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• New EBR sites falling short of testing goal; 2,400 tested in 2 days

  08-07-2020 18:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Four new coronavirus testing sites in East Baton Rouge added more than 2,000 new tests to the statewide count over the past couple days.According to the city-parish, the new testing sites at Southern University, LSU, the Cortana Mall and the state fair grounds yielded a total of a 2,403 since they opened Tuesday. While test numbers were up at those location Wednesday, with 1,598 performed that day alone, it's still well below the goal set last week. When announcing the ne
  
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• Baker standoff suspect was allegedly connected to April shooting that left one dead, bystander injured

  01-05-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man arrested after a brief standoff in Baker Tuesday is a suspect in a fatal shooting from April 22. U.S. Marshals were serving a warrant for 27-year-old Alvin Mott Jr. in Baker. He was arrested after a brief standoff. The warrant connected Mott to a fatal shooting from April that happened on Scotland Avenue and left Michael Thomas, 51, dead and another person injured. Arrest documents said Mott and Thomas were involved in a shootout outside the Kangar
  
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• Inmate shot while being transported through West Feliciana Parish

  01-05-2024 09:48 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE — An inmate was shot Wednesday morning while being transported through West Feliciana Parish by the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office.Catahoula Parish Sheriff's deputies were transporting the inmate in a van from the Catahoula Correctional Center. At some point while driving near St. Francisville on US-61, deputies checked on the inmate, who seemed to be experiencing health complications. He then reportedly reached for a deputy's gun and was shot.The West Feliciana Pa
  
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• Truck driver dead after running off Iberville Parish gravel road Tuesday night

  01-05-2024 08:02 via wbrz.com
  
  WHITE CASTLE - Deputies are investigating after a service truck driver ran off a gravel road and into a cane field, overturning his vehicle and being fatally injured Tuesday night. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said the truck driver was driving on a gravel road off River Road Tuesday when he apparently lost control and ran into a cane field. His truck overturned, and the driver died on scene. Officials said the road was "well-maintained" and that there was no clear rea
  
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• Truck driver dead after running off Iberville Parish gravel road Tuesday afternoon

  01-05-2024 08:02 via wbrz.com
  
  WHITE CASTLE - Deputies are investigating after a service truck driver ran off a gravel road and into a cane field, overturning his vehicle and being fatally injured Tuesday afternoon. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said the truck driver was driving on a gravel road off River Road Tuesday when he apparently lost control and ran into a cane field. His truck overturned, and the driver died on scene. Officials said the road was "well-maintained" and that there was no clear
  
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• More than a dozen arrests made at pro-Palestine protestor encampment on Tulane campus

  01-05-2024 06:55 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Fourteen arrests were made after police moved in on a protestor encampment on Tulane campus early Wednesday morning in an attempt to disperse a pro-Palestine crowd. WWL-TV reports that more than 100 officers from the New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana State police, and campus police moved in on the encampment, reportedly without warning. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the department's police monitor was on the scene to observe law enforcement, an
  
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• Arrest made in Lafayette Street shooting

  01-05-2024 04:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Detectives with BRPD have made an arrest in shooting on Lafayette St. that happened April 7.23-year-old Latoria Matthews was taken into custody after investigators determined she picked up a victim for sex and shot him multiple times.BRPD says she Matthews picked up a 24-year-old male victim she met on Instagram, and drove to a the LaSalle parking garage on Lafayette St. to engage in sex. As the victim was getting prepared in the car, she shot him multiple times. The victim was ab
  
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• LSU baseball erupts for 13 runs in fourth inning, dominating Grambling 26-2

  30-04-2024 21:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU baseball team didn't break a program scoring record Tuesday night, but they came pretty close.The Tigers scored 13 runs in the fourth inning en route to a 26-2 win over Grambling. The LSU record for runs in a game is 29.The Tigers jumped out of the gate with two runs in the first inning, before piling on seven more in the second. LSU didn't score in the third, but more than made up for it with the 13 runs in the fourth inning.Jake Brown,
  
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• LSU baseball erupts for 13 runs in fourth inning, dominated Grambling 26-2

  30-04-2024 21:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU baseball team didn't break a program scoring record Tuesday night, but they came pretty close.The Tigers scored 13 runs in the fourth inning en route to a 26-2 win over Grambling. The LSU record for runs in a game is 29.The Tigers jumped out of the gate with two runs in the first inning, before piling on seven more in the second. LSU didn't score in the third, but more than made up for it with the 13 runs in the fourth inning.Jake Brown,
  
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• Officials to test Killian well Wednesday morning

  30-04-2024 20:29 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN - Officials in the Town of Killian will be testing the town's well Wednesday morning, more than a week after the water system failed. According to a letter sent out by town government Saturday, a detailed inspection of the well will hopefully identify what the problem is and give residents a better timeline to when the water will be restored. Currently, town officials are handing out water from the fire station at town hall from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. daily. Two cases of
  
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• Officials to test Killian well on Wednesday

  30-04-2024 20:29 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN - Officials in the Town of Killian will be testing the town's well Wednesday morning, more than a week after the water system failed. According to a letter sent out by town government Saturday, a detailed inspection of the well will hopefully identify what the problem is and give residents a better timeline to when the water will be restored. Currently, town officials are handing out water from the fire station at town hall from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. daily. Two cases of
  
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• Baton Rouge teenager arrested, allegedly called in bomb threat to South Carolina school

  30-04-2024 17:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 19-year-old from Baton Rouge was arrested and will be extradited after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a South Carolina high school. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Trenton Brown called the Carolina Forest High School on Wednesday, April 24, and said there were bombs at the school. The campus was evacuated while law enforcement swept the campus. No bombs were found. Police said With assistance from the FBI and BRPD, Brown
  
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• Parents facing charges following fight at a Watson middle school

  30-04-2024 17:21 via wbrz.com
  
  WATSON - The mom of a middle school girl from Watson is taking legal action after her daughter was involved in a fight that happened right outside their home. Elissa Boudreaux says her 8th grade daughter has been in a feud with another 8th grader at Live Oak Junior High for a while, but until Saturday night it had only been words exchanged.Boudreaux says the other girl's parents, Jen and Joshua Vaughan, have previously spoken to her about the middle-school drama, but she never expected
  
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• DOTD accidentally installs wrong traffic signal at Florida, Sherwood Forest intersection

  30-04-2024 17:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - An intersection along Florida Boulevard has gone through several changes recently after LaDOTD accidentally installed the wrong type of traffic signal.The left turn signal at the intersection of Florida and Sherwood Forest Boulevard was supposed to be upgraded with a new signal this year. When DOTD went to change it February, officials say a flashing yellow arrow was "inadvertently installed." Numerous state and local efforts have led to the installation of this type of s
  
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• Suspect taken in on murder warrant was on probation, records say

  30-04-2024 15:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - A standoff in Baker on Tuesday ended with a murder suspect in custody, police said. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said U.S. Marshals were executing a BRPD warrant for 27-year-old Alvin Mott Jr. After a standoff with law enforcement, Mott was arrested.Court records show that Mott pleaded guilty to domestic abuse and battery to a pregnant victim one week prior to his arrest. He was sentenced to three years in prison, which were suspended by Judge Fred Crifasi. He was ordered to st
  
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• Suspect taken in on murder warrant after Baker standoff was on probation, records say

  30-04-2024 15:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - A standoff in Baker on Tuesday ended with a murder suspect in custody, police said. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said U.S. Marshals were executing a Baton Rouge Police warrant for Alvin Mott Jr., 27. After a standoff, Mott was arrested.Court records show that Mott had pleaded guilty to domestic abuse and battery to a pregnant victim one week. An initial report says on Aug. 21, 2023, Mott pulled the victim by her hair, spit on her, pointed a gun to her head and threatened to kil
  
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• Archdiocese of New Orleans under investigation for decades-long child sex trafficking coverup

  30-04-2024 15:10 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police are investigating the Archdiocese of New Orleans for possible child sex trafficking linked to widespread sexual abuse committed by priests over several decades, WWL reported from a criminal warrant Tuesday.The warrant says that Louisiana State Police are seeking all documents linked to the archdiocese's sexual abuse scandal including letters and emails, as well as priest assignments, transfers and personnel files.State Police are also asking the ar
  
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• Former Baton Rouge cop awarded National Small Business Person of the Year

  30-04-2024 14:58 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former Baton Rouge Police officer was honored Tuesday as National Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.Iam Tucker, 41, is the president and CEO of New Orleans civil engineering firm Integrated Logistical Support. Tucker has been in charge of the firm that specializes in sewer and drainage design for more than 15 years. Her father founded the company 30 years ago, The Advocate reports.Since taking over, Tucker, who served as a
  
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• Broken water line leaks for days, water company prioritizing jobs

  30-04-2024 14:49 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - People living along Paige Street in Baton Rouge have been dealing with a flooded street and soggy yards since a water main break over the weekend.The break cased water to shoot into the air several feet, filling up Cherlyn Jackson's front yard."I'm fixin' to be flooded out that's what's going through my mind and I don't even have flood insurance," she said.Jackson says she called Baton Rouge Water Company on Sunday. The water company says it had scheduled to address the problem on
  
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• Gonzales industrial complex receives $2.3 million in federal funds for clean energy business infrastructure

  30-04-2024 14:47 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday that it will invest $2.3 million into infrastructure to benefit clean energy business growth in Gonzales.The Economic Development Administration awarded the Ascension Parish government the grant for roadway improvements at the RiverPlex MegaPark, a 17,000 acre complex on the Mississippi River.The grant, which will be matched by $587,000 in local funds, is expected to create more than 450 jobs and generate an estimated $9.5 b
  
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• DEA to ease restrictions on marijuana, to remain controlled substance

  30-04-2024 14:26 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country.The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nati
  
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• 'Let's run it back.' Haleigh Bryant to stay at LSU for year 5 of gymnastics

  30-04-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's been five to seven business days...LSU gymnastics national champion Haleigh Bryant announced she would be staying with the Tigers for a fifth year of competing on the mat. let’s run it back?? https://t.co/WXGjfTGu2E— Haleigh Bryant (@haleighbryant3) April 30, 2024"First, I want to thank my family for always supporting me," Bryant said in a video Tuesday, "and sacrificing so much to make sure I live out my dreams. My teammates, thank you for being
  
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• Tickfaw man convicted following 'one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Livingston Parish history'

  30-04-2024 13:25 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — A Tickfaw man was convicted of trafficking more than two pounds of fentanyl and other drugs in one of the largest drug seizures in Livingston Parish history.Devonte Skinner, 32, was found guilty on charges of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and marijuana after only 30 minutes of jury deliberation.Skinner was under investigation by Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies for several months before he was arrested in April 2023. After connecti
  
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• Slidell high school teacher arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with students

  30-04-2024 13:16 via wbrz.com
  
  SLIDELL - A high school teacher was arrested after allegedly having inappropriate relationships with and buying alcohol for her students. The Slidell Police Department arrested Alexa Wingerter, 35, Tuesday morning after an investigation that began in early March. Several search warrants found that Wingerter was exchanging inappropriate text messages with "at least one" 18-year-old student who she taught. The search warrants also found that Wingerter was allegedly buying alcoho
  
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• Louisiana Supreme Court clears Broadmoor teacher who was both acquitted and convicted at trial

  30-04-2024 12:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared a former Broadmoor Elementary School teacher whose conviction on an aggravated assault charge was initially pronounced as an acquittal because of a disconnect between the trial judge and the jury hearing the case.Bridgette Digerolamo, 42, was fired by the East Baton Rouge Parish School District after being accused of brandishing a weapon at a car traveling on a flooded street in her Shenandoah neighborhood in 2020. Prosecuto
  
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• 2une In Previews: Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week is 'Stayin' Alive' in May

  30-04-2024 12:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week is once again on the horizon and this year, its about helping business not only survive, but thrive.The event, held May 7 through 9 with a theme of "Stayin' Alive," is organized by Nexus Louisiana to give old and new entrepreneurs the tools and the networks they need to best succeed in Baton Rouge and beyond.One of the main things Nexus marketing director Na'Tisha Natt wants people to take away from the event is an opportunity to advance
  
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• Car crashed into transformer, leaving EBR Prison briefly without power Monday night

  30-04-2024 12:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison was without power for half an hour Monday night after a car crashed into a nearby transformer. The parish sheriff's office said the crash left the area around the prison without power Monday night. According to the prison warden, while the facility was without power, there were some scuffles between inmates resulting in minor injuries. Deputies also said that the power surge from the transformer being damaged affected the genera
  
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• Officials investigating reported shooting early Tuesday morning

  30-04-2024 05:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials are investigating after a reported shooting early Tuesday morning left one person injured. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened on North 15th Street, but could not provide immediate further information. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 19-year-old arrested for carnal knowledge of a juvenile

  29-04-2024 21:49 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Monday for sex crimes involving a juvenile. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 19-year-old Joseph Robin was arrested for computer-aided solicitation of a minor and carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Arrest documents said he sent lewd videos to a 16-year-old girl and met up with her for oral sex. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Houma apartment set ablaze after flower pot used as ash tray catches fire

  29-04-2024 16:55 via wbrz.com
  
  HOUMA — The outside of a Houma apartment building was set ablaze Sunday night when a flower pot caught fire.Firefighters from the Bayou Cane Fire Protection District responded to the fire at the Stones Throw Drive complex around 9:30 p.m. According to security footage, the fire was caused when the flower pot, which was being used as an ash tray, caught fire.Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire at the two-story building. The damage was confined to the exterior of the building, wi
  
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