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• Sex charges dismissed against reality TV doctor and girlfriend

  10-07-2023 20:30
  
  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has dismissed sex charges against a reality TV show doctor and his girlfriend who had been accused of drugging and raping women in a case that drew international attention.Court records show that charges of assault with the intent to commit a sexual offense were dismissed Friday against Dr. Grant Robicheaux, a surgeon who previously appeared on a Bravo TV show called “Online Dating Rituals of the American Male,” and g
  
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• One person shot at apartment complex along Mohican Street

  10-07-2023 19:25
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was shot at an apartment complex along Mohican Street on Monday afternoon. Authorities said the shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. at the Spanish Villas Apartments near Mohican Street and the Mohican-Prescott Crossover. One person was taken to a hospital. Their condition is unknown. No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSUPD: Expect to hear sound of gunfire on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, filming training video

  10-07-2023 16:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Police Department is warning students that they may hear what sounds like gunfire on campus Tuesday and Wednesday as officers film a training video. LSUPD says filming for the "Run. Hide. Fight." instructional video will begin at 10 a.m. both days at Peabody Hall, a human sciences and education building near the library. While it may sound like gunshots, no actual firearms will be used, the department assured students and faculty in an email Monday.Officers will b
  
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• Portion of Airline Highway to be transformed into 'SuperStreet' in Ascension Parish

  10-07-2023 16:24
  
  GONZALES - Some big changes are in the works for a heavily-traveled corridor in Ascension Parish. The city of Gonzales is partnering with the Ascension Parish government and DOTD to design a project that would transform Airline Highway into a 'SuperStreet.' The plans call for the implementation of new medians and elimination of many crossing points.See the full plans hereChief Traffic Engineer for the City of Gonzales, Jackie Baumann, says the intent of a 'SuperStreet' is to increase s
  
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• Gonzales transforming portion of Airline Highway into a 'SuperStreet'; see the plans here

  10-07-2023 16:24
  
  GONZALES - Some big changes are in the works for a heavily-traveled corridor in Ascension Parish. Watch the full report at 5:00 on WBRZThe city of Gonzales is partnering with the Ascension Parish government and DOTD to design a project that would transform Airline Highway into a 'SuperStreet.' The plans call for the implementation of new medians and elimination of many crossing points.See the full plans hereChief Traffic Engineer for the City of Gonzales, Jackie Baumann, says the inten
  
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• Central police officer rescues man stuck in drainage ditch for an entire day

  10-07-2023 15:37
  
  CENTRAL - A police officer found a man who had fell into a drainage ditch and gotten stuck. The Central Police Department said that a person came into the building the night of July 6 and told officers that his brother had been missing since the night before. Two Central police officers and East Baton Rouge Parish deputies did a grid search around the area the man was last seen and found him in a deep drainage ditch covered by leaves and grass.During the ride to a hospital, th
  
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• Raffle to benefit Central officer who was dragged by a vehicle

  10-07-2023 14:52
  
  CENTRAL - Tickets are being sold for a raffle that will raise funds to help a Central officer who was struck and injured while on duty last month.The Shaine Powers benefit will give the first prize winner a new Zuma motorized scooter. Second prize is a Ruger 10-22 rifle.Tickets are $10 and are available at the City of Central main office, located at 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 8, in Central.The drawing will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 22.Powers has been a Central police officer for five
  
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• Trial set to start Tuesday for alleged rapist accused of abusing child in foster care

  10-07-2023 13:09
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - The trial for John Mack, a man accused of raping a child in foster care, is set to begin Tuesday after two years of court proceedings and delays. Mack's pretrial hearing was held Monday morning. Officials subpoenaed 200 jurors for the trial, with jury selection set to begin Tuesday. Mack is charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree rape, three counts of sexual battery, and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile. The charges came after hi
  
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• DA says ankle monitoring service fumbled key evidence in unsolved toddler's murder

  10-07-2023 12:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Key evidence in the murder of Devin Page Jr. was revealed to be missing this weekend as East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore filed a 41-page report showing a weapon used at the crime scene was found during a traffic stop.The gun is not believed to be the one that fired the fatal shot but could lead to more answers about what happened. The weapon was found on Johnny Brown, who was released on bond in March of 2021 for second-degree murder by Judge Eboni Johnson-
  
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• Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison, AP sources say

  10-07-2023 09:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press the attack happened Sunday at United States Penitentiary Coleman. The people said he was in stable condition Monday.One of the people said Nassar had been stabbed in the back and in the ch
  
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• Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways and kills 1 person

  10-07-2023 09:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways, and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. braced Monday for potentially punishing rains.As the storm moved east, the National Weather Service extended flash flood warnings into Connecticut, including the cities of Stamford and Greenwich, before creeping into Massachusetts. Forecasters said some areas coul
  
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