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• Army Corps don't plan to open Bonnet Carre Spillway, says Mississippi River forecast 'low'

  29-04-2025 19:51
  NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not planning to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway due to new forecasts have the Mississippi River not rising to the extent to open the spillway.According to Matt Roe with the U.S. Army Corps, the forecast and measurements for the Mississippi River are coming in lower than the 1.25 million cubic feet per second that would require the spillway to open.Rising water levels lead officials to test opening the spillway on April 21.Permalink| Co
  
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• Woman injured in shooting on Blount Road and Scotland Avenue

  29-04-2025 19:28
  BATON ROUGE - A woman was injured in a shooting on Blount Road and Scotland Avenue, Baton Rouge Police officials said.Officials believe the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. The injury is non-life-threatening.No other information is available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Lawmakers want to lighten the load for juvenile courts

  29-04-2025 19:22
  BATON ROUGE - A proposal could lighten the load of felony cases juvenile courts have to work. The measure being considered could move some teenage defendants to adult court.In committee, those opposing the bill compared it to Amendment Three, which lost by a 2 to 1 margin at the ballot box in March.The amendment would have allowed lawmakers to decide when juvenile offenders should be tried as adults."The people of Louisiana sent a resounding 'no' that juveniles should not be automatically trans
  
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• 'It happened so fast': employees witness man killed at Cortana Amazon facility

  29-04-2025 19:15
  BATON ROUGE — Employees told WBRZ they could not believe a man was shot and killed outside of the Amazon Fulfilment Center on Cortana Place late Monday night. An employee who goes by the name of Sue said the employees went on their first break for their shift around 11 p.m. Monday night. She said after 10 to 15 minutes of being on break, she heard gunshots. "I heard maybe one or two at first right before we froze and that’s when we took off. It was multiple
  
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• Southeastern University Police seeking two suspects in vehicle burglaries, theft

  29-04-2025 18:11
  HAMMOND - The Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying two suspects involved in vehicle burglaries and the theft of a vehicle Friday morning.Police said two unidentified Black males were seen entering the parking lot at approximately 4:22 AM. Over the next 25 minutes, the suspects were seen attempting to burglarize several vehicles before stealing one and fleeing the scene.The stolen vehicle was located later that day and CCTV footage
  
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• Two juveniles arrested after pursuit where driver pulled into traffic, crashed into vehicle

  29-04-2025 17:10
  DENHAM SPRINGS — Two juveniles were booked after a pursuit resulted in a crash on South Range Road, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said.Livingston Parish deputies were directing traffic around the scene of the crash at the intersection of Florida Avenue and South Hummell Street. Acadian Ambulance said it was called to the scene but did not treat anyone.The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies attempted a traffic stop and the driver of the vehicle refused to stop an
  
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• Law enforcement pursuit through West Baton Rouge Parish ends in crash

  29-04-2025 17:10
  PORT ALLEN - A person was taken into custody after leading deputies on a chase through West Baton Rouge Parish.The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies spotted a stolen car along La. 1 near American Way around 4 p.m. When deputies tried to stop the car, the driver took off northbound.Officials said a juvenile passenger exited the vehicle during the chase and was secured by deputies. The driver continued and hit an unmarked sheriff's department car while they were trying to avo
  
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• 'God had his hands on me': Pointe Coupee deputy faces long road to recovery after being hit by car

  29-04-2025 16:57
  BATON ROUGE - A Pointe Coupee deputy who was hit by a car on Louisiana Highway 190 in Livonia last month while directing traffic from a fire scene is now starting the long road to recovery. Deputy Robert Williams said all he remembers from the accident was stopping traffic for fire trucks to leave the scene. He was knocked unconscious when the oncoming car swerved from traffic and hit him. "When I came to, I was at the hospital. I remember seeing my sheriff and my fam
  
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• Neighbors at odds after ditch filled in, concerns over drainage

  29-04-2025 16:48
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Several neighbors are upset after the drainage ditch behind their homes was filled in with dirt by a property owner behind them. They tell 2 On Your Side the work was done over the weekend.George Weaver says he came home from church Sunday to find all kinds of activity behind his home."I come home from church and they got piles of dirt in the ditch," said Weaver.He tried to stop the crew from dumping dirt and leveling it out in the ditch, but the work continued."Next thing I know
  
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• Faces of Fentanyl: Officials build a digital memorial to remember those lost to overdose

  29-04-2025 16:47
  BATON ROUGE — Tuesday is National Fentanyl Awareness Day and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is encouraging those affected in Louisiana to share the stories of their loved ones. As fentanyl is being found in street drugs across the nation, it remains a significant drug threat contributing to the tragic rise in drug-related overdose deaths.Special Agent Steven Hofer with the New Orleans division of the Drug Enforcement Administration said that taking drugs can be tric
  
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• LSU basketball player removed from team following domestic violence allegations

  29-04-2025 16:43
  BATON ROUGE — An LSU basketball player was removed from the team following domestic violence allegations, court records say.Senior guard Adam Benhayoune was suspended from the team on Feb. 26 after "allegations were brought to the attention of LSU Athletics," a spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that Benhayoune did not play in the team's last four games and "did not participate in senior night festivities."On Monday, however, the basketball program's social media pages congratu
  
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• Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office K-9 to receive donated vest

  29-04-2025 15:48
  NEW ROADS - A Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office K-9 will have a bullet and stab protective vest donated to him.The dog, Bane, will be given the vest by a non-profit organization and the vest will be embroidered with “Born to Love-Trained to Serve-Loyal Always”.Delivery is expected within ten weeks, deputies said.Permalink| Comments
  
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• St. Michael High School presents donation to children's hospital after pickleball tournament

  29-04-2025 15:08
  BATON ROUGE - After raising money for Our Lady of the Lake children's hospital with a pickleball tournament in March, St. Michael High School presented the donation check Tuesday at the hospital.High school junior Alex Klumpp came up with the idea for "Paddles for a Cause" and since then, the tournament raised money for both the school and Our Lady of the Lake."I hope I can accomplish just the goal that people can come here and they can feel safe and see this place less of a hospital and more o
  
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• Gonzales man arrested on drug charges after allegedly fleeing from officers

  29-04-2025 14:42
  GRAMERCY - A Gonzales man was arrested Sunday on various drug charges after he allegedly ran from officers. St. James Parish deputies were patrolling the Gramercy area Sunday when they tried to approach three men standing in front of an abandoned building on East Railroad Street. Two men walked away, but the third allegedly walked toward the SJPSO unit. The third man, later identified as 28-year-old Kobye Robinson, emptied his pockets before running from deputies, a spokespers
  
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• Family starts fundraiser for funeral costs after 13-year-old fatally struck while riding his bike

  29-04-2025 14:42
  DENHAM SPRINGS — The family of a 13-year-old Denham Springs boy killed over the weekend after being struck while riding his bicycle has started a fundraiser for his funeral.State Police said that Matthew Temple was riding his bicycle along Lockhart Road near Magnolia Boulevard early Sunday morning when he was struck by a Dodge Dart.Temple was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries."Matthew was a sweet young man full of life who was taken way too soon. He was loved by hi
  
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• Deputies warn of mudflat after several boaters stranded at mouth of Amite River

  29-04-2025 13:31
  LIVINGSTON — Several boats have been stranded at the mouth of the Amite River where it empties into Lake Maurepas because of an unnavigable mudflat, Livingston Parish deputies said.According to deputies, the passage that boaters must use in the area is marked by red and green navigation signs. Another sign that says "NO WATER" is also posted to have boaters avoid the mudflat."DO NOT go on the back side of the island!" officials advised boaters ahead of boating season and the Tickfaw 2
  
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• New bill could change the way state government spreads public notices

  29-04-2025 13:20
  BATON ROUGE – The House of Representatives voted 74-17 to pass a bill that would shift the state’s official public notices from The Advocate newspaper to a government-run website.House Bill 526 directs the Commissioner of Administration to create and maintain a new website that will serve as the primary platform for posting official information about boards, commissions and state agencies.Under current law, the state is required to publish advertisements, proclamations and n
  
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• Governor announces $17.5 billion export operation in southwestern Louisiana

  29-04-2025 13:12
  BATON ROUGE — State economic development officials on Tuesday announced a $17.5 billion investment in a liquified natural gas production facility in Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana.Louisiana LNG should produced up to 16.5 million metric tons of LNG per year, according to a statement from Woodside Energy Group, the Australian company behind the investment.Louisiana Economic Development officials said the project marks the largest single foreign direct investment in state his
  
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• Baton Rouge Community College, Exxon-Mobil recruiting workers with training initiative

  29-04-2025 12:50
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Community College is looking to recruit workers with the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative.The school and Exxon-Mobil scouted new applicants to enroll in classes during an open house Tuesday afternoon.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One shot at The Reserve at White Oak apartment complex Monday night

  29-04-2025 12:41
  BATON ROUGE - A man was injured in a shooting at The Reserve at White Oak apartment complex on Monday night. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies responded to the complex along South Harrells Ferry Road near O'Neal Lane around 11 p.m. Deputies said a man was standing in a parking lot when he said someone shot him. He was taken to a hospital for injuries and his condition is unknown. EBRSO said the incident is still under investigation. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man's lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis

  29-04-2025 12:32
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his conviction overturned by a district judge following a review of forensic analysis that the inmate’s legal team argued was based on “junk science.”Jimmie Duncan was originally convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after being accused by prosecutors of raping and drowning his girlfriend’s toddler in a bathtub.Prosecutors relied on bite mark analysis a
  
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• Both mother who gave kidney to daughter and daughter graduate nursing school

  29-04-2025 12:23
  BATON ROUGE - Both a mother who donated a kidney to her daughter and the daughter graduated nursing school Tuesday night.Ambrealle Brown and her mother, Nija Butler, received their nursing degrees and were amongst 40 graduates from Baton Rouge General's School of Nursing.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Cyclist says after he was hit by vehicle, driver pulled gun on him after

  29-04-2025 12:21
  BATON ROUGE - Michael Brooks checked his mailbox Monday at Saint Vincent De Paul, and when he made a right turn towards Florida Boulevard, he said a pickup truck hit him."He comes from around the vehicle," Brooks said. "I jumped up [and I saw] him coming with this black gun in his hand, pointing it at me, saying you better not get my mf'n license plate," Brooks said.In the last month and a half, there have been several crashes and incidents involving cyclists in the capital area.This weekend, a
  
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• Cyclist says after he was hit by vehicle, driver pulled gun on him

  29-04-2025 12:21
  BATON ROUGE - Michael Brooks checked his mailbox Monday at Saint Vincent De Paul, and when he made a right turn towards Florida Boulevard, he said a pickup truck hit him."He comes from around the vehicle," Brooks said. "I jumped up [and I saw] him coming with this black gun in his hand, pointing it at me, saying you better not get my mf'n license plate," Brooks said.In the last month and a half, there have been several crashes and incidents involving cyclists in the capital area.This weekend, a
  
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• Hammond man arrested after Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office SWAT team seizes guns, drugs from home

  29-04-2025 12:16
  HAMMOND - A man was arrested after the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office SWAT team searched his residence and seized multiple firearms and drugs.Tallys White, 49, was booked after multiple firearms, with two being reported stolen, alongside "large bags" of marijuana, numerous pills, bottles of promethazine and a bag of suspected ecstasy pills.Detectives learned that the narcotics White was suspected of selling were making their way into Hammond.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 70 for 70: Jimmie Davis

  29-04-2025 12:13
  WBRZ's 70 for 70 will profile some of the personalities who have been on Channel 2's air since it went to broadcast 70 years ago. This week on 70 for 70, bask in the sunshine with former Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis. Davis served as the governor of the state from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964. Aside from being a politician, he was also a country singer and songwriter and is most famously known for the hit song "You Are My Sunshine," which was later insta
  
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• Iraq arrests ISIS member accused of 'inciting' Bourbon Street attack; FBI says attacker acted alone

  29-04-2025 09:55
  NEW ORLEANS — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced that it has arrested a suspected ISIS member for his alleged connection to the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street that left 14 dead.Iraq's National Center for International Judicial Cooperation said in a report that it arrested the suspected terrorist after the United States requested assistance in the investigation of the attack.According to the report, the suspected terrorist is accused of inciting the attack that also lef
  
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• Trump signs executive order requiring truck drivers to speak English

  29-04-2025 09:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reinforcing an already-existing federal law requiring English-language proficiency as a requirement for commercial motor drivers.In the ordered issued Monday evening, Trump contends the “requirement has not been enforced in years, and America’s roadways have become less safe.”“My Administration will enforce the law to protect the safety of American truckers, drivers, passenge
  
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• Baton Rouge mother wins big on 'Wheel of Fortune'

  29-04-2025 09:42
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge mother won big on "Wheel of Fortune" this week.Dawya Davis reached the final round of the gameshow Monday and won more than $30,000 in cash and prizes.During the show, she told host Ryan Seacrest that while at home, she enjoys dancing with her kids every Friday night.Davis' total haul by the end of the night was $30,549. Her bonus round can be watched here:"Wheel of Fortune" airs every weekday on WBRZ at 6:30 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Firefighters comfort children while responding to Plank Road home crushed by tree

  29-04-2025 09:37
  ZACHARY - Some firefighters took a backstage job while on a call for a tree falling on a home Friday. The Chaneyville Fire Department was called to the 21000 block of Plank Road on Friday after a large oak tree fell through the roof. The homeowners were worried about a possible gas leak. While other firefighters inspected the house, Captain Terrell Stubbs and Parker Tarleton stayed outside, helping the homeowner to comfort their children. The two are part-time members of the C
  
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• Man killed in shooting at Cortana Amazon facility

  29-04-2025 09:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was killed in a shooting just outside the doors of the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Cortana Place late Monday night. Sources told WBRZ that the shooting was a result of a disagreement between two Amazon employees. They said it happened around 11:15 p.m. after the night shift had gone on break. Employee Dylan Anthony was killed, family told WBRZ.Sources said that as soon as the gunshots were heard, managers told employees to run. Both Baton Rouge Police officers and
  
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• Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here's what he's done and not done

  29-04-2025 08:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises.With a compliant Republican-controlled Congress, Trump has had a free hand to begin overhauling the federal government and upending foreign policy.As Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear.Some of the Republican president&
  
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• Large law enforcement presence at Cortana Amazon facility

  29-04-2025 07:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - A large law enforcement presence swarmed the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Cortana Place late Monday night. Both Baton Rouge Police officers and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to the facility shortly before 11:30 p.m.Employees told WBRZ that they were told to abandon their work and leave the building. No one other than law enforcement was permitted to enter the facility after midnight. WBRZ is at the scene and working to get more in
  
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