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• Third suspect sought in shooting that left 11-year-old girl injured

  15-05-2024 14:00 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON - Deputies are seeking a third, teenage suspect after a shooting that left an 11-year-old girl injured. Ja'den James, 17, of Tickfaw is wanted for attempted first-degree murder. He is believed to be connected to a shooting on Ed Brown Road Saturday that left the girl injured when a bullet made its way into her home. Officials said she was shot in her torso. This comes after two arrests were made Monday: K'shune McGee, 23, and David Lee McGee, 19.The shooting on Ed B
  
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• Deputies investigating after child was badly burned Wednesday night

  12-06-2024 21:49 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are investigating after a child was airlifted from a home on Sharon Hills Street with severe burns Wednesday evening.Watch live newscasts here. Officials said an AirMed unit was landing around 9:45 p.m. to take the child to a hospital. It is unclear how the child got burned. As of 9:45 p.m., there was no active fire in the area. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. No more information was immediately availa
  
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• One dead after three-vehicle crash in Belle Rose

  12-06-2024 21:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BELLE ROSE - One person died after a three-vehicle crash in Belle Rose Wednesday morning, Louisiana State Police said.Tyreke James, 20, of Belle Rose was transported to the hospital after his Chevrolet Silverado crossed the center line while heading east, resulting in his truck sideswiped a GMC Sierra and an International box truck head-on. He had serious injuries and died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. James was not restrained at the time of the crash. The driver of the
  
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• Pedestrian ferry to become operational Friday in Iberville Parish

  12-06-2024 21:17 via wbrz.com
  
  IBERVILLE PARISH - The pedestrian ferry will be operational beginning Friday, according to the Iberville Parish Government.Thursday, the US Coast Guard will do inspections and pedestrian ferry operations will begin on Friday.The tentative operating hours for the pedestrian ferry will be from 5 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 8 p.m., seven days a week. The hours may adjust over time, particularly when school starts back up in August.The Iberville Parish Government provided the following map for the
  
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• New law allows for the sale, not consumption of raw milk in the state of Louisiana

  12-06-2024 18:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A proposed bill regulating the sale of raw milk is awaiting the Governor Jeff Landry signature to become law. Pasteurized milk can soon move over to make room for its raw counterpart. Lawmakers added a stipulation to the bill saying raw milk would not be used for human consumption, but can still be bought.House Representative Kimberly Coates pushed for the bill as she believed it would help keep Louisiana farmers afloat after thousands of farms have been lost over the yea
  
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• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Two road closures in Zachary, Franklin

  12-06-2024 18:22 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY - Two road closures were announced for Zachary and Franklin Wednesday, with one taking place tomorrow and the other later in the month.In Zachary, Old Baker Road will be closed starting June 13th at 8 a.m. south of Spur Lane through Friday, June 14 for sewer maintenance. Motorists should use Highway 19 as an alternate route and only residents of the area will be permitted access.In Franklin, levee access from Charenton Beach Road will be closed from June 24 to June 27th. The closure is
  
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• Louisiana Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol partner for upcoming hurricane season

  12-06-2024 18:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE --The American Red Cross of Louisiana and the Louisiana Wing Civil Air Patrol officially signed a disaster relief partnership deal Wednesday morning to allow for faster and better relief across the state when powerful storms hit.One of the key benefits of the deal is that the Civil Air Patrol units will receive disaster relief training from the Red Cross. In exchange, the Red Cross will also be able to access the CAP's mapping technology from their planes and drones."We have a new s
  
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• East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office proposes to put substation in Glen Oaks on Greenwell Street

  12-06-2024 18:19 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Metro Council is working with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office to open a new substation on Greenwell Street in Glen Oaks.The plan was introduced to the council Wednesday evening by District Five Councilman Darryl Hurst."When crime shifts consistently, we need to make sure we are doing the same thing," Hurst said.Hurst says Glen Oaks receives more calls for service than Scotlandville, which is the current substation that serves District Five, alongside the Baton Rouge Poli
  
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• East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office proposes to put substation in Glen Oaks on Greenwell Street

  12-06-2024 18:19 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Metro Council is working with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office to open a new substation on Greenwell Street in Glen Oaks.The plan was introduced to the council Wednesday evening by District Five Councilman Darryl Hurst."When crime shifts consistently, we need to make sure we are doing the same thing," Hurst said.Hurst says Glen Oaks receives more calls for service than Scotlandville, which is the current substation that serves District Five, alongside the Baton Rouge Poli
  
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• Man arrested for home invasion after allegedly breaking into house, attacking sleeping resident

  12-06-2024 17:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BAYOU L'OURSE - A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly forcing his way into a house and attacking a sleeping victim Tuesday morning, according to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office.APSO says Jacob Geisler entered the dwelling of the victim while the victim slept and then attacked him with an object.Deputies observed noticeable injuries to the victim which were allegedly inflicted by Geisler. Geisler was booked Tuesday on felony charges of home invasion. He remains incarcerated pendi
  
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• Two vehicles overturn by railroad track on Morganza Spillway; no major injuries

  12-06-2024 17:18 via wbrz.com
  
  MORGANZA - Two cars flipped multiple times in a two-vehicle accident on Morganza Spillway Tuesday, according to the the Morganza Fire Department.Photos showed the two vehicles severely damaged by railroad tracks.Both drivers sustained moderate injuries from the crash.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One person hurt in shooting just outside of Denham Springs park

  12-06-2024 17:00 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - One person was taken to a hospital after being shot just outside of a Denham Springs park. The Denham Springs Police Department said the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Summers and Cross streets, just outside the PARDS L.M. Lockhart Park. No more information about the shooting or the victim was released. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Denham Springs clinic delivers healthy baby girl in parking lot

  12-06-2024 16:45 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Denham Springs health clinic helped deliver a healthy baby girl in their parking lot Wednesday morning.According to the Open Health Care Clinic, a man rushed into the adult and pediatric primary clinic at 30789 N. Range Ave alerting the staff that his girlfriend was in labor in the car.  He was on the phone with 911 when the front desk receptionist took over communicating with EMS to guide the ambulance. Both mom and baby were healthy and taken away to the h
  
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• 19th JDC judge under scrutiny after commission finds lies about military work in campaign ads

  12-06-2024 15:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge judge is facing some pretty harsh accusations about both her background and her 2020 campaign. 19th JDC Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts is accused of lying about her resume. The Louisiana Judiciary Commission says the judge's lies about serving in multiple military conflicts helped her win a seat as a judge. According to The Advocate, the judiciary commission got Foxworth-Roberts' military records in April. They don't match an advertisement that ran
  
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• Louisiana Supreme Court reopens window for lawsuits over past childhood sexual abuse

  12-06-2024 15:28 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday reopened the "lookback window" in child sexual abuse cases, saying victims can pursue claims against purported perpetrators regardless of how long ago it occurred."This is huge. This is the ruling we've been waiting for," said lawyer Collin Melancon, who represents clients who say they were abused in their childhood.Justices had ruled in a 4-3 decision March 22 that legislators had violated the state constitution when it removed t
  
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• The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction

  12-06-2024 15:12 via wbrz.com
  
  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House is not ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the president’s son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes and is set to be sentenced by a judge in the coming months.“As we all know, the sentencing hasn’t even been scheduled yet,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday on Air Force One as President Joe Biden traveled to the Group of Seven sum
  
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• Six people arrested for hogwash entries into hog hunting contest

  12-06-2024 13:09 via wbrz.com
  
  SALINE - Six hunters were arrested for allegedly catching hogs in Texas and using them as winning entries into Louisiana hog hunting contests. Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries found evidence that the six participants—Trace Davis, 30, of Longville, Hunter Webb, 27, of Pitkin, Colby Bushnell, 26, of Dry Creek, Davy Haymon, 35, of Pitkin, Nathan Granger, 34, of Vinton, and Don Pollard Jr., 40, of Pitkin—caught wild hogs in Texas before bri
  
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• Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

  12-06-2024 12:35 via wbrz.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot.Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera recorded them pulling out bolt cutters. One man snipped several charging cables; the other loaded them into the truck. In under 2½ minutes, they were gone.The scene that night has become part of a troubling patt
  
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• Metro Council discussion on EBR Library Board of Control ends in argument, racism accusations

  12-06-2024 12:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – A motion to replace or reappoint a current member of the East Baton Rouge Library Board of Control ended with an unclear conclusion and heated arguments among Metro Council members Wednesday.The choice for Metro Council members was between Nicole Allmon-Learson and Garrett Deschamp. Allmon-Learson has served on the board for six years, and her four-year term expired in May. Metro Council members could either reappoint or replace the board member.When the decision went up
  
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• Arrest made in road rage incident-turned fatal shooting

  12-06-2024 09:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man for a fatal shooting that happened in late May.The Baton Rouge Police Department said it arrested Dilson Ramirez, 32, on Wednesday. Ramirez is accused of shooting and killing 27-year-old Leonel Valeuy-Morales on May 26. The shooting happened along Riverlon Avenue less than a mile from the Department fo Public Safety buildings, the Main Library, and Liberty Lagoon. Residents who live in the area told WBRZ at the time that gun violence was out
  
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• US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing

  12-06-2024 09:36 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that a pickup in prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it holds, could move the Federal Reserve closer to cutting its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year peak.Consumer prices excluding volatile food and energy costs — the closely watched “core” index — rose 0.2% from April to May, the government said Wednes
  
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• Basketball legend, former LA Laker Jerry West dies at 86

  12-06-2024 09:12 via wbrz.com
  
  Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.He was 86.West, nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as a player, went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1980 and again as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team in 2010. He will be enshrined for a third time later thi
  
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• Assumption Parish highway closed due to deadly crash

  12-06-2024 07:36 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE - Highway 70 just south of Donaldsonville in Assumption Parish is closed due to a fatal crash. Highway 70 at Brule Maurin Road is closed in both directions following the crash. Eastbound traffic is being diverted onto 308 to Donaldsonville and westbound traffic is being diverted to LA-3089 to Donaldsonville or LA-1 southbound. This is a developing story. It's unclear how many people were injured in the crash or how many vehicles were involved. Permalink
  
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• Assumption Parish highway closed briefly due to deadly crash

  12-06-2024 07:36 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE - Highway 70 just south of Donaldsonville in Assumption Parish is closed due to a fatal crash. Highway 70 at Brule Maurin Road is closed in both directions following the crash. Eastbound traffic is being diverted onto 308 to Donaldsonville and westbound traffic is being diverted to LA-3089 to Donaldsonville or LA-1 southbound. This is a developing story. It's unclear how many people were injured in the crash or how many vehicles were involved. Permalink
  
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• EBR school board sees 17 applicants for new superintendent, including interim

  12-06-2024 07:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After former superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish School System Sito Narcisse announced his departure in January, the search continues for the next person to fill the role. EBRPSS is looking at 17 applicants. One of the 17 applicants is interim superintendent Adam Smith, who has been serving in the position since Narcisse's departure. The full list of applicants can be found here.Many of the applicants, according to the Advocate, have current or past experie
  
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• Dog fight! Joey Chestnut 'gutted' to be out of July 4 hot dog eating contest over brand dispute

  12-06-2024 05:52 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, will not participate in this year’s event after signing a deal with a rival brand, organizers said Tuesday.Chestnut, 40, has long been the face — not to mention the mouth — of the competition. He has vied for the dog-downing contest’s coveted Mustard Belt since 2005 and has won it almost every ye
  
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• Woman arrested in 2022 Christmas Day stabbing

  11-06-2024 20:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested Tuesday for a stabbing that happened on Christmas Day in 2022. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Angelique Block was involved in a verbal fight with another woman on Dec. 25, 2022. Officers said Block grabbed a sharp object and stabbed the victim in their chest. Block was arrested on an outstanding warrant for attempted second-degree murder. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Battle over red dust in Ascension Parish could be coming to an end

  11-06-2024 20:37 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES – For years, folks in Ascension Parish have complained about red dust flying through the air, landing on property and worried about the potential dangers of breathing in the particles. The dust comes from LAlumina Burnside Refinery, an aluminum plant that closed in 2020. When weather conditions are dry and windy, red dust from bauxite mud ponds is picked up and carried into the neighboring subdivision Pelican Crossing. There were sprinklers put in to keep the dirt moist, but
  
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• St. George Aldermen speak to public for first time Tuesday

  11-06-2024 18:34 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GEORGE - Three new St. George Aldermen spoke to a room full of their would-be citizens Tuesday, making it clear that they have a blank slate to work with as the city develops. "We're at the beginning stages. In a track meet, the starting gun is about to go off and we're about to get running. We're excited about that and we're super-excited about getting to work," St. George Alderman At-Large Richie Edmonds said.Five years after voters adopted a plan put forth by an incorporation pe
  
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• Lattimore, Kamara in attendance at day one of Saints minicamp

  11-06-2024 18:33 via wbrz.com
  
  METAIRIE - The New Orleans Saints started mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, and both cornerback Marshon Lattimore and running back Alvin Kamara were in attendance.Lattimore and Kamara were both absent from voluntary OTA's.
  After practice, Head Coach Dennis Allen spoke to the media about two integral parts of the Saints roster.“I mean, Lattimore never missed a mandatory, you know, event, so I kind of expected he would be here,” said Saints Head Coach Dennis Allen. “I t
  
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