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• PHOTOS: Storm damage from Thursday, May 16

  17-05-2024 08:54 via wbrz.com
  
  Another round of severe weather hit southeastern Louisiana Thursday night, leaving roads and schools closed and the National Weather Service speculating about a possible tornado in St. James Parish. Trees fell across roadways, power outages left schools closed and residents without electricity, including those who had only had their power turned back on for mere hours following Tuesday's storms. If you have photos of damage from Thursday night's storm, send them to weather@wbr
  
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• 17-year-old arrested for attempted murder after Wednesday shooting near Denham Springs park

  14-06-2024 21:06 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A 17-year-old was arrested for attempted second-degree murder after a Wednesday shooting in Denham Springs.Jeremiah Garner, 17, was arrested after allegedly shooting a victim at Summer Street near L.M. Lockhart Park.The victim was transported for further medical attention with life-threatening injuries.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'I have no reason for what I did': Man accused of killing woman, four-year-old girl speaks

  14-06-2024 19:27 via wbrz.com
  
  JACKSON, MS. - As he was being walked to a police vehicle for transport, the man who allegedly murdered a woman and her four-year-old daughter talked to reporters.Daniel Callihan started by saying that he was sober and had no drugs in his system aside from Lexapro before saying he did it."I had no reason for what I did," Callihan said. He then repeated that he was sober before being unable to decide whether he was on or off Lexapro and that he is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.C
  
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• Baton Rouge Army Recruiting Company celebrates U.S. Army's 249th birthday

  14-06-2024 18:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - June 14th is the 249th birthday of the U.S. Army. On June 14th, 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army, an enlisted service of rifleman during the days of the American Revolution. They'd later be known as the U.S. Army.249 years to that day, the U.S. Army Recruiting Company Baton Rouge celebrated the day with a ceremony at the Goodwood Library.They wanted to celebrate soldiers in the area who exemplify what the army stands for. They did this by recogniz
  
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• Loranger kidnapping and murder suspect is son of convicted killer who killed self after 1994 police chase

  14-06-2024 18:18 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS — Friday morning, Virginia Firmin was jolted back to the worst time of her life, nearly 25 years ago, by a call from her daughter."She said 'Mom, I don't know if I should tell you this or not, but I'm hearing that the guy that kidnapped those two little children is the son of Kelly Wayne Drott.' It brought it all back," she said.News of Daniel Callihan's arrest for the murder of Callie Brunett and her 4-year-old daughter brought everything back up when Firmin discovered
  
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• State Police gives timeline for AMBER Alert in Loranger child abduction case

  14-06-2024 18:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police released their timeline of the AMBER Alert they issued during the child abduction case in Loranger Thursday.During a press conference Friday evening, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said that LSP told them the AMBER Alert application filed regarding the case was incomplete, as the application was requested from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office around 9:30 a.m. but did not get issued until around 12:30 p.m.He then said the Tangipahoa Parish She
  
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• Tangipahoa sheriff finds no motive for Loranger-related killings and abduction

  14-06-2024 17:50 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND — Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Friday investigators could find no motive for the killing of a Loranger woman, the abduction of her daughters and the eventual killing of one of the girls near Jackson, Mississippi.Callie Brunett, 35, was found dead Thursday at her home and the body of Erin Burnett was found in a wooded area of Byram, Mississippi, later in the day. Police arrested Daniel Callihan, 36, and Victoria Cox, 32. Callihan formerly dated Brunett, and Cox
  
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• Abducted girl released from hospital, returning to Loranger after mom, sister killed

  14-06-2024 17:50 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — Jalie Brunett, whose mother and little sister suffered violent deaths this week, was released from a Jackson, Mississippi, hospital Friday and the 6-year-old was heading to the family's Loranger home.Family members told WBRZ Friday evening that the grandparents were on their way home with the girl after she was released. Jackson Police have not said what types of injuries the girl may have sustained.Her mother, Callie Brunett, 35, was found dead at their Loranger home Thurs
  
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• Friday's Health Report: How a person's gait can show signs of neurodegenerative disease

  14-06-2024 17:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Put one foot in front of the other. This simple gait test can tell a clinician a great deal, Mayo Clinic's Dr. Farwa Ali said.The gait test can measure, for instance, how fast or slow a person walks compared to peers in their age group. It's then analyzed to assess whether a neurological problem is already present."For example, someone with Parkinson's may be walking slower, or may be walking with smaller steps and not moving their arms enough," Ali said.Dr. Ali says many neurodeg
  
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• Grosse Tete passenger ferry opens, a week after barge knocks draw bridge out of service

  14-06-2024 16:44 via wbrz.com
  
  GROSSE TETE — A passenger ferry began service Friday across the Port Allen Lock in western Iberville Parish, a week after a vessel hit a nearby draw bridge on a foggy morning and knocked the span out of service.The six-passenger ferry is scheduled to run each morning and evening until the bridge carrying La. 77 is repaired or replaced. Road crews have estimated that the draw bridge could be closed for months.The waterway was reopened after the damaged draw bridge was moved out of the
  
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• Jayden Daniels signs his rookie contract with the Washington Commanders

  14-06-2024 16:29 via wbrz.com
  
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels signed his rookie contract with the Washington Commanders on Friday, the next step in becoming the team’s franchise quarterback.The Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU was the second pick in the NFL draft. As a result, the contract is worth $37.75 million for four years with a $24.3 million signing bonus and a fifth-year team option for the 2028 season.Coach Dan Quinn has not named Daniels as the Commanders’ starting QB, instead sayi
  
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• United States Postal Service to close Wednesday for Juneteenth holiday

  14-06-2024 16:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - United States Postal Service, or USPS retail locations will be closed, and there will be no regular mail delivery except for holiday premium Priority Mail Express on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.Regular mail delivery and locations will operate at normal times Thursday, June 20.Customers are still able to order stamps, shipping supplies, print shipping labels, and request package pickups 24/7, including holidays, online. Stamps are also sold at most ma
  
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• Donaldsonville man arrested for aggravated assault after brandishing firearm outside of vehicle window

  14-06-2024 16:01 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - A Donaldsonville man was arrested on felony aggravated assault after he allegedly stalked a complainant and brandished a firearm outside of his vehicle's window.The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Raymond Jerry Riley, 66, after the aforementioned incident on May 6 where he drove by the complainant's house, brandished his firearm outside the window and yelled at him. The complainant said Riley previously stalked him and his family, which APSO confirmed.Riley was booke
  
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• Four arrested after plan to ambush Baton Rouge police officers, brandishing weapons on social media

  14-06-2024 15:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Four people, including a 16-year-old, were arrested after brandishing weapons with a machine gun converter device and having plans to ambush and kill police officers, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.BRPD said it investigated three suspects after they consistently posted firearms equipped with machine gun conversion devices on their social media accounts. During the investigation, detectives also learned of a plan to ambush and kill Baton Rouge police officers.On Jun
  
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• Rep. Garret Graves says he won't seek re-election this year after lawmakers alter district

  14-06-2024 14:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — U.S. Rep. Garret Graves said Friday he will not seek re-election to Congress.Louisiana lawmakers this year sacrificed Graves' seat after federal courts told the state to create a second minority-majority district. Their mapmaking effort involved protecting seats for House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise.Graves, a five-term congressman, was also targeted for his opposition to Gov. Jeff Landry in last year's election. “Representing
  
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• First night of Miss Louisiana wraps up; competition continues Friday with finals on Saturday

  14-06-2024 14:25 via wbrz.com
  
  MONROE - Miss Louisiana held its first preliminary competition Thursday night and the top winners were students from Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana Tech.The preliminary talent winner was Miss SLU Shelby Bordelon of Sunshine, and the Health & Fitness winner was Olivia Grace George out of Louisiana Tech.Preliminary competition resumes Friday at 7 p.m. for 32 women pursuing their share of $64,000 in college scholarships and the title of Miss Louisiana 2024. The finals will tak
  
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• Friday PM Forecast: hot weekend ends with scattered thunderstorms

  14-06-2024 14:11 via wbrz.com
  
  Early this weekend, thermometers could reach their highest levels so far in 2024. 98 degrees was achieved on Memorial Day and also June 8. That number is the current forecast high for Saturday. Know that upper 90s and 100 degrees is unusually warm for Baton Rouge. Despite 32 days above the century mark in 2023, the Baton Rouge Area has only hit 100 in 29% of years since 1892. By the end of the weekend, chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase dramatically.  Tonight & Tom
  
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• Baton Rouge cop, wife arrested in Gonzales on domestic abuse battery charges

  14-06-2024 14:01 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — A Baton Rouge cop and his wife were arrested on domestic abuse charges early this week, arrest records show.Solomon Ona, 37, and Tarleshia Atkins, 34, were each booked for domestic abuse battery after an early Wednesday morning disturbance at the couple's Gonzales home.They were each released from the Ascension Parish Jail on a $2,500 per person bond the same day.Ona has been a Baton Rouge police officer since 2012. The department also recognized him for saving a life durin
  
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  14-06-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has the best bets for MLB matchups, the NBA Finals, the College World Series and the Stanley Cup Finals!FridayNBA Finals: Celtics @ Mavericks: Mavericks MLMLB:Yankees @ Red Sox: Yankees MLRays @ Braves: Braves -1.5Athletics @ Twins: Twins -1.5College World Series:Virginia @ UNC: UNC MLFlorida State @ Tennessee: Florida State +1.5SaturdayStanley Cup Finals:Panthers @ Oilers: Panthers MLMLB:TBDCollege World Series:NC State @ Kentucky: Kentucky MLFlorida @ Texas A&M: Tex
  
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• Man arrested after Thursday night shooting in Spanish Town left victim hospitalized

  14-06-2024 13:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police arrested a man Friday for attempted murder he allegedly shot another man multiple times near a Spanish Town Road apartment complex.Anthony Williams, 27, was booked by police for attempted second-degree murder for the Thursday night shooting.According to police, Williams shot at the victim multiple times while the victim was leaving an apartment in Spanish Town. The victim then drove downtown to get away, BRPD added.Once he was downtown, the victim flag
  
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• Police say deaths of Loranger woman and kidnapped daughter could end with executions of perpetrators

  14-06-2024 13:01 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — Law officers in Louisiana and Mississippi said Friday that they would expect prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those believed responsible for the deaths of a Loranger woman and one of her young daughters who had been abducted. Mississippi police have two in custody.A woman arrested Friday, Victoria Cox, 32, is possibly a girlfriend or other type of acquaintance to Daniel Callihan, who was arrested Thursday after the death of Callie Brunett, 35, in Loranger
  
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• Police ID alleged accomplice after deaths of Loranger woman, daughter; could be death penalty case

  14-06-2024 13:01 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — Jackson, Mississippi, police said Friday they had arrested a woman whom they believe is connected to the death of a Louisiana woman and one of her young daughters who had been abducted. Prosecutors could seek the death penalty.Chief Joseph Wade said Victoria Cox, 32, is possibly a girlfriend or other type of acquaintance to Daniel Callihan, who was arrested Thursday after the death of Callie Brunett, 35, in Loranger and the killing of Erin Brunett in the Jackson area. Wade
  
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• Police arrest accomplice in Mississippi after deaths of Loranger woman and abducted daughter

  14-06-2024 13:01 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — Mississippi law officers said Friday that an accomplice had been arrested on the south side of Jackson in connection to the death of a Louisiana woman and one of her young daughters who had been abducted.The partner, a woman, was picked up at a motel in South Jackson early Friday, Jackson television station WAPT reported. Her name and any potential charges were not released. The body of Callie Brunett, 35, was found in her home Thursday morning and her two daughter
  
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• Celebrations happening across the capital region this weekend ahead of Juneteenth

  14-06-2024 12:36 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE - The city of Donaldsonville is getting ready for its 29th Annual Juneteenth Music Festival.The festival will be held in Louisiana Square located at 300 Railroad Avenue. It kicks off Saturday morning at 11. Several bands will perform throughout the day."It's a family affair so you'll have music, vendors fried chicken, red beans, gumbo, seafood, boiled food, whatever you want, whatever you like, it's going to be here. So we're just excited to have everyone," Tamiko Garrison, chair
  
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• St. Gabriel kicks off Juneteenth with a ride from Buffalo Soldiers Freedom Motorcycle Club

  14-06-2024 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  SAINT GABRIEL - The country is getting ready to celebrate the holiday of Juneteenth, while the city of Saint Gabriel, Louisiana already has a head start.The city kicked off its weekend full of celebration for Juneteenth with the fourth annual Buffalo Soldiers Freedom Ride. The two-mile ride honored a group of historic African Americans.The Saint Gabriel chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Freedom Motorcycle Club takes the ride each year in commemoration of their namesake; the famous African America
  
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• Victim killed in Thursday shooting on Pocahontas Street identified

  14-06-2024 09:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police on Friday identified the victim killed in a Thursday morning shooting on Pocahontas Street.The 10:30 a.m. shooting left Leslie Bourgeois, 58, dead. She was found in a home on Pocahontas Street near the intersection of Madison Avenue.Police said they are still investigating the circumstances around Bourgeois' death.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Nicholson, Bluebonnet intersection closed after truck carrying raw waste overturns

  14-06-2024 09:28 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GEORGE — The intersection of Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard was closed Friday morning after a truck overturned, St. George Fire said.According to fire officials, hazmat crews responded to the scene. They said that the truck was carrying raw waste and must be off loaded by specific professionals.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks; says ATF didn't have authority to act

  14-06-2024 09:25 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it reversed course and banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival with assault rifles in 2017. He fired more than 1,000 rounds
  
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• Gonzales hosts Pelican Classic All-Breed Dog Show at Lamar Dixon

  14-06-2024 07:26 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — Another dog show is coming to the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales this weekend.The Pelican Classic All-Breed Dog Show hosted by the Northlake Kennel Club of Greater Covington kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday at Lamar Dixon's REV Center. Judging starts each morning at 8:30.Approximately 500 entries, representing most of the 201 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club will compete for both "Best In Show" and "Reserve Best In Show" titles each day, along with
  
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• Our Lady of the Lake hosting cancer survivor day celebration honoring patients, survivors, caretakers

  14-06-2024 07:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute is hosting a Cancer Survivor Day celebration at noon on Friday.The second annual event is meant to honor cancer patients, cancer survivors, caretakers, family and friends. The event will feature guest speakers sharing their cancer stories, pet therapy, food, yoga and music.The event runs from noon to 3 p.m. at the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Heart & Vascular Institute. Parking will be available in the parking gar
  
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