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• Blanks man arrested for the theft of a 4-wheeler, utility trailer

  17-04-2024 14:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BLANKS — A Blanks man was arrested Wednesday for the theft of a four-wheeler, a utility trailer and a side-by-side.Luther Hendricks, 45, was arrested by Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office deputies on simple burglary and theft charges. The items were returned to their rightful owners, deputies said.Hendricks also has pending charges in Pointe Coupee Parish for illegal possession of stolen things.Permalink| Comments
  
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• NBA Youngboy's hearing on drug and gun possession charges postponed until Thursday

  14-05-2024 16:55 via wbrz.com
  
  OGDEN, Utah — A Utah judge on Tuesday canceled a video-based preliminary hearing concerning gun and drug charges against Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy and said he wanted the performer in the courtroom when it occurs Thursday.Online court records gave no reason for the cancellation. The court left in place a no-bail order that had been in place since the rapper was booked into the Weber County Jail last Friday.The performer, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, faces one count of pos
  
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• See the list of schools reopening, remaining closed following Monday, Tuesday storms

  14-05-2024 16:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Multiple school systems have announced plans to return to normal operation Wednesday after canceling classes Tuesday due to severe weather.The following school systems will be open: 
  - Zachary Community Schools
  - Pointe Coupee Parish Schools (except for Livonia High, which is still without power)The following school districts have not made a decision about reopening Wednesday: 
  - East Baton Rouge Parish Schools
  - Iberville Parish Schools
  - Baker Schools
  
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• Parish-by-parish look shows damage path from WBR to Livingston-Ascension border

  14-05-2024 15:25 via wbrz.com
  
  Here's a parish-by-parish look of the worst from Monday's severe thunderstorms:ASSUMPTION: No reports of storm damage.ASCENSION: Trees fell into homes and across roads in the Prairieville area. EAST BATON ROUGE: About 15,000 homes and businesses were without power a day after the storms swept through. Winds reached 60 mph or higher at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport and at Tiger Stadium. Damage was reported to a church on Scenic Highway and homes in Baker and in the Woodlawn area. Hail m
  
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• Addis opening Civic Center as cooling station to residents still without power following storms

  14-05-2024 15:25 via wbrz.com
  
  ADDIS — The town of Addis has opened its Civic Center on Harris Avenue as a cooling station for residents without power following Monday's severe weather that left nearly 26,000 without power across the capital area.The West Baton Rouge town is in contact with Entergy to get power restored and scout crews are assessing damage, representatives from the town said.Addis has made arrangements to go and pump down sewer tanks in West River Subdivision, the statement continues.As of 2:30 p.m
  
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• NWS confirms tornado touched down in southwest Louisiana during Monday night's severe weather

  14-05-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  WESTLAKE - The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday morning a tornado touched down in southwest Louisiana, just west of Lake Charles. According to the NWS, the tornado, confirmed to be an EF-1, touched down in Westlake and traveled six and a half miles, crossing I-10 into downtown Lake Charles. Several homes and businesses were damaged in its path. While no tornadoes have yet been confirmed for the capital area, there was severe weather in and around Baton Rouge througho
  
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• NWS confirms multiple tornadoes touched down in southwest Louisiana on Monday

  14-05-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  CALCASIEU PARISH - The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed tornado damage in southwest Louisiana from Monday afternoon. The tornado, confirmed to be an EF-1, touched down in Westlake and traveled six and a half miles, crossing I-10 into downtown Lake Charles. Several homes and businesses were damaged in its path.Another tornado was confirmed in Sulphur where several businesses and homes were damaged. This tornado tracked for 3.4 miles and was much stronger. The NWS storm survey noted EF-3
  
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• Abbeville church weighing new safety protocols after teenager entered service with a gun over the weekend

  14-05-2024 14:20 via wbrz.com
  
  ABBEVILLE (AP) — Parishioners subdued a teenager with a gun who entered a Louisiana church during a service for dozens of young children, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.Officials in the Catholic diocese are weighing new safety protocols, including the possibility of someone carrying a firearm at services, after Saturday’s confrontation at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, a small city in the southern part of the state. Less than a week earlier, a man tried to shoot a pastor
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson joins other Republicans in support of Trump to attack hush money case as illegitimate

  14-05-2024 14:15 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position to attack the hush money case against the former president as an illegitimate “sham.”It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker turning his Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to
  
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• Family starts GoFundMe, plans vigil for 11-year-old girl shot near Tickfaw over weekend

  14-05-2024 14:06 via wbrz.com
  
  ALBANY — The family of an 11-year-old girl who was caught in the crossfire of a fatal Livingston Parish shooting over the weekend has started a GoFundMe and is planning a prayer vigil for Wednesday.In the GoFundMe post, Shacora Johnson said her daughter Tai'lynn Hines is on the road to recovery after she was struck in the upper torso in the Saturday shooting on Ed Brown Road in Albany. Hines was hospitalized following the shooting and is currently in stable condition."Right now I am u
  
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• BRPD searching for man accused of using counterfeit money to pay for several purchases

  14-05-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are looking for a man accused of using fake money to pay for several items. The man can be seen in multiple security photos using counterfeit money in the Baton Rouge area.Anyone with information on the man is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (344-7867).Permalink| Comments
  
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• Governor to address Monday's severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is set to address Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed at a press conference Tuesday at noon.CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE AS SOON AS IT BEGINS.The press conference will be held at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness headquarters on Independence Boulevard.In the lead up to Landry's press conference, GOHSEP announced preliminary plans to address th
  
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• Governor advised residents to stay vigilant, pay attention to alerts following Monday's severe weather

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry urged residents to remain vigilant and stay informed to local weather alerts in a Tuesday press conference addressing Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed.You can watch the full conference above.In total, 16 parishes were affected by the severe weather, and at its peak, there were 160,000 power outages reported. "This was a very quick-moving system," officials said. Landry
  
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• Governor addressing Monday's severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry addressed Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed during a press conference Tuesday at noon.CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE.The press conference will be held at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness headquarters on Independence Boulevard.In the lead up to Landry's press conference, GOHSEP announced preliminary plans to address the widespread outages in t
  
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• Governor addresses Monday's severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry addressed Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed during a press conference Tuesday at noon.In total, 16 parishes were affected by the severe weather, and at its peak, there were 160,000 power outages reported. "This was a very quick-moving system," officials said. Landry said the administration is working to get resources to the parishes in the most need. He closed the press
  
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• Appointment of interim Gonzales mayor posed an ethical question well before it occurred

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — The appointment of interim mayor Robert Ryland Percy III posed an immediate problem for Gonzales: Could its city attorney continue to serve while his father temporarily held the reins of city government?The Louisiana Board of Ethics says yes, but ...The city council voted Monday to name Percy as its interim mayor for a period that expires in January. His son Matt Percy is the current city attorney, and ahead of the appointment Matt Percy asked the state Board of Ethics whet
  
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• Slidell man arrested after allegedly operating crack cooking, distribution out of multiple homes

  14-05-2024 12:36 via wbrz.com
  
  SLIDELL — A Slidell man was arrested by St. Tammany Parish narcotics agents for making and distributing crack cocaine out of multiple homes, deputies said.Renell Williams, 57, was arrested Friday after deputies stopped him in a traffic stop near the intersection of Northshore Boulevard and Gause Boulevard West. When they searched his truck, deputies found cocaine, a release said.After the traffic stop, deputies searched Williams' Meadows Boulevard apartment. They also reportedly searc
  
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• One of three state bills that would hide public records dies, others' futures uncertain

  14-05-2024 12:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The sponsor of a controversial bill to shield most records of the Louisiana governor’s office from the public withdrew his bill Monday, killing it for the legislative session, the Louisiana Illuminator reports.Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, tanked Senate Bill 423, which he and two other GOP legislators with proposals to curb Louisiana’s public records laws had designated as the measure to advance this session. The other two bills, Senate Bill 482 by
  
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• Central police arrest juvenile after crash leads to discovery of drugs, stolen gun

  14-05-2024 08:39 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - A juvenile was arrested after a traffic crash led to officers seizing drugs and guns from his car. The Central Police Department arrested an unidentified juvenile following a crash on Monday afternoon at the intersection of Greenwell Springs and Frenchtown Roads. Police spoke to one of the drivers and noticed a smell of marijuana, prompting a search. Officers found two guns in the juvenile's car, one of which was reported stolen through the Baton Rouge Police Departm
  
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• State police locate missing Lafayette man

  14-05-2024 08:23 via wbrz.com
  
  UPDATE: Henson has been located and is safe. --------LAFAYETTE - State police are searching for a missing man who may be in danger. Troopers said they are searching for 68-year-old Robert Henson who left his Lafayette home Monday afternoon wearing a tan jacket, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and gray tennis shoes. Anyone with information on Henson's whereabouts is asked to contact the Lafayette Police Department at (337) 486-4893.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Photos: Severe weather rolls through capital area Monday night, leaves trees fallen, schools closed

  14-05-2024 07:23 via wbrz.com
  
  Severe weather rolled through the capital area Monday night. Fallen trees littered roadways, and some homes were damaged by falling limbs. As you make your normal commute to work or school Tuesday morning, you'll likely see debris littering the ground. Several schools in and around Baton Rouge were also closed for the day while power outages resolved. Do you have pictures of damages following the storm? Send them to [email protected]. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two adults, one child displaced after early-morning fire off Mohican Street

  14-05-2024 06:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three people, including a child, are displaced after a fire overnight. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire started just before 1:30 a.m. on Charles Street off Mohican. When crews arrived, they found the home's occupants safely outside. There was a small fire in the attic above the kitchen. Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. There were no injuries. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. Perm
  
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• List of road closures following severe weather in capital area

  14-05-2024 05:14 via wbrz.com
  
  ERWINVILLE-West Baton Rouge:-La 413 Both EB/WB between Section Rd and us 190ANCHOR-Pointe Coupee--LA-415 Both NB/SB between Patin Dyke Road and Legion RoadDONALDSONVILLE-Ascension:-Louisiana Highway 3120 Both NB/SB between Louisiana Highway 70 and Louisiana Highway 18FORDOCHE-Pointe Coupee:-Louisiana Highway 77 Both NB/SB between US 19
  
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• Livingston Parish arrest two people after girl, 11, shot during weekend near Tickfaw

  13-05-2024 21:15 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said Monday it had arrested two people following the weekend shooting of an 11-year-old girl near Tickfaw.Deputies said K'shune McGee, 23, of Ponchatoula is accused of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felonies and two counts of attempted first-degree murder. David Lee McGee, 19, is accused of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities and two
  
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• Storms packing gale-force winds damage homes, businesses across southeast Louisiana

  13-05-2024 21:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Thunderstorms packing gale-force winds raked southern Louisiana on Monday afternoon, knocking trees onto home or across roadways, and leaving thousands without power before charging off to the east.Pat's Fisherman's Wharf, a popular seafood restaurant at Henderson, reported heavy damage. It posted several videos to its Facebook page saying "We got hit real bad by the tornado."Trees were reported on homes in Prairieville and south of Walker, and fell across parts of Inter
  
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• See list of school closures following severe weather, power outages here

  13-05-2024 20:53 via wbrz.com
  
  After a line of storms rolled through the area Monday evening, many school systems are closing Tuesday. The following school systems will be closed Tuesday, May 14:- Baker Schools
  - Iberville Parish Schools
  - Pointe Coupee Parish Schools
  - West Baton Rouge Parish Schools 
  - Zachary Community Schools 
  - Villa del Rey ElementaryEast Baton Rouge Parish:
  - Greenbrier Elementary School
  - Istrouma High School
  - Mayfair Laboratory School
  - McKinley High School
  - The Dufrocq
  
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• Multiple school districts announce closures due to power outages, debris from Monday's severe weather

  13-05-2024 20:53 via wbrz.com
  
  After a line of storms rolled through the area Monday evening, many school systems are closing Tuesday. The following school systems will be closed Tuesday, May 14:-Iberville Parish Schools
  -Pointe Coupee Parish Schools
  -West Baton Rouge Parish Schools 
  -Zachary Community Schools School leaders in Ascension Parish are working to assess campuses. The school system said as of Monday evening, all school should have normal class on Tuesday. If there is a change to the sch
  
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• Iberville Parish Schools closed, Ascension Parish Schools assessing campuses after line of storms

  13-05-2024 20:53 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Schools in Iberville Parish will be closed Tuesday evening after a line of storms rolled through the area Monday evening. School Board Vice President Daven Tullier said all Iberville Parish Schools will be closed due to debris on the roadways and power outages with lines down. School leaders in Ascension Parish are working to assess campuses. The school system said as of Monday evening, all school should have normal class on Tuesday. If there is a change to the s
  
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• Ascension Parish Schools assessing campuses after line of storms

  13-05-2024 20:53 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - School leaders in Ascension Parish are working to assess campuses after storms rolled through the area. The school system said as of Monday evening, all school should have normal class on Tuesday. If there is a change to the school's plan, parents will know before 6 a.m. WBRZ is still receiving reports of damage from Ascension and surrounding parishes. Shortly before 9 p.m., more than 5,000 Entergy customers in the parish were out of power. Permalin
  
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• Entergy outages linger at 26K in aftermath of heavy storms; officials say around half of outages have been resolved

  13-05-2024 20:16 via wbrz.com
  
  More than 26,000 Entergy customers are in the dark Monday night as storms rolled through the Capital area. As of 5:30 a.m., 15,992 outages were reported in EBR Parish. More than 2,500 customers were out in West Baton Rouge Parish and 1,761 were out in Iberville Parish. Pointe Coupee and Ascension Parishes have around 3,000 outages each. Entergy released a statement later Tuesday morning saying there were about 92,000 customers affected across Louisiana during the peak
  
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