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• Paramedic hospitalized after deadly ambulance crash cleared to go home

  04-08-2023 21:41
  
  MORGANZA - An Acadian Ambulance worker walked out of the hospital Friday after surviving a deadly wreck in Pointe Coupee Parish back in July, which forced him to relearn how to walk.Hunter Fruge, who's posted updates of his recovery on his social media, posted that he got to walk out the hospital and come home after 39 days of recovery to his Facebook.Fruge was riding inside of an ambulance with a patient when the vehicle veered into the path of an oncoming semi truck. The driver of the ambulan
  
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• Farmers taking loss as extreme heat affects crops; may affect crawfish prices

  04-08-2023 21:02
  
  POINTE COUPEE - It's been a tough season for farmers, especially the ones growing corn.Ray Schexnayder, with Schexnayder & Sons LLC, understands that as much as anyone. He says his farm will be short about 25 to 30 bushels of corn this year. Since corn can be used to help catch crawfish, it could affect how much are caught, and might affect the price next season."The first time I heard that was four of five years ago," Schexnayder said. "I thought the guy was pulling my leg, but no he said
  
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• Florida man killed in single-vehicle Iberville Parish crash

  04-08-2023 20:18
  
  IBERVILLE PARISH - A 65-year-old Florida man died in a crash on Interstate 10 east of LA 77 Friday morning.Michael Joseph Smith, 65, of Defuniak Springs, Florida, died after he was driving 2017 Hyundai Tuscon west on Interstate 10. He exited the roadway to the right, entered a canal and struck a tree. Police began investigating around 9 a.m..Smith is not suspected to be impaired on the time of his crash, although a toxicology sample will be submitted for analysis.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Family, community demand justice in aftermath of officer involved shooting

  04-08-2023 18:18
  
  HAMMOND - Lionell Jackson is out of the hospital recovering and eating through a feeding tube weeks after police shot him in the neck. On Friday, more than a dozen people marched from city hall to police headquarters demanding justice for Jackson."They feel as though the administration is not moving fast enough, [that] it's been almost three weeks, [and] we should have some answers," Michael Showers, President of the NAACP Hammond said.On July 15th, officers entered Jackson's home to serve a wa
  
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• Livingston Parish police looking for man missing for two weeks, shares new photos

  04-08-2023 18:10
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office provided new photos of a man who disappeared almost two weeks ago.Cameron McCrory, 24, was last seen at North Park around 10 a.m. on July 22. McCrory is about 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, and has dark hair. Police urge anyone with details such as who he was with, a vehicle description or the direction he was traveling to call the LPSO at (225) 686-2241.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Thousands overwhelm New York's Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars

  04-08-2023 17:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan’s Union Square for a popular livestreamer’s hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some in the crowd clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.Aerial TV news footage showed a surging, tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and snarling traffic. Shouting teenagers swung objects at car wi
  
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• Foul odor around LSU Lakes caused by fish kill, say restoration project organizers

  04-08-2023 17:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - Something smells funky around the LSU Lakes, and the smell has reportedly wafted across town according to viewers who live near Bluebonnet, Tara, downtown and mid-city.The scent has been described as "something burning" or a "dead animal" by residents who reported it to WBRZ, but closer to the lakes, the majority said the stench was undeniably dead fish. Many guessed the odor is being caused by the University Lakes Restoration Project that is stirring up decades worth of dirt and
  
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• 'Old Bridge' to close to eastbound traffic for much of the weekend

  04-08-2023 17:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Drivers who take the U.S. 190 "Old Bridge" eastbound will be sent on a detour for much of Saturday and Sunday as crews tend to emergency railroad repair work.The Department of Transportation and Development will close U.S. 190 east at LA 415 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on both days.Drivers will be sent south, to the "New Bridge" and I-10, to cross the Mississippi River. There are additional detours, as well.U.S. 190 eastbound will have a secondary closure at W. Service Rd. in West Ba
  
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• White supremacist banners appear in Baton Rouge

  04-08-2023 15:18
  
  BATON ROUGE (AP) — In Louisiana’s predominately Black capital city of Baton Rouge, banners promoting a white nationalist hate group seemingly appeared overnight.Community members from Baton Rouge’s NAACP chapter removed four banners, hanging above busy roads and highways in Baton Rouge, on Sunday. The signs bore the logo and website for Patriot Front, which is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as “a white nationalist hate group” that
  
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• Now hiring: Board posts notice of test for Baton Rouge police chief hopefuls

  04-08-2023 14:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge board has taken a key step forward in the process of finding the next chief of police for the city.The Municipal Fire and Police Board on Friday posted the official Notice of Competitive Examination, a first step for applicants seeking the top police job.The current chief, Murphy Paul, announced his pending resignation last month.Those interested in succeeding Paul can apply to take the exam through the Office of State Examiner at ose.louisiana.gov, or click here for
  
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• City-parish collecting debris in BR neighborhoods after recent storms

  04-08-2023 14:05
  
  BATON ROUGE - City-parish leaders announced that crews will be collecting debris from neighborhoods around Baton Rouge in response to recent storms.Read the full announcement from Mayor Sharon Weston Broome's office below.Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced today the activation of the City-Parish’s debris removal program in response to recent severe weather events. The City-Parish’s debris removal contractor, DRC Emergency Services, will begin operations Monday, A
  
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• Louisiana DOC remembers first Black warden on his passing

  04-08-2023 13:51
  
  BATON ROUGE - The first Black warden in the Louisiana Department of Corrections system has died.The DOC on Friday announced the passing of Johnnie Jones, who retired in 2006 after more than 30 years with the agency.In 2018, Jones received his Ph.D. from LSU at the age of 83, explaining that "every person, regardless of his station in life, or his or her limitations, should seek to be the best he or she can really be. And you spend your time living not thinking about dying. Death will take care
  
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• Iberville deputies warn of 'green dot card' bond scam

  04-08-2023 13:12
  
  IBERVILLE PARISH - Deputies are warning people about a scam circulating that aims to take advantage of inmates' families. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, scammers are calling the inmates' families, using IPSO employee names, and telling people to post bail using a green dot card. Deputies said bond cannot be posted using a green dot card and the sheriff's office does not reach out to family members to request they post bond. The IPSO said that if you are co
  
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• More than 100 receive diplomas in Southern summer commencement

  04-08-2023 13:01
  
  BATON ROUGE - With "Pomp and Circumstance" echoing through the venue, more than 100 students accepted their diplomas in summer commencement exercises Friday at Southern University.President and Chancellor Dennis Shields addressed those gathered in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.The morning ceremony comes at the end of the summer session, and about two weeks before the start of the new school year.Classes at Southern will resume on Aug. 21.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Some Denham Springs residents under boil water advisory

  04-08-2023 12:50
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A portion of Livingston Parish was placed under a boil water advisory as crews make repairs to a broken water main. Officials with the Ward Two Water District say the order affects customers along Wax Road off Juban Road, specifically from Loblolly Pines Lane to Juban Road, including Serene Road and Oakview Mobile Home Park. Residents are also expected to see a drop in water pressure during this time. Permalink| Comments
  
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• St. Amant High School teacher arrested on first-degree rape charge

  04-08-2023 09:45
  
  ST. AMANT - Deputies arrested a high school teacher for first-degree rape and carnal knowledge of a juvenile Thursday. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested Rory Fore, 53, after an investigation into a relationship he had with a 16-year-old. The investigation showed Fore had sexual relations with the 16-year-old as well as a 17-year-old. Fore is a teacher at St. Amant High School, though the APSO said the charges were not related to Fore's emplo
  
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• Funeral plans announced for beloved priest

  04-08-2023 09:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Plans have been announced for services to remember and lay to rest a Baton Rouge Diocese pastor killed in a single-vehicle accident this week.Fr. Mark Beard died in a highway wreck near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line on Wednesday.Beard was the longtime pastor for St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite and was a spiritual counsel to Gov. John Bel Edwards and his family.The church on Friday said a public visitation will take place at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Baton Rouge on Thu
  
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• One person taken to hospital after shooting off Harding Boulevard Thursday night

  04-08-2023 09:02
  
  BATON ROUGE - According to emergency officials, one person was taken to the hospital following a shooting off Harding Boulevard. Officials said the shooting happened around 9 p.m. Thursday near Curtis and Somerset Streets off Harding. The victim's condition was unknown. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Cam Jordan extends contract with New Orleans Saints through the 2025 season

  04-08-2023 08:08
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Cam Jordan is here to stay with the New Orleans Saints after signing a multi-million dollar deal. The deal, announced Friday morning, would be a $27.5-million contract extension that will keep Jordan in New Orleans through the 2025 season. "I couldn't see myself being anywhere but the New Orleans Saints," Jordan said, according to WWL-TV.  Here to Stay ??New Orleans Saints sign @camjordan94 to a two-year contract extension ?? pic.twitter.com/qog
  
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• Father stabs man who invaded daughter's home after she denied his romantic advances

  04-08-2023 07:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man who had taken himself to the hospital after he allegedly broke into a woman's home and was stabbed by her father. Arrest documents from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office say Demarkis Corey, 20, kicked in the door of a woman's home on Wednesday while her father was sleeping on her couch. Corey reportedly woke the man up, threatened to kill him, and yelled at him about not letting him date his daughter. Corey then took a bag from the man
  
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• White ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid

  04-08-2023 06:00
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi police officers, including some calling themselves “The Goon Squad,” pleaded guilty Thursday to a racist assault on two Black men that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth.The officers, who are all white, entered a house without a warrant on Jan. 24, assaulting the men with a sex toy and using stun guns and other objects to abuse them over a roughly 90-minute period, court documents show. After one victim
  
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