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• President Cointment issues State of Emergency Declaration for Ascension Parish ahead of Tropical Storm Sally

  12-09-2020 21:31 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - Following the Emergency Declaration by Gov. John Bel Edwards, Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment declared Ascension Parish under a State of Emergency due to expected severe weather from Tropical Storm Sally.Saturday evening President Cointment released a statement in regards to the emergency declaration:On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at approximately 6:30 pm, following the Emergency Declaration by Governor John Bel Edwards, Ascension Parish President Clint C
  
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• Angel Reese to make WNBA debut against Dallas Wings Wednesday night

  15-05-2024 16:27 via wbrz.com
  
  DALLAS - Former LSU star forward Angel Reese will make her WNBA debut for the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night as she starts her pro career off in the same city where she helped the Tigers win a national title just two years ago.Reese and the Sky will take on the Dallas Wings at 7 p.m. CT in College Park Center in a game that will not be televised however.There is a WNBA League Pass that you can purchase to view games. However, when Chicago and Dallas face each other again on Saturday, that game
  
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• Loranger man arrested after allegedly stabbing mother in neck

  15-05-2024 15:54 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER - A 28-year-old man was arrested for stabbing his mother Monday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.Police say Lance Joiner, 28, was found attempting to harm himself with a knife, leading to an altercation. As a result, Joiner stabbed his mother in the neck and hands. She was able to get away while another family member fought for possession of the knife, and Joiner was held down by a family member when they got possession.The mother was treated for non-life threatenin
  
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• Thibodaux couple arrested for allegedly assault, sexually abuse, attempted murder of 15-year-old

  15-05-2024 15:29 via wbrz.com
  
  WARNING: The story below contains graphic details of sexual abuse and torture of a minor.THIBODAUX — A Thibodaux couple were arrested for sexually abusing, burning and trying to kill a 15-year-old, Terrebonne Parish deputies said.The investigation began on April 21 when the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office first learned of the 15-year-old victim who was found badly burned, shot multiple times, but still clinging to life, after a traffic crash that occurred on an I-10 servi
  
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• 18-year-old transported to OLOL with head injury in Geismar

  15-05-2024 15:00 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - An 18-year-old was taken to Our Lady of the Lake with a head injury, according to emergency officials.Officials were unable to provide the condition of the victim, but the victim was transported via AirMed. No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 18-year-old transported to OLOL after head injury in Geismar

  15-05-2024 15:00 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - An 18-year-old was taken to Our Lady of the Lake after suffering a head injury, according to emergency officials.Officials were unable to provide the condition of the victim, but the victim was transported via AirMed. No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• OLOL nurses out as EBR school nursing positions go in-house in effort to save $900,000

  15-05-2024 14:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Fifty-nine nurses employed through a contract between Our Lady of the Lake and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will no longer work with the schools now that the system is taking its nursing staff in-house. The school board was notified in January that the district intended to bring services in house, and the board formalized the move at a committee meeting last week, according to a district spokesman."The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board decided du
  
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• OLOL nurses employed through EBRPSS will no longer work with the system after the end of this school year

  15-05-2024 14:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Fifty-nine nurses employed through a contract between Our Lady of the Lake and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will no longer work with the schools now that the system is taking its nursing staff in-house. It was decided in January that EBRPSS would not extend their contract with OLOL to outsource nurses for their school nurse position. OLOL says the nurses were also notified in January and given an opportunity to apply for a school nurse position through the sc
  
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• Barge hits bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging structure, causing an oil spill

  15-05-2024 14:42 via wbrz.com
  
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island, officials said.A bridge that leads to Pelican Island, located just north of Galveston, was hit by a barge around 9:30 a.m., said Ronnie Varela, with the Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management.Varela did not have any immediate information on damage to the bridge or if there were any injuries. Aerial video showed
  
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• US Supreme Court tells Louisiana to use congressional map that creates second majority-Black district

  15-05-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a lower court ruling tossing out the latest version of Louisiana's congressional map, which will allow the state to use boundaries that create a second majority-Black district and put Baton Rouge congressman Garret Graves' political career at risk.The Louisiana Secretary of State's self-imposed deadline for congressional district maps was Wednesday. Attorney General Liz Murrill had asked the justices to let the state us
  
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• Clock is ticking toward Louisiana's self-imposed deadline for new congressional maps

  15-05-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Secretary of State's self-imposed deadline for congressional district maps approached on Wednesday with no word from the U.S. Supreme Court or other judges on what boundaries will be in place.Court records show that Secretary of State Nancy Landry's office had said both that the maps were needed by May 15 or that they could come in in late May. Attorney General Liz Murrill went to the U.S. Supreme Court last week and, in seeking permission to use the most-r
  
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• Highway crews to try again next week to remove I-10 bridge over I-12

  15-05-2024 13:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — State highway crews will try again this Monday night to remove an old overpass over the eastbound lanes of Interstate 12.The effort to remove the bridge at the I-10 / I-12 split last weekend failed because of equipment problems. Monday night about 10 p.m., crews will divert I-12 traffic onto I-10 toward Essen Lane. The construction team needs to remove the overpass so it can build another one at the same spot, but higher and longer.The road is scheduled to reope
  
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• Deputies arrest man after argument leaves him with gunshot wound to foot

  15-05-2024 13:08 via wbrz.com
  
  PIERRE PART - A man was arrested for simple battery after a search for items he believed to have been stolen led to him being shot in the foot. Jason Landry, 51, of Pierre Part reportedly went to a home in search of goods he believed to have been stolen from him. As he talked with the home's residents, an argument escalated. After a "physical confrontation," according to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, Landry was shot in the foot and another man sustained serious injur
  
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• BRCC basketball team hires former LSU Tiger, Chicago Bull to join coaching staff

  15-05-2024 12:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A former LSU player and NBA first-round draft pick has joined the coaching staff of Baton Rouge Community College men's basketball team, the school announced Wednesday.Former Chicago Bulls player Tyrus Thomas will join the Bears coaching staff as a player development coach responsible for coaching on-court skill development programs. He will also assess individual players' training progress, BRCC said. Thomas has most recently been coaching high school basketball for sev
  
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• Biden, Trump agree on debates in June, September; details still up in the air

  15-05-2024 12:26 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN — but their camps appeared far apart on key details like the ground rules for the presidential face-offs.The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat’s announcement that he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commi
  
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• 2une In previews: Live Well Baton Rouge offering free cancer screenings

  15-05-2024 12:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Take charge of your health at Mary Bird Perkins' Live Well event this weekend. The Live Well event will offer multiple free screenings, including screenings for cancer, as well as live music, food, and vendors. Watch the video above for more information, or visit the event's webpage here. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD arrests second juvenile after shooting death of 46-year-old man

  15-05-2024 09:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A second juvenile has been arrested after a man died following an argument.Sherderick Jones, 46, died from his injures after being reportedly shot by a juvenile on May 6. The Baton Rouge Police Department said that during the argument, one juvenile got hold of a gun and shot Jones, who died the next day. The juvenile who reportedly shot Jones was taken into custody on the scene, but Wednesday officers said a second juvenile was arrested for the shooting death. Th
  
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• Tuesday afternoon arson leaves 22 people displaced; investigators seeking information

  15-05-2024 09:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After a two-story apartment complex caught fire Tuesday afternoon, 22 people were displaced.The St. George Fire Department said it is looking for information after investigators determined the fire to be an arson.Crews were called to Ned Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday for a reported shed on fire. Upon arrival, firefighters saw the apartment complex with heavy smoke coming out of it.All occupants were deemed to be safe and there were no injuries. The fire was under control within 15
  
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• Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting

  15-05-2024 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital.Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, where the leader was meeting with supporters. A suspect has been detained, it said. Police sealed off the scene.Deputy speake
  
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• Red Lobster closes dozens of locations months after 'endless shrimp' losses

  15-05-2024 08:16 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK - Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are on the chopping block.Restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it would be auctioning off the equipment of over 50 Red Lobster locations that were recently closed as part of the seafood chain's “footprint rationalization.” The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster's presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento.It's unclear
  
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• 2024 graduates can take a free photo inside Death Valley

  15-05-2024 06:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's the chance of a lifetime for a once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment. LSU class of 2024 graduates will be able to take a photo inside Tiger Stadium this Friday. Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., graduates and their families are invited to enter the stadium through the northwest media gate across from the athletic administration building. Photographers will not be provided, but you are more than welcome to take as many photos as you'd like. LSU said graduates
  
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• From the Boot: Southeastern softball relies on home grown talent in first NCAA Tournament appearance

  14-05-2024 21:28 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - The Southeastern softball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.The Lions used a Lexi Johnson three-run walk-off home run to beat Incarnate Word Saturday in the Southland Conference Championship game Saturday.LEXI JOHNSON WALK-OFF HOME RUN ??Lexi Johnson with the 3-run home run walk-off giving Southeastern Louisiana the 8-7 conference championship win!#NCAASoftball x ?? ESPN+ / @LionUpSoftball pic.twitter.com/spTY7zDlYb— NCAA Softball (
  
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• Planes spotted flying above downtown Baton Rouge

  14-05-2024 20:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three planes were spotted flying above Baton Rouge on Tuesday evening, leaving behind trails of smoke as they did barrel rolls through the sky. What in the heck was happening here? They could’ve at least warned people before giving us heart attacks in downtown Batin Rouge. @WAFB @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/SaNmLtgPUX— What about Lady Dre? (@RedStickChick23) May 15, 2024Flight tracking data said the planes were WWII era stunt planes. The impromptu air show st
  
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• Planes spotted flying above Baton Rouge part of 'Aviation Day' celebration

  14-05-2024 20:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three planes were spotted flying above Baton Rouge on Tuesday evening, leaving behind trails of smoke as they did barrel rolls through the sky. What in the heck was happening here? They could’ve at least warned people before giving us heart attacks in downtown Batin Rouge. @WAFB @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/SaNmLtgPUX— What about Lady Dre? (@RedStickChick23) May 15, 2024Flight tracking data said the planes were WWII era stunt planes. The impromptu air show st
  
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• Bill banning sale of laughing gas, poppers passes House and Senate

  14-05-2024 20:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A bill aimed at banning the sale of recreational laughing gas and poppers has passed through the Louisiana House and Senate. Currently, cans of nitrous oxide — commonly known as laughing gas — can be bought at convenience stores and smoke shops. The gas comes in metal canisters with bright colors on the outside denoting the flavor of the gas inside. Most are branded as whipped cream containers, have warning labels that these products are not for human
  
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• Survey confirms one tornado, widespread straight-line winds in Capital Area during Monday night storms

  14-05-2024 19:17 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVONIA - A National Weather Service (NWS) survey team determined an EF-0 tornado, estimated to have peak winds of around 85mph caused damage across portions of southern Pointe Coupee Parish. This tornado began just north of Thorpe Road along LA-78 around 6:43pm and moved north-northeast causing scattered tree and powerline damage as well as some structural damage to a few rooftops and aluminum buildings. The tornado concluded at 6:45pm further up LA-78 after about 1 mile on the ground.A TORNAD
  
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• NBA Youngboy's hearing on drug and gun possession charges postponed until Thursday

  14-05-2024 16:55 via wbrz.com
  
  OGDEN, Utah — A Utah judge on Tuesday canceled a video-based preliminary hearing concerning gun and drug charges against Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy and said he wanted the performer in the courtroom when it occurs Thursday.Online court records gave no reason for the cancellation. The court left in place a no-bail order that had been in place since the rapper was booked into the Weber County Jail last Friday.The performer, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, faces one count of pos
  
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• Prairieville residents recall Monday night weather in midst of cleaning up debris

  14-05-2024 16:24 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Residents in Prairieville spend Tuesday cleaning up the mess that Monday nights severe weather left behind. A tree split a home in half, generators are being used as the source of power, and back-porches were ripped off.One family couldn't even make it to their home because of debris blocking the roadway."We had to sleep in the car because there were power lines and trees down in our yard. It was kind of toasty," five-year-old Jonathan Beaver said.He says playing Minecraft got hi
  
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• See the list of schools reopening Wednesday following closure due to storms

  14-05-2024 16:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Multiple school systems have announced plans to return to normal operation Wednesday after canceling classes Tuesday due to severe weather.The following school systems will be open: 
  - Baker Schools
  - East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (students will not have to make up the missed day of school if they are unable to make it to school due to loss of power)
  - Pointe Coupee Parish Schools (except for Livonia High, which is still without power)
  - St. George Catholic Sc
  
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• See the list of schools reopening, remaining closed following Monday, Tuesday storms

  14-05-2024 16:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Multiple school systems have announced plans to return to normal operation Wednesday after canceling classes Tuesday due to severe weather.The following school systems will be open: 
  - Zachary Community Schools
  - Pointe Coupee Parish Schools (except for Livonia High, which is still without power)The following school districts have not made a decision about reopening Wednesday: 
  - East Baton Rouge Parish Schools
  - Iberville Parish Schools
  - Baker Schools
  
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