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• Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83

  24-05-2023 13:54 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ’70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83.Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She became a
  
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• Man who robbed two Dollar Generals in 2019 pleads guilty

  16-04-2024 12:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man arrested in 2019 for the armed robberies of two Dollar General stores pleaded guilty Tuesday.Tyler Dunn, 23, pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery for the two armed robberies in November 2019. According to court records, Dunn was one of four masked and armed men who held up Prescott Drive and Scenic Highway Dollar General stores on Nov. 17 and Nov. 21, respectively.In the Nov. 17 robbery, Dunn forced an employee at gunpoint to move fro
  
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• 2une In Previews: Youth Peace Olympics

  16-04-2024 12:00 via wbrz.com
  
  The Youth Peace Olympics is this weekend and it is open to the public. YPO is a program meant to lead positive change in communities starting with its youngest members. The Olympics opening will feature vendors, food, live music. The opening will take place at BREC's Hartley Vey Park on April 20. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2une In Previews: Parole Project's Second Chance Week

  16-04-2024 09:34 via wbrz.com
  
  Parole Project is helping formerly incarcerated people meet their needs through Second Chance Week, a week-long way to make people aware of the resources available to them and how others can help them become the best version of themselves. Watch the interview above for more information, or visit the Parole Project's website here.  Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2une In Previews: LA Parole Project's Second Chance Week

  16-04-2024 09:34 via wbrz.com
  
  The Louisiana Parole Project is helping formerly incarcerated people meet their needs through Second Chance Week, a week-long way to make people aware of the resources available to them and how others can help them become the best version of themselves. Watch the interview above for more information, or visit the Parole Project's website here.  Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRAC releases new statistics - how has the capital region grown in recent years?

  16-04-2024 08:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - In the years post-pandemic, economic and social growth may have been a topic of some skepticism — but the recent report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber's Economic Metrics Dashboard shows the capital region has seen its fair share of growth. The dashboard tracks various aspects of life in and around the capital city to keep tabs on the quality of life of its residents. Things like commute time, average income, job opportunities, and test scores are all monitore
  
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• Early-morning fire leaves three adults displaced - no injuries reported

  16-04-2024 06:36 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A fire off Greenwell Springs Road left three people displaced Tuesday morning. The baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire started at a home on Redwood Drive off Monterrey Boulevard near Greenwell Springs. The fire started in the second-story extension of the home. No injuries were reported. Fire investigators were on the scene trying to determine what started the blaze. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU invention may revolutionize stem cell research

  15-04-2024 21:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Researchers at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine have made a breakthrough in stem cell testing through a new invention.Dr. Mandi Lopez, the Director of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Laboratory for Equine and Comparative Orthopedic Research, worked with LSU engineering students to create a booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.“We created a kind of one-stop-shop device,” Lopez said.Dr. Lopez s
  
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• Two killed at Airline Highway motel

  15-04-2024 20:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were shot to death at an Airline Highway motel on Monday night. Emergency officials said the shooting happened just after 8 p.m. at the Fountain Motel along Airline, close to Goodwood Boulevard. WBRZ is headed to the scene. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Angel Reese selected 7th overall in WNBA draft

  15-04-2024 18:14 via wbrz.com
  
  BROOKLYN, New York - LSU's 'Bayou Barbie' Angel Reese was selected seventh overall to the Chicago Sky in the 2024 WNBA draft.From Baltimore to the Bayou to wherever you go next in the @WNBA....Keep being you @Reese10Angel
  ?? @seimoneaugustus pic.twitter.com/VUqAyc6mXU— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) April 15, 2024Permalink| Comments
  
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• Livingston Parish Schools moves assistant superintendent to top spot

  15-04-2024 18:08 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - The Livingston Parish School Board voted Monday evening to move the assistant superintendent of schools into the top spot.The school board voted 7-2 to promote Jody Purvis to superintendent, effective in July. Two of the board members cast votes for Bruce Chaffin, who also works as an assistant superintendent. Longtime educator and current Superintendent Joe Murphy announced in February that he was retiring after 3o years of service to the school system. Pe
  
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• Slidell motorcycle officer hurt, ran into State Police unit while escorting Governor touring storm damage

  15-04-2024 17:31 via wbrz.com
  
  SLIDELL - A Slidell motorcycle officer was taken to a hospital Monday after he crashed into a Louisiana State Police unit while escorting Governor Jeff Landry through areas damaged by storms. The Slidell Police Department said the crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. near the corner of West Howze Beach Road and Rio Street. Landry and other officials were in Slidell and West Feliciana Parish to see areas hit by storms and a tornado that rolled through parts of southeast Louisiana last we
  
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• Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off as major projects make progress around Baton Rouge

  15-04-2024 17:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - While construction zones are a common sight throughout most of the capitol area, LaDOTD is reminding drivers to proceed with caution.The week of April 15 through April 19 is National Work Zone Awareness Week where transportation agencies on all levels highlight the importance of Work zone safety to the motoring public. This year's theme is 'Work zones are temporary, actions behind the wheel can last forever.'"Construction workers on our roads, our bridges and our highways face som
  
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• Gov. Jeff Landry to declare State of Emergency to allocate resources to areas damaged by severe weather

  15-04-2024 17:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to issue an executive order that would a State of Emergency for parishes impacted by recent severe weather and tornados, the governor's office announced Monday.Landry's call to expedite the use of state resources to aid in response efforts came just hours after he returned to Baton Rouge after visiting West Feliciana and St. Tammany parishes to survey the damage from tornadoes, hurricane force winds, hail and flooding that hit the state last
  
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• Randal Gaines defeats Katie Bernhardt to become new chair of Louisiana Democratic Party

  15-04-2024 16:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Democratic Party has new leadership.Randal Gaines, a former state representative, was selected Saturday as the political group’s new chair after a set of procedural moves ended with him being the only candidate nominated for the position. His selection ousted Katie Bernhardt, who had been chair for the past four years, The Advocate reported.“It is critical that we use this unifying, watershed moment to rebuild, refocus, and rec
  
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• UPS truck overturns along Pointe Coupee road

  15-04-2024 16:29 via wbrz.com
  
  POINTE COUPEE PARISH - A UPS truck overturned along Joe Beaud Road in Pointe Coupee Parish on Monday. The Pointe Coupee Fire Dist. 2 responded to the single-vehicle wreck. Firefighters said the driver was able to get out on his own and only suffered minor injuries. The road was blocked while crews worked the scene, but is back open. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Dumping further troubles street already closed for repairs

  15-04-2024 15:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Piles of trash are accumulating along Greenwell Street under I-110 in Baton Rouge and some fed-up homeowners called 2 On Your Side.It's an area of the city that Savannah Perry says is being taken advantage of by illegal dumpers. It could be that the people dumping are lazy or that they can't afford to do it the right way. Whatever the reason, Perry says she doesn't want it in her neighborhood."It's like where do we go, what do we do," Perry said.Each time she sees a new pile of tr
  
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• Brandon Williams resigns from EBR civil service board after long fight to hold two government jobs

  15-04-2024 14:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The head of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board quit his post Monday to comply with a state Supreme Court ruling that he cannot hold two government positions at the same time. He is also a member of the Louisiana Housing Commission.At a special meeting of the civil service board Monday, Brandon Williams stepped down as its leader and as a member, effective Tuesday.The move clears the way for the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council to name a re
  
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• Brandon Williams resigns from city board after fight to hold two government jobs

  15-04-2024 14:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The head of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board quit his post Monday to comply with a state Supreme Court ruling that he cannot hold two government positions at the same time. He is also a member of the Louisiana Housing Commission.At a special meeting of the civil service board Monday, Brandon Williams stepped down as its leader and as a member, effective Tuesday.In a statement before the committee, Williams said he felt he was under attack for
  
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• Two arrested in Port Vincent after raid yields drugs, guns

  15-04-2024 14:41 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT VINCENT — Two people were arrested after the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office raided three Port Vincent homes and found drugs and guns.Zebulon Carter, 45, and Amanda Granade, 44, were booked into the Livingston Parish Jail Friday. They are being charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of unregistered firearms, among other drug and gun charges.Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Agents were investigating a Port Vincent-based
  
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• Baton Rouge man accused of sexual assault with a blowtorch previously arrested on domestic violence allegations

  15-04-2024 13:53 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT — A Baton Rouge man accused of sexually assaulting a woman with a blowtorch was arrested in Shreveport over the weekend.Jacob Jarmal Woods, 27, was booked into the Shreveport City Jail on Friday. Last week, the Baton Rouge Police Department got an arrest warrant for Woods on charges of third-degree rape, second-degree sexual battery and aggravated battery, among others.The attack occurred April 7 at Woods' home. He is accused of choking the woman until she lost consciousnes
  
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• Baton Rouge man accused of sexual assault with a blowtorch arrested in Shreveport

  15-04-2024 13:53 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT — A Baton Rouge man accused of sexually assaulting a woman with a blowtorch was arrested in Shreveport over the weekend.Jacob Jarmal Woods, 27, was booked into the Shreveport City Jail on Friday. Last week, the Baton Rouge Police Department got an arrest warrant for Woods on charges of third-degree rape, second-degree sexual battery and aggravated battery, among others.The attack occurred April 7 at Woods' home. He is accused of choking the woman until she lost consciousnes
  
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• Gun supervisor for 'Rust' movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

  15-04-2024 13:31 via wbrz.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” at a sentencing hearing Monday in a New Mexico state court.Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and has been held for more than a month at a county jail on the outsk
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear Baton Rouge BLM activist, but says recent case could guide new lower court decision

  15-04-2024 13:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday a Baton Rouge police officer's trial against Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson may proceed, but justices wouldn't weigh in on what they thought of Mckesson's claim that he enjoyed First Amendment protection for his actions.Former BRPD officer Brad Ford was hit in the face with a piece of asphalt thrown by protesters in the days after the shooting of Alton Sterling. Ford says Mckesson is responsible because he summoned a crowd to Baton Ro
  
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• Mom rejects deal to settle murder charge filed after boy, 2, dies of fentanyl poisoning

  15-04-2024 13:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge woman accused of second-degree murder after her son died of fentanyl poisoning in 2022 rejected a plea bargain that would have spared her a life term Monday, days after prosecutors turned down a request to let her plead guilty to negligent homicide.Whitney Ard, 31, faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted of second-degree murder. The state offered to let her plead guilty to manslaughter and take a 30-year sentence.Defense lawyer Sandra James Page said t
  
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• Prairieville Fire Department starts fire training program for high school seniors

  15-04-2024 12:59 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE — The Prairieville Fire Department is launching a program to provide fire safety training to high school students.The Prairieville Fire Department will launch the Ascension Parish High School Firefighter Program starting in the 2024-2025 school year. The program, available to all Ascension Parish high school seniors, will provide students with four nationally accredited certifications in firefighting and hazardous materials mitigation.The certifications students earn in t
  
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• School in East Feliciana closed Monday due to reported vandalism

  15-04-2024 09:51 via wbrz.com
  
  CLINTON - The Silliman Institute in East Feliciana Parish was partially closed Monday due to reported vandalism on campus. The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said students in grades 5-12 were sent home while the vandalism was cleaned up, though the extent of the damage was not specified. It was unclear when the school would be reopened. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information on what the vandalism entailed and whether any arrests were made
  
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• Middle school students partner with mentors to learn about STEM at ExxonMobil

  15-04-2024 08:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Saturday, students from local middle schools partnered with mentors from 100 Black Men visited ExxonMobil YMCA to learn more about STEM and career readiness. Exxon's Leaders Inspiring the Faces of Tomorrow (LIFT) initiative pairs up middle schoolers with mentors from non-profit 100 Black Men to keep the children on the path to academic and social success, and over the weekend the students got to experience a STEM Fest at Exxon to teach them about chemistry, robotics, and
  
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• FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says

  15-04-2024 07:13 via wbrz.com
  
  The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter.The person was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.The FBI was present aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcemen
  
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• Police respond to reported mass shooting after 12 people shot, one fatally, in New Orleans

  15-04-2024 05:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Twelve people were shot, one fatally, in a reported mass shooting late Sunday night. WWL-TV reports the shooting happened in the city's Warehouse District shortly before midnight. The shooting took place on South Peters Street, which runs parallel to Tchoupitoulas Street and Convention Center Boulevard. An unidentified woman was found lying dead in the street when law enforcement arrive. Five men and six women were also shot, but there was no word on the severity
  
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