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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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• New Roads neighborhood for flood victims opening 20 new homes

  13-06-2024 19:02 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - Audubon Estates In New Roads, a neighborhood built for residents of an area hit hard during the floods of 2016, broke ground on 20 new homes Thursday morning. These homes will be available to low-to-moderate-income families.The homes are built six feet above ground to protect against floods while using a continuous load path. This means that the house is going to be tied together with connectors from the roof to the foundation, making it much more formidable in stormy conditions.Mos
  
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• Driver caught up in OMV mess over fraudulent card activity gets good news

  13-06-2024 16:43 via wbrz.com
  
  PONCHATOULA - An $800 fine and a license suspension from the Office of Motor Vehicles vanished after a year and a half, but it took the help of 2 On Your Side to get there.One woman spent that year and a half driving her husband to and from work because of the fine they vowed not to pay."I'm not going to give them my money when they don't deserve it," said Maddison Aikman.Thursday, Jude Aikman took a seat behind the wheel and drove himself. He says the whole situation has been inconvenient."I d
  
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• Baton Rouge Police searching for man suspected of using counterfeit money at Airline convenience store

  13-06-2024 16:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are attempting to identify a man suspected of using counterfeit money.On June 3, the man was seen on security footage using counterfeit money to make a purchase from a convenience store in the 8000 Block of Airline Highway.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana-based industrial manufacturer to invest $8 million in new Pointe Coupee plant

  13-06-2024 16:22 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS — A Louisiana-based geotechnical products manufacturer and distributor is investing $8 million into a new facility in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana Economic Development announced Thursday.The facility, which will add 25 jobs over the next 10 years, will be Industrial Fabrics' second facility in the state and will utilize locally sourced raw materials to create products that reduce the erosion of soil and sediment into drainage systems, a release from LED said.The project w
  
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• Sheriff's office says missing 4-year-old dead; 6-year-old found with suspect in Mississippi

  13-06-2024 15:52 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — A 4-year-old girl missing from her family home in Loranger was found dead Thursday, hours after her mother was found dead. Her 6-year-old sister was found unharmed with the suspect in Jackson, Mississippi. The suspect is in custody.Tangipahoa Parish Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis said the suspect was identified as Daniel Callahan, who had previously dated the girls' mother Callie Brunett, 35. Brunett's father discovered her body at her home Thursday morning.According to the sher
  
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• Kidnapped girl dead; sibling found with suspect in Mississippi after mom is killed in Loranger

  13-06-2024 15:52 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — A 3-year-old girl missing from her home in rural Tangipahoa Parish was found dead in Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday hours after her mother's body was found dead at their residence, the sheriff's office said. Her sibling, also kidnapped from the home, was injured.Tangipahoa Parish Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis identified the suspect as Daniel Callaghan and said Callaghan had formerly dated the girls' mother, Callie Brunett, 35. Brunett's father discovered her body at her home
  
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• Multiple people arrested after police discover dog fighting ring during drug raid

  13-06-2024 15:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple people were arrested for their involvement in both drug trafficking and a dog-fighting ring police discovered while executing a warrant, the Baton Rouge Police Department said.Detectives observed several dogs in kennels and on chains that appeared to have wounds indicative of dog fighting while executing the warrant. Detectives also were able to see evidence of dog fighting at a next door abandoned residence along with dogs chained up inside the abandoned structure.Animal
  
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• President Biden says he won't offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence

  13-06-2024 15:26 via wbrz.com
  
  FASANO, Italy (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes.Biden, following the conclusion of a news conference held at the Group of Seven summit of the world’s wealthiest democracies, responded he would not when asked whether he plans to commute the sentence for his son. Hunter Biden’s sentencing date ha
  
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• Hammond Chick-fil-A sparks debate over ethics of summer camp where kids learn restaurant business

  13-06-2024 15:03 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND — A Hammond Chick-fil-A's summer camp initiative to give kids a behind-the-scenes look at the hospitality and service industry has gone viral and received mixed reactions, with some calling it a great opportunity for kids to learn and others calling the program a violation of child labor laws.The Chick-fil-A Summer Camp will be held in six sessions in July for kids ages 5 to 12. According to the West Thomas Street location's Facebook page, the program costs $35 and includes a
  
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• Atlanta Falcons forfeit fifth-round pick, fined for tampering with Kirk Cousins

  13-06-2024 14:35 via wbrz.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons were stripped of a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft on Thursday for violating the NFL’s anti-tampering rules prior to signing quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Charlie Woerner in free agency in March.The NFL also fined the team $250,000, while general manager Terry Fontenot has been fined $50,000.The Falcons and Cousins agreed on a four-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guarantee
  
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• Police investigating fatal shooting Thursday morning that left one person dead

  13-06-2024 14:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was killed in a shooting that happened around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. According to emergency officials, the coroner's office was called to the 2200 of Pocahontas Street near the intersection of Madison Avenue. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Governor Landry announces appointments to LSU's Board of Supervisors

  13-06-2024 14:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Governor Jeff Landry announced his appointments to LSU's Board of Supervisors Thursday.Landry appointed John “Scott” Ballard, Rebecca F. Boniol, John H. Carmouche, Chester “Lee” Mallett, Esperanza E. Moran and Rémy V. Starns.Jimmie M. Woods shall continue to serve as chairman.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'Ladies Love Taildraggers' organization of women pilots makes stop in Gonzales

  13-06-2024 14:22 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - A group of female aviators in vintage planes made the final stop of their week-long tour in Gonzales Thursday.The "Ladies Love Taildraggers" is an organization of women pilots who fly conventional landing gear aircraft.They started their tour a week ago in Missouri, making stops in Tennessee and Mississippi before landing in Ascension Parish.The group says their mission is to promote the joy of flying taildraggers to women everywhere. They often leave a pair of high heel stilettos, n
  
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• St. Amant cyclist dead after early morning crash in Ascension Parish

  13-06-2024 13:59 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. AMANT — A St. Amant cyclist is dead after he was struck by at truck on La. 22 early Thursday morning, state police said.John Callender, 29, was riding his bicycle west in the eastbound lane of La. 22 around 5 a.m. when he was hit by a pickup truck when it crossed the center of the roadway to pass a vehicle ahead of it while travelling westbound. Callender was hit from behind and was thrown from his bike.He sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, state
  
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• Prairieville man arrested for failing to report dead body found inside home after several days

  13-06-2024 13:55 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE — Ascension Parish deputies arrested a man after he was found in a home with a body that was dead for several days.Garryl Blouin, 37, was booked Wednesday on a failure to seek assistance charge after deputies performed a welfare check at a residence along Melrose Drive in Prairieville. Deputies said they found both the dead body and Blouin in the home. Blouin had allegedly remained in the home with the body for several days without reporting the death to authorit
  
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• Prairieville man arrested for failing to report body found inside home after several days

  13-06-2024 13:55 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE — Ascension Parish deputies arrested a man after he was found in a home with a body that was dead for several days.Garryl Blouin, 37, was booked Wednesday on a failure to seek assistance charge after deputies performed a welfare check at a residence along Melrose Drive in Prairieville. Deputies said they found both the dead body and Blouin in the home. Blouin had allegedly remained in the home with the body for several days without reporting the death to authorit
  
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• Raising Cane's named official sponsor of the Chicago Sky, Angel Reese's WNBA team

  13-06-2024 13:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Raising Cane's is continuing its support for former LSU superstar Angel Reese, with the Baton Rouge-based fried chicken chain being named a sponsor of the WNBA's Chicago Sky, Reese's new team announced Thursday.This is the first brand deal Raising Cane's has inked with the WNBA in the 28 years since it was founded by former LSU student Todd Graves.According to a release, Raising Cane's will be the "Official Chicken Finger of the Chicago Sky" and the premier partner of th
  
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• Netflix releases trailer for 'Receiver' docuseries featuring LSU legend Justin Jefferson

  13-06-2024 12:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Former LSU Tiger and current Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is one of five NFL receivers featured in a new Netflix docuseries that premieres in July.The new series, "Receiver," will chronicle Jefferson and the other receivers' 2023 season. Similar to Netflix's 2023 series "Quarterback," the eight episode season will cover the players on-field success and their off-field personal lives.“We are excited to be working again with Netflix and NFL Fi
  
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• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Section of College Drive to be shut down Saturday while natural gas leak repaired

  13-06-2024 12:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A section of College Drive will be shut down going southbound on Saturday while a natural gas leak is repaired under the roadway, the city-parish's public works department said.The two lanes, north of Perkins Road, will be shut down on Saturday starting at 6 a.m. and will remain closed through 11:30 p.m., documents from the traffic engineering division say.The College Drive exit on Interstate 10 westbound will also be closed Saturday night starting at 10. The ex
  
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• Urgent plea goes out after mother of 2 young girls found dead at Loranger: 'We have to find these children'

  13-06-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — Law officers made an urgent plea Thursday for the safe return of two young girls missing from a Loranger home where their mother was found dead."Please. Please turn the children over to someone," Tangipahoa Parish Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis said. "Get them safe. Call law enforcement to pick them up. If you don't want to do that, take them to the nearest hospital. Drop them off at the ER. Drop them off someplace safe. Get them back safe. That's what we're begging you."The gir
  
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• Two young kids missing after mother found dead in home, detectives urgently seeking information

  13-06-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER - A mother's two young children are unaccounted for after she was found dead in her Loranger home early Thursday morning. Detectives with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said they were investigating the homicide of Callie Brunett, 35, after she was reported missing for 24 hours and ultimately found dead in her home early Thursday. Brunett's two small children, 6-year-old Jalie and 4-year-old Erin, were unaccounted for. Detectives are asking anyone with
  
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• Two girls, ages 4 and 6, missing after mom found dead in Loranger home; detectives seeking black Chrysler

  13-06-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER - A mother's two young children are unaccounted for after she was found dead in her Loranger home early Thursday morning. State police have issued an AMBER alert following their disappearance. Detectives with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said they were investigating the homicide of Callie Brunett, 35, after she was reported missing for 24 hours and ultimately found dead in her home early Thursday. Deputies made contact with the children's father and said he is not a
  
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• 2 girls, ages 4 and 6, missing after mom found dead in Loranger home; detectives seeking black Chrysler

  13-06-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER - A mother's two young children are unaccounted for after she was found dead in her Loranger home early Thursday morning. Detectives with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said they were investigating the homicide of Callie Brunett, 35, after she was reported missing for 24 hours and ultimately found dead in her home early Thursday. Brunett's two small children, 6-year-old Jalie and 4-year-old Erin, were unaccounted for. Detectives are asking anyone with
  
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• Shreveport military veteran sentenced for lying to FAA, ordered to pay almost 1 million in fines

  13-06-2024 12:35 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT - A man was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay almost a million dollars in fines and restitution for making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration and claiming veteran unemployment benefits despite owning two companies. The United States Department of Justice announced Thursday that Edward Angel, 71, had been sentenced Thursday. Angel submitted forms to the service-disabled veteran-owned small business program in 2011 and 2012
  
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• Makeshift memorial set to honor 12-year-old Prairieville drowning victim

  13-06-2024 09:55 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Residents of the Keystone subdivision in Ascension Parish honored the life of a 12-year-old boy who drowned on Monday night.Friends, family and neighbors placed stuffed animals, flowers and signs all over the neighborhood in his honor.The boy was swimming in a large pond and never resurfaced. Authorities found his body early yesterday morning.A balloon release is planned for Sunday.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Unanimous Supreme Court upholds access to abortion drug; opponents had no standing to sue

  13-06-2024 09:31 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA's subsequent actions t
  
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• Deputies investigating fatal shooting in Verdunville early Thursday morning; victim identified

  13-06-2024 08:54 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTERVILLE - A man was left dead following a fatal shooting in the Verdunville area early Thursday. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies were dispatched to a home in Verdunville in Centerville just east of Franklin. Upon their arrival, deputies found a man shot inside the residence. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Keith Robinson Sr.A suspect has been identified and questioned, and at this time, no charges will be filed. The investigation is ongoing.Perm
  
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• Deputies investigating fatal shooting in Verdunville early Thursday morning

  13-06-2024 08:54 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTERVILLE - A man was left dead following a fatal shooting in the Verdunville area early Thursday. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies were dispatched to a home in Verdunville in Centerville just east of Franklin. Upon their arrival, deputies found a man shot inside the residence. He died from his injuries on the scene. The SMPSO said officials do not believe there is a public threat. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. The man's identity w
  
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• Department of Education funding volunteer group to help keep kids on pace with reading skills

  13-06-2024 08:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thanks to funding from the Louisiana Department of Education, a volunteer group will receive additional training to help keep kids on track with their reading skills. Volunteers in Public Schools is a local nonprofit that pairs up Reading Friends with students struggling to keep up with their literacy. Last school year, VIP helped 500 students by pairing them with volunteers and helping them with phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Through a new fund
  
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