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• Police arrest man after Wednesday Chase Bank robbery at Airline Highway

  10-05-2024 15:48 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man after a robbery took place at Chase Bank on Airline Highway Wednesday.Police arrested Byron Harris, 46, for simple robbery after an anonymous tip.At the time, the Baton Rouge Police Department said a man walked into the Chase Bank at the corner of Airline Highway and Greenwell Street around 4 p.m. and handed a bank employee a note demanding money. Police said the employee handed over cash and the man ran away. Anyone with a
  
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• Still no body camera video released after alleged BRPD beating

  03-06-2024 18:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's been two weeks since a man was hospitalized following an encounter with Baton Rouge police officers outside his grandmother's home. Despite repeated requests for the body camera footage, it has still not been released.Roderick Veal is charged with disarming a police officer, resisting arrest, and being a felon in possession of a gun. During his arrest, Veal says he was beaten so badly he had to go to the hospital.The WBRZ Investigative Unit finally received some details from
  
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• Baton Rouge welcomes delegation from National League of Cities as it marks 100 years

  03-06-2024 18:18 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — City Hall officials hosted a delegation from the National League of Cities on Monday as the group tours 100 cities to mark its 100th year."Today we were fortunate to have a visit from the National League of Cities," said Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, the group's first vice president. "We were able to showcase Baton Rouge and some of the work we are doing here." Broome and others gave the delegation a tour along Government Street, showing recent work that
  
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• Hit-and-run crash victim's car totaled at dangerous intersection; family looking for justice

  03-06-2024 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS — The parents of a 17-year-old girl whose car was totaled in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend are looking for justice.The Friday crash happened at the intersection of Arnold Road and Clinton Allen Road in Denham Springs. Isabella Duncan says she was extra careful while driving because the roads were slick."It just rained so the roads were super wet. So you have to be more cautious, but this road you have to really turn into it so I knew I had to slow down more," Dun
  
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• Louisianians a month away from permitless concealed carry

  03-06-2024 17:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On July 4, Louisiana will become the 29th state to allow residents to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. The new regulations, which were proposed by Senator Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, during the second special session, let anyone over the age of 18 carry a gun without a permit unless they are not allowed to have any weapons due to previous felonies. Stipulations on the new regulation include: 
  - No concealed handgun can be brought into a place w
  
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• LSU baseball to start Sam Dutton in winner-take-all Chapel Hill Regional championship

  03-06-2024 16:28 via wbrz.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL - LSU baseball is set for the Chapel Hill Regional winner-take-all championship game with North Carolina.The Tigers take on the Tar Heels at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN2 Monday afternoon.Sam Dutton will start on the mound for LSU. Dutton’s last start came in the last game of the regular season against Ole Miss. Dutton only pitched one inning, but didn’t allow a run.Dutton pitched in Saturday’s loss to UNC, only getting one out while allowing two runs.Geaux Tigers
  
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• WBRZ expanding reporting team, familiar faces moving to new positions

  03-06-2024 16:26 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — WBRZ is expanding its reporting staff, as well as seeing certain on-air talent move to new roles at the station starting this week.Former weekend anchor Bess Casserleigh is transitioning into a role involving more reporting.  The LSU graduate from Connecticut is joining Brittney Weiss on the station's Investigative Unit. Weiss is well-known for her "On Your Side" consumer investigations. "It's been a wonderful five years on weekends but you'll be in gre
  
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• Louisiana senators OK Kenneth Loftin's controversial appointment to run Juvenile Justice

  03-06-2024 15:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's state senators on Monday approved Kenneth Loftin for the top spot in the Office of Juvenile Justice despite concerns over the way he led the Ware Youth Center in north Louisiana.Loftin had said that accusations that Ware staff members sexually abused children or engaged in psychological torture were "flat-out lies." The New York Times in 2022 published a lengthy article detailing a series of accusations detailing abuse and neglect.Senate President Pro Tem Reg
  
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• Louisiana won't renew deal to place float in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Nungesser says

  03-06-2024 14:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said Monday that Louisiana will not send a float to this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City because last year's appearance wasn't worth the cost.Speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Nungesser said that state had far better results with its participation in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day."We won't be in the Macy's parade this year," Nungesser said. "It was the end of a three-year contrac
  
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• East Baton Rouge residents, business owners eligible for 20% flood insurance discount in October

  03-06-2024 14:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Starting in October, East Baton Rouge Parish residents and business owners will be eligible for a 20% discount on their flood insurance premiums, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Monday.The discount stems from the parish's elevation to a Class 6 rating on the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System. The FEMA-determined rating was elevated following their evaluation of the parish's floodplain management activities and commitment to reducin
  
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• Gonzales Police officer pleads guilty to anonymously sending harassing text messages

  03-06-2024 14:16 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — A Gonzales Police officer pleaded guilty to sending anonymous and threatening text messages to multiple people dating back to September 2023, court records show.Duane Carpenter, 48, pleaded guilty to three counts of improper telephone communication on May 22. According to court records, one of the charges, which he initially pleaded not guilty to when he was arraigned in March, was dropped.Carpenter will serve 30 days in the Ascension Parish jail and pay a fine of
  
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• Geismar volunteer firefighter passes away after fight with leukemia

  03-06-2024 14:02 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - The captain of the Geismar Volunteer Fire Department, Arrington Beasley, passed away Monday after a fight with leukemia. Beasley was fighting the cancer and all the symptoms that came with it. "He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, fire department, and community," read a post from Ascension Parish Fire District #1. The Geismar Volunteer Fire Department had been planning to host a benefit plate lunch on June 22 as well as a raffle in August for Beasley's me
  
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• Geismar Fire captain passes away after fight with leukemia

  03-06-2024 14:02 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - The captain of the Geismar Volunteer Fire Department, Arrington Beasley, passed away Monday after a fight with leukemia. Beasley was fighting the cancer and all the symptoms that came with it. "He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, fire department, and community," read a post from Ascension Parish Fire District #1. The Geismar Volunteer Fire Department had been planning to host a benefit plate lunch on June 22 as well as a raffle in August for Beasley's me
  
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• Bill increasing access to cardiac arrest training for student athletes, parents lands on governor's desk

  03-06-2024 13:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - This week is CPR and AED awareness week, and a new bill would teach student athletes and their parents about sudden cardiac arrest prior to sports play.The organization who brought the bill, HB252, to Rep. Michael Johnson, R-Pineville, is Gray's Army Foundation. It was founded by Dale and Michelle Temple, who lost their 16-year-old son Grayson to sudden cardiac arrest in 2021."After Grayson passed we learned his cause of death, and started investigating, we learned that sudden car
  
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• Village of Tangipahoa under boil advisory after shutting off well due to water main break

  03-06-2024 13:35 via wbrz.com
  
  TANGIPAHOA — The village of Tangipahoa has been put under a boil advisory after the village shut off its well Monday following a water main break.The town announced the shut down around noon on their Facebook page. According to town officials, the break came after landscapers with Tangipahoa Parish accidently hit the water line with their lawn equipment.Updates will be posted on the Village Of Tangipahoa Facebook page, Mayor Shelia Martin said in a statementThere is currently no word
  
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• Village of Tangipahoa shuts down well after water main break

  03-06-2024 13:35 via wbrz.com
  
  TANGIPAHOA — The village of Tangipahoa has shut off its well Monday following a water main break.The town announced the shut down around noon on their Facebook page. According to town officials, the break came after landscapers with Tangipahoa Parish accidently hit the water line with their lawn equipment.There is currently no word on how long the shut down will last, or if the shut down requires a water advisory or any other precautions.Permalink| Comments
  
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• DOTD announces overnight closure on I-12 eastbound

  03-06-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - As part of the College flyover project on I-10 and I-12, I-12 eastbound will be closed overnight on Friday. I-12 eastbound at the split will be closed for construction starting Friday at 10 p.m. and will be reopened on Saturday at 5 a.m..Drivers will have to continue on I-10 eastbound and exit at Essen Lane, make a left turn and continue to the I-12 eastbound ramp to bypass the segment closed for construction. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2une In Previews: LA Night Jam

  03-06-2024 09:43 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY - Spend the weekend in Zachary watching Louisiana's only extreme water sports competition!This morning on 2une, JP spoke with representatives from the Louisiana Night Jam, a competition and exhibition for extreme water sports this Saturday in Zachary. For more information, visit the event website here, and watch the video above. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Monday marks end of regular legislative session

  03-06-2024 08:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Monday marks the end of the regular legislative session in the capitol, which means dozens of bills are heading to the governor's desk to be signed. One of those bills would allow parents to use public funds to send their children to private schools in the form of the La. Gator Scholarship, which will go into effect in 2025. Other bills include two that would give the governor more control over the boards of commission and ethics, respectively. A bill th
  
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• Sunday Journal: Hurricane Season 2024

  03-06-2024 06:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - This week on Sunday Journal, JP talked hurricane season with officials and residents of the capital area. See how different organizations and preparing while looking back on past hurricane seasons in the Sunday Journal above. Permalink| Comments
  
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• St. George firefighters save duckling that fell into drain

  02-06-2024 21:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - St. George firefighters sprung into action Saturday when a duckling fell into a drain and was left behind by its family. The fire department said the crew was coming back from a call and waiting on a family of ducks to cross the street before proceeding. As they crossed the road, one ducking fell into a drain while its parents and siblings marched on. Firefighters got into the drain and saved the baby animal. The duckling was taken to a bird wildlife rehabilitato
  
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• Saturday's storms leave Walker residents without power for roughly 24 hours

  02-06-2024 21:15 via wbrz.com
  
  WALKER - Residents in Livingston Parish dealt with severe weather that may be a preview of what scientists say could be an active hurricane season.Saturday night's storm hit residents of Collins Place subdivision in Walker. Residents reported seeing hail, fallen trees, debris and experienced power outages."I don't think we were prepared for how bad it was going to be, with the trees and everything else," resident Sandra Griscom said.Griscom says she went to a hotel after losing power and not ow
  
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• LSU baseball holds off North Carolina, forces winner-take-all Chapel Hill Regional championship game

  02-06-2024 20:21 via wbrz.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL - LSU baseball’s hot bats helped the Tigers beat North Carolina on Sunday and forced a winner-take-all Chapel Hill Regional Championship.After scoring 13 runs in an elimination game against Wofford earlier Sunday, LSU put eight more on the board in an 8-4 win over the Tar Heels Sunday night.The Tiger victory forces another Chapel Hill Regional Championship game Monday because the game was North Carolina’s first loss.Josh Pearson got LSU going with a two-run home
  
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• Baton Rouge General celebrates survivors on National Cancer Survivors Day

  02-06-2024 20:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge General celebrated their patients who beat the odds Sunday on National Cancer Survivors Day, The event celebrated those who have survived cancer, as well as the community who has supported them during their journey."Cancer touches almost everybody in some way, so having a day to celebrate and take advantage of some of the positive feelings we're having is important,” said Meghan Parrish, BRG's Vice President of Marketing & Communications.&nbs
  
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• Denham Road in Central closed due to culvert failure

  02-06-2024 17:11 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - Drivers in Central will need to take detours as Denham Road west of Four Oaks Drive is completely closed Sunday afternoon.The City of Central announced the closure at 4:45 p.m. Sunday after a day of heavy storms Saturday and scattered showers Sunday morning. The city said the road was closed due to a culvert failure and it will be a long-term closure. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said there are barricades up to stop drivers from using the road. Anyone who moves them wi
  
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• Chow Chow crowned top dog in Jambalaya Cluster Dog Show

  02-06-2024 16:40 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - Sunday was the final day of the annual Jambalaya Cluster Dog Show, which brought in hundreds of dogs to compete for best in show. Over the last four days, the Lamar Dixon Expo Center has hosted between 600 and 700 dogs per day. This year's competition featured more than 201 dog breeds competing in 7 different groups.The Chow Chow was crowned the winner of the show and the Boxer won reserve best in show. The winner of each group moves on to the best in show tournamen
  
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• 16-year-old girl killed in targeted attack Sunday morning

  02-06-2024 15:08 via wbrz.com
  
  RESERVE - Deputies are searching for the person who shot and killed a 16-year-old early Sunday morning. The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office said Aariah Henry was found shot around 2 a.m. along Airline Highway near Central Avenue. Henry was taken to a hospital where she died. Deputies said after taking witness statements and looking at camera footage, Henry's death appears to be a targeted attack. There are no leads or suspects at this time. Anyone with information ca
  
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• One person hurt in shooting along Beech Street on Sunday

  02-06-2024 14:49 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital Sunday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. along Beech Street, between North Foster and Beechwood drives. No more information about the shooting or the victim has been released.  Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball overcomes five-run first inning deficit, keeps season alive with NCAA tournament win over Wofford

  02-06-2024 14:07 via wbrz.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL - The LSU baseball team will play at least one more game this season.The Tigers gave up five first-inning runs to Wofford in an elimination game Sunday afternoon, but the LSU bats came alive and led the Tigers to a 13-6 win.LSU starting pitcher Nate Ackenhausen only lasted 0.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on three hits. Griffin Herring came into get the final out of the inning, but not before allowing three inherited runners to score.From then on Herring would shut down
  
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• LSU baseball overcomes five-run deficit, keeps season alive win over Wofford

  02-06-2024 14:07 via wbrz.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL - The LSU baseball team will play at least one more game this season.The Tigers gave up five first-inning runs to Wofford in an elimination game Sunday afternoon, but the LSU bats came alive and led the Tigers to a 13-6 win.LSU starting pitcher Nate Ackenhausen only lasted 0.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on three hits. Griffin Herring came into get the final out of the inning, but not before allowing three inherited runners to score.From then on Herring would shut down
  
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