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• Ankle monitor companies now have 3 minutes to report tampering under new law

  11-07-2023 21:52
  
  BATON ROUGE - Under a law signed on Tuesday by Governor Edwards, ankle monitoring companies have more rules and will now have to report certain issues with the device quickly.The new regulations come after District Attorney Hillar Moore says some ankle monitoring companies were failing to track the criminals they are supposed to watch. Now, the companies will be regulated by the Department of Safety."There were no guidelines to the timeliness of the report, and the manner of which you were goin
  
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• One person hurt in shooting along North Maribel Court on Tuesday evening

  11-07-2023 20:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to a hospital after a shooting along North Maribel Court on Tuesday evening. Authorities said the shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. One person was taken to a hospital in stable condition. No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Trump set to appear at pricey Louisiana event

  11-07-2023 17:45
  
  METAIRIE - Former president Donald Trump has scheduled an appearance later this month in the suburbs of New Orleans -- a campaign fundraiser with a hefty price of admission.The event is hosted by Boysie Bollinger and Joseph Canizaro, two mutli-millionaires who have supported numerous Republican candidates throughout the years. The invitation was issued by the "Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee" and is an extension of Trump's 2024 campaign.Specifics on the event are not included on
  
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• Summer of Hope events going strong, making strides in BR community despite crime

  11-07-2023 17:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - We're just about halfway through the 2nd "Summer of Hope" in Baton Rouge. The mayor's office started the program to bring change to the community. The biggest change officials hope to see is in crime numbers, but is it working?""I think it's easy to be kind of critical of what's happening in our city and it's more difficult to really dig in," said the director of Summer of Hope, Jazzika Matthews. "So, we're challenging the community to dig in right. Put your action where your mout
  
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• Summer of Hope continues making strikes in the community, but events still going strong

  11-07-2023 17:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - We're just about halfway through the 2nd "Summer of Hope" in Baton Rouge. The mayor's office started the program to bring change to the community. The biggest change officials hope to see is in crime numbers, but is it working?""I think it's easy to be kind of critical of what's happening in our city and it's more difficult to really dig in," said the director of Summer of Hope, Jazzika Matthews. "So, we're challenging the community to dig in right. Put your action where your mout
  
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• Summer of Hope continues in BR community despite violent crime

  11-07-2023 17:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - We're just about halfway through the 2nd "Summer of Hope" in Baton Rouge. The mayor's office started the program to bring change to the community. The biggest change officials hope to see is in crime numbers, but is it working?""I think it's easy to be kind of critical of what's happening in our city and it's more difficult to really dig in," said the director of Summer of Hope, Jazzika Matthews. "So, we're challenging the community to dig in right. Put your action where your mout
  
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• Summer of Hope continue on in BR community despite violent crime

  11-07-2023 17:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - We're just about halfway through the 2nd "Summer of Hope" in Baton Rouge. The mayor's office started the program to bring change to the community. The biggest change officials hope to see is in crime numbers, but is it working?""I think it's easy to be kind of critical of what's happening in our city and it's more difficult to really dig in," said the director of Summer of Hope, Jazzika Matthews. "So, we're challenging the community to dig in right. Put your action where your mout
  
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• 'Your tax dollars at work': Overgrown Government St. medians finally trimmed after taunt from neighbor

  11-07-2023 17:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - An unconventional display in the Government Street medians may have caught the attention of officials at DOTD. Over the weekend, scarecrows appeared in one of the medians, holding signs that say "Your tax dollars at work." Ginger Ford was behind the message. "This is a bunch of mess! And it's going to cost thousands to correct it. Now who's paying for that? You, you and me," said Ford. Ford has been instrumental to the revitalization effort in Mid-City.
  
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• Wax Road back open after gas leak temporarily shuts down highway in Central

  11-07-2023 16:57
  
  CENTRAL - A portion of Wax Road was closed Tuesday as emergency responders try to address a "major gas leak."The City of Central announced Tuesday that the highway was shut down near West Brookside Drive and Willowbrook Drive around 5 p.m. The leak was under control and the roadway was back open by 5:45. No information about what caused the leak has been released. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'Major' gas leak shuts down highway in Central

  11-07-2023 16:57
  
  CENTRAL - A portion of Wax Road was closed Tuesday as emergency responders try to address a "major gas leak."The City of Central announced Tuesday that the highway was shut down near West Brookside Drive and Willowbrook Drive. Details on what led to the leak were not immediately available. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana seeks trial on redistricting, says 'plenty of time' before 2024 vote

  11-07-2023 16:09
  
  BATON ROUGE - The plaintiffs in a federal case that could force congressional re-districting in Louisiana want the matter to play out next at the appellate court level, but Louisiana officials hope it will return to district court -- and insist that there's time for a trial there in advance of the 2024 elections.A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, which paved the way for redistricting in Alabama, put Louisiana's case back in motion in recent weeks. The process had been held up
  
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• Crosswalk improvements bring long-awaited change to downtown

  11-07-2023 15:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - With the addition of new crosswalks, ramps, signs, and audible push button signals, some intersections Downtown Baton Rouge have become more ADA accessible.The Florida Street ADA Compliance Project is MOVEBR's 14th completed project. It improves access in the downtown area and makes bus stop locations more accessible. It's the first of six MOVEBR projects that will improve downtown's accessibility and ADA compliance."This project is a real asset for the downtown community," Direct
  
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• Man, 70, found dead inside West Baton Rouge home; deputies investigating how he died

  11-07-2023 14:29
  
  ERWINVILLE - Law enforcement is investigating how a 70-year-old man died after family members discovered his body Tuesday. According to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the man's family contacted deputies around 9 a.m. after he was found dead inside his home on Pecan Grove Road. His identity has not been released at this time.The department is still trying to determine the cause and manner of his death. The Louisiana State Police Crime Lab is assisting in the investigation.&n
  
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• Man arrested in Assumption wanted for stalking charge by LSU Police Department

  11-07-2023 13:40
  
  PIERRE PART - The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Department took a man into custody who had a warrant out for his arrest on one count of felony stalking. The APSO said deputies received the arrest warrant for Tyler Boudreaux, 25, and arrested Boudreaux on St. John Street in Pierre Part.Boudreaux was wanted by the LSU Police Department for felony stalking. He was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center awaiting transfer to the East baton Rouge Parish Prison. Pe
  
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• Baker High School construction on track, campus set to open in April 2024

  11-07-2023 13:26
  
  BAKER - The start of school is less than a month away, and we're getting a closer look at the new Baker High School that's set to open in 2024. Demolition started last year and had to come to a halt once asbestos was found in October.Demolition began in September 2022. Now, almost a year later, it's completely different. They're still clearing out some debris but the main thing is that crews are laying down the foundation which should be completed sometime next week, weather permitting.Construc
  
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• Police: Teen arrested after accidentally shooting, killing 13-year-old in Hammond

  11-07-2023 13:21
  
  HAMMOND - A teenager was arrested after killing another minor in an accidental shooting at a home in Tangipahoa Parish.The Hammond Police Department said the shooting happened July 8 on Willow Street. Investigators believe the weapon went off by accident while it was being handled by a 14-year-old, fatally shooting the 13-year-old victim.Sources tell WBRZ the teens were related. The 14-year-old was booked into the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center for negligent homicide.&n
  
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• Police: Teen arrested after accidentally shooting, killing 13-year-old girl in Hammond

  11-07-2023 13:21
  
  HAMMOND - A teenager was arrested after killing another minor in an accidental shooting at a home in Tangipahoa Parish.The Hammond Police Department said the shooting happened July 8 on Willow Street. Investigators believe the weapon went off by accident while it was being handled by a 14-year-old, fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl.Posts on social media identified the victim as Dereon Reed. Sources tell WBRZ the teens were related. The 14-year-old was booked into the Florida Parishes
  
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• Saints' star RB Alvin Kamara takes plea deal after arrest in Vegas club fight, avoids prison

  11-07-2023 13:14
  
  LAS VEGAS - Alvin Kamara has pleaded no contest to a lesser, misdemeanor charge for his role in a violent encounter that landed him in handcuffs last year. KLAS reported Tuesday Kamara's plea deal means he'll avoid prison. Instead, he'll take up 30 hours of community service and will pay more than $100,000 toward the victim's medical bills.#BREAKING: New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara agrees to plead no content to misdemeanor charge of breach of peace for Las Vegas nightclub
  
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• Sky-high insurance prices across the board could be driving people out of Louisiana

  11-07-2023 13:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - A family is shocked to learn about their new auto insurance policy. They say it's up nearly 200 percent in two years. It's a cost that is unaffordable to many.Becky Hillman recently added their 16-year-old son to their policy and the price to insure four motorists and three vehicles skyrocketed."This is not affordable to anybody, no," said Hillman.They're now paying nearly $16,000 a year for auto insurance. To add her son, the cost went up over $600 a month. Hillman says the peopl
  
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• After woman died in hot apartment, Baton Rouge councilman wants to mandate A/C at rental properties

  11-07-2023 12:23
  
  BATON ROUGE - Death investigators believe the recent stretch of overbearing heat likely played a role in killing a woman who was found dead without a working air conditioner in her rental apartment.Sharon Johnson, 67, was found dead July 2 in her apartment on Hanks Drive.Johnson's apartment, No. 38 on the second floor of the Kean Place apartment complex, had a missing window air conditioning unit. The coroner's office ruled her death an accident, saying she died due to a heart condition "exacer
  
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• Sports2-a-Days Preview: Episcopal Knights

  11-07-2023 12:22
  
  Travis Bourgeois is back with a healthy roster full of proven players for the Episcopal Knights.  16 starters return from a team that won ten games a season ago and made a run to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. The Knights will need to find a new quarterback though and that's the big challenge of the summer.  Louis Ward is gone after his senior season leaving behind broken records and the signal caller job to incoming sophomore Zach Hu who has a quick job study ses
  
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• One taken to hospital after reported stabbing on North 38th Street

  11-07-2023 08:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to a hospital after a reported stabbing incident on North 38th Street Tuesday morning. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the stabbing happened on North 38th. Police said the suspect turned himself and that he was being attacked, but no more details were immediately available. Emergency officials said one person was taken to a hospital. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Judge rules that two officers will not face obstruction of justice charges for role in Ronald Greene death

  11-07-2023 07:17
  
  A judge quashed two counts filed against Louisiana officers connected with the investigation into the death of Ronald Greene, a Black man who died in State Police custody, according to CNN. Greene was arrested in May of 2019 after a chase ended in a crash. Responding troopers said Greene was resisting arrest and struggling, but body camera footage released years later showed Greene being pulled from his vehicle and being violently beaten. Greene's family was told that he had died on im
  
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• Judge drops charges against 2 officers implicated in Ronald Greene's deadly arrest

  11-07-2023 07:17
  
  A judge quashed two counts filed against Louisiana officers connected with the investigation into the death of Ronald Greene, a Black man who died in State Police custody, according to court records obtained by WBRZ. Greene was arrested in May of 2019 after a chase ended in a crash. Responding troopers said Greene was resisting arrest and struggling, but body camera footage released years later showed Greene being pulled from his vehicle and being violently beaten. Greene's family was
  
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• Woman arrested for attempted murder after shooting into car with one-year-old inside

  11-07-2023 05:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Detectives arrested a woman months after she allegedly shot at three other people, including a one-year-old child. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, investigators were called to a hospital on May 8 to speak with one of the victims, who said she was having pains after having to jump over a fence to avoid being shot at by Diamond White, 23. Arrest documents said the victim was helping her god-sister move some belongings from her home on Rhus Fringe Dr
  
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