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• Woman overwhelmed after rescuing 29 abandoned kittens, urges responsible pet care

  10-05-2025 19:59
  
  WATSON - More than 30 cats were abandoned by their owners and taken in by a local woman who is now facing the overwhelming challenge of caring for them. After years of rescuing and fostering animals, Devona Foster is now caring for 29 kittens — and four very overwhelmed mama cats. She says she received them from an acquaintance who said his neighbors moved away and abandoned their pregnant cats."I couldn't turn it down because I mean, if I said no and he let those cats out, h
  
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• Missing 14-year-old from Baldwin found safe

  10-05-2025 19:57
  UPDATE: The missing 14-year-old has been found safe as of 2:59 p.m. Saturday.BALDWIN - The Baldwin Police Department is seeking assistance in looking for a missing 14-year-old.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baldwin Police Department looking for missing 14-year-old

  10-05-2025 19:57
  
  BALDWIN - The Baldwin Police Department is seeking assistance in looking for a missing 14-year-old girl.Shataniel Hawkins was last seen Saturday morning before being reported missing by her family.Anyone with information should call Baldwin Police at 337-923-4845.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'This is rare. Livingston is a quiet little town:' Livingston residents shocked by deadly shooting

  10-05-2025 19:53
  
  LIVINGSTON - Investigations continue in the town of Livingston following a shooting Friday night that left 23-year-old Evan Lynch dead."(This is) very rare. Not too many things happen here. Livingston is a quiet little town, not much goes on, and this was really something for us. Everybody was outside looking around to see what was happening," Livingston Resident Wayne Goings said.Goings lives across the street from the baseball fields where Lynch was shot. He says he got a call from his grandd
  
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• Man arrested after vehicle pursuit from Metairie to Ponchatoula; deputy fired shot at man

  10-05-2025 19:25
  
  PONCHATOULA - A man was arrested after a pursuit that began in Metairie and ended on I-55 near Ponchatoula resulted in a deputy firing a shot at the suspect, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.Around 2:40 a.m., a deputy saw a truck without a license plate in Metairie and attempted a traffic stop. Travis Umfrey, 44, exited the truck, yelled profanities at the deputy, disregarded instructions and then got back in his vehicle to drive away. The deputy deployed his department-issued
  
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• LSU student arrested after deputies find over a pound of cocaine, $11K at BR apartment

  10-05-2025 15:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested an LSU student for possession and distribution of cocaine after finding over a pound of cocaine and over $11,000 at his East Boyd Drive apartment.Nathan Cole, 20, was booked on multiple drug charges after deputies were told he was selling cocaine after his apartment. Deputies got warrants to search his apartment and car.During the search, deputies found cocaine under a bad, on the bed, on a desk and in pill bottles in the bathroom. They alsoo found guns, baggies,
  
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• Divers help to pull submerged SUV from waterway

  10-05-2025 14:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Dive Team, which includes several members who also work with the St. George Fire Department, was called out Saturday morning when an SUV wound up in Claycut Bayou, the fire department said in a social media post.Crews responded to the 7400 block of Elliot Road before 7 a.m. Saturday on reports of the submerged vehicle, finding the person who had been in the SUV safe on land.The divers was able to locate the SUV and prepare it to be pulled out
  
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• BR bishop congratulates Pope Leo XIV, says his election brings south Louisiana pride

  10-05-2025 14:03
  
  BATON ROUGE - Bishop Michael Duca issued a statement Saturday on behalf of the Baton Rouge Diocese congratulating Pope Leo XIV on his election Thursday as the leader of the Catholic Church."His election is certainly a groundbreaking one since Pope Leo will serve as the first pope born in the United States," Duca said. "This election also brings great pride to the people of south Louisiana having learned of his ancestral roots here."The pontiff, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, spend much of hi
  
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• Miles 2 Mom run at North Boulevard Town Square spreads awareness for maternal mental health

  10-05-2025 13:13
  BATON ROUGE - Conscious Moms held their fourth annual Miles 2 Moms run at North Boulevard Town Square Saturday morning.The event spreads awareness for supporting maternal mental health.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Cole's Collectibles invites customers to mother's tea day for Mother's Day weekend

  10-05-2025 12:50
  BATON ROUGE - To celebrate Mother's Day weekend, Cole's Collectibles invited customers Saturday to bring their moms to a Mother's Tea Day.Doors opened at 10 a.m. and guests enjoyed tea, refreshments, and shopped for the perfect gift.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Night Market returned to Spanish Town Road Saturday afternoon

  10-05-2025 12:41
  BATON ROUGE - The Night Market returned to downtown Baton Rouge earlier Saturday.Over 50 vendors took over Spanish Town Road and offered many types of Asian cuisine around 3 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Night Market returned to downtown Baton Rouge Saturday afternoon

  10-05-2025 12:41
  BATON ROUGE - The Night Market returned to downtown Baton Rouge earlier Saturday.Over 50 vendors took over N. 4th Street and offered many types of Asian cuisine around 3 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Doyle High to review baseball field security after fatal shooting

  10-05-2025 12:35
  
  LIVINGSTON - Doyle High School is reviewing its security protocols after the baseball field was the scene of a fatal shooting Friday night.No students were involved in the shooting and the school was not using the field at the time of the crime, school system spokeswoman Delia Taylor said Saturday.Doyle High School Principal Ashley Sharp said the park has a gate to prevent vehicles from getting into the facility when it's closed and security cameras monitor the field.Brandon Soileau, 19, was ar
  
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• Overnight fire at dry cleaners quickly extinquished

  10-05-2025 12:03
  
  BATON ROUGE - An early-morning fire at a dry cleaners was quickly extinguished Saturday and was found to be accidental.Firefighters were called to Sunshine Cleaners at 9950 Dawnadele Ave. at 1:14 a.m. The building was locked, and when firefighters forced their way inside, they found a fire in a pile of clothing on the sales floor, according to a news release.The blaze was extinguished quickly and did not damage the building, firefighters said. It was traced to a bundle of clothing under a garme
  
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• Overnight fire at dry cleaners quickly extinguished

  10-05-2025 12:03
  BATON ROUGE - An early-morning fire at a dry cleaners was quickly extinguished Saturday and was found to be accidental.Firefighters were called to Sunshine Cleaners at 9950 Dawnadele Ave. at 1:14 a.m. The building was locked, and when firefighters forced their way inside, they found a fire in a pile of clothing on the sales floor, according to a news release.The blaze was extinguished quickly and did not damage the building, firefighters said. It was traced to a bundle of clothing under a garme
  
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• LSU baseball wins another late night thriller, pitcher Kade Anderson left game with wrist issue

  10-05-2025 01:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - It was another thrilling victory in the late night hours on Friday as Ethan Frey lifted a shot to center field in the bottom of the tenth inning and Jared Jones raced home on the sacrifice fly to give LSU the 5-4 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the first game of their weekend SEC series at Alex Box Stadium.Frey was 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored as LSU took a much needed win over another top-ten team.However the game was not all jubilation as starting LSU pitcher Kade A
  
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