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• Wizards John Wall says hes 110% and itching to return

  26-05-2020 21:30 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards point guard John Wall declared himself fully recovered after two operations that sidelined him for the past 1½ years and said he is “itching” to get back on the court next season.Speaking on a video call Tuesday to discuss his “202 Assist” program to help pay rent for people in the nation’s capital affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Wall said he is “still ta
  
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• Former NASA engineer - now a Southern University professor - eagerly awaits SpaceX launch and future space exploration

  26-05-2020 20:13 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's been more than 50 years since Morgan Watson left his position as a NASA engineer, but ahead of Wednesday's SpaceX launch, the event still brings the Southern professor good memories and hope for more space exploration in the future."We've come a long way, and we've got a long way to go," Watson said. "I think this is a step in the right direction."As two American astronauts prepare to liftoff from Cape Canaveral, for the first time in nearly a decade, emotions from launch day
  
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• Raising Canes to host virtual concert featuring Randy Rogers, Parker McCollum

  26-05-2020 19:42 via wbrz.com
  
  DALLAS  - Raising Canes Chicken Fingers will host a virtual concert Wednesday, May 27, in part of the company's Cane’s In The Moment Virtual Entertainment Series.The show will include a live acoustic song swap featuring Country artist Randy Rogers and Peter McCollum on Facebook Live @RaisingCanesChickenFingers. During the concert, Canes will also host a fundraiser for Direct Relief, an humanitarian aid organization.“As concerts continue to get postponed or
  
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• Some big names remain unsigned late in NFLs odd offseason

  26-05-2020 18:46 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Offseason shopping is still in full swing in the NFL.Even with the status of the upcoming season uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic, teams continue to tinker with their rosters by adding players they hope will help them win — whenever or if they actually play.Virtual workouts are being held all around the league, with some facilities beginning to reopen but still closed to coaches and players. General managers work the phones and chat with agents a
  
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• Sheriff cracking down on late-night Tannerite explosions disturbing La. neighborhood

  26-05-2020 18:43 via wbrz.com
  
  IBERVILLE- People living in Iberville Parish are reporting unusually loud explosions in their neighborhoods. Local law enforcement is now taking steps to restore the peace. "It wakes you up out of a dead sleep," Cindy Angelloz said. Neighbors say the blasts rock their homes and their nerves in the middle of the night."It shakes the house and the windows rattle. At 10 or 12 o'clock at night, that's no fun," Denise Harrell said. The late-night explosions are causing a w
  
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• State police detail memorial service for fallen trooper

  26-05-2020 17:44 via wbrz.com
  
  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - State police have laid out plans for a service honoring a state trooper killed in the line of duty.LSP says Trooper George Baker will be laid to rest Thursday, May 28 following a private service for his family. The service will happen at 10:30 a.m. at the University Center on the Southeastern Louisiana University’s campus in Hammond.Seating will be limited due to current coronavirus-related restrictions, and agencies are asked to send a small number of representati
  
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• Dolphins owner says there definitely will be an NFL season

  26-05-2020 17:25 via wbrz.com
  
  MIAMI - The owner of the Miami Dolphins, Stephen Ross, is confident that the National Football League will have a 2020 season. It only becomes a matter of with or without fans.“I think there definitely will be a football season this year,” Ross said Tuesday during an interview on CNBC. “The real question is will there be fans in the stadiums?”The league says it expect to play a full schedule starting September 10, but several contingency plans are in plac
  
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• Ascension Parish pumps operating in time for upcoming rain

  26-05-2020 16:52 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION- Pumping stations in Ascension Parish are up and running, Parish President Clint Cointment announced Tuesday.“Right now we have a high tide and an east wind blowing water into Ascension Parish,” Cointment said. “With a lot of rain expected all this week, we want to make sure we have enough capacity to accommodate that water.”Many waterways in Ascension are affected by high tides and easterly winds, preventing water from draining into Lakes Maure
  
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• Ascension Parish cranks up pumping stations ahead of potential wet weather this week

  26-05-2020 16:52 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION PARISH- Officials in Ascension Parish have activated the parish's pumping stations ahead of more rainfall expected this week.“Right now we have a high tide and an east wind blowing water into Ascension Parish,” Parish President Clint Cointment said. “With a lot of rain expected all this week, we want to make sure we have enough capacity to accommodate that water.” Many waterways in Ascension are affected by high tides and easterly winds
  
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• State selects contractor for portion of long-awaited Comite River diversion project

  26-05-2020 16:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - State officials announced Tuesday that they have selected one of the contractors that will contribute to the Comite River diversion project.DOTD selected Boh Bros. Construction Company to construct three new bridges in East Baton Rouge as part of the flood prevention project. The state says the bridges will be essential for finishing the project and will also benefit residents.Boh Bros. will be responsible for the following aspects of the project.- New bridge structures over the f
  
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• $30B-plus Louisiana operating budget receives House support

  26-05-2020 16:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House on Tuesday backed a $30 billion-plus spending plan for next year that uses federal coronavirus aid to keep programs and services on an even keel despite the pandemic.The package of budget bills — approved in a quick afternoon of House votes rather than the daylong debate of years past — heads to the Senate for debate with one week remaining in the regular legislative session. Senators don’t expect to complete their w
  
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• WBR schools working to go virtual regardless of students going back in Fall

  26-05-2020 16:21 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN – With the 2019/2020 school year ending in West Baton Rouge Parish, the school board is now focusing on the next school year. Even if kids will be allowed to return to class come August, Superintendent Wes Watts says there will be some sort of virtual school as an option.“We will be prepared to have virtual school, distance learning no matter what,” Watts said.The adjustments are already in the works.“We're actually working on building
  
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• NHL adopts 24-team playoff format if it can resume season

  26-05-2020 15:58 via wbrz.com
  
  The NHL announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play.Commissioner Gary Bettman said the decision is not a guarantee that games are coming back. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association must still figure out health and safety protocols and solve other issues, including where to play.Still, ironing out a format represents significant progress since global sports were basically
  
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• Wall Street up as recovery hopes overshadow virus worries

  26-05-2020 15:49 via wbrz.com
  
  Stocks surged on Wall Street Tuesday, driving the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to their highest levels in nearly three months as optimism over the reopening of the economy overshadowed lingering worries about the coronavirus pandemic.The S&P 500 was up 1.8% to 3,007 points. It’s the first time the benchmark index has been above the 3,000-point mark since March 5. The Dow crossed the 25,000-point threshold for the first time since March 10, before widespread busines
  
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• Watch Wednesday's rocket launch live on WBRZ

  26-05-2020 14:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - For the first time in nearly a decade, NASA astronauts will blast to space from the historic launchpad in Florida.WBRZ will provide two live video feeds for viewers to watch the occasion: A narrated report on WBRZ Channel 2 and a live video feed without narration on WBRZ Plus and Facebook Live.  The reports are expected to begin around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.The Wednesday episode of Dr. Phil will be seen at 8 p.m. on WBTR.  WBTR is seen on Cox cable channel
  
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• 1,800 students still on Louisiana campuses despite pandemic

  26-05-2020 14:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — More than 1,800 students are living on university campuses around Louisiana even though they’ve been taking classes online and have been encouraged to return home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Advocate reports.The students, from 650 at Louisiana State University, 310 at Louisiana Tech and 50 or 60 at Tulane University to six at Grambling State and four at Northwestern State, have a wide variety of reasons for remaining. Those range from ho
  
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• Video shows officer kneeling on neck of man who died

  26-05-2020 13:48 via wbrz.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis was seen on a bystander’s video pleading that he could not breathe as a white officer knelt on his neck during the arrest and kept his knee there for several minutes after the man stopped moving.The death Monday night after a struggle with officers was under investigation by the FBI and state law enforcement authorities. It drew comparisons to the case of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died in 20
  
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• Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man

  26-05-2020 13:48 via wbrz.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander’s video provoked widespread outrage with footage that showed the man pleading that he could not breathe as an officer knelt on his neck.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tweeted about the firings, saying “This is the right call.”The man’s death Monday night after he struggled with officers was under
  
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• WANTED: Man steals wallet, goes on illegal shopping spree in Gonzales

  26-05-2020 13:28 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - Deputies are looking for a thief who stole a wallet at an Ascension Parish store then used it to buy more than $1,000 in merchandise.The sheriff's office says the man swiped the wallet at a Neighborhood Walmart. Authorities say he went on to charge about $1,300 to the victim's debit card.Surveillance video shows the suspect, described as an older white male, shopping around a Home Depot in Gonzales with the stolen card.Anyone with information is urged to contact the sheriff's office
  
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• Some frustrated by lack of public Memorial Day ceremony at Port Hudson cemetery

  26-05-2020 13:28 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT HUDSON - With no formal ceremony at Port Hudson National Cemetery this Memorial Day, families took the commemoration into their own hands. 
   
  "My girlfriend's parents are buried here, and she comes every year for it and we're also out visiting friends. We have some friends who are buried here, so we're gonna put some flags on their graves," Robert King said. 
   
  On any other Memorial Day, every single gravestone would have a flag placed on it, but today i
  
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• Man steals wallet, goes on illegal shopping spree in Gonzales

  26-05-2020 13:28 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - Deputies are looking for a thief who stole a wallet at an Ascension Parish store then used it to buy more $1,000 in merchandise.The sheriff's office says the man swiped the wallet at a Neighborhood Walmart. Authorities say he went on to charge about $1,300 to the victim's debit card.Surveillance video shows the suspect, described as an older white male, shopping around a Home Depot in Gonzales with the stolen card.Anyone with information is urged to contact the sheriff's office at 22
  
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• Police: Student fugitive who killed 2 took Uber to Walmart

  26-05-2020 13:06 via wbrz.com
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The search for a University of Connecticut student police say is armed and on the run after killing two people focused in its fifth day Tuesday on Pennsylvania, where he was reported seen taking an Uber to a Walmart store.Peter Manfredonia, a 23-year-old senior, is suspected of killing Ted DeMers, 62, in Willington, Connecticut, on Friday and Nicholas Eisele, 23, who was found dead Sunday in Derby, Connecticut. Authorities say he then forced Eisele’s 2
  
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• Baton Rouge reducing fines for traffic violations through July

  26-05-2020 12:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Traffic citations incurred over the next month will result in a lesser fine and will not affect your driving record, the city announced Tuesday. The Clerk of Court's Office announced that all city court traffic violations not involving an accident will be amended to a non-moving violation. The decision is in response to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.The fine will be $124 per violation, and it will not affect your record nor your insurance. If the citati
  
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• Ascension deputies search for thief who stole over $5,000 from Family Dollar

  26-05-2020 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - Deputies are searching for a thief who targeted a Family Dollar store in Ascension Parish and managed to get away with over $5,000.On Tuesday morning, deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office issued a notice about the suspected thief, saying he is an unidentified male who was captured on video surveillance walking into the Family Dollar on Highway 74 after hours, accessing the store's safe, and stealing approximately $5,230 before fleeing.Anyone with information on
  
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• Ascension deputies search for thief who stole over $15,000 from Family Dollar

  26-05-2020 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - Deputies are searching for a thief who targeted a Family Dollar store in Ascension Parish.On Tuesday morning, deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office issued a notice about the suspected thief, saying he is an unidentified male who was captured on video surveillance walking into the Family Dollar on Highway 74 after hours, accessing the store's safe and stealing approximately $5,230 before fleeing.Anyone with information on this case or the identity of those involv
  
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• Fatal two-vehicle crash on US 190 claims one man's life

  26-05-2020 12:14 via wbrz.com
  
  SLIDELL - State Troopers responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash on US 190 near Old River Road in St. Tammany Parish. The accident killed 69-year-old Jerry Parr.The crash happened shortly after 1:00pm. According to the initial investigation, Parr was traveling northbound on US 190 in a 2006 Lincoln Town Car. He was struck head on by a 2011 Toyota Tundra. The Tundra was driven by 19-year-old Joseph Molinary. Despite being restrained properly, Parr suffered severe injuries and was transpo
  
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• Woman, boy killed at home of former LA Dodger, Carl Crawford

  26-05-2020 09:56 via wbrz.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas — A 5-year-old boy and a woman drowned in the backyard pool of former Los Angeles Dodgers player Carl Crawford’s Houston home, according to reports.According to The Houston Chronicle, the woman has been identified as Bethany Lartigue and the 5-year-old as Kasen Hersi.
  Lartigue was not related to the child, said Lartigue's brother, Brandon Lartigue. Neither did she share a personal connection with Crawford, Brandon said.Houston police were called about 2:40 p.m
  
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• Part of Greenwell Springs Road temporarily closed due to accident with injuries

  26-05-2020 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - On Tuesday morning, a crash with injuries occurred within the 20000 block of Greenwell Springs Road, near Wax Road and Will Avenue.The wreck happened shortly before 8:20 a.m., and Central Police are on the scene now.Police say due to the incident, Greenwell Springs Road, between Wax Road and Will Avenue, is temporarily closed.Officials have yet to confirm the extent of the injured person's wounds and the circumstances surrounding the crash. This article will be updated as aut
  
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• One person dead in crash on Greenwell Springs Road Tuesday morning

  26-05-2020 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - On Tuesday morning, a fatal crash occurred within the 20000 block of Greenwell Springs Road, near Wax Road and Will Avenue. Authorities say the crash led to the death of a 45-year-old male, Lanny Speights of Central, and the other driver involved has minor injuries.There was also a chocolate lab in the truck that was injured, but the injuries are not critical, according to officials.According to Chief Roger Corcoran of the Central Police Department, two vehicles were involved
  
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• Fatal accident leads to closure of Greenwell Springs Road at Wax Road

  26-05-2020 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - On Tuesday morning, a fatal crash occurred within the 20000 block of Greenwell Springs Road, near Wax Road and Will Avenue.At this time authorities have identified neither the number of people killed nor the circumstances surrounding the crash. WBRZ has learned that the Parish Coroner has been called to the scene of the crash, which Central Police are currently taking the lead in responding to. The fatal incident happened shortly before 8:20 a.m. and police say Green
  
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• Central police investigate fatal crash on Greenwell Springs Road near Wax Road

  26-05-2020 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - On Tuesday morning, a fatal crash occurred within the 20000 block of Greenwell Springs Road, near Wax Road and Will Avenue.According to Central's Police Chief two vehicles were involved in the incident; apparently, one of the drivers veered off road, overcorrected, and swerved into the other line, hitting another vehicle head-on.The fatal incident happened shortly before 8:20 a.m. and led to the temporary closure of Greenwell Springs Road, between Wax Road and Will Avenue. The area re
  
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• One person killed in early morning crash on Hooper Road

  26-05-2020 08:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, one person was killed in a crash on Hooper Road.Officials say the incident occurred within the 4800 block of Hooper Road, close to Plank Road and Cypress Road, shortly before 6:34 a.m.On Tuesday morning, a representative with the Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed that the wreck resulted in one person's death. At this time the deceased individual has not been identified and details surrounding the circumstances of the crash have yet to be provi
  
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• Officials identify man killed in early morning crash on Hooper Road

  26-05-2020 08:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, a man was killed in a crash on Hooper Road.Officials with the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office identified 30-year-old Leroy Scott as the man who lost his life in the accident.First responders who were at the scene of the crash say the incident occurred within the 4800 block of Hooper Road, close to Plank Road and Cypress Road, shortly before 6:34 a.m. on Tuesday morning. At this time, additional information related to the crash is unavailabl
  
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• Bolivian orchestra stranded in 'haunted' German castle for 73 days amid pandemic

  26-05-2020 08:35 via wbrz.com
  
  RHEINSBERG, Germany - After following stay-at-home orders established by local authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most U.S. citizens are all too familiar with the challenges that come with having no choice but to remain home for more than two months.But a group of young musicians who also found themselves under similar orders had to do so under a particularly difficult set of challengesAccording to Variety, an orchestra group from Bolivia were enjoying their trip to Germany when the coro
  
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• Two bodies found along Ala coast, shortly after two La swimmers were declared missing

  26-05-2020 08:08 via wbrz.com
  
  ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — Searchers have found two bodies on the Alabama coast near where crews have been searching for two Louisiana men who went missing in the surf.WALA-TV reports that authorities in Orange Beach say a body washed up Tuesday morning at Gulf State Park, and a second one was found later in Gulf Shores.The remains were found after two swimmers were last seen near Perdido Pass on Sunday night. Authorities identified the missing men as 22-year-old Darius Robinson and 28
  
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• Police: Baby shot at home in Shreveport, parents not hurt

  26-05-2020 07:49 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT — A ten-month-old baby boy was shot and suffered life-threatening injuries late Monday night, police said.According to authorities, the boy was struck in his upper body while at a home on Shreveport's Westover Road around 11:30 p.m.When police arrived on scene, they found the ten-month-old crying and awake. He was rushed to a Shreveport hospital for treatment, news outlets reported. Police told reporters the boy is expected to survive.His parents were inside the ho
  
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• Two Atlanta women widely viewed as likely candidates for VP role beside Biden

  26-05-2020 07:05 via wbrz.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol.They are now Georgia’s most influential African American women.Bottoms, the 50-year-old Atlanta mayor, is a top surrogate for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Abrams is the 46-year-old voting rights activist who nearly became the first black female governor in American h
  
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• Two Atlanta women considered potential candidates as Biden's running mate

  26-05-2020 07:05 via wbrz.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol.They are now Georgia’s most influential African American women.Bottoms, the 50-year-old Atlanta mayor, is a top surrogate for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Abrams is the 46-year-old voting rights activist who nearly became the first black female governor in American h
  
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• BRCC honors 2020 Spring graduates with series of drive-thru, virtual events

  26-05-2020 06:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – Graduates of the Spring Class of 2020 will be honored at Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) this week. On Monday, the school issued a notice regarding the upcoming events to honor its more than 400 graduates who will receive degrees, technical diplomas, or certificates from the college this semester. The college will host a drive-through Pinning Ceremony for approximately 100 graduates of the Nursing and Allied Health Division on Tuesday, May 26.&
  
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• Officials denounce protesters who hung effigy of Kentucky gov from tree during rally

  26-05-2020 06:32 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKFORT, Kentucky - An effigy of the Governor of Kentucky was hung from a tree during a Sunday afternoon political rally held outside of the governor's mansion.According to CNN, the group of protesters responsible for the effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear's were rallying in support of Second Amendment rights in Frankfort, Kentucky, Sunday.As the rally was winding down, someone drove up in a pick up truck and pulled the effigy of Beshear out of a bag and hung it on a tree, Gerry Se
  
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• CareSouth COVID drive-thru testing closed Tuesday, walk-up testing remains open

  26-05-2020 06:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE –  CareSouth Medical and Dental COVID-19 Drive-thru Community testing clinics in Baton Rouge and Plaquemine are closed on Tuesday, May 26 due to inclement weather. But, coronavirus testing is still available for walkups. In Baton Rouge, testing is available from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. In Plaquemine, testing is available from 8 a.m. until noon on Tuesday and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday. Patients must first register to
  
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• West Monroe parent charged after not noticing child was missing for four hours

  26-05-2020 05:49 via wbrz.com
  
  WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — A northeast Louisiana woman is jailed on child desertion charges after police say her 2-year-old was found wandering alone.The West Monroe Police Department says officers were called to a home Saturday morning after someone found the child unsupervised.KNOE-TV reports officers couldn’t find a parent at the time and handed over the child to the state Department of Children and Family Services.Arrest records show police later received a call fr
  
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• Boy who drowned at Grand Isle identified as Hammond teen

  26-05-2020 05:44 via wbrz.com
  
  GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Police say a Hammond teen drowned at Grand Isle on Saturday, with two other family members hospitalized after getting caught in strong currents.The Jefferson Parish coroner tells local news outlets that the drowning victim was 17-year-old Oscar Gustavo Rivera AguilarGrand Isle Police Chief Laine Landry says police were called Sunday evening to waters near the Andy P. Valence Memorial Bridge. There, they searched for more than an hour before finding Aguilar&r
  
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• La Trooper who died is saluted for continuing to save lives after passing

  26-05-2020 05:31 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police are calling Trooper George Baker’s decision to donate his organs a “last act of selfless service.”Baker died Sunday from injuries he suffered Wednesday when hit by a Hammond police officer during a vehicle pursuit. The 33-year-old trooper’s body was taken from North Oaks Medical Center so his organs could be donated, escorted by a caravan of state police cars.“It’s very rare to have
  
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• Deceased Trooper saluted for continuing to save lives after passing

  26-05-2020 05:31 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police are calling Trooper George Baker’s decision to donate his organs a “last act of selfless service.”Baker died Sunday from injuries he suffered Wednesday when hit by a Hammond police officer during a vehicle pursuit. The 33-year-old trooper’s body was taken from North Oaks Medical Center so his organs could be donated, escorted by a caravan of state police cars.“It’s very rare to have
  
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• Krispy Kreme on Plank Road welcomes customers to newly renovated shop, Tuesday

  26-05-2020 05:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Statistics say the average American consumes 37 donuts per year. But since the only Krispy Kreme in Baton Rouge temporarily closed for nearly a year, it's likely a lot of Capital City residents didn't meet that quota between 2019 and 2020.That's all going to change as of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26 when the Kristpy Kreme on Plank Road reopens to the public.Local foodies will be able to make up for all of the donuts they missed out on since the shop closed for remodeling in June of
  
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• Two arrested following Lake Charles graduation party shooting that left eight injured

  26-05-2020 04:38 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES — Two individuals have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left eight teens injured at a graduation party and authorities say two other suspects remain on the run.Three teenagers suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and three others were grazed by bullets when gunfire erupted at the party, which took place on Memorial Day.Nearly 200 teenagers were at the Lake Charles event prior to the shooting, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in
  
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• Two arrested following graduation party shooting that left eight injured

  26-05-2020 04:38 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES — Two individuals have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left eight teens injured at a graduation party and authorities say two other suspects remain on the run.Three teenagers suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and three others were grazed by bullets when gunfire erupted at the party, which took place on Memorial Day.Nearly 200 teenagers were at the Lake Charles event prior to the shooting, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in
  
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• Risks complicate reopenings as WHO warns 1st wave not over

  26-05-2020 04:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — The risks of reigniting coronavirus outbreaks are complicating efforts to fend off further misery for the many millions who have lost jobs, with a top health expert warning that the world is still in the midst of a “first wave” of the pandemic.“Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, a World Health Organization executive director.&l
  
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