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• EBR middle and high school dismissal times moved up due to bus driver shortage

  19-08-2023 19:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - After transportation issues during the first week of school, East Baton Rouge Parish public schools will be moving up the dismissal times for high school and middle school students during the upcoming week. From Aug. 21 through the 25, high schools and middle schools will be dismissing at 1:25 p.m. while elementary schools will dismiss at their regular time, 3:25 p.m.The change is attributed to a shortage of bus drivers in the parish. Public schools were delayed for hours
  
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• Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to 'ChatGPT-proof' assignments

  19-08-2023 17:31
  
  When philosophy professor Darren Hick came across another case of cheating in his classroom at Furman University last semester, he posted an update to his followers on social media: “Aaaaand, I’ve caught my second ChatGPT plagiarist.”Friends and colleagues responded, some with wide-eyed emojis. Others expressed surprise.“Only 2?! I’ve caught dozens,” said Timothy Main, a writing professor at Conestoga College in Canada. “We&a
  
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• Unpredictable power outages routinely force Baton Rouge gym to close

  19-08-2023 16:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - With bench presses, stair climbers and pull-ups, folks are supposed to feel the burn. Working out with no AC during power outages is causing customers of at ABA Personal Training Studio to break more than a sweat. Owner Harley Wiltz says this summer, the warehouse-style gym has been plagued with power outages. "Our electricity has gone out 15 times in the past two and a half weeks," Wiltz said.Equipment is squeezed tightly in the warehouse space, a large garage d
  
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• Man sought in murder of 11-year-old Texas girl captured in Shreveport

  19-08-2023 15:09
  
  SHREVEPORT - A man wanted for the murder and rape of an 11-year-old Texas girl was captured in Shreveport on Saturday morning.Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, 18, was arrested and charged with capital murder in Shreveport and now awaits to be taken back to Texas.Shortly after 3 p.m. on Aug. 12, Pasadena police officers responded to a call from a man who said his daughter was not breathing. First responders found 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez inside a trash bag that was placed in a clothes hamper unde
  
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• Former EBRSO employee arrested, booked for domestic abuse

  19-08-2023 14:59
  
  BATON ROUGE - A EBRSO employee was fired before being arrested on Saturday for domestic abuse charges from April and July 2022. According to arrest paperwork, the estranged wife of 22-year-old Jordan Hilliard filed a complaint with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office's Internal Affairs division on August 17, 2023, alleging abuse during 2022. The woman told officers that on April 11, 2022, she and Hilliard were in a fight. She said Hilliard charged at her and she feare
  
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• Former EBR Parish Prison employee arrested, booked for domestic abuse

  19-08-2023 14:59
  
  BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Parish Sheriff's Office employee was fired before being arrested on Saturday for domestic abuse charges from April and July 2022. According to arrest paperwork, the estranged wife of 22-year-old Jordan Hilliard filed a complaint with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office's Internal Affairs division on Aug. 17, 2023, alleging abuse during 2022. The woman told officers that on April 11, 2022, she and Hilliard were in a fight. She said Hilliard
  
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• Baton Rouge filmmaker premieres anti-gun violence movie, hopes to make difference in community

  19-08-2023 14:58
  
  BATON ROUGE- It's a story told too often: teenagers in jail after someone was shot and killed, gun violence traumatizing the community, families grieving loved ones who died too soon. "We're facing a problem, but it's not unique to us, there's a problem with these types of things," Scott Sullivan, filmmaker and CEO of Sulliscope, said.That's why Sullivan partnered up with District Attorney Hillar Moore to create an anti-gun violence movie called Chances. The 90-minute film follows Kevi
  
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• 72-year-old man killed in house fire, authorities say

  19-08-2023 13:54
  
  FRANKLINTON - State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating a house and brush fire in Franklinton that killed a disabled man.Around 4 p.m. Thursday, the Franklinton Fire Department responded to a house fire on H.C. Rushing Road. Upon arrival, crews were met with a large home and several acres of the surrounding property engulfed in flames.The body of a man was found inside, believed to be the 72-year-old homeowner who suffered from mobility challenges.While the investigation is still ongoing, d
  
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• Saints tight end Jimmy Graham arrested Friday on suspicion of being under the influence, resisting arrest

  19-08-2023 13:33
  
  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was arrested Friday night for being under the influence of a controlled substance, according to TMZ Sports.Graham was also booked for resisting arrest.The Saints drafted Graham in 2010, where he would make three pro bowls before being traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2015. He would later played for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears before returning to the Saints in 2023.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Nissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control

  19-08-2023 12:46
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in the front suspension can bend and break, possibly causing drivers to lose steering control.The recall covers certain Sentra compact cars from the 2020 through 2022 model years. Tie rods help vehicles move the wheels for steering.Nissan says in documents posted Saturday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that if tie rods become bent, they can break and affect the steer
  
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• Packers and Patriots suspend preseason game during fourth quarter after player carted off the field

  19-08-2023 12:19
  
  GREEN BAY - The Patriots and Packers decided to call off their pre-season NFL game Saturday night after a New England player took a hit and was carted off the field. Here is the Isaiah Bolden hit.
  Nothing malicious.
  Accidental helmet to helmet. pic.twitter.com/hZc5we2okw— Savage (@SavageSports_) August 20, 2023Patriots cornerback Isiah Bolden was hit during a play, fell on the field and did not immediately get back up. The medical team Bolden on a stretcher and took him off o
  
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