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• 3 dead, multiple injured after car strikes protest group

  12-08-2017 13:53 via wbrz.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - State officials say the driver of the car that plowed into group of protesters in Charlottesville is in custody. Officials say at least three people are dead, multiple are injured after a car plowed into a group of protesters in downtown Charlottesville.Disturbing video shows car slamming into counter protesters of white nationalists in Charlottesville, VA as violent clashes continue. pic.twitter.com/2qwc8SdP71— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2017A
  
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• Rep. Clay Higgins selected to serve on House Armed Services Committee

  05-06-2024 12:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Rep. Clay Higgins has been selected to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, which oversees defense policy, ongoing military operations and reforms to the Department of Defense, the New Orleans-based congressman announced Wednesday.The House Armed Services Committee also has jurisdiction over the national defense budget, which includes major bases in Louisiana such as Barksdale Air Force Base, U.S. Army Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, and Naval A
  
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• Houma mother arrested after infant reportedly dies from fentanyl overdose

  05-06-2024 09:46 via wbrz.com
  
  HOUMA - Deputies arrested the mother of a six-week-old infant after it was found the child had reportedly died from a fentanyl overdose in February. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Meghan Cortez, 30, four months after her infant child was found dead sleeping just inches away from her. Deputies recounted that emergency officials were called to a Houma home early on the morning of February 5. When deputies arrived, they found the body of the six-we
  
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• CEO of Acadian Ambulance Services dies after fight with cancer

  05-06-2024 08:10 via wbrz.com
  
  LAFAYETTE - The CEO of Acadian Ambulance Services, Richard Zuschlag, passed away after high fight with cancer came to an end. Zuschlag worked for Acadian for 53 years. He built a legacy of service focused on helping and saving thousands of patients. "We will forever be changed, forever be grateful, and forever be better because of who Richard was and the lessons and legacy he has left us," said Randall Mann, Acadian's vice president. "He treated everyone with respect and was c
  
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• Malfunctioning dryer believed to have caused building fire on Renoir Avenue

  05-06-2024 07:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters said a malfunctioning dryer may have caused a fire that caused thousands in damaged Wednesday morning. The fire started just after 4 a.m. on Renoir Avenue at a cleaning and maintenance facility. Crews from the Baton Rouge Fire Department found smoke coming from the building's eaves. The fire was under control within the hour. Crews were able to contain the flames to the area around a clothes dryer, but the rest of the building was damaged by smoke an
  
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• Angel Reese ejected from game against New York after vague interaction with ref

  05-06-2024 06:52 via wbrz.com
  
  CHICAGO, Ill. - Angel Reese was ejected from Tuesday night's matchup between the Chicago Sky and the New York Liberty after saying something to an official. ESPN reported Reese was ejected from the fourth quarter of the game with 2:31 left in the matchup. She was called for her fifth personal foul and two technical fouls by the same official before saying something to the ref and waving her hand at him. "I tried to get an explanation. I did not," said Sky head coach Teresa Wea
  
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• Baton Rouge book lovers mourning owner of shuttered locally-owned bookstore

  05-06-2024 05:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The owner of Cottonwood Books, a locally-owned bookstore that closed in 2022, has died. Danny Plaisance was 68 when he died Tuesday morning after a hard-fought battle with Parkinson's disease. Plaisance owned and ran Cottonwood Books since its opening in 1986. The store was an oasis for the Baton Rouge community, serving as a hub for vintage book collectors and avid readers alike before it closed in 2022. Visitation and services for Plaisance will be hel
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Geismar woman

  05-06-2024 05:07 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - The Louisiana State Police has issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office for 79-year-old Jane Burk Bergeron. She was last seen Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in the area of Millwood Avenue in Geismar.Bergeron is a white female with gray hair and green eyes. She is approximately 5’6” tall and weighs about 160 pounds. Bergeron is believed to be driving a white 2015 Honda Accord with Louisiana license plate ZCR935. The license plate ha
  
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• Woman killed in shooting after confronting car burglars

  05-06-2024 04:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge detectives are investigating after a woman was shot and killed when she and family members confronted car burglars late Tuesday night.BRPD said 29-year-old Roneisha Truvillion was shot on Spanishtown Road and North 13th Street at the Elysian Apartments complex around 10:30 p.m..Truvillon reportedly confronted the suspected vehicle burglars while with a family member before being shot. She was taken to the hospital where she later died from her injuries. Invest
  
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• New Orleans hospital looking for help identifying patient

  04-06-2024 20:56 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Officials at a New Orleans hospital are asking for help identifying a man who has been in their care since May 17, according to WWL. The news site reported that the man did not have any identification when he was admitted. He is in his 50s, is around 6 feet and 1 inch tall and has blue eyes. UMC told WWL the man has the following tattoos: -Right forearm forearm - runic tattoos for "s" and "u"
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• LSU Museum of Art kicks off series of child-focused summer art events

  04-06-2024 17:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Museum of Art is providing free art activities over the summer to keep kids active and creative.This is a part of their Free Neighborhood Arts Project, which made its first stop at the East Baton Rouge Ageless Circle Intergenerational Center on Gus Young Avenue. Children were working with senior citizen volunteers making "timeless art." Volunteer Rosalie Washington relates to the reactions that she gets from working with children."A lot of kids want to a smile on
  
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• State's only French-culture promoting televised program faced possibility of losing funding until public stepped in

  04-06-2024 17:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The producers of two French language programs that air around the state credit public pressure with the legislature's decision to restore its funding in next year's budget after their backing dollars were cut.Télé-Louisiane creates a children's cartoon and a news feature broadcast that are distributed around the state on public broadcasting and can be used by teachers in French instruction.Upon learning a draft of the state budget eliminated Tele-Louisiane's
  
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• One person in critical condition after Kansas Street shooting

  04-06-2024 17:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — One person is in critical condition after a Tuesday afternoon shooting at a house on Kansas Street, officials said.Baton Rouge Police and first responders responded to the shooting on Kansas Street between Washington and Harrison streets around 4:40 p.m. One person was shot and brought to the hospital in critical condition.No other information is currently available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 21-year-old dies from injuries after shooting on Kansas Street Tuesday

  04-06-2024 17:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 21-year-old died from his injuries after a shooting on Kansas Street on Tuesday afternoon. The Baton Rouge Police Department said James Caples, 21, died after being taken to the hospital following the shooting, which happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. He later died from his injuries, police confirmed. The motive and suspect or suspects are unknown at this time, police said. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Trees down, thousands without power, after violent weather rakes parts of capital area

  04-06-2024 16:41 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE — Powerful storms, including possibly a tornado, tore across a portion of the WBRZ viewing area on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands in an area from St. Francisville to north of Hammond. State Police closed Interstate 55 at Amite amid damage reports from the area.Watch live newscasts here. Amite Mayor Walter Daniels said he had been told of damage but had not seen it himself.The National Weather Service had posted a tornado warning for the area just after 5 p.m.&
  
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• Thousands without power following outages in West Feliciana Parish

  04-06-2024 16:41 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE — About half of West Feliciana Parish is without power Tuesday afternoon, DEMCO outage numbers indicate.Around 2,268 of West Feliciana's 4,609 DEMCO customers are without power, the company's website says.Earlier in the spring, West Feliciana Parish was among the parishes that experienced the worst outages following severe weather, including tornadoes, that struck southern Louisiana.Up to date DEMCO outage numbers can be found here.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Three killed, two more hurt in crash along Magnolia Bridge Road

  04-06-2024 16:39 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - Three people were killed and two others were injured in a car wreck in Central on Tuesday afternoon.Officials said the crash happened along Magnolia Bridge Road near Wax Road around 4 p.m. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and two more were hurt, but are in stable condition. AirMed units were called to the scene but canceled. At 5 p.m., Central Police Department said Magnolia Bridge Road is closed and will be for several hours. No more informati
  
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• Iberville officials say they've captured final suspect wanted in series of vehicle burglaries

  04-06-2024 15:38 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — Iberville Parish officials said Tuesday they had arrested a fifth person who they say is connected to several recent vehicle burglaries.Warnell Babineaux, 24, was booked on 13 counts alleging he participated in burglaries in and around Plaquemine, the sheriff's office said. Earlier, deputies and Plaquemine police officers had arrested Mairickey Stewart, 19; Shyquan Harris, 19; and two juveniles.Last week, law officers said the five were responsible for breaking car window
  
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• One person shot at apartment complex off LSU campus

  04-06-2024 15:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was critically injured at a shooting at an apartment complex just off of LSU's campus. The shooting was reported at 2:45 p.m. One person was critically injured at the Altitude apartment complex along Highland Road, less than half a mile away from the north gates of LSU, and was brought to a hospital.No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Woman uses tracking devices on trashcan after repeat theft

  04-06-2024 14:53 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman's trash bin has been stolen three times since she moved into her home six months ago. Jennifer Freeman says thieves hide goods in the bin and then wheel it away.The hassle of getting that bin replaced encouraged Freeman to call 2 On Your Side.Last Wednesday, on trash day, Freeman wheeled her bin out to the curb. That same day it was taken. A camera captured what appeared to be a man walking down the street carrying two cases of beer. The man looks into the neighbor's bin t
  
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• Vigilantes prompt probe of TV news personality after alleged attempt to meet underage girl

  04-06-2024 14:02 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT — Three vigilantes targeting men seeking to prey on underage girls have triggered an investigation into a Shreveport TV personality who has quit his job.Radio station KEEL said Bill Lunn has not been charged with a crime, but he stepped down as news director and anchor at KTBS. Police opened an investigation after three men said they had trapped Lunn in their own sting operation.“What we do is like we catch child predators,” Antonio Coleman told
  
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• Deputies seize pills, cash, vehicle from Slidell man during traffic stop

  04-06-2024 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  MANDEVILLE - A deputy seized hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills and a vehicle from a Slidell man during a traffic stop. One May 28, deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office stopped Nathaniel Arrington, 49, of Slidell for a traffic stop due to several violations. Arrington was found to have nearly 350 counterfeit oxycodone pilled suspected to contain fentanyl. Deputies also seized over two thousand dollars in suspected drug money and the vehicle Arrington was
  
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• BRCC continues sports expansion with new head baseball coach out of Arkansas

  04-06-2024 13:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Community College continues its coaching staff expansions with a new head baseball coach.BRCC has hired Hendrix College pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Brandon Schmidt to lead the school's baseball program. Schmidt will be the fourth coach in program history.During his seven years at Hendrix in Conway, Arkansas, Schmidt coached seven All-Conference pitchers who averaged 6.83 strikeouts per game and allowed the fewest hits, runs and walks in the prog
  
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• Morgan City-area mobile home fire leaves pet dead, none injured; currently under investigation

  04-06-2024 13:39 via wbrz.com
  
  STEPHENSVILLE — Multiple fire departments in the Morgan City area responded to a Tuesday morning mobile home fire in Stephensville that left a family's pet dead, fire officials said.The Stephensville Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Morgan City Fire Department and Berwick Volunteer Fire Department, responded to the Stephensville Road fire around 8:15 a.m. Within 15 minutes, the fire was brought under control by an eight firefighter unit, Morgan City Fire said.No injuries were
  
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• Advocates for Louisiana children in justice system criticize Loftin's approval as OJJ head

  04-06-2024 13:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — An advocacy group for juveniles kept within the Louisiana justice system on Tuesday criticized state senators for approving Kenneth Loftin as the head of the juvenile justice system.According to the New York Times, Loftin presided over the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta during a dark period from 1983 to 2022. In that time, the newspaper reported in 2022, there were 42 reports of sexual abuse by staff members. Others complained of physical and mental abuse."We are deeply
  
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• Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

  04-06-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.The White House detailed the long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by Biden, which would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed. The Democratic
  
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• State commission has plans for more than 130 projects to restore, protect coastal Louisiana

  04-06-2024 13:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation met Friday to discuss future plans for surrounding wetlands and coastal regions and to give updates on what they've done recently. They're also working on plans for hurricane preparedness to help reduce risk for residents along the Louisiana coast. Deputy Executive Director Bren Haase says they're looking at a successful year. "A couple of projects that were discussed
  
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• State officials announce plans for beautification efforts for New Orleans ahead of SuperBowl LIX

  04-06-2024 12:58 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - In a press conference hosted by Gov. Jeff Landry, the governor himself as well as city and state officials outlined some plans to use Super Bowl LIX as a way to draw people and businesses to New Orleans. "My intention is that we use this event as a test on the adjustments we need to the overall procedures that will help us appropriate funds into the right hands and to make sure that those funds are spent correctly and effectively," Landry said. You can watch the
  
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• One killed in Plaquemine shooting on Tuesday night

  04-06-2024 12:48 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE - One person was shot to death in Plaquemine on Tuesday night. The Plaquemine Police Department said the shooting happened along Bourgoyne Street around 8:30 p.m.No more details were immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Angel Reese: 'I'll take the bad guy role' if it means growth for WNBA as Caitlin Clark rivalry heats up

  04-06-2024 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  CHICAGO — Former LSU national champion and current Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese says she doesn't mind taking on the “bad guy role” in her rivalry with Caitlin Clark if it means it keeps women's basketball growing.“People are talking about women's basketball that you never would think would be talking about women's basketball. People are pulling up to games, we got celebrities coming to games, sold out arenas,” Reese said in a Monday press con
  
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