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• LSU food pantry receives record breaking donation after fans bought 68,888 shots from Omaha restaurant

  19-07-2023 21:45
  
  BATON ROUGE- There are shelves full of canned food, fruits and vegetables for LSU students who may have a hard time with grocery bills.To keep the LSU food pantry stocked, donations are needed. This year, LSU fans bought a record breaking 68,888 Jell-O shots from Rocco's Pizza during their College World Series competition and the restaurant is returning the favor."This is the largest single donation we have ever had," Brandon Common, the Interim Vice President of LSU Student Affairs, said.For e
  
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• I-12 eastbound blocked off after I-10/I-12 split, vehicle on fire

  19-07-2023 20:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - A vehicle fire has shut down I-12 eastbound lanes past the I-10/I-12 split Wednesday evening. DOTD said the closure happened around 8:30 p.m. No information on injuries has been released. Drivers are asked to use an alternate route. Permalink| Comments
  
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• I-12 eastbound back open after I-10/I-12 split, vehicle fire extinguished

  19-07-2023 20:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - A vehicle fire shut down the I-12 eastbound lanes past the I-10/I-12 split Wednesday evening. DOTD said the closure happened around 8:30 p.m. but opened back up an hour later. No injuries were reported. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Robbers stole puppy at gunpoint after luring owner into trap; dog found safe

  19-07-2023 18:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - A person was robbed at gunpoint after they arranged a meet-up with someone who said they were interested in buying a puppy. Baton Rouge Police said the robbers staged the hold-up at an address on Madison Avenue then took the victim's dog, cash and a handgun. On Wednesday, police said officers safely recovered the dog and stolen valuables. They also identified three suspects: Ajavin Carter, Matthew Hunt and Anthony Schaffer III.The three are suspected of carrying
  
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• Body recovered after search for missing swimmer in Amite River

  19-07-2023 17:48
  
  AMITE RIVER - Authorities have found a body after a nearly day-long search for a swimmer who disappeared in the Amite River late Wednesday afternoon.Officials said the situation was first reported around 5:30 p.m. near the Frenchtown Conservation Area. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said the person was reportedly swimming with friends when he jumped from a railroad trestle and did not come back up. "It's unfortunate that people come back here and they jump off the train trestle. I
  
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• Authorities searching Amite River for person who went into water, did not resurface

  19-07-2023 17:48
  
  AMITE RIVER - A dive team is searching the Amite River for someone who went into the water and did not resurface.Authorities responded to the call around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. No other information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Authorities searching Amite River for man who went into water, did not resurface

  19-07-2023 17:48
  
  AMITE RIVER - A dive team is searching the Amite River for a man who went into the water and did not resurface.As of 6:30 p.m., the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has crews along the Amite River near the Frenchtown Conservation Area looking for a man who was swimming with friends and did not resurface. Multiple dive teams are in the area. Authorities said the man who went missing around 5:30 p.m. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 11-year-old's near-death experience highlights EBR's rampant fentanyl problem

  19-07-2023 17:17
  
  ZACHARY- An 11-year old overdosed on fentanyl-laced marijuana last week that was given to him by his 16-year-old brother, according to a search warrant filed in court.The WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered the child had to be given Narcan to reverse the effects of the overdose.Deputies filed a search warrant to search the house for any drugs that might be inside.Watch live newscasts hereWBRZ showed up at the house where it happened on Old Settlement Road. An individual was seen through the glass
  
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• Three people ejected, one dead after Tuesday night crash in Livingston Parish

  19-07-2023 16:41
  
  HOLDEN - State troopers say three people were ejected from their vehicle after it careened into a tree late Tuesday night, leaving one of the occupants dead. The crash happened around 8 p.m. on LA 441, just north of I-12. According to State Police, the victims were riding in a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle when the car went off-road at a curve and went into the tree line.Upon hitting the tree, all three occupants were launched from the car.One of them, 22-year-old James Ard, was pronounced de
  
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• Second victim dies in hospital days after crash that ejected 3 in Livingston Parish

  19-07-2023 16:41
  
  HOLDEN - State troopers announced Thursday that a second occupant died in the hospital after three people were ejected from their vehicle when it careened into a tree late Tuesday night.The crash happened around 8 p.m. on LA 441, just north of I-12. According to State Police, the victims were riding in a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle when the car went off-road at a curve and went into the tree line.Upon hitting the tree, all three occupants were launched from the car.One of them, 22-year-old James Ard
  
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• Two major projects underway at University Lakes

  19-07-2023 16:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - A plethora of construction activity is now visible at the University Lakes, with two major projects getting started. Phase one of the University Lakes Restoration Project is officially underway. The $35 million effort includes dredging parts of City Park Lake and Lake Erie, landscaping of shore lines, and building new pedestrian paths with better lighting. The first phase will last around one year, with phase two beginning immediately after. At the same
  
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• Police cast doubt on Alabama woman's kidnapping claim after reporting toddler on highway

  19-07-2023 14:36
  
  Authorities in Alabama cast doubt Wednesday on the story of a woman who set off a frantic search when she disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler wandering on the highway. Carlee Russell told investigators she was abducted and forced into a car Thursday, but they have been unable to verify her account, police said.The 25-year-old’s return home Saturday prompted intense speculation about where she had been and what had happened to her.Carlee Russell’s m
  
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• Police: Alabama woman's search history raises new questions about her disappearance

  19-07-2023 14:36
  
  UPDATE: During a news conference Wednesday, police laid out a timeline in the search Carlee Russell and her return home.Hoover Police say Russell gave a brief statement after she reappeared at her home Saturday night, explaining what happened to her.She claimed she was abducted by a man and woman Thursday night after stopping to check on a small child walking along a highway and was held captive for a day before escaping. She told police she then made her way through a wooded area on foot befor
  
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• Alabama woman missing for 2 days after reporting toddler on freeway was abducted, mom says

  19-07-2023 14:36
  
  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 25-year-old Alabama woman says her daughter was abducted and fought for her life when she disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler wandering on a highway. Police say they’re still trying to determine what happened to Carlee Russell before she returned home.Authorities in Hoover, Alabama, plan to hold a news conference on Wednesday to discuss the case.Russell’s disappearance last Thursday sparked a frantic se
  
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• Attorney for man wounded in officer-involved shooting says his client was unarmed, not reaching for gun

  19-07-2023 14:30
  
  HAMMOND- Police in Hammond are staying tight-lipped about their investigation into an officer-involved shooting early Saturday morning, but a lawyer for the man who was injured told WBRZ he is a victim of police brutality.Lionell Jackson's attorney Daryl Washington said his client was asleep Saturday morning when police picked his lock and came into his home on Natchez Street.Washington says Jackson woke up to officers in his home and one shot him in the face as he was waking up. Washi
  
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• Dow explosion registered on LSU seismograph 7 miles away - See the data here

  19-07-2023 13:04
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Last week's explosions at a Dow Chemical plant in Iberville Parish registered on a seismograph on the LSU campus about seven miles away.LSU researchers had also picked up readings during last year's Garth Brooks concert and during LSU football games against Alabama and Auburn in recent years.LSU adjunct professor Patricia Persaud said the main explosion registered on the seismograph at 9:19:18 p.m. Central time on Friday. Given an approximate 29-second delay to account for the dist
  
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• Dow explosion registered on LSU seismograph 6 miles away - See the data here

  19-07-2023 13:04
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Last week's explosions at a Dow Chemical plant in Iberville Parish registered on a seismograph on the LSU campus about six miles away.LSU researchers had also picked up readings during last year's Garth Brooks concert and during LSU football games against Alabama and Auburn in recent years.See the readings hereLSU adjunct professor Patricia Persaud said the main explosion registered on the seismograph at 9:19:18 p.m. Central time on Friday. Given an approximate 29-second delay to a
  
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• Inmate wins lawsuit over St. Gabriel prison attack; guard stood idle after man was stabbed, burned

  19-07-2023 12:59
  
  ST. GABRIEL - A federal judge has sided with an inmate who claimed a prison guard refused to do her job after he was stabbed and burned by another offender inside of a prison dormitory."None of the guards provided Mr. Briscoe with assistance, which makes you wonder if there's a wider problem in the DOC," Briscoe's attorney William Most said.That inmate, Shawn Briscoe, was awarded $10,000 in damages on Tuesday.Footage obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit not only shows the February 2018 attac
  
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• Man reportedly filled garbage can with stolen cleaning supplies before fleeing from store

  19-07-2023 12:48
  
  TANGIPAHOA - Deputies are searching for a man who allegedly stole a large amount of cleaning supplies by putting them into a garbage can and leaving the store. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, the man walked into the Dollar General on Highway 440 on July 8. Video surveillance showed him grabbing a large garbage can and filling it with a large amount of cleaning and laundry supplies before leaving the store with it. He reportedly drove away in a black Lincol
  
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• Renter says he can't break lease agreement for apartment infested with bats

  19-07-2023 12:22
  
  BATON ROUGE - A resident of Copper Ridge Apartments has a strange problem - his unit has been overrun by bats.Tyrie Parquet says the problem is so bad that he hasn't stayed there in weeks."I called pest control that Saturday, they said due to the amount I had seen, it's definitely considered an infestation," Parquet said.Now he wants out."At that point I wanted nothing to do with the apartment, I just wanted to be let off the lease and get my deposit back," he said.Parquet says property manager
  
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• Renter can't break lease agreement for apartment infested with bats

  19-07-2023 12:22
  
  BATON ROUGE - A resident of Copper Ridge Apartments has a strange problem - his unit has been overrun by bats.Tyrie Parquet says the problem is so bad that he hasn't stayed there in weeks."I called pest control that Saturday, they said due to the amount I had seen, it's definitely considered an infestation," Parquet said.Now he wants out."At that point I wanted nothing to do with the apartment, I just wanted to be let off the lease and get my deposit back," he said.Parquet says property manager
  
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• House fire on Virginia Street confirmed to be arson

  19-07-2023 12:04
  
  BATON ROUGE - A vacant house fire that happened Wednesday morning was confirmed to be caused by arson. The fire happened on Virginia Street and was called in to the Baton Rouge Fire Department shortly before 9 a.m.. The house was vacant but did have power running through it. There were no injuries. Investigators later confirmed the fire was caused by arson. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Capital Region Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867. Perm
  
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• House fire on East Polk Street confirmed to be arson

  19-07-2023 12:04
  
  BATON ROUGE - A vacant house fire that happened Wednesday morning was confirmed to be caused by arson. The fire happened on East Polk Street and was called in to the Baton Rouge Fire Department shortly before 9 a.m.. The house was vacant, but did have power running through it. There were no injuries. Investigators later confirmed the fire was caused by arson. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Capital Region Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867. Pe
  
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• Women's basketball champion Angel Reese signs NIL deal under Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's new energy drink

  19-07-2023 09:21
  
  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has signed on seven college athletes to NIL deals under his new energy drink startup, including LSU women's basketball champion Angel Reese. Alongside Reese are six other star college athletes who were signed to NIL deals for Johnson's new energy drink, ZOA. Dwayne ‘@TheRock’ Johnson has signed the first 7 college athletes to NIL deals for his energy drink, ZOA:?? Angel Reese, LSU
  ?? Brock Bowers, Georgia
  ?? Drake Maye, UNC
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• Multiple crashes bog down I-110 southbound

  19-07-2023 08:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two separate accidents are blocking I-110 southbound Wednesday morning. According to TotalTraffic, two separate accidents in the left lanes of I-110 southbound caused stopped traffic from the North 9th exit back to Mohican Street. Permalink| Comments
  
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• One in critical condition after early-morning shooting off Terrace Avenue

  19-07-2023 06:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was reported to be in critical condition after a shooting that happened early Wednesday morning. According to emergency officials, one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition at approximately 1:30 a.m. after a reported shooting at Thomas H. Delpit Drive and Cotton Street. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man died in hospital hours after shooting on Cotton Street

  19-07-2023 06:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man died in the hospital Wednesday hours after being shot along Cotton Street early Wednesday morning. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, a 52-year-old man with a gunshot wound was picked up by an ambulance on Cotton Street near Thomas H. Delpit Drive around 1:20 a.m. The man was taken to a hospital where he died later in the day. The man's name has not been released. Police said the suspect and motive are unknown at this time. Anyone with
  
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