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• Iberville Parish increases safety protocols for home football and volleyball games

  06-09-2023 20:55
  
  Iberville Parish School Board announced they will be beefing up security for upcoming home sporting events. The School Board said there will be metal detectors at entrances, bags must be clear, no bigger than 12x6x12 and subject to a search. Iberville Parish middle and high school students need to bring school-issued IDs and children 12 or younger must have an adult over 18 accompanying them. Once attendees leave the stadium, they will not be allowed to come back in w
  
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• Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September

  06-09-2023 20:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before the end of the month, according to court documents filed Wednesday.The filing came in a gun possession case in which Hunter Biden was accused of having a firearm while being a drug user, though prosecutors did not name exactly which charges they will seek. He has also been under investigation by federal prosecutors for his business dealings.Prosecutors under
  
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• Two women in custody for involvement in Denham Springs shooting

  06-09-2023 18:28
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Two women involved in a Denham Springs shooting on Monday have been taken into custody.According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, 18-year-old female Alexis Scott was in a car with others when it stopped around 4:30 p.m. Monday in the South Haven subdivision. Deputies said one person from the car got out and shot at another vehicle. There were no injuries reported and the car sped off, to be later found abandoned in a store parking lot. Scott was arre
  
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• Sheriff identifies 2nd suspect linked to gunfire caught on video in Denham Springs suburb

  06-09-2023 18:28
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Two women linked to a confrontation that led to gunfire in a Livingston Parish subdivision on Labor Day were taken into custody this week.Part of the incident, which happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday in the South Haven neighborhood, was captured on surveillance cameras. Video obtained by WBRZ shows a car slowly driving through the subdivision and coming to a stop. Moments later, gunshots are heard.According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, it happened shortly after two
  
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• 18-year-old girl arrested for being in car involved in Denham Springs shooting

  06-09-2023 18:28
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - An 18-year-old who was in a car when one of the passengers got out in a Denham Springs neighborhood and started shooting at a different vehicle has been arrested. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, Alexis Scott was in a car with others when it stopped around 4:30 p.m. Monday in the South Haven subdivision. Deputies said one person from the car got out and shot at another vehicle. There were no injuries reported and the car sped off, to be lat
  
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• Metal detectors, clear bag policy coming to West Baton Rouge high school football games

  06-09-2023 17:56
  
  PORT ALLEN - Fans attending football games in West Baton Rouge Parish can expect enhanced security measures like metal detectors and a new clear bag policy. Changes were announced during a press conference Tuesday following a deadly shooting at the first home game of the year. Sept. 1, Brusly High student Ja'Kobe Queen was shot to death during halftime of the Port Allen and Brusly football game. Detectives with the sheriff's office wouldn't give many details, but said that it
  
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• National Championship winning LSU women's basketball sets 2023 SEC schedule

  06-09-2023 16:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Southeastern Conference announced the women’s basketball schedule for the upcoming season and the LSU Tigers will open at home on January 4 against Missouri.The new schedule is highlighted by a home game against South Carolina on January 25, a Thursday night and a road trip to Tennessee a month later to the face the Lady Vols.The South Carolina matchup features the last two National Champions and is a second showing of last years meeting in Columbia on Super Bowl Sun
  
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• Saints back-up quarterback suspended by NFL for PEDs

  06-09-2023 16:29
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The NFL announced that New Orleans Saints quarterback Jake Haener has been suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2023 regular season for violating the NFL Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances.Haener will be eligible to return to the Saints' active roster on Monday, Oct. 16, following the team's Week 6 game at Houston.The Saints listed tight end Taysom Hill as their third quarterback on the NFL designation list for their season opener against the Tennessee Tita
  
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• EBR school system says students are getting new bus routes

  06-09-2023 16:13
  
  BATON ROUGE - Following weeks of turmoil surrounding the East Baton Rouge School System's transportation struggles, the district says students will be getting new bus routes.The school system did not immediately describe what those routes would look like but said students would be sent home with updated bus cards starting Thursday. See the announcement from the school system below. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Citing burn ban, LSU and Southern asking tailgaters to avoid open flames at this weekend's home openers

  06-09-2023 15:22
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU and Southern University are asking fans to avoid open flames at their tailgates this weekend, echoing a request from Governor John Bel Edwards last week."We don't want to add any more to our firefighters than what they are already dealing with," Ashley Rodrigue, spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal, told WBRZ.On Wednesday, LSU released a statement asking fans to avoid "flame tailgating" on Saturday as the Tigers host Grambling State for their first home game of the season.&
  
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• Shuttered EPA investigation could've brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

  06-09-2023 14:23
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana’s chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change.So when the country’s top environmental regulator opened a high-profile civil rights investigation into Louisiana’s Department of Environmental Quality last year, it felt like a watershed moment.For the first time,
  
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• Pointe Coupee schools increasing security at football games

  06-09-2023 13:40
  
  POINTE COUPEE PARISH - New policies will be implemented for the home football game at Livonia High School Friday. The Pointe Coupee Parish School District posted Wednesday that the new policies implemented would include an increased police presence inside and outside of the stadium as well as a strict no-bag policy. "In order to expedite security checks with wands being utilized upon entry, we kindly request that purses and bags not be brought into the stadium," the PCPSD said
  
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• Pointe Coupee schools implementing new football game policies

  06-09-2023 13:40
  
  POINTE COUPEE PARISH - New policies will be implemented for the home football game at Livonia High School Friday. The Pointe Coupee Parish School District posted Wednesday that the new policies implemented would include an increased police presence inside and outside of the stadium as well as a strict no-bag policy. "In order to expedite security checks with wands being utilized upon entry, we kindly request that purses and bags not be brought into the stadium," the PCPSD said
  
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• NAKAMOTO: Disgraced former Plaquemine chief violates probation, judge extends it

  06-09-2023 13:30
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Disgraced former Plaquemine Police Chief Kenny Payne admitted to violating his probation by stalking employees of the Plaquemine Police Department in court Wednesday.A judge extended his probation for another year and ordered him to cease contact with his old coworkers."Mr. Payne thought he was above the law," District Attorney Tony Clayton said. "This is evidence that he still has that sickness."Payne was indicted by a grand jury back in November of 2022 after a WBRZ Investigative
  
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• Propelled by unsolved murders, Baton Rouge crime camera initiative set to add license plate readers

  06-09-2023 13:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Page-Rice camera initiative, which helps fund crime cameras tied to police and sheriff’s offices, will add license plate readers next month.Clay Young, who hosts the Clay Young Show weekly on WBRZ Plus and is a community activist, said Wednesday that the crime camera initiative will begin adding license plate readers in October.A formal announcement will come later, Young said in a presentation to the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge.The crime camera network was born out o
  
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• LSU basketball team selected to honor Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi during 2023 season

  06-09-2023 12:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU, along with five other college basketball teams, was hand-selected to honor the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi.Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, hand-picked LSU to be a "Mamba Program" for the 2023-24 basketball season. Duke, Kentucky, Oregon, UConn, and USC were also selected. Vanessa Bryant has handpicked six CBB teams to be honored as "Mamba Programs" for the 2023-24 season:• Duke
  • Kentucky
  • LSU
  • Oregon
  • UConn
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• LSU basketball program selected to honor Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi during 2023 season

  06-09-2023 12:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU, along with five other college basketball teams, was hand-selected to honor the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi.Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, hand-picked LSU to be a "Mamba Program" for the 2023-24 basketball season. Duke, Kentucky, Oregon, UConn, and USC were also selected. Vanessa Bryant has handpicked six CBB teams to be honored as "Mamba Programs" for the 2023-24 season:• Duke
  • Kentucky
  • LSU
  • Oregon
  • UConn
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• Tangipahoa Parish Christmas tree farm inoperable for 2023 holiday season due to drought

  06-09-2023 12:38
  
  KENTWOOD - Christmas Town, a tree farm in Tangipahoa Parish, has announced it will not be operating for the 2023 season. Management for the farm said Tuesday the farm was affected by severe drought throughout the summer and they would not be opening for the season, even for photos. "Mother Nature did not do us any favors this year," the social media post read alongside pictures of the growing trees turned brown. "Please check back with us next year."Permalink| Comments
  
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• Healthy adults from Baton Rouge needed for study about intermittent fasting and how weight loss affects aging

  06-09-2023 12:09
  
  BATON ROUGE - Studies show that intermittent fasting may help people lose weight and is easier to keep up with then traditional calorie counting, or restricting the amount of calories consumed in a day. Research on animals suggests that intermittent fasting slows aging and contributes to a longer life span. Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the University of Birmingham are looking for healthy adults aged 18-49 to participate in a study to see if eati
  
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• Denham Springs Jr. High cutting classes short Wednesday due to power outage

  06-09-2023 09:31
  
  Denham Springs Junior High is sending students home early on Wednesday due to a power outage.A Livingston schools spokesperson said the school will be releasing students around 11:30 a.m. because of the outage. Read the full message from Principal Justin Wax below. Due to an unexpected and ongoing Entergy outage that affects our ability to provide lunch or air conditioning, Denham Springs Junior High must be dismissed at 11:30 today. Bus transportation and carpool will be conducted per
  
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• This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

  06-09-2023 09:04
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record-warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured, behind only July 2023, WMO and the European climate service Copernicus announced Wednesday.August was about 1.5 degrees
  
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