Baton Rouge news

• BRPD releases new details amid search for man who disappeared after downtown concert

  13-08-2023 21:56
  
  BATON ROUGE - Family members of "Jazzy" Jeff Leon are looking for their loved one after Leon went to a concert in downtown Baton Rouge and never returned home. According to social media posts, Leon went to Chris Ardoin's show at the Basin Music Hall on Friday night. Afterward, he called his wife from a Baton Rouge gas station on his way back to Lafayette. Police say that was around 2:30 a.m.Leon's wife says that is the last time she has heard from her husband. Leon was driving a gold 2
  
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• Wide-spreading grass fire in East Feliciana burned 75 acres; flames rekindled Monday morning

  13-08-2023 21:35
  
  EAST FELICIANA PARISH - A fire in East Feliciana Parish that burned around 75 acres on Sunday rekindled early Monday morning, prompting another response from firefighters.According to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, two fire units and a fire patrol plane were able to control the fire Sunday. A spokesperson said crews returned around 6 a.m. Monday to find flames had sprouted again. Firefighters will remain there until they are comfortable that the situation is under control
  
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• Fire in East Feliciana Parish burned around 75 acres

  13-08-2023 21:35
  
  EAST FELICIANA PARISH - A fire in East Feliciana Parish burned around 75 acres on Sunday and investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the blaze. According to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, two fire units and a fire patrol plane were out working and able to control the fire. A spokesperson said crews will be out on Monday to clean up fire lines and determine how big the fire was. Due to extreme weather conditions, a state-wide burn ban was
  
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• Tree branch from BREC park fell on car; driver says City-Parish should be responsible for damages

  13-08-2023 18:44
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman is stuck with a totaled car and no help from the City-Parish or her insurance company after a rotting branch fell on her vehicle while driving by a BREC park. In late July, Avilenne Gil Hernandez was driving along Jefferson Highway next to BREC's Bayou Manchac park when a six-foot-long tree branch dropped from an oak tree above and smashed onto the hood of her car. "It was out of nowhere. I never saw anything fall from it except just this one random day t
  
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• Fallen tree branch totals car passing by BREC park

  13-08-2023 18:44
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman is stuck with a totaled car and no help covering the damages after a rotting branch fell on her vehicle while driving by a BREC park. In late July, Avilenne Gil Hernandez was driving along Jefferson Highway next to BREC's Bayou Manchac park when a six-foot-long tree branch dropped from an oak tree above and smashed onto the hood of her car. "It was out of nowhere. I never saw anything fall from it except just this one random day that I'm driving," Hernand
  
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• Livingston PD looking for 15-year-old runaway girl who left home early Sunday

  13-08-2023 18:14
  
  LIVINGSTON - Police officers in the town of Livingston are looking for a 15-year-old girl who left her home early Sunday morning and has not been seen since. According to the Livingston Police Department, Madeline "Maddy" Mandella left her house between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Home security shows Mandella was wearing black pants, a white tank top and a black hat when she left. Anyone who knows where Mandella is should call (225) 686-2241. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 15-year-old runaway girl who left home early Sunday found safe

  13-08-2023 18:14
  
  LIVINGSTON - A 15-year-old girl who left her home early Sunday morning and was presumed missing Sunday afternoon has been found safe. According to the Livingston Police Department, Madeline "Maddy" Mandella left her house between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. She was found around 5 p.m. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Driver crashed stolen car at L'Auberge Casino after lengthy, high-speed chase

  13-08-2023 15:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after leading officers on a chase down River Road, reaching speeds over 90 miles per hour before crashing the car outside L'Auberge Casino. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the chase started just before 3 p.m. Sunday after the stolen vehicle was spotted on North 22nd Street. The driver then led police on a "lengthy" pursuit, ignoring stop sign and repeatedly veering into oncoming traffic. Authorities said the chase finally ended
  
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• BRPD chase of stolen car ends at L'Auberge Casino; one person in custody

  13-08-2023 15:35
  
  BATON ROUGE - A person is in police custody after leading officers on a chase down River Road at speeds more than 90 miles per hour. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers were chasing a stolen vehicle down River Road around 3:15 p.m. Authorities said the chase ended in the parking lot of L'Auberge Casino. One person was taken into custody and officers are still looking for a passenger. No more details were immediately available. Permalink|
  
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• First local ALDI store set to open by end of month

  13-08-2023 14:37
  
  CENTRAL - Final work is taking place on what will be the first ALDI store to open in the Capital Area, with a date set for later this month.A soft opening for the ALDI on Grand Settlement Blvd. at Sullivan -- within the Settlement at Shoe Creek in Central -- was announced for Aug. 30, with the official opening to follow the next day.Hiring took place over the summer for the store -- one of three being built right now in the Baton Rouge area. The other locations are the 2300 block of O'Neal Lane
  
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• Historic Julius Freyhan High School expected to undergo renovations this fall

  13-08-2023 13:27
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE - After being abandoned for decades, the old Julius Freyhan High School in St. Francisville will soon re-open with a new purpose for the building.The Freyhan Foundation is creating a new vision. Instead of classrooms, the building will have art studios, a performing arts space and a theatre."They will use it for aspects of their goals, which is a cultural center. We'll also use it like for our school board meetings. I think when we bring our students in to recognize them in tha
  
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• 2 people injured after being shot while in vehicle on Airline Highway

  13-08-2023 12:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured after they were shot while inside their vehicle on Airline Highway early Sunday morning.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, three people were traveling on Airline Highway at around 2 a.m. when they stopped due to traffic. While stopped, they heard gunshots before two of the occupants were shot.The victims drove themselves to the hospital, where they are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.There is no motive or suspect known at this t
  
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