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• Truck barrels into front of New Roads home

  19-05-2025 21:19
  
  NEW ROADS - A truck went through the front of a brick house in New Roads on Monday night. The wreck, which was first reported shortly before 9 p.m., happened along False River Drive near the intersection with Major Parkway.No information about what led up to the crash has been released. New Roads Police Department is working the crash. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Alleged drunk driver barrels into front of New Roads home

  19-05-2025 21:19
  
  NEW ROADS - An alleged drunk driver ran his truck through the front of a brick house in New Roads on Monday night. The wreck, which was first reported shortly before 9 p.m., happened along False River Drive near the intersection with Major Parkway.The New Roads Police Department is working the crash and said the driver, 38-year-old William Simmons from Kentwood, will be going to the hospital and getting cited for driving while intoxicated. The severity of his injuries is unknown.&n
  
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• NTSB releases preliminary report on May 3 Kentwood plane crash

  19-05-2025 19:38
  
  KENTWOOD - A preliminary report from federal authorities on the May 3 crash of a private plane in Kentwood indicates that the plane made an "uncommanded and abrupt pitch up" just after taking off from a grass strip runway.The report from the National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot was seriously injured and a passenger had minor injuries after the Cessna 182P stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff.The pilot told investigators that after clearing treetops on takeoff, he turned the
  
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• Fourth Orleans Parish escapee back in custody, six still on the run

  19-05-2025 19:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Law enforcement has caught another escapee who has been on the run from the Orleans Parish Jail. On Monday, 21-year-old Gary C. Price was taken into custody in New Orleans. State Police said he will be taken to a facility outside the area. Six more escapees are still on the lam. There is a $20,000-per-fugitive reward for information that would lead to an arrest. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Bill to speed up post-conviction relief process advances

  19-05-2025 18:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - When it comes to the post-conviction process for capital murder cases, Attorney General Liz Murrill argues it takes too long, and the families of those killed deserve justice.Three decades ago, Larry Roy broke into a Rapides Parish home, stabbing Sally Richard, her ex-husband, her aunt, and young children. Sally and her children survived, though one of her sons has trouble speaking aloud, even after five surgeries.“It affects us a whole lot,” Sally Richard said
  
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• Man reportedly shot while driving pulls into Zachary urgent care

  19-05-2025 18:53
  
  ZACHARY - Law enforcement is investigating a shooting after a man with a gunshot wound to his shoulder and bullet holes in his car pulled into the parking lot of a Zachary urgent care. Officials said the victim parked at the SouthStar Urgent Care in Zachary off Main Street just after 4 p.m. on Monday. He was taken to a hospital from there.The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said that the man couldn't tell deputies exactly where and when he was shot at and they believe it may hav
  
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• Texas hold up: Louisiana's reliance on out-of-state visitors for gaming revenue

  19-05-2025 18:03
  BATON ROUGE - In the United States last year, $14.67 billion in tax revenue came from commercial gaming. In Louisiana, the hub for gaming is in Lake Charles. Paul Stone is a Texas-based sports betting podcaster who spends much of his time in Shreveport."Casino gambling generates a lot of revenue, and it's all about proximity and convenience," Stone said. “It's just a two-hour drive east to Lake Charles on I-10, a really easy drive, and then up the state, Dallas is just about
  
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• EBR School Board calls for amendments to St. George school system bills in legislature

  19-05-2025 17:47
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board passed a resolution to ask for amendments to two bills that would create and regulate the proposed St. George school system. The resolution passed 5-1 with three abstaining during a special meeting Monday evening. Board members think the bill places an "unfair burden on the remaining students and residents of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System." They are against some specific language in the bill concerning magnet schools an
  
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• Domestic violence leads to two killings within 24 hours

  19-05-2025 17:47
  BATON ROUGE— Two women have died in domestic violence attacks in less than 24 hours in Baton Rouge.One case was a murder suicide. Investigators say the other attacker tried to kill himself and has critical injuries.Around 3:30 a.m. Monday, deputies responded to Tanglewood Apartment on Hooper Road where Kayelyn Ford, 22, said she was afraid her ex-boyfriend Brandon Bell was trying to get into her apartment with an old key.Deputies searched the apartment and found nothing. Ford and a fr
  
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• More than 30 dogs rescued from St. Gabriel Animal Hospital

  19-05-2025 17:37
  ST. GABRIEL - More than 30 dogs were rescued from the St. Gabriel Animal Hospital on Sunday night, according to police.WBRZ was at the rescue and saw advocates from Animal Protection and Welfare Society and Licking for Love carrying dogs out of the facility, which was reportedly run by Dr. Gary Sod.The dogs inside appeared to be malnourished, their bones easily seen beneath their coats, and some had open sores. One of the animals had to receive an oxygen treatment before leaving. Medical equipm
  
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• Traffic stopped on U.S. 190 outside Krotz Springs

  19-05-2025 17:10
  KROTZ SPRINGS - Traffic is stopped in both directions along U.S. 190 from Lottie through Krotz Springs. According to DoTD, the closure is caused by a crash that happened just after 4 p.m. It's unclear what exactly happened and how long the bridge will be closed. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Quick spin through car wash, two drivers report large scratch

  19-05-2025 16:44
  BATON ROUGE - After visiting a car wash in the capital area, one man says the business did more than clean the vehicle. Dean Brignac says they damaged his wife's van.Brignac's wife brought her 2024 Sienna to the Whitewash Express Car Wash on Highland Road on March 21. After the wash, she was cleaning the inside and noticed a long scratch on the passenger side doors. Brignac says his wife immediately went to the front office to notify staff."There was another customer already in the office, comp
  
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• Charlie's Place opening Baker location

  19-05-2025 16:39
  BAKER - Charlie's Place, an adult activity and respite center for people affected by Alzheimer's, is cutting the ribbon on their third location on Thursday. The newest Charlie's Place will be in Baker and share a building with the City of Baker's Community Engagement Center. Caregivers say that the new facility will be the biggest they have opened and will be able to serve three times the number of clients that the Baton Rouge center does. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two from Louisiana charged in Ohio federal investigation of monkey torture videos

  19-05-2025 16:35
  CINCINNATI - A federal indictment in Ohio charges 11 people - including two from Louisiana - with crimes associated with the creation and distribution of online videos in which monkeys were tortured and killed, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.The crimes, which date from December 2022 to April 2023, were described as being related to "extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys," according to a DOJ news release.The people accused in the indictment unsealed Friday are accused of
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly helping hide brother wanted in Kentwood murder

  19-05-2025 16:23
  
  KENTWOOD - A woman who allegedly helped her brother hide from law enforcement while he was wanted on murder charges was taken into custody in Mississippi. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said 38-year-old Terrika Michelle Wilkinson was found by the U.S. Marshal's Service in Pike County, Miss., for obstruction of justice. Law enforcement said Wilkinson helped her brother Willie Wells while he was wanted in the killing of 42-year-old Antonio Famularo. Deputies said Famular
  
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• East Feliciana Parish teacher, fiance killed in separate wrecks hours from one another Friday

  19-05-2025 15:54
  
  ZACHARY - An East Feliciana STEAM Academy teacher and her fiancé died in two separate car wrecks early Friday morning. Louisiana State Police said that 25-year-old Alexus Lee was driving along Plank Road near Lemon Road around 2 a.m. when her Toyota Highlander ran off the road, hit a culvert and flipped. Nearly two hours later, Lee's fiancé John Collins was driving along Plank Road at a high rate of speed. State Police said his Camaro ran into a tree and
  
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• City-parish offices will close for Kip Holden funeral services, Memorial Day weekend

  19-05-2025 14:55
  
  BATON ROUGE - City-parish offices will be closed on Wednesday as well as close early on Friday and reopen Tuesday for Kip Holden's funeral and Memorial Day weekend. Official offices will close at noon on Wednesday to allow employees and the public to pay their respect as the late Mayor Holden lies in state at City Hall. A brief private ceremony will take place inside the city hall lobby at 4 p.m., after which the public is invited to visit and pay their respect from 4:30 to 8 p.m..For
  
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• Crescent Elementary School students return to class after building evacuation

  19-05-2025 14:52
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Students and staff of Crescent Elementary School had to evacuate the building after smoke filled the cafeteria Monday. A spokesperson for Iberville Parish Schools said the smoke was caused by an air conditioning compressor malfunction and was contained to the cafeteria. The school evacuated and returned to normal operations after the fire department cleared the building. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU Agriculture Vice President Matt Lee to serve as interim university president

  19-05-2025 14:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU's Vice President for Agriculture and Dean Matt Lee will be stepping into the role of the university's interim president. President William Tate announced his departure for Rutgers on Monday, with his start date for that job being July 1 — the start date for Lee's new role. Lee has served in interim roles before, acting as the interim provost after Executive Vice President & Provost Stacia Haynie stepped down in 2021. &ldquo
  
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• SEC Awards roll in for LSU baseball team

  19-05-2025 14:24
  
  BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tiger baseball team placed seven players on the 2025 All-SEC's team however star freshman Derek Curiel missed out on SEC Freshman of the year in a vote of the league’s 16 head coaches.Tiger ace pitchers Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson were stand-outs with Friday night starter Anderson making the First-Team All-SEC and Eyanson following on the second-team.Joining Anderson on the first team was right-handed relief pitcher Zac Cowan; first baseman Jared
  
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• Pier, boat on fire along False River

  19-05-2025 14:06
  
  NEW ROADS - A boat on fire was left drifting on False River Monday morning. The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office said a home on Island Road's pier caught fire, along with a boat parked there. The boat started drifting out into False River. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information on how the fire started and whether there were any injuries. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball steady atop most college polls as Tigers prep for postseason

  19-05-2025 13:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tiger baseball team is enjoying their longest break from the field they've had since the season started back in February.As Jay Johnson and his Tiger team prepare for their first game at the upcoming SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Alabama they also enjoy the top spot in most of the collegiate baseball polls.LSU remains ranked number one in both D1baseball.com and Baseball America’s latest rankings.The Tigers wrapped up the regular season with series win at So
  
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• SPARE NOTES: Remembering Kip Holden and His Love of Bowling

  19-05-2025 12:55
  BATON ROUGE - A lot has been written and broadcast this week about the passing of three-term Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden in the past week, but I also thought back about his time as mayor during the start of Baton Rouge’s run as a championship bowling host at the Raising Cane’s River Center.Now let me make it clear right off the bat, Mayor Holden was not in office when the bid for the 2005 then American Bowling Congress Championship was won for the still being built
  
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• Warmer weather means snakes are coming out! Don't worry - they're not all bad

  19-05-2025 12:50
  
  SPRINGFIELD - While the warmer weather may bring flowers, suntans and more, it also brings out snakes. It's officially snake season in the boot but don't panic yet! They aren't all that bad.Snakes are beneficial to Louisiana's ecosystem and provide free rodent control. Only seven out of Louisiana's 47 snake species are venomous.WBRZ spoke with a family-owned snake education organization, Louisiana Snake ID, that says snakes will not bite or harm humans unless they feel threatened and h
  
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• LSU President Tate to step down, take job in New Jersey

  19-05-2025 12:11
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU President William Tate is stepping down from his post at the university. LSU announced Tate's departure in an email Monday. His last day of presidency will be June 30 and he will accept the presidential position at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Tate said the decision was not one he made lightly and that he was honored to have been part of LSU for four years. He served as the president since July 1, 2021. During his tenure, LSU said the university
  
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• 2une In Previews: 2025 InvestFest

  19-05-2025 07:00
  BATON ROUGE - On June 7, you can enjoy a late crawfish boil while supporting helping children make intelligent financial decisions. Proceeds from the 2025 InvestFest will go toward the Middleburg Institute, a nonpartisan 501c3, charitable organization whose mission is to raise the economic, educational and social level of families in low to moderate income communities.Guests can enjoy crawfish, turkey necks, live music and activities for all ages. Tickets are $30 for adults an
  
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• Woman dies after early morning shooting, attempted suicide at Baton Rouge apartment complex

  19-05-2025 04:24
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies responded to a fatal shooting at Tanglewood Apartments early Monday morning. The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m.. Officials said of the two people involved, one was taken to the hospital and the other, a woman, died from her injuries. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office identified 22-year-old Kayelyn Ford as the deceased victim. The other, 24-year-old Brandon Bell, allegedly shot himself after shooting Ford. Deputies say he is not expected to make i
  
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