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• Almost there! Addis American Idol contestant sings Princess & The Frog song during Disney week

  11-05-2025 21:08
  
  HOLLYWOOD - Addis American Idol contestant John Foster sang a song with some Louisiana flair during Sunday night's Top 7 Disney week show. The West Baton Rouge Parish native wanted to honor his state and chose "Almost There" from The Princess & The Frog. In preparation for his big performance, Foster was coached by Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda. Foster and the other six contestants sang a second song dedicated to their mother. He chose "I Believe" by Brooks and Dunn, sa
  
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• First-time mom gives birth on Mother's Day

  11-05-2025 20:15
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge mother received the most precious gift on a day dedicated to mothers. Tiara Dotson gave birth to her first child, Tyren Amari Cunningham, early Sunday at 2:41 a.m. at Woman's Hospital. The baby boy weighs six pounds and 13 ounces and is 20.5 inches long.Dotson said she couldn’t have asked for better timing.“This is the best gift to have on Mother’s Day for a first-time mom,” Dotson said.Tyren's dad, Akolbe Cu
  
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• West Feliciana High School women win 4A State title for track & field

  11-05-2025 19:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - The West Feliciana High School women's track team won the team state championship in track and field and had more than a handful of individual gold medals as well. The school congratulated Tristen Harris for winning four gold medals in long jump, the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash and the 4x200 meter relay. Harris was on a team with Diamond Peck, Alayah Stanley and Alajah Cannon. Peck also took home a second gold medal for the triple jump. "These out
  
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• Downed tree nearly causes West Feliciana family to miss son's high school graduation

  11-05-2025 18:28
  WEST FELICIANA - Through their determination and with the kindness of their neighbors, a West Feliciana family was able to make it to their son's graduation on time, despite a tree coming down and blocking the roadway.Around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, May 9, the Ferguson family pulled out of their driveway to head to West Feliciana High School to see their son, Layson, graduate from high school.It had been raining for most of the day and was drizzling around that time. While driving along Woods Road
  
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• FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals

  11-05-2025 18:25
  
  U.S. regulators said Friday that they would allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation’s food supply.It comes after health officials pledged a sweeping phase-out of petroleum-based dyes widely used in foods from cereals to sports drinks to boost health — though action is still pending.The Food and Drug Administration said it is granting petitions to allow galdieria extract blue, a blue color derived from algae; calcium phosphate, a whi
  
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• Three people taken to hospital after car flips on I-10 Westbound near College Drive exit

  11-05-2025 14:59
  BATON ROUGE — The two right lanes of I-10 Westbound near College Drive are blocked due to a wreck that occurred around 2:45 p.m.DOTD traffic cameras show a flipped car against the barrier wall. BRPD and other first responders are at the scene. Officials say four people were injured and three were taken to a hospital.Congestion is approaching the I-10/I-12 merge.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother's Day

  11-05-2025 14:27
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church.“I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 people bel
  
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• Firefighters flagged down by neighbors about fire on apartment balcony

  11-05-2025 14:10
  BATON ROUGE — Neighbors flagged down firefighters about a balcony fire as they were driving near the scene on Saturday afternoon.According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire occurred around 2:20 p.m. on Florida Boulevard at the Sea Holly Grande Apartments.Fire officials said they were driving down Florida Boulevard when they were flagged down by residents because of a fire on the balcony of an apartment. When crews entered, they found a mattress on the balcony engulfed in fl
  
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• Second man arrested after Friday night shooting at Doyle High baseball field in Livingston

  11-05-2025 12:52
  LIVINGSTON — A second arrest has been made after one person was shot and killed at the Doyle High School baseball park off Mclin Road Friday night. Officials say 23-year-old Evan Lynch was shot in the chest at the Doyle High School baseball park. Shortly after Lynch was shot, authorities say they received an emergency call from a vehicle in which Lynch was a passenger.After Brandon Soileau's arrest, the Livingston Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for the second su
  
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