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• Two arrested for allegedly shooting while driving down Florida Blvd.; nursing home struck by bullet

  12-01-2025 21:53 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two men were arrested Sunday after Baton Rouge Police officers spotted them driving down Florida Boulevard, shooting a gun out of the window. Police said one of the stray bullets hit a nursing home. The Baton Rouge Police Department said around 2 a.m. an officer saw shots being fired from a truck on Florida near Sherwood Forest Boulevard headed east. Officers stopped the car less than two miles down the road near Little John Drive. Police said they found an AR-15
  
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• Former LSU player Kyren Lacy posts $151K bond after negligent homicide arrest

  12-01-2025 19:26 via wbrz.com
  
  CHACKBAY — After spending less than two hours in custody, former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy posted a $151,000 bail for negligent homicide and other charges connected to a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened Dec. 17.Sunday night, Lacy was booked into the Lafourche Parish jail for negligent homicide, hit-and-run driving that caused a death, and reckless operation with accident. His bond was set at $151,000. He was booked at 6:53 p.m. and left at 8:11 p.m. State Police say L
  
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• Former LSU player Kyren Lacy booked into jail for negligent homicide, hit-and-run

  12-01-2025 19:26 via wbrz.com
  
  CHACKBAY — Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy turned himself into authorities Sunday for negligent homicide and other charges connected to a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 78-year-old man. State Police say Lacy caused the death of a 78-year-old man by driving recklessly along La. 20 near his hometown of Thibodaux last month.Lacy's charges include hit-and-run driving with serious injury or death, reckless operation with accident and vehicular homicide while driving under the
  
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• BRFD investigating vacant house arson, officials say car was intentionally set on fire

  12-01-2025 19:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating a vacant house fire that happened Saturday night on Annette Street as arson.Justin Hill with BRFD said a car was set on fire and those flames spread to the home. He said that the circumstances are unusual. “There’s no mechanics in it. The engine and everything is missing and that’s where the fire started at,” Hill said.Hill said once firefighters arrived they immedi
  
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• Man arrested for child desertion after toddler, another juvenile spotted walking down highway

  12-01-2025 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A man was arrested for child desertion Saturday after a two-year-old and another child in his care were spotted walking down a Denham Springs highway by themselves.The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said the kids were supposed to be in Gabriel Lopez's care. Officers said they walked out of their Juniper Street home after being left alone there and were found on La. 1026—Lockhart Road.The sheriff's office said the children are safe. Lopez was booked for two counts
  
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• BRPD: 64-year-old woman's ear ripped off during home invasion attack, man arrested

  12-01-2025 17:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman's ear was ripped off during a brutal beating Saturday night after a man broke into her Baton Rouge apartment and attacked her with a rocking chair when she told him to leave, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. An arrest affidavit said 54-year-old Donald Valentine broke into an apartment on Convention Street around 9:30 p.m. and demanded a cigarette. Police said someone in the apartment told Valentine to leave and he went to a different apartment with the same
  
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• Baton Rouge woman's home rebuild begins with community's support after Hurricane Ida destruction

  12-01-2025 17:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Julia Thomas' home was destroyed by Hurricane Ida in 2021, but thanks to the support of her community she's one step closer to rebuilding. Hurricane Ida knocked a huge tree onto Thomas' home on 72nd Avenue, where she lived for more than 50 years. Julia’s daughter Wanda said that she's ready for her mother to be back in her house."We're just ready for it to be built, ready for my mom to get in her home. it's been a long long time," said Julia’s daughter
  
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• Law enforcement looking for stolen car connected to Hammond shooting, other crimes in Tangipahoa Parish

  12-01-2025 14:33 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish and police officers in Hammond are searching for a group of people who were riding in a stolen car Saturday night. The Hammond Police Department said officers saw the car when they were responding to a shooting around 7 p.m. Officers tried to stop the car, which was previously stolen outside of Hammond and has been connected to different criminal investigations in Tangipahoa Parish.The driver and others inside were not caught. Officers followed t
  
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• Sam Moore, who sang Soul Man in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications

  12-01-2025 13:01 via wbrz.com
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’” has died. He was 89.Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. No additional details were immediately available.Moore, whose admirers ranged from Al Gre
  
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• College students charged in catch a predator assault as seen on social media

  12-01-2025 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Six Massachusetts college students are facing charges after police say they assaulted a man who had been tricked through a dating app into visiting campus as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on social media.The group is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 16 in Worcester, Massachusetts.The man — an active-duty military service member — told police that he was in town for his grandmother’s funeral in October and
  
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• Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Trump report, Justice Department says

  12-01-2025 11:22 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead.The department disclosed Smith's departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned one day earlier. The resignation, 10 days before Trump is inaugurated , follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful cr
  
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• Fire on Annette Street Saturday night was deliberately set, BRFD says

  12-01-2025 11:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A vacant house fire on Annette Street Saturday night was deliberately set, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. BRFD says they arrived at the scene at 11:00 p.m. to see a vehicle fully engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading to the back of a vacant house. The house was confirmed to be unoccupied, but the fire caused $30,000 worth of damage. Fire investigators determined this fire to have been intentional. Anyone with information
  
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• Fire on Annette Street Saturday night was arson, BRFD investigating

  12-01-2025 11:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A vacant house fire on Annette Street Saturday night was arson, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. BRFD says they arrived at the scene at 11:00 p.m. to see a vehicle fully engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading to the back of a vacant house. Crews put the fire out in around 15 minutes. The house was confirmed to be unoccupied, but the fire caused $30,000 worth of damage. Fire investigators determined this fire to have been intentional.&a
  
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• Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises as crews fight heavy winds to save homes and landmarks

  12-01-2025 09:47 via wbrz.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks.Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades Fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton Fire, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said in a statement Saturday evening.The previous number of confirmed fataliti
  
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• Winter Storm Cora affects Baton Rouge flights

  11-01-2025 20:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thousands of flights have been delayed nationwide due to Winter Storm Cora. Despite airlines saying the storm has passed the affects are still being felt at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. "They did it like 20 minutes before. They just sent out messages through text. Kind of last minute," a passenger Malik Pryear said. Passengers departing from the airport using Delta and American Airlines say they are having a hard time getting to their destinations.&n
  
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• New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?

  11-01-2025 20:44 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The second-guessing began before the bodies had been cleared from the debris of the deadly Bourbon Street truck attack.A law firm signed up survivors of what it called a “predictable and preventable” tragedy. Politicians parried blame for the latest mass-casualty event in New Orleans’ infamous adult playground. And investigations targeted the ill-fated removal of the street’s bollards, steel columns designed to restri
  
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• Powerful winter storm that dumped snow in US South maintains its icy grip

  11-01-2025 18:49 via wbrz.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Flight cancellations piled up and officials warned of continuing dangerous roads Saturday in the wake of a winter storm that brought biting cold and wet snow to the U.S. South, leading to school closures and disrupting travel.The storm was moving out to sea off the East Coast on Saturday, leaving behind a forecast for snow showers in the Appalachian Mountains and New England. But temperatures were expected to plunge after sundown in the South, raising the risk that melt
  
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• 'We need some answers:' West Feliciana Sheriff concerned about unidentified drones

  11-01-2025 17:58 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE -- A series of unidentified drone sightings over the past couple of weeks in West Feliciana has parish authorities concerned, despite them saying there's no indication of a threat to people or property.WBRZ spoke with West Feliciana Sheriff Brian Spillman, who says they're currently at a loss for answers."We don't have any true ID on what these things are, how big they are or where they're coming from, or who's operating them. We're at a point where we need some answers," Spill
  
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• Family and friends mourn the loss of Reggie Hunter, victim of Bourbon Street attack

  11-01-2025 17:25 via wbrz.com
  
  ROSEDALE - Family and friends mourned the loss of Reggie Hunter, one of the victims of the tragic New Year's morning attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.Loved ones gathered to honor his memory and reflect on the legacy he leaves behind.37-year-old Reggie Hunter was laid to rest Saturday in Rosedale. He is one of 14 others who were killed in New Orleans. Reggie was a father of two. "I can't help but say it over and over that Reggie was a wonderful father to his children, great son,
  
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• Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities

  11-01-2025 16:52 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities.Trump told Republican senators about the onslaught ahead during a private meeting on Capitol Hill. Many of the actions are expected to launch on Inauguration Day
  
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• Rudy Giuliani's Florida condo and World Series rings at stake in trial over assets

  11-01-2025 15:47 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After he was found in contempt twice in one week, Rudy Giuliani faces another potentially treacherous week ahead at a trial to determine whether his Florida condominium and three World Series rings must be turned over to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation award against him.The former New York City mayor was found in contempt on Friday by a Washington judge for repeating false claims that the workers corrup
  
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• How to protect yourself from norovirus, COVID-19, flu and RSV during the winter surge

  11-01-2025 13:36 via wbrz.com
  
  In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds.While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year, scientists think that the winter surge of flu and cold activity may be because we spend more time indoors and the cold, dry air may weaken our defenses.But knowing what these bugs are and how they spread can help. While it may be difficult to make it through the season totally unscathed, there are some
  
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• Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. on Jan. 19

  11-01-2025 13:20 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns, the justices seemed persuaded by arguments that the national security threat posed by the company’s connections to China override concerns about restricting the speech either
  
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• Hammond 'Candyman' arrested for slew of drug-related charges

  11-01-2025 12:52 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - Officers arrested a man for several drug-related charges after they received several tips about him selling narcotics in the city. The Hammond Police Department arrested Jimmy "Candyman" Smith, 68, after receiving tips about him. Officers found Smith sitting inside his car at his home on North Ruland Street and took him into custody without incident. A search of Smith's home yielded marijuana, methamphetamine, heroin, a handgun, and hundreds of dollars. In a
  
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• Police investigating fatal crash that happened early Saturday morning

  11-01-2025 12:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man is dead after a crash that happened on I-10 early Saturday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the crash happened shortly before 2 a.m. on I-10 westbound near South Acadian Thruway. Officers said an Acura was driving eastbound on the westbound side and collided with an oncoming Hyundai driving the right way. The driver of the Acura died from his injuries on the scene but has not yet been identified. Three passengers in the Acura as well
  
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• 2une In Previews: Best of Hollywood with the Arts Council

  11-01-2025 09:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Have you ever wanted to feel like a celebrity and feel the red carpet beneath your feet? The Baton Rouge Arts Council is hosting its biggest fundraiser of the year where you can do just that. Music, Performance, Arts, Community and the BRAC are putting on the Best of Hollywood Gala, where you can enjoy photoshoots, exquisite cuisine, live performances, and a community atmosphere all while helping to support the arts in the capital city. The event is on Jan. 17 at
  
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• Cleanup for Baton Rouge National Cemetery takes place Saturday

  10-01-2025 21:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, people will gather to clear wreaths off of thousands of headstones at Baton Rouge National Cemetery. The help of volunteers is needed in honoring those buried in veterans' cemeteries, both on the national and state level.Back in December, Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana worked with Wreaths Across America to decorate every headstone in Baton Rouge National Cemetery. Now, the organization needs the public's help to clean up the site."Unbelievably, we received 5,100 wreat
  
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• Cleanup for Baton Rouge National Cemetery Saturday

  10-01-2025 21:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, people will gather to clear wreaths off of thousands of headstones at Baton Rouge National Cemetery. The help of volunteers is needed in honoring those buried in veterans' cemeteries, both on the national and state level.Back in December, Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana worked with Wreaths Across America to decorate every headstone in Baton Rouge National Cemetery. Now, the organization needs the public's help to clean up the site."Unbelievably, we received 5,100 wreat
  
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• Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal 'Rust' set shooting

  10-01-2025 21:23 via wbrz.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Baldwin also alleges defamati
  
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• Train collides with 18-wheeler in Tangipahoa Parish, no injuries reported

  10-01-2025 19:22 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE — A train collided with an 18-wheeler on the tracks in Tangipahoa Parish Friday afternoon. The Independence Police Department said the Dollar General 18-wheeler was trying to access LA-40, near the railroad tracks. The 18-wheeler was unsuccessful and was left stopped on the tracks where a train collided with it. There were no injuries reported.The Independence Police Department reiterated the importance of adhering to railroad traffic laws. Citizens are
  
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• 18-wheeler at railroad crossing struck by train in Tangipahoa Parish, no injuries reported

  10-01-2025 19:22 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE — A train collided with an 18-wheeler on the tracks of a railroad crossing in Tangipahoa Parish Friday afternoon. The Independence Police Department said the Dollar General 18-wheeler was trying to access LA-40, near the railroad tracks. The 18-wheeler was unsuccessful and was left stopped on the tracks where a train collided with it. There were no injuries reported.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge hospital can distribute newborn supply kits to help parents following birth of their child

  10-01-2025 18:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE -- Woman's Hospital in Louisiana is now the sixth recipient in the state to distribute Maternal Health and Newborn Supply Kits.These kits are part of the Maternal Health and Newborn Supply Kit program, a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Baby2Baby, a non-profit.The kits can include diapers, wipes, formula, and breastfeeding pumps. The initiative launched two years ago targeting three states -- Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana -- because of
  
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• West Feliciana deputies report unidentified drone sightings, treated as threat to critical infrastructure

  10-01-2025 17:42 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE - The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office issued a statement regarding "a rash of unidentified drone sightings" that deputies say have been seen over the past two weeks.Deputies say the sightings of unidentified drones flying in the parish began on Dec. 24. Sheriff Brian Spillman said the drones are as large as five feet in diameter and have been seen flying in areas near critical infrastructure. Spillman says eyewitnesses, which include patrol deputies, have seen flying obj
  
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• WATCH: LSU gymnastics prepares for tough meet in OKC

  10-01-2025 17:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tiger gymnastics team is testing itself early in their season as they head to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to face three of the top six teams in the national rankings.Jay Clark joined WBRZ for an exclusive interview previewing the match-up that will be seen on WBRZ-TV on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m..The twenty minute broadcast can be seen most of Friday night on WBRZ Plus and again on Saturday morning starting at 9:30 a.m.. LSU won the programs first national title
  
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• Due to scheduling conflict, Spanish Town Ball to be held in two separate rooms at River Center this year

  10-01-2025 17:26 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Flamingo-themed festivities will look a little different this year when the annual Spanish Town Ball comes to the Raising Cane's River Center in February. Due to a scheduling conflict with the United States Bowling Congress, a "split ball" will be held between two rooms.President of the Society of Preservation for Lagniappe in Louisiana Robert King said the last time this happened was in 2012.The ball will have 116 ten-top tables in the hockey arena, and another 121 table
  
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• One woman dead after train crash involving pedestrian in Livingston Parish

  10-01-2025 17:02 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — A woman is dead Friday afternoon after an incident involving a pedestrian and a train west of the town of Livingston.Livingston Parish authorities responded to the scene at the railroad crossing on Florida Boulevard near Ware Lane.In addition to local authorities, representatives from the Canadian National Railway also responded to the scene.Deputies said to avoid the area and said drivers should expect delays.No other information was available.Credit to the Livingston Pa
  
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• Second suspect arrested in New Year's Eve killing on O'Neal Lane

  10-01-2025 16:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A second suspect in a deadly New Year's Eve shooting on O'Neal Lane was arrested Friday, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.Kelvin Robins, 37, was arrested in Ascension Parish as a fugitive and was booked for first degree murder, principal to second degree battery and principal to armed robbery.BRPD arrested Glenn Walker Thursday for the killing of William Bradford, and have now booked Robins as a second suspect. BRPD says the investigation is ongoing.Permalink| Commen
  
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• EBR DA says making arrests in non-fatal shootings is key to lowering homicide rate

  10-01-2025 16:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The arrest of two relatives in Baton Rouge charged with multiple counts of attempted murder is the type of police work EBR District Attorney Hillar Moore says will eventually drive down the homicide rate.Ladarius and Michael Miller, both 22, are in jail for a pair of non-fatal shootings from October. According to an arrest warrant, on October 12, Michael Miller, wearing a Dominos Pizza uniform and a black mask, shot someone multiple times. The victim was able to identify
  
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• Man accused of theft, hit-and-run after stolen car chase through multiple St. Mary Parish towns

  10-01-2025 16:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BERWICK — A man was arrested Friday morning on multiple felony charges after he allegedly led officers on a multi-jurisdiction car chase.Morgan City Police officials said they arrested 38-year-old Jeremiah Jawayne Wiltz after they received a complaint of a stolen vehicle. Officers said they saw a silver-colored van driven by Wiltz that matched the description.A spokesperson said an officer parked behind the vehicle and Wiltz quickly backed up, ramming into the police vehicle.&nbsp
  
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• St. Mary Parish deputy accused of malfeasance after fleet vehicle collides with paramedic vehicle

  10-01-2025 16:29 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLIN - A deputy was arrested after a fleet vehicle he operated got into a collision with an emergency services vehicle and he provided false information, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday.According to Sheriff Gary Driskell, Michael Swords, 71, was booked for malfeasance after an investigation revealed that Swords violated internal policies and law. Swords allegedly intentionally provided inaccurate information regarding the involvement of the fleet vehicle.Swords was terminat
  
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• Ascension Schools says employees, students from 2009 to 2024 affected by PowerSchool hack

  10-01-2025 15:57 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Schools said Friday any employee or student whose data was in PowerSchool from 2009 to 2024 was affected by a recent hack.Ascension Schools and Livingston Parish Schools announced the hack had happened Wednesday, saying PowerSchool was alerted on Dec. 28.Officials say once they received finalized information from PowerSchool, they will ensure the impacted individuals are notified with instruction on how to access identity protection and credit monitoring services.Perm
  
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• Police arrest 15-year-old accused of involvement in Christmas parade shooting; two other teens sought

  10-01-2025 15:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A teenage attempted murder suspect wanted for a shooting shortly after a downtown Baton Rouge Christmas parade was arrested Friday.Baton Rouge Police said they arrested 15-year-old Christopher King for the Dec. 14 shooting that left one person with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.WBRZ previously reported that three warrants were issued for the shooting, including King. It’s not clear why an adult warrant was issued for King.Two 17-year-olds — Trey
  
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• Man convicted of murder in 2016 North Foster Drive nightclub shooting; brother to face trial in May

  10-01-2025 13:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – A man was convicted of murder for the 2016 killing of a 30-year-old man outside of a North Foster Drive nightclub.Horace Smith, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder for the October 2016 killing of Christopher Edwards outside of The Executive Club, District Attorney Hillar Moore said Thursday. A woman was also struck by gunfire. Surveillance footage from the club showed Horace Smith and his brother, 46-year-old Mack Smith, arguing with Edwards before the Smi
  
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• State Police issue warrant for former LSU player Kyren Lacy alleging negligent homicide, hit-and-run

  10-01-2025 13:33 via wbrz.com
  
  THIBODAUX — Louisiana State Police on Friday issued an arrest warrant for former LSU football player Kyren Lacy that accuses the wide receiver of negligent homicide in Lafourche Parish.The warrant accuses Lacy of killing 78-year-old Herman Hall on Dec. 17 when he "recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed." Troopers said Lacy is accused of crossing lanes while in a designated no-passing zone on La. 20 near Perez Lane.The driver of a truck abruptly braked and swerved
  
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• Rape suspect from St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes arrested; he faces multiple charges involving juvenile

  10-01-2025 13:33 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE — Tangipahoa Parish's sheriff said Friday that deputies had arrested a 34-year-old man accused of raping a juvenile.Kentell Sims of Greensburg was wanted in both St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes. Sheriff Gerald Sticker said Sims was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish jail and that Sims would be transferred to St. Helena Parish for processing there.Sims was accused of first-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual battery in Tangipahoa Parish. St. Helena charges
  
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• WATCH: NOPD releases bodycam footage from police during Bourbon Street attack that killed 14

  10-01-2025 12:54 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department on Friday released bodycam footage from the New Year's Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that left 14 dead and dozens injured.The bodycam footage can be viewed in its entirety here.The footage shows that, around 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 1, several NOPD officers responded to a white pickup truck that had plowed through a crowd of people at high speed.The footage then shows the driver of the car, Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar who was inspi
  
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• La. 18 near downtown Donaldsonville closing to accommodate Bayou Lafourche pump house project

  10-01-2025 12:41 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE — A two-block stretch of La. 18 near the Donaldsonville historic district will close for more than five months so workers can install steel pipes beneath the highway to carry water from the Mississippi River to Bayou Lafourche. The highway will close Monday, Jan. 20, and remain closed until Friday, June 6. A new pumping station is being built to supply additional freshwater to the bayou, combating saltwater intrusion.The Louisiana Department of Transportation a
  
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• Woman allegedly made child wear trash bag while she beat them with utensil

  10-01-2025 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  KINDER - A woman was arrested Thursday for abuse after it was found she allegedly beat her child while they were wearing a trash bag. Deputies with the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office were called by a bystander who said a toddler had been beaten while they were in a trash bag. They found the four-year-old was being disciplined by their mother, Hailey Bellard. Bellard allegedly beat the child with a plastic utensil after making them wear a trash bag as clothing. The chil
  
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• Woman killed, off-duty police officer injured after two-car collision in Plaquemine

  10-01-2025 11:56 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — A woman was killed and an off-duty Addis police officer was injured when two cars collided on Belleview Drive near Milly Plantation Road in Plaquemine on Friday.The two drivers were traveling in opposite directions on Belleview Drive when the woman's car lost control and spun out into the off-duty police officer's car, a State Police spokesperson said.The woman died at the scene, while the officer was brought to a nearby hospital. Police did not immediately identify the d
  
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• Woman dead, off-duty cop injured after two car-collision in Plaquemine

  10-01-2025 11:56 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — A woman was killed and an off-duty Addis cop was injured after two cars collided on Belleview Drive near Milly Plantation Road in Plaquemine on Friday.The two drivers were traveling in opposite directions on Belleview Drive when the woman's car lost control and spun out into the off-duty police officer's car, a State Police spokesperson said.The woman died at the scene, while the off-duty cop was brought to a nearby hospital.The crash happened around 8 a.m. near Plaquemin
  
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