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• Sports2-a-Days: Plaquemine Green Devils

  30-07-2023 19:58
  
  PLAQUEMINE - The Plaquemine Green Devils will have to replace a good bit of their starting lineup in 2023.After going 9-2 last season, the Green Devils have new head coach Donald Williams and eight returning starters. The biggest question mark is quarterback, and Plaquemine is looking to a former defensive back to take over. "We are going with Brandon Smith as our quarterback, he's a senior. He's been with us for the last four years. Never played quarterback before, but he's stepped in
  
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• Lod Stafford Road Bridge finally seeing upgrades after Hurricane Ida

  30-07-2023 19:09
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - A Livingston Parish bridge that has been unusable for two years will soon be open to traffic. In 2021, Hurricane Ida knocked a tree onto a wooden bridge along on Lod Stafford Road near Weiss Road outside of Livingston. The structure collapsed and it was closed to cars for two years.Now, Livingston Parish is providing a temporary solution while the final project is built. Resident Lud Heintz lives on Lod Stafford Road and says without the bridge, commutes ar
  
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• Chef crowned King of Louisiana Seafood Cook-off prepping for Great American Seafood Competition

  30-07-2023 17:35
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - They say third times the charm but for Chef Owen Hohl, it was the first.Hohl has been the chef over at Hot Tails in Prairieville for 13 years. He now has a new title: King of the 2023 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off."My first year doing it, and I came out on top which was I was super nervous, but, I went in there and I knew my dish was going to be really good as long as I executed correctly. Make sure it looked real nice," Hohl said.The competition kicked off last month in Lake Charle
  
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• Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN over 'the Big Lie' dismissed in Florida

  30-07-2023 15:29
  
  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S. president claimed that references in news articles or by the network’s hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as “the Big Lie” were tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler.Trump had been seeking punitive damages of $475 million in the federal lawsuit filed last October in South Florida, claiming the references hurt his reputation and political career. Tru
  
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• Overnight shooting injures one near North Foster Drive

  30-07-2023 08:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured Saturday night.According to a BRPD spokesman, the shooting is thought to have happened near North Foster Drive before 9 p.m.Police say the victim drove himself to a nearby Krispy Kreme on Plank Road for assistance.The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police do not have any suspects or motives at this time.This is an ongoing investigation
  
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• One person hurt in shooting along North Foster Drive, went to Krispy Kreme for help

  30-07-2023 08:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man went to a Krispy Kreme for help after being shot while driving his car along North Foster Drive. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the shooting happened somewhere along North Foster Drive around 9 p.m. The victim told police that he was unsure where along the road he was shot. The victim was taken from the Krispy Kreme to a hospital, where they are receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. Police say they do not have any
  
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• Authorities seeking assistance locating missing Baton Rouge teen

  30-07-2023 08:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing Baton Rouge teen.17-year-old Tiffany Arnold-Medlin was last seen on July 21, 2023, in Baton Rouge.Medlin is a white female who weighs around 120 pounds and is about 5 feet and 4 inches tall. She has brown eyes and auburn hair according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.Anyone with any information regarding Medlin's whereabouts is urged to contact the Baton Rouge Police Department at (225)
  
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