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• Company: Dakota Access pipeline on track to start this week

  20-03-2017 11:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. - The company building the Dakota Access pipeline says the project remains on track to start moving oil this week despite recent "coordinated physical attacks" along the line.The brief court filing late Monday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners didn't detail the attacks, but said they "pose threats to life, physical safety and the environment."The filing cited those threats for redacting most of the 2½-page report. A spokeswoman and an attorney for the company di
  
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• School closures announced after severe weather

  17-05-2024 04:25 via wbrz.com
  
  School closures have been announced after overnight weather. The following list is current and more schools could be added:East Feliciana Parish
  - All schools closed due to downed trees on highwaysPermalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball beats Ole Miss 5-1 to start last regular season series

  16-05-2024 20:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU got a 5-1 win over Ole Miss Thursday night to begin the team's last regular season series.LSU took a 5-0 lead over Ole Miss by the bottom of the fourth inning and never looked back, with Ole Miss responding with one run in the top of the fifth.The Tigers continue their series against Ole Miss Friday at 6:30 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU softball Regional start pushed up on Friday due to weather concerns

  16-05-2024 19:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The start of the Baton Rouge NCAA softball Regional has been moved up on Friday to hopefully work around the potential for disruptive weather in the area.LSU will still play the second game of the day, however their game against Jackson State will start at 130pm instead of 5pm as originally planned.??SCHEDULE UPDATE ??Due to expected weather, Friday’s Baton Rouge Regional double header will be at 11 am and 1:30 pm.
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• Experts say Louisiana's new congressional map might not alter current breakdown

  16-05-2024 18:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision on the congressional maps, experts are saying the changes are likely to benefit a Black Democrat in the race in November, but this is not the end of the story for future elections."This is not over at least legally, but politically this will be the map we will have for this election," Dr. Albert Samuels, who heads the political science department at Southern University, said.The new map creates a second majority-black district that
  
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• Former Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux speaks to Amite High School about importance of mental health

  16-05-2024 18:21 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE - With the semester ending, Amite High School brought in former NFL player and New Orleans Saints' cornerback Delvin Breaux to speak about his hardships.Breaux spoke to students about the importance of mental health. Breaux himself suffered with mental illness growing up. At nine years old, he said he grabbed his father’s gun and tried to commit suicide.In high school, Breaux broke his neck playing football. He was still able to receive his scholarship at LSU but never played a
  
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• New affordable housing complex coming to Oklahoma Street near downtown Baton Rouge

  16-05-2024 17:31 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - With an investment of $8.5 million, Partners Southeast, the development arm of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority, has started construction of Cypress River Lofts.The complex will feature 19 energy efficient one- and three-bedroom flats located at the corner of Duane and Oklahoma streets near downtown Baton Rouge.
  "The long-term commitment to transform South Baton Rouge began in 2002 when EBRPHA was awarded a HOPE VI grant through the U.S. Department o
  
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• NTSB: Plane that killed Baton Rouge doctor and two adult children went 'violently out of control'

  16-05-2024 16:32 via wbrz.com
  
  LEIPERS FORK, Tenn. — An airplane carrying a Louisiana plastic surgeon and two of his children who were scheduled to graduate from LSU on Friday broke up and went "violently out of control" before crashing in hilly terrain southwest of Nashville, investigators said Thursday.Aaron McCarter, an air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference that a broad debris field and reports of the airplane's wings folding backward while in flight sug
  
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• Donaldsonville hosting US senator, others, at Friday event to address pipeline safety

  16-05-2024 14:55 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE — Federal officials who oversee pipelines will be in Louisiana on Friday to announce grants aimed at reducing the risk from an aging distribution system.Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Thursday that members of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration be on hand for a news conference in Donaldsonville. The grants are available under a bipartisan infrastructure law that includes addressing pipelines most at risk for failure. More than $392 million will be
  
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• Livingston deputies say they nabbed those who stole items from Denham Springs salvage yard

  16-05-2024 14:43 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS — The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday it had nabbed four people who stole speakers and other items from a salvage yard.Brown's Towing and Auto Salvage reported thefts from several vehicles last Friday and again on Monday. According to Sheriff Jason Ard, three people entered the locked salvage yard and broke the driver's window on a Chevrolet truck, then stole a set of subwoofers and an amplifier from it. Miscellaneous other vehicle parts were a
  
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• Entergy: Most power outages have been resolved, customers should prepare for more weather over weekend

  16-05-2024 14:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Power outages caused by Monday's severe storms and tornados should be behind most Entergy customers, but they should remain vigilant with more weather coming the capital area's way, the power company said."While this next wave of weather is expected to bring some high winds, the National Weather Service says the biggest threat is excessive rainfall and flash flooding," Entergy said Thursday morning.Only 3,000 customers across the state are without power, Entergy
  
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• 17-year-old arrested for involvement in two separate Gonzales shootings

  16-05-2024 14:27 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - A 17-year-old was arrested for his involvement in two separate shootings, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office.Keelan Irvin Jr, 17, of Gonzales, is booked for six counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts negligent injuring, seven counts of aggravated criminal damage to property and two counts illegal use of weapons.Irvin was initially arrested after a vehicle occupied by six people along South St. Landry Avenue was shot at on May 12. Irvin and the victims we
  
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• How is the USS Kidd doing? Check out her new digs!

  16-05-2024 14:26 via wbrz.com
  
  HOUMA - It's been a couple of weeks now since the USS Kidd left her cradle in the heart of Baton Rouge. How is she doing?Well, the answer to that is simple: she's doing amazing. The Battleship Texas Foundation announced Thursday that it would be restoring the Kidd's anti-aircraft guns, using the knowledge their teams have from restoring their own local battleships. "The USS KIDD Veterans Museum and Battleship Texas Foundation are teaming up to bring some of the KIDD's guns bac
  
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• State Senate, House unanimously pass bill to increase penalties for owners of dogs that attack, kill someone

  16-05-2024 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The State Senate unanimously gave final passage a bill Thursday that would increase penalties for owners of dogs that attack and kill someone.The bill — HB 213 — passed 36-0 in the Senate after the House of Representatives passed the bill 102-0 in April. The bill will not become law until the governor signs it.Rep. Stephanie Hilferty, R-Metairie, authored the bill. If signed into law, the bill would increase the penalty to 10 years from five years for
  
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• WATCH: Soul Food Fest returns to Baton Rouge this weekend; see our preview

  16-05-2024 13:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The annual Baton Rouge Soul Food Fest will be held this weekend at the Main Library on Goodwood Boulevard.WBRZ's Mia Monet visited with organizers during the 2uneIn show Thursday morning. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baker charter school searched in financial, records crimes investigation

  16-05-2024 13:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER — A search warrant filed in court Thursday indicates that a charter school founder and CEO may be under investigation for financial crimes.Sheriff's deputies searched the school Monday, seizing computers, financial records and personnel files for members of Impact Charter School CEO Chakesha Scott's family members, court documents show.The search warrant for a case apparently begun in 2023 said the crimes being investigated include theft, injuring public records, filing false pu
  
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• Detectives searching for suspect believed to have robbed Circle K

  16-05-2024 13:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are searching for a suspect who demanded money from a gas station clerk Saturday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the photographed individual walked into the Circle K on Nicholson Drive Saturday night just after 8 p.m.. The person then demanded money from the clerk, but detectives did not specify whether money was taken. The victim told detectives that the suspect led them to believe they had a weapon. The suspect fled the scene before offic
  
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• Family of Southern student killed in case of mistaken identity pleading for more leads

  16-05-2024 12:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's been two very long months for the family of Jayrick Washington."I wait everyday to wake up, hoping that this is just a dream," said his mother, Lynette Soulaire.Jayrick was shot on i110 and crashed near the Dalrymple exit just five days before his 19th birthday."My brother was just trying to go to work and he did not see this coming to him at all," said his sister Deaneigh Washington. The Jennings native was working at Walmart and getting his degree in business at So
  
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• 2une In Previews: Tuition-free EMT classes

  16-05-2024 12:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Have you ever wanted to be an EMT? Now is the time: Acadian Ambulance services is offering a free EMT class. Attend the class at any of the Acadian locations and learn basic life-saving techniques to make a difference in your community. Watch the video above for more information!Permalink| Comments
  
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• Amazon jobs to become available by end of week at former Cortana Mall-turned fulfilment center

  16-05-2024 12:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The grand opening of the Amazon Fulfillment Center at the former site of Cortana Mall is approaching and jobs for the facility will become available starting Friday, a city councilman said.Anywhere from 1,900 and 2,500 jobs will be available starting at $16.50 an hour, Cleve Dunn Jr. said. Dunn's District 6 includes the facility, which is set to open sometime in mid-2024.The $200 million facility has been long gestating. WBRZ first reported on the facility in 2019. Since
  
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• Sandbag locations across EBR, WBR ahead of severe weather moving in Thursday night

  16-05-2024 09:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - More severe weather is projected to move into the capital area Thursday night and into the weekend. Sandbags are being provided at several BREC park locations to help keep you and your loved ones safe in the event of flash flooding. Sandbags can be found at the following locations:- Alsen Park
  - Cadillac Street
  - Doyles Bayou Park
  - Flannery Road Park
  - Hartley-Vey at Gardere Park
  - Lovett Road Park
  - Memorial StadiumSandbags will also be available at multiple lo
  
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• Killian will rescind state of emergency, but boil advisory will remain in place

  16-05-2024 09:33 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN - After multiple samples from Killian's water system tested negative for total coliform, parish leaders will rescind the town's state of emergency, but the boil advisory will remain in place. Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte announced Thursday that the emergency declaration would be lifted. However, it will be up to the Louisiana Department of Health to decide when it is safe for the town's boil advisory to be removed, as well. "The town of Killian has receive
  
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• Teenagers can exercise at Planet Fitness over the summer for free

  16-05-2024 08:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Starting June 1, teens ages 14-19 can work out for free at their home Planet Fitness locations. By preregistering through PF's Summer Pass program, teenagers can stay active throughout the summer with no additional fees. The program will run through the end of August. Planet Fitness has run its summer program for four years. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Car catches fire outside Scenic Highway auto shop

  16-05-2024 08:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A car caught fire on the side of an auto shop early Thursday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the car was outside of Capital City Collision on Scenic Highway. The fire was quickly placed under control. There appeared to be no damages to the building or adjacent cars also outside of the shop. There were no injuries, and investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD looking for man who broke into 26 storage units Saturday, outran officers

  15-05-2024 21:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for a man who got away after breaking into 26 storage units early Saturday morning. An arrest warrant says 30-year-old Nathaniel Henry picked up an accomplice at an OYO hotel sometime before 4 a.m. on May 11. Henry allegedly told his collaborator that he "knew where to break into some storage units for an easy lick," paperwork said. Around 4:15 a.m., Baton Rouge police officers were called to The Storage Center on Old Hammond Highway
  
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• Help available for Pointe Coupee residents ahead of new round of storms

  15-05-2024 18:10 via wbrz.com
  
  POINTE COUPEE - As a new round of storms is set to roll in this week, some residents in Pointe Coupee Parish are just starting to clean up from the damage caused Monday."We're still cleaning up, hopefully we don't have to clean up after the next one." Said Joe Lejeune, as resident in Livonia.Pointe Coupee fire district 4 firefighters were handing out free tarps before the next round of storms hit. Terence Sellers was there picking up some after trees crashed into his family's trailer home.&
  
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• LSU men's golf qualifies for NCAA Nationals after top-five finish in home regional

  15-05-2024 18:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU men’s golf team took care of business at their home NCAA Regional on Wednesday locking up a top-five finish ensuring that they punched their ticket for a spot in the upcoming NCAA Nationals in California in a couple of weeks.LSU men's golf took care of business and earned that top five finish today at the NCAA Regional at the University Club.Senior Connor Gaunt led the way for the last three days, but he got total team help to seal the invite to Nationals. @LSUMe
  
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• Former Killian resident speaks out after governor gives administrative order

  15-05-2024 18:04 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN - Nathan Lott lived in Killian for nine years when he worked there as a pastor. He had hoped to build his own home there."We actually bought land there, my wife and I when we first got married in 1998, but we sold it because the water was brown so we never built the house," Lott said.Lott says the brown water isn't a recent problem."This is something that should've been addressed in the late 1900's, early 2000's. You're going back from my time to 26 years that this hasn't been corrected
  
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• Local plastic surgeon, his two adult children dead after plane leaving Gonzales crashes near Nashville

  15-05-2024 17:28 via wbrz.com
  
  LEIPERS FORK, Tenn. — A Baton Rouge-based plastic surgeon, along with two of his children, were the three people killed when a single-engine airplane crashed south of Nashville, officials said.Flight logs showed the plane left Louisiana Regional Airport at Gonzales at 8:53 a.m. Wednesday for Bowman Field Airport on the east side of Louisville, Kentucky. The pilot reported trouble before crashing in Williamson County — about 20 miles southwest of Nashville — around
  
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• Air show over downtown caught residents by surprise; spectacle was meant for state legislators

  15-05-2024 16:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A trio of WWII-era aircrafts soared through the sky over downtown Baton Rouge on Tuesday night with no warning, captivating and puzzling the audience below. The stunning display over the Mississippi River was preformed by the world-famous Titan Aerobatic Team in celebration of Louisiana Aviation Day. Three T-6 planes filled the sky with smoke as they weaved in and out, up and down, doing stunts that wowed spectators. "Titan Aerobatic Team, they're from Louisiana.
  
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