Fourth of July block party. The shooting happened just before midnight on Tuesday, according to CNN. Shreveport police said it was difficult to get to the scene due to the number of vehicles parked around the party. A Shreveport councilwoman, Tabatha Taylor, said the block party happens every year. "Now we are the victims of a mass shooting in our community,"
  
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• Four killed, several injured in mass shooting at Shreveport block party

  05-07-2023 07:10
  
  SHREVEPORT - Four people were killed and at least six were injured in a mass shooting that happened during a Fourth of July block party. The shooting happened just before midnight on Tuesday, according to CNN. Shreveport police said it was difficult to get to the scene due to the number of vehicles parked around the party. Police said three of the victims died shortly after the shooting late Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, officers found a body with gunshot wounds near the crim
  
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• Crews respond to two separate fires on same street

  05-07-2023 04:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - While the fire department was leaving the scene of one fire on Provost Street Tuesday night, they responded to a second. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, crews responded to a vacant house fire on Provost Street off Gus Young Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. The BRFD said heavy flames were coming from the front of the house but they were able to be controlled before they spread to neighboring homes. While the BRFD was leaving the scene, crews noti
  
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