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• Pop-up Cheetos-themed restaurant to open in New York City

  12-08-2017 21:35 via wbrz.com
  NEW YORK — Frito-Lay is getting in on New York City's restaurant week by opening a pop-up eatery with a menu full of Cheetos-themed cuisine.The Spotted Cheetah opens its doors in lower Manhattan for just three days next week. Some of the dishes on the three-course menu created by chef Anne Burrell include Cheetos Crusted Fried Pickles, Mac n' Cheetos and Cheetos Sweetos Crusted Cheesecake. Prices run from $8 to $22 per dish.Frito-Lay says recipes created by
  
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• New Orleans hospital looking for help identifying patient

  04-06-2024 20:56 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Officials at a New Orleans hospital are asking for help identifying a man who has been in their care since May 17, according to WWL. The news site reported that the man did not have any identification when he was admitted. He is in his 50s, is around 6 feet and 1 inch tall and has blue eyes. UMC told WWL the man has the following tattoos: -Right forearm forearm - runic tattoos for "s" and "u"
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  -Inner right a
  
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• LSU Museum of Art kicks off series of child-focused summer art events

  04-06-2024 17:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Museum of Art is providing free art activities over the summer to keep kids active and creative.This is a part of their Free Neighborhood Arts Project, which made its first stop at the East Baton Rouge Ageless Circle Intergenerational Center on Gus Young Avenue. Children were working with senior citizen volunteers making "timeless art." Volunteer Rosalie Washington relates to the reactions that she gets from working with children."A lot of kids want to a smile on
  
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• State's only French-culture promoting televised program faced possibility of losing funding until public stepped in

  04-06-2024 17:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The producers of two French language programs that air around the state credit public pressure with the legislature's decision to restore its funding in next year's budget after their backing dollars were cut.Télé-Louisiane creates a children's cartoon and a news feature broadcast that are distributed around the state on public broadcasting and can be used by teachers in French instruction.Upon learning a draft of the state budget eliminated Tele-Louisiane's
  
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• One person in critical condition after Kansas Street shooting

  04-06-2024 17:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — One person is in critical condition after a Tuesday afternoon shooting at a house on Kansas Street, officials said.Baton Rouge Police and first responders responded to the shooting on Kansas Street between Washington and Harrison streets around 4:40 p.m. One person was shot and brought to the hospital in critical condition.No other information is currently available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Thousands without power following outages in West Feliciana Parish

  04-06-2024 16:41 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE — About half of West Feliciana Parish is without power Tuesday afternoon, DEMCO outage numbers indicate.Around 2,268 of West Feliciana's 4,609 DEMCO customers are without power, the company's website says.Earlier in the spring, West Feliciana Parish was among the parishes that experienced the worst outages following severe weather, including tornadoes, that struck southern Louisiana.Up to date DEMCO outage numbers can be found here.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Iberville officials say they've captured final suspect wanted in series of vehicle burglaries

  04-06-2024 15:38 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — Iberville Parish officials said Tuesday they had arrested a fifth person who they say is connected to several recent vehicle burglaries.Warnell Babineaux, 24, was booked on 13 counts alleging he participated in burglaries in and around Plaquemine, the sheriff's office said. Earlier, deputies and Plaquemine police officers had arrested Mairickey Stewart, 19; Shyquan Harris, 19; and two juveniles.Last week, law officers said the five were responsible for breaking car window
  
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• One person shot at apartment complex off LSU campus

  04-06-2024 15:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was critically injured at a shooting at an apartment complex just off of LSU's campus. The shooting was reported at 2:45 p.m. One person was critically injured at the Altitude apartment complex along Highland Road, less than half a mile away from the north gates of LSU, and was brought to a hospital.No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Woman uses tracking devices on trashcan after repeat theft

  04-06-2024 14:53 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman's trash bin has been stolen three times since she moved into her home six months ago. Jennifer Freeman says thieves hide goods in the bin and then wheel it away.The hassle of getting that bin replaced encouraged Freeman to call 2 On Your Side.Last Wednesday, on trash day, Freeman wheeled her bin out to the curb. That same day it was taken. A camera captured what appeared to be a man walking down the street carrying two cases of beer. The man looks into the neighbor's bin t
  
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• Vigilantes prompt probe of TV news personality after alleged attempt to meet underage girl

  04-06-2024 14:02 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT — Three vigilantes targeting men seeking to prey on underage girls have triggered an investigation into a Shreveport TV personality who has quit his job.Radio station KEEL said Bill Lunn has not been charged with a crime, but he stepped down as news director and anchor at KTBS. Police opened an investigation after three men said they had trapped Lunn in their own sting operation.“What we do is like we catch child predators,” Antonio Coleman told
  
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• Deputies seize pills, cash, vehicle from Slidell man during traffic stop

  04-06-2024 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  MANDEVILLE - A deputy seized hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills and a vehicle from a Slidell man during a traffic stop. One May 28, deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office stopped Nathaniel Arrington, 49, of Slidell for a traffic stop due to several violations. Arrington was found to have nearly 350 counterfeit oxycodone pilled suspected to contain fentanyl. Deputies also seized over two thousand dollars in suspected drug money and the vehicle Arrington was
  
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• BRCC continues sports expansion with new head baseball coach out of Arkansas

  04-06-2024 13:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Community College continues its coaching staff expansions with a new head baseball coach.BRCC has hired Hendrix College pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Brandon Schmidt to lead the school's baseball program. Schmidt will be the fourth coach in program history.During his seven years at Hendrix in Conway, Arkansas, Schmidt coached seven All-Conference pitchers who averaged 6.83 strikeouts per game and allowed the fewest hits, runs and walks in the prog
  
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• Morgan City-area mobile home fire leaves pet dead, none injured; currently under investigation

  04-06-2024 13:39 via wbrz.com
  
  STEPHENSVILLE — Multiple fire departments in the Morgan City area responded to a Tuesday morning mobile home fire in Stephensville that left a family's pet dead, fire officials said.The Stephensville Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Morgan City Fire Department and Berwick Volunteer Fire Department, responded to the Stephensville Road fire around 8:15 a.m. Within 15 minutes, the fire was brought under control by an eight firefighter unit, Morgan City Fire said.No injuries were
  
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• Advocates for Louisiana children in justice system criticize Loftin's approval as OJJ head

  04-06-2024 13:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — An advocacy group for juveniles kept within the Louisiana justice system on Tuesday criticized state senators for approving Kenneth Loftin as the head of the juvenile justice system.According to the New York Times, Loftin presided over the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta during a dark period from 1983 to 2022. In that time, the newspaper reported in 2022, there were 42 reports of sexual abuse by staff members. Others complained of physical and mental abuse."We are deeply
  
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• Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

  04-06-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.The White House detailed the long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by Biden, which would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed. The Democratic
  
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• State commission has plans for more than 130 projects to restore, protect coastal Louisiana

  04-06-2024 13:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation met Friday to discuss future plans for surrounding wetlands and coastal regions and to give updates on what they've done recently. They're also working on plans for hurricane preparedness to help reduce risk for residents along the Louisiana coast. Deputy Executive Director Bren Haase says they're looking at a successful year. "A couple of projects that were discussed
  
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• State officials announce plans for beautification efforts for New Orleans ahead of SuperBowl LIX

  04-06-2024 12:58 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - In a press conference hosted by Gov. Jeff Landry, the governor himself as well as city and state officials outlined some plans to use Super Bowl LIX as a way to draw people and businesses to New Orleans. "My intention is that we use this event as a test on the adjustments we need to the overall procedures that will help us appropriate funds into the right hands and to make sure that those funds are spent correctly and effectively," Landry said. You can watch the
  
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• One killed in Plaquemine shooting on Tuesday night

  04-06-2024 12:48 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE - One person was shot to death in Plaquemine on Tuesday night. The Plaquemine Police Department said the shooting happened along Bourgoyne Street around 8:30 p.m.No more details were immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Angel Reese: 'I'll take the bad guy role' if it means growth for WNBA as Caitlin Clark rivalry heats up

  04-06-2024 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  CHICAGO — Former LSU national champion and current Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese says she doesn't mind taking on the “bad guy role” in her rivalry with Caitlin Clark if it means it keeps women's basketball growing.“People are talking about women's basketball that you never would think would be talking about women's basketball. People are pulling up to games, we got celebrities coming to games, sold out arenas,” Reese said in a Monday press con
  
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• Officers searching for men touting gator around French Quarter

  04-06-2024 09:17 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Have you seen this gator? Officers are searching for men carrying a three-foot reptile around like a pet. The New Orleans Police Department shared pictures of the men carrying around the gator on their shoulders, its mouth taped shut and tail taped around. NOPD says it wants to recover the gator and turn it over to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Anyone with information is asked to contact the LDWF at (504) 400-2676.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Woman believed to be dead found breathing by funeral home employee

  04-06-2024 08:04 via wbrz.com
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. - A 74-year-old women who was believed to have died in hospice care was found breathing at the funeral home she was transported to. The woman was officially declared dead Monday morning. She was taken to a local funeral home, where an employee noticed her breathing and immediately called 911 just two hours after she was said to be deceased. The woman, identified as Constance Glantz, was taken to a hospital where she remains alive. "It's a very unusual ca
  
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• Nebraska woman believed to be dead found breathing by funeral home employee; pronounced dead a second time

  04-06-2024 08:04 via wbrz.com
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. - A 74-year-old woman who was believed to have died in hospice care was found breathing at the funeral home she was transported to. The woman was officially declared dead Monday morning. She was taken to a local funeral home, where an employee noticed her breathing and immediately called 911 just two hours after she was said to be deceased. The woman, identified as Constance Glantz, was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead a second time."It's a
  
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• DOTD to be subject to private sector assessment after governor's executive order

  04-06-2024 07:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana coalition and a third-party consultant group will be assessing the efficiency of the Department of Transportation and Development following an executive order from the governor. The assessment of the department will be privately funded through the Louisiana Coalition to Fix Our Roads and the Boston Consulting Group. The BCG will spend the next few months in Louisiana compiling data on DOTD's operations and workflow. The executive order was signed alon
  
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• 2une In Previews: City of Baker's Free Career Expo

  04-06-2024 07:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - Summer is the perfect opportunity to find a beginner career for high school and college graduates, and the city of Baker is helping to make that happen. Darnell Waites, the Baker mayor, says the event will be hosted on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baker Municipal Center. Not only is the expo good for people looking for a career, it's also good for employers looking for new members of their team. Bring a resume and a willingness to learn!Permalink| C
  
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• 17-year-old indicted in March shooting that killed a man and wounded a toddler

  03-06-2024 21:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 17-year-old has been indicted in adult court in a March shooting that killed a man and injured a toddler.Cameron Moore was charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.He's accused of killing Jashawn Neal and shooting a one-year-old girl. The two were shot March 26 at the Colonial Terrace apartment complex on Wooddale Boulevard. Moore was arrested as a juvenile on first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder within days of the crime.&
  
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• Two people arrested for throwing puppies in dumpster; dogs rescued by neighbor

  03-06-2024 20:33 via wbrz.com
  
  OPELOUSAS - Deputies in St. Landry Parish arrested a woman accused of throwing two puppies in a dumpster and a man who was with her when she discarded of the animals. The sheriff's office shared a video of the pair, identified as Jasmine Mounton and Kendall Tyler, walking past a dumpster behind Sebastian Westend Seafood. The video shows Mounton carrying a puppy, opening a dumpster and tossing the dog in before grabbing another puppy and throwing it in as well. The woman left the dumpst
  
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• Louisiana lawmakers end 2024 session: even with supermajority, Landry doesn't get everything

  03-06-2024 19:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry took office with a conservative agenda and a Republican super-majority in the Legislature after eight years of a Democratic governor, promising sweeping changes in this year's legislative session.A major focus of Landry’s agenda was to reorganize the Louisiana Constitution by moving amendments into statutes. He  and conservative lawmakers made a big push for the Legislature to authorize a limited constitutional convention.But their eff
  
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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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• Louisiana schools make deal with conservative learning program PragerU

  03-06-2024 17:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Conservative learning program PragerU is making it way into Louisiana schools after the state superintendent of education partnered with the nonprofit to provide instructional videos for students. When? As soon as August, teachers could choose to implement the program to their social studies curriculum. It calls itself a resource for those who value liberty, but critics call it disturbing revisionist history.A controversial clip that is making rounds depicts Chr
  
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