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• Fist fight between players leads to bench-clearing brawl in Guardians-White Sox game

  05-08-2023 20:15
  
  CLEVELAND - Things got heated between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians in the bottom of the 6th inning of their game Saturday night.After White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson barely missed on tagging out Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez, the two began arguing, resulting in Anderson dropping his glove and punching Ramirez.It's fight night in Cleveland ?? pic.twitter.com/3NEIpBEbSf— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) August 6, 2023After Anderson's swings, the benches and bu
  
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• Shootout in Lafayette results in one child dead, two officers wounded

  05-08-2023 17:41
  
  LAFAYETTE - A shootout that occurred Saturday morning resulted in a total of six people injured, including two police officers and a child that later died at the hospital.According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department, the Lafayette Police Department responded to a fight in progress at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. After officers made contact with those believed to be involved, the suspect and officers engaged in a shootout.Two LFP officers were seriously injured in the shootout, as w
  
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• Gonzales salon giving back to community, leaving kids looking good

  05-08-2023 15:10
  
  GONZALES - With only days away from the first school bell, parents are checking off back-to-school supplies list. Four-year-old Jashiah Stokes she has everything, including a new backpack. "It's purple and silver," Stokes said.On Saturday, she was checking off that final item, which is a fresh new hair style thanks to Natural Braid Lock and Twist Hair Salon, who is hosting a free back to school event."We're just trying to help out a little bit," owner Twanice Jones-Tucker said. "Hairst
  
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• Shooting leaves one teen dead, another injured in Hammond

  05-08-2023 14:44
  
  HAMMOND - Police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old dead and another teen injured in Hammond Friday night.Police say they responded to reports of a shooting in the 500 block of Natchez Street, arriving on the scene shortly before 10 p.m. They found a 16-year-old boy shot to death in the roadway.A few minutes later, officers heard multiple shots nearby. They discovered a second crime scene in the 1400 block of Live Oak Street. At that same time, victims of the second shooting d
  
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• Two killed in Saturday morning fire

  05-08-2023 14:30
  
  ST. MARY PARISH - A fire early Saturday took the lives of two people who were found inside a Bayou Vista home.St. Mary Parish sheriff's deputies, firefighters from several districts and EMS all were called to Jupiter Street just after 8 a.m.They found one person, injured, outside the home -- and later, two people dead inside the residence.The scene is just west of Morgan City. Jupiter Street intersects U.S. 90, running north toward the Mississippi River.The State Fire Marshal's Office was calle
  
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• Crash with fuel leak prompts closure of I-110 northbound

  05-08-2023 09:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials closed I-10 to northbound travel near the Evangeline Street exit Saturday morning after a crash resulted in a fuel leak.The Baton Rouge Fired Department said the move was a "precautionary measure."One person was taken to the hospital with injuries.Drivers are asked to avoid the area as crews clean up the spill.Permalink| Comments
  
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