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• LSU gymnastics drops 3rd straight meet, lose 197.100 to 196.800 to Kentucky

  26-02-2021 19:53 via wbrz.com
  
  LEXINGTON- LSU Gymnastics lost their third straight meet of the season on Friday, as they fall 197.100 to 196.800 to Kentucky. Kentucky gymnast Raena Worly won the All-Around as the Wildcats improve to 4-3, while the Tigers drop to 4-3.LSU came out slow in the meet with problems on the uneven bars. They finished with a team score of 49.000 after the first rotationas Sami Durante and Kiya Johnson had the two highest scores at only 9.800.The Tigers had an even worse showing on beam as Reagan Camp
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: Will the Pelicans grab a game in the Blender? $$$

  26-04-2024 17:34 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has the best bets for the NBA playoffs, college baseball, MLB and NHL!
  FridayNBA:Clippers @ Mavericks: Mavericks -4.5Timberwolves @ Suns: Timberwolves +4MLB:Athletics @ Orioles: Orioles -1.5Dodgers @ Blue Jays: Dodgers MLCubs @ Red Sox: Cubs MLCollege Baseball:Georgia @ Texas A&M: Texas A&M -2.5Tulane @ Wichita State: Tulane +1.5Auburn @ LSU: LSU -1.5NHL:Rangers @ Capitals: Rangers MLCanucks @ Predators: Over 5.5 Total GoalsJets @ Avalanche: Avalanche MLSaturdayNBA:Cavalie
  
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• Kites, fireworks set to fly this weekend at 19th annual Kite Fest Lousiane' in Port Allen

  26-04-2024 17:29 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN — Port Allen's 19th annual Kite Fest Louisiane' is this weekend.The skies over Port Allen will be filled with kites of all shapes and sizes from 11 a.m. to dusk on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A kite-making workshop and kite designing activities will be available for kids. Families are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for the kites and a fireworks display to end the night Saturday.Attendees can also expect Louisiana food booths and indoor flying performed by ind
  
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• The '90s are back at Our Lady of Mercy's annual Mercy Fair this weekend

  26-04-2024 17:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The '90s are back at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church this weekend for its annual Mercy Fair.The fair, running from Friday to Sunday, will feature games, carnival rides, food, a Sunday crawfish boil and even a talent show.The festivities start Friday from 5 to 10:30 p.m. The festival continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.More information about the festival and activities are available at OLOM's website.Permalink| Comments
  
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• BR Sigma Alumnae Chapter hosting third annual Women's Empowerment Summit

  26-04-2024 16:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The BR Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is hosting their third annual Women's Empowerment Summit Saturday.The summit takes place from Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Marriott, 5500 Hilton Avenue. For more information and registration, check out their website.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge sorority alumnae hosting third annual Women's Empowerment Summit

  26-04-2024 16:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The BR Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosting third annual Women's Empowerment Summit Saturday.The summit takes place from Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Marriott, 5500 Hilton Avenue. For more information and registration, check out their website.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Denham Springs' antique district hosts Spring Fest for arts, antiques this weekend

  26-04-2024 16:38 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS — Festivalmania continues over the weekend in Denham Springs.The annual Spring Festival is being held Saturday in Denham Springs' antique district. Festival visitors can expect a celebration of local art and antiques with more than 150 vendors set up along Range Avenue. The festival expects 10,000 visitors."Our festival is known all over," said Kim Bye, one of the festival's organizers. "People who have been with us for 15, 20 years say that this is their favorite festi
  
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• Denham Springs' antique district hosts Spring Fest for art, antiques this weekend

  26-04-2024 16:38 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS — Festivalmania continues over the weekend in Denham Springs.The annual Spring Festival is being held Saturday in Denham Springs' antique district. Festival visitors can expect a celebration of local art and antiques with more than 150 vendors set up along Range Avenue. The festival expects 10,000 visitors."Our festival is known all over," said Kim Bye, one of the festival's organizers. "People who have been with us for 15, 20 years say that this is their favorite festi
  
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• EBR School Board approves resolution opposing plan that could create St. George district

  26-04-2024 14:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A nonbinding resolution to oppose a state bill that could allow for the creation of a school district in the proposed City of St. George was passed by the East Baton Rouge School Board at their Thursday meeting.The resolution passed with a vote of 5-2, with two board members abstaining. The yes votes included the four members who developed the resolution — Mike Gaudet, Dadrius Lanus, Cliff Lewis and Shashonnie Steward — and Carla Lewis."Having this ty
  
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• Crawfish Tracker: Now that's more like it. Prices looking more and more familiar

  26-04-2024 14:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Have we done it? Have we finally weathered the storm?The average price for a pound of crawfish in the capital region this weekend is another low for the season: $5.34.With every passing week, it becomes more jarring to look back at the double digits behind the dollar sign from the beginning of the season. As we look ahead to the end of the season, it's all we can do to wonder whether we'll face the same plight next year as we did in February. Barring an extreme drought, p
  
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• DEA to host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday at BRPD Headquarters

  26-04-2024 14:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Drug Enforcement Administration is holding the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day for people to dispose of unneeded medications anonymously on Saturday, April 27.For Baton Rouge, the collection will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Baton Rouge Police Headquarters.The DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other forms of prescription drugs. Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps, or illicit 
  
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• Here's what the list of Louisiana's 10 largest cities will look like now that St. George is approved

  26-04-2024 14:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — With the Louisiana Supreme Court favoring St. George's incorporation, the list of the state's largest cities will change. Here's what the new list will look like, with St. George's approximate population from the time voters considered its creation.New Orleans, 369,749Baton Rouge, 221,453Shreveport, 180,153Lafayette, 121,389St. George, 86,000 - approximate at time of 2019 vote.Lake Charles, 79,113Kenner, 64,007Bossier City, 62,635Monroe, 46,820Alexandria, 44,004Figures a
  
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• Lt. governor offers own money as reward for arrest of person who vandalized New Orleans church

  26-04-2024 14:18 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is offering his own money as a reward for any information that leads to the arrest of a person caught on camera vandalizing a church in New Orleans early Friday morning. The person was seen on camera between 2 and 2:15 a.m. spray painting The Presbytère in Jackson Square. “We have worked hard over the last few years to restore The Presbytère," Nungesser said. "It’s a shame that some cow
  
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• Louisiana's highest court answered these key questions about St. George's incorporation

  26-04-2024 14:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Supreme Court laid out a series of questions and answers as it ruled Friday in favor of the incorporation of a new city of St. George in the southeastern corner of East Baton Rouge Parish. Here's a verbatim of key parts of the justices' decision:Does the proposed area have definite characteristics of a village?
  The record establishes that St. George is an identifiable area with a thriving business community and its own fire  department. The area al
  
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• Deputies identify pair wanted for multiple thefts in Livingston area

  26-04-2024 13:01 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for two people suspected of shoplifting over $4,000 worth of merchandise from local stores.According to the LPSO, the two suspects targeted businesses operating within Livingston Parish this month. Deputies later identified the two as Lori Pinkney and Larrion Wagner of the Baton Rouge area. Both Pinkney and Wagner are wanted for two counts each of felony theft. Anyone with information is encouraged to call LPSO at
  
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• Bicyclist struck, killed by car in St. Martin Parish

  26-04-2024 13:00 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. MARTINVILLE — A Breaux Bridge bicyclist was killed when he was struck by a car.Shelton Edmond, 66, was struck by a car around 9 p.m. Thursday while riding his bike on Zin Zin Road near C Huval Road.St. Martin Parish Sheriff's deputies, along with Breaux Bridge Police and State Police, responded to the scene and learned that a car was driving down the road going the same direction as Edmond when the driver struck Edmond, who was pronounced dead at the scene.Deputies said Edmond's b
  
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• Gang Intelligence Unit arrests suspected drug dealer, recovers multiple drugs and $70,000

  26-04-2024 12:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The EBRSO Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized multiple types of drugs. Deputies enacted a search warrant Wednesday at an address on Aliquippa Street. The home was reportedly being used by K-Shon Ringo to conceal and distribute narcotics. During the course of the warrant, agents seized fentanyl, crack cocaine, marijuana, amphetamine, and hydrocodone, as well as drug paraphernalia and over $70,000 from his residence on
  
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• Fresh off national titles, LSU raises ticket prices for all gymnastics tickets, some baseball seats

  26-04-2024 09:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Fresh off the school's first national championship in gymnastics, LSU's leaders on Friday raised season ticket prices twice over the next three seasons, and do away with special pricing for most youths."On the youth pricing, it's my understanding that that has become the subject of widespread abuse and misuse," Supervisor James Williams said during a meeting of the board's Athletic Committee. "We unfortunately have people who are misusing that and not giving others the o
  
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• Fresh off national championship, LSU considers major increase for gymnastic ticket prices

  26-04-2024 09:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Fresh off the school's first national championship in gymnastics, LSU's leaders on Friday will consider raising season ticket prices twice over the next three seasons, and do away with special pricing for most youths.The financial plan going before the Board of Supervisors also would mandate a raise in the mandatory donation to the school's athletic foundation. LSU last weekend defeated California, Utah and Florida to win its first title.The ticket price increas
  
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• Dancing for Big Buddy takes the floor Saturday night to raise money for children in need

  26-04-2024 09:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Tomorrow is the day - local celebrities will be paired with experienced dancers during Dancing for Big Buddy, an event designed to raise money for an organization providing support for children in the capital area. The event starts 7:30 p.m. at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday. Dancers will be judged by a panel, but you can also cast your vote by making a donation to Big Buddy, a local non-profit providing mentorship and support to children in need.&
  
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• Disney On Ice Presents: Magic in the Stars at the River Center

  26-04-2024 08:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Disney on Ice returns to the capital city this weekend to present its new program "Magic in the Stars."There will be figure skating, high-flying acrobatics, innovative lighting, and some of your favorite iconic Disney stars—plus a few new ones.The show features performances from Princess Tiana, Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Elsa and Anna, Lightening McQueen, and the cast of Encanto preforming the popular song "We Don't Talk about Bruno."The show runs on Friday at 7 p.m.
  
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• Baker mayor re-elected as chairman of Capital Region Planning Commission

  26-04-2024 07:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - The mayor of Baker has been re-elected for his second term as the chairman of the Capital Region Planning Commission, a group designed to provide planning for facets of the region such as transportation and drainage. Mayor Darnell Waites was elected by a majority of the commissioners, who come from Ascension, EBR, Iberville, Livingston, and WBR Parishes. Waites will preside over CRPC meetings and lead initiatives for the development of the region. "I am honore
  
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• The U.S.S Kidd heads to Houma for much needed repairs

  25-04-2024 17:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After 41 years of sitting in her cradle in downtown Baton Rouge, the USS Kidd is headed to Houma for some much needed repairs.“She was never designed to go up and down on a cradle like she's been sitting in for 41 years, and the plates where they join and that has to be strengthened form the inside," former Louisiana Congressman Henson Moore said.The Kidd was the 661st destroyer built by the U.S. Navy and launched in 1943, serving in both WWII and the Korean War. She was
  
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• See Malik Nabers' unique jacket giving love to LSU prior to the 2024 NFL Draft

  25-04-2024 17:12 via wbrz.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - Despite most likely learning of his new team tonight, LSU's all-time leader in receiving yards, Malik Nabers, decided to show his love for the school prior to the 2024 NFL Draft.It’s Forever LSU @whyguard13 pic.twitter.com/HajZssl26V— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 25, 2024Highlights of Nabers' time at LSU are stitched into his suit jacket, as seen in a picture from LSU Football's Twitter. Nabers is also rocking sunglasses and a chain that says "LEEK".Nabers
  
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• Lawmaker proposes resolution that could eliminate an I-10 exit at Washington Street

  25-04-2024 16:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A series of resolutions filed by a Louisiana State Representative aims to nudge LaDOTD to take action against traffic issues in the Capital Area.Dixon McMakin (R-Baton Rouge) said he filed three traffic resolutions in the legislature Wednesday. If passed, one of the resolutions could lead to the elimination of the Washington Street exit on I-10 eastbound."Our traffic is horrendous, it is so bad. What we're trying to do is get people in and out of Baton Rouge, and around Baton Roug
  
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• State Inspector General: Ware Youth Center a safe, secure environment suitable juvenile detention center

  25-04-2024 16:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Office of State Inspector General concluded that the Ware Youth Center, the Red River Parish youth detention center with inmates from across the state, to be "a safe and secure environment suitable to house juveniles who have entered Louisiana’s juvenile justice system" in a report released Thursday."During nine different visits to Ware, OIG investigators observed clean, safe and secure facilities and professional staff. Over the past three years, as part o
  
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• West Baton Rouge to vote on quarter cent sales tax to fund new law enforcement initiative

  25-04-2024 16:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Saturday, voters in Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge decide on a quarter cent sales tax to fund a new law enforcement initiative.District Attorney Tony Clayton says the money is meant to keep the streets safe and help the fight against street gangs. Law enforcement is in need of tools and technologies that enhance their ability to fight crime.Clayton believes this will allow officers to work with artificial intelligence and monitor criminal behavior. Use their social
  
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• Iberville, Pointe Coupee, WBR to vote on quarter-cent sales tax to fund new anti-crime effort

  25-04-2024 16:45 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN — Saturday, voters in Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge parishes will decide on a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a new law enforcement initiative.District Attorney Tony Clayton says the money is meant to keep the streets safe and help the fight against street gangs. Law enforcement is in need of tools and technologies that enhance their ability to fight crime, he says.Clayton believes this will allow officers to work with artificial intelligence and monitor cri
  
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• BRPD union gives chief 'A' for first 100 days

  25-04-2024 16:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Bill Profita with the Baton Rouge Union of Police was a vocal critic of former Police Chief Murphy Paul when he was in charge, but says new Chief 'TJ' Morse is getting the job done."From the union standpoint on the basis of his communication with the public, with the officers, with the union, his willingness to talk to everybody, the increased presence of police officers in troubled areas, the number of arrests -- he's right at the top of the scale. I think we have to give him an
  
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• Elaborate land sale scheme captures multiple victims, home in process of being built

  25-04-2024 16:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One woman tells 2 On Your Side a piece of property owned by her and her brother has been sold without their knowledge. Sam Glasper Pleasant only learned about the sale when she drove by the lot to check on a Mardi Gras float being stored there and saw a crew working to build a house.It's a story with several victims, including a home builder who now has thousands of dollars in limbo.Glasper Pleasant spoke about the bizarre series of events with Brittany Weiss and said the sale cou
  
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