Baton Rouge news

• EBR School Board President: 'The money is on the way'

  06-07-2023 21:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School Board is trying to find a way to give its employees a raise, but after several meetings and with the school year approaching, a budget still has not been approved."The money is on the way, I want to reassure the community that the money is on the way," EBR School Board President Dadrius Lanus said.On Thursday, a special meeting was held to decide on two proposed budgets to move forward with, but confusion between board members caused a motion to table t
  
  Read more

• Reported aggrevated assault at Nicholson Gateway, LSU police say

  06-07-2023 21:00
  
  LSU Police investigated a report of aggrevated assault on LSU's campus Thursday night.According to LSU Police, the suspects involved threatened the victim, who is not an LSU student, at Nicholson Gateway Center. No one was harmed and the suspects are believed to be gone from the area.This story will be updated.Permalink| Comments
  
  Read more

• Reported aggravated assault at Nicholson Gateway, LSU police say

  06-07-2023 21:00
  
  LSU Police investigated a report of aggravated assault by LSU's campus Thursday night.According to LSU Police, the suspects involved threatened the victim, who is not an LSU student, at Nicholson Gateway Center. No one was harmed and the suspects are believed to be gone from the area.This story will be updated.Permalink| Comments
  
  Read more

• Person waving gun from moving vehicle prompted campus-wide alert at LSU Thursday night

  06-07-2023 21:00
  
  BATON ROUGE - A person walking along Nicholson Drive says a gun was pointed at them from a passing vehicle Thursday night, triggering a campus-wide alert from LSU.The university released more details on the situation Friday afternoon, saying that no shots were fired and that they were unable to locate the vehicle that was involved.According to a statement from the school, the victim was walking to Fat Boyz Pizza at the Nicholson Gateway shopping center around 7 p.m. when someone in the passenge
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Fugitive arrested in standoff at BR motel now suspected of killing man who went missing in Georgia

  06-07-2023 19:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - A fugitive who forced Baton Rouge police into a lengthy standoff back in May is now implicated in a months-long investigation surrounding the disappearance of a Georgia man. Danetta Knoblauch of Wichita, Kansas is facing charges including murder and arson in the death of Melvin Cooksey, the Newton County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday. Cooksey — who was partially paralyzed and lived with the assistance of medical equipment — was first rep
  
  Read more

• After 15 years, Capitol High makes return to East Baton Rouge School District

  06-07-2023 17:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - For the first time in 15 years, Capitol High students will return to the East Baton Rouge School District with a new outlook."We're really excited to welcome both all of the lions and the alumni association, they've been fighting for this for a number of years," Geno Mclaughlin with East Baton Rouge Schools said.The state seized Capitol High in 2008 when students' test grades and scores didn't meet the standard. Over the years, Capitol High changed hands, creating inconsistencies
  
  Read more

• Sports2-a-Days: St. Michael Warriors

  06-07-2023 17:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - The St. Michael Warriors are ready to compete in year three under head coach Zach Leger.The Warriors had a mediocre record last season, but 12 starters are returning, including at linebacker, which will be the team's strength. "We are really strong at linebacker," said defensive coordinator Chuck Guidry. "We had a whole lot of linebackers returning and we were short on big guys to play on the defensive front, so we're going from what I've always ran in a four-man front to
  
  Read more

• Denham Springs man killed in St. Helena Parish crash

  06-07-2023 17:16
  
  PINE GROVE - A two-vehicle crash left one dead and one injured Thursday morning on LA Hwy 16.State Police investigated the crash around 4:15 a.m. and declared Justin Ruiz, 28, of Denham Springs dead at the scene. Troopers believe Ruiz's 2007 Honda Civic struck a semi truck after his car traveled from the shoulder into the path of the oncoming truck.Ruiz was not wearing a seat belt and was killed in the crash.Police investigated around 4:15 a.m. and declared Ruiz dead on the scene, while the Pet
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Salt water intrusion into Mississippi River could quickly cause issues, USACE stepping in

  06-07-2023 16:55
  BATON ROUGE - The Mississippi River may look normal to the naked eye, but experts say it is lower than usual this time of year. However it is still powerfully flowing."200,000 cubic feet per second is low [for the Mississippi River], but that's essentially 800,000 basketballs of water to come past a point every second," Heath Jones, an emergency manager for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, said.  However, it's not powerful enough to keep salt water from flowing up the river. H
  
  Read more

• After WBRZ reports, watchdogs want higher authority to investigate child sex abuse cases in Livingston Parish

  06-07-2023 16:49
  
  LIVINGSTON - On the heels of another shocking case involving child sex abuse that appears to have fallen through the cracks, watchdogs are demanding that a higher authority intervene.Watch live newscasts hereOver the past five years, there have been several instances where Livingston Parish dropped the ball on child sex abuse cases.The first to come to light involved disgraced deputy Dennis Perkins. He was arrested for raping a child and possessing child porn. He also ejaculated on sweets and h
  
  Read more

• Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over Threads: report

  06-07-2023 16:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called Threads, according to a letter obtained by Semafor.In a Wednesday letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app.Since launching Threads Wednesday night, Meta&
  
  Read more

• St. Tammany Parish road 'exploded' from heat

  06-07-2023 15:32
  
  Even the roads in St. Tammany Parish have had enough of the Louisiana heat.According to St. Tammany Parish's Twitter, their roads on sections of Holiday Square Boulevard exploded from the heat. Those roads have been temporarily fixed.We’re not the only ones tired of this ridiculous heat. Our roads are too!Several sections of Holiday Square Blvd. exploded from the heat. The good news is the heat is no match for our dedicated and hardworking Public Works crews, who quickly responded and
  
  Read more

• Road 'exploded' due to heat, St. Tammany Parish officials say

  06-07-2023 15:32
  
  COVINGTON - St. Tammany is the latest parish in south Louisiana to report heat-related problems affecting its roads. On Thursday, parish officials said multiple sections of Holiday Square Boulevard in Covington "exploded" from the heat. The road was patched up with a temporary fix.We’re not the only ones tired of this ridiculous heat. Our roads are too!Several sections of Holiday Square Blvd. exploded from the heat. The good news is the heat is no match for our dedicated and
  
  Read more

• LSU superstar Livvy Dunne launches fund to help secure NIL deals for female athletes

  06-07-2023 14:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - Tigers gymnast and social media darling Olivia Dunne has leveraged her online presence into a multimillion-dollar revenue stream, and now she's looking to help other female athletes at LSU find similar success.Partnering with Bayou Traditions, the 20-year-old launched the Livvy Fund.Described by Dunne as a "hub for brands and fans to contribute to and support our Lady Tigers," the goal is to help train others in personal branding and to use her industry connections to create more
  
  Read more

• Days after shooting at 4th of July car meet-up, police still looking for gunman who wounded innocent bystanders

  06-07-2023 14:34
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were shot in a shopping center along Siegen Lane after a car meet-up turned violent late Tuesday night.The shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. in the Siegen Lane Marketplace, where a group was holding a Fourth of July car meet.At some point, someone started launching fireworks at another group of people across the parking lot. Baton Rouge police said one of the people on the receiving end of those fireworks then grabbed a handgun and started shooting.The two people hit
  
  Read more

• Attempted murder suspect arrested in Assumption Parish

  06-07-2023 14:29
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said it has arrested a Greenwell Springs man facing several felony charges, including second degree attempted murder.The arrest ties to a June 12 incident inside a home near LA 1008, in which one person was shot multiple times, but survived.Deputies determined that the shooting happened in the 300 block of Martin Luther King Street and identified Charles Jones, Jr. as a suspect. They said the situation started with an argument and escalated
  
  Read more

• Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

  06-07-2023 13:36
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.Houston police detectives said prosecutors have declined to bring false report charges against Janie Santana and her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, but that their investigation is continuing.The announcement came a week after police said they found Farias
  
  Read more

• Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads

  06-07-2023 12:50
  
  Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk.Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides “a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations.”It went live late Wednesday in Apple and Google Android app stores, with CEO Mark Zuckerber
  
  Read more

• Man stole several tools from hardware store, including bolt cutter he used to escape

  06-07-2023 09:52
  
  GONZALES - Detectives are searching for a man who stole several tools from a hardware store, including a bolt cutter that he used to escape. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said the man shoplifted several tools from a hardware store in Gonzales on June 22. Among the tools he took was a bolt cutter, which he used to cut his way through the store's back fence, which was reportedly seen on surveillance. Deputies did not specify what else the man stole.Anyone with informatio
  
  Read more

• Serial Walmart burglar stole nearly $7,000 of merchandise from store as part of spree throughout southeast La.

  06-07-2023 08:42
  
  TICKFAW - Deputies arrested a man after it was found he had allegedly stolen dozens of items from a Walmart while dressed as a store employee. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, detectives received a tip in late June that Joseph Hollingsworth, 47, was on a burglary streak "throughout southeast Louisiana." Deputies weren't aware of any cases within Tangipahoa Parish, but an investigation into a burglary of a Picayune Walmart led investigators to find Hollingsworth a su
  
  Read more

• Pair sought for allegedly stealing $1,500 in fireworks just days before the Fourth

  06-07-2023 08:12
  
  ROBERT - Detectives are searching for a pair of men accused of stealing over $1,000 worth of fireworks just days before Independence Day. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, the men were seen entering Firehouse Fireworks on Highway 190 around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. In all, the men stole $1,500 in fireworks from the business. One of the men wore a light-colored hoodie and a black face mask. The other wore a muscle shirt and appears to have a tattoo on his right
  
  Read more

• Deputies searching for man seen stealing multiple cases of beer from WBR convenience store

  06-07-2023 06:35
  
  PORT ALLEN - Detectives are searching for a man who allegedly walked into a West Baton Rouge convenience store and stole three cases of beer. According to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the unidentified man walked into the store on Highway 190 and grabbed three cases of Bud Light, walking out without paying for them. He put the beers in the back seat of a car waiting outside and got in the front passenger seat before he and an unidentified driver left the scene. Anyone
  
  Read more

Follow @BatonRougeNews_ on Twitter!