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• Head of PAR Louisiana warns of changes to Ethics Board, discusses constitutional convention

  06-05-2024 19:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The head of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana says it might be appropriate for the state to draft a new constitution.Speaking at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Steven Procopio said the current constitution, adopted 50 years ago, gets deep into the weeds when it should just set guidelines for how the state should operate."We're doing it wrong," Procopio said. "A constitution should be a fundamental document that guides the policy-making process. It s
  
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• Suspect sought after allegedly setting fire to Denham Springs High School

  10-06-2024 13:37 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - The English hall at DSHS was severely damaged after a fire that happened at the end of May, and now investigators are looking for a suspect. The Office and the State Fire Marshal as well as the Denham Springs Police Department are searching for a suspect who is believed to have entered campus on a bicycle at around 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 26. The fire was contained to the English hall, but damages are expected to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anyone
  
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• Ochsner Medical Center first to receive latest in robotic surgery tech

  10-06-2024 13:31 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Ochsner Medical Centers in New Orleans and the capital city have received the latest in robotic surgery technology: the da Vinci 5. The da Vinci system transfers a surgeon's hand movements into robotic arms for a higher degree of precision and minimal invasiveness. The system also allows the surgeon to feel the same amount of pressure being used by the robotic arms. The new system will be used for minimally-invasive procedures in urology, gynecology, and gene
  
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• Man arrested after depositing $2,000 into his account with phony money orders

  10-06-2024 13:01 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - Deputies arrested a man for filing two separate false money orders in 2023. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said the investigation into the money orders began in September 2023. In four days, Branden Wiggins allegedly deposited two separate money orders into his account, both worth $1,000. He also withdrew $497 from his account.The investigation concluded with Wiggins' arrest on Sunday. He was booked for bank fraud, monetary instrument abuse, and theft. 
  
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• Juvenile injured in Sunday night shooting off Plank Road

  10-06-2024 12:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A juvenile was reportedly injured in a shooting that happened Sunday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department said officers were called to the hospital shortly after 9 p.m. due to a juvenile arriving with a gunshot wound. Investigators found the shooting happened on the near the 3500 block of Greenwell Street off Plank Road. No further information was provided. It was not clear how old the juvenile was, or what led to the shooting. Anyone with informatio
  
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• 2une In Previews: Greek Weekend

  10-06-2024 09:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Starting next weekend, June 21, join the National Pan-Hellenic Council for Greek Weekend!The weekend will kick off with a variety Greek show on Friday, a picnic on Saturday, and a church fellowship gathering on Sunday. 2une In spoke with the NPHC for more information on the fun-filled weekend ahead!Permalink| Comments
  
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• Pedestrian killed in Evangeline Parish crash

  10-06-2024 07:39 via wbrz.com
  
  MAMOU - A pedestrian was hit by a car and died from their injuries in a crash late Saturday night. State police said 63-year-old Sharron Hampshire of Ville Platte was walking near the fog line on Highway 104 shortly before midnight on Saturday. A Honda Pilot was driving in the same direction and, for reasons state police say are still under investigation, the Honda struck Hampshire. Hampshire died on the scene. The driver of the Honda was properly restrained and was not injure
  
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• Sunday Journal: The Protest that Changed History

  10-06-2024 06:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - This week on Sunday Journal, JP took a trip back in time to 1953 to learn more about the local protest that changed history. Watch this week's Sunday Journal above. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Mothers who have lost children to violence join together at community meeting Sunday

  09-06-2024 21:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A heartfelt conversation among mothers who have lost children due to street violence occurred Sunday afternoon.Community members, activists and local leaders attended A Mother's Cry, an event put on by the major's office in coordination with the Summer of Hope initiative to decrease violence in Baton Rouge.Mayor Pro Temp Lamont Cole said that the purpose of Sunday's event was to give mothers the opportunity to share their stories. "Mother's not only from Baton Rouge, but
  
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• Trump to undergo probation interview Monday, a required step before his New York sentencing

  09-06-2024 20:42 via wbrz.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials Monday, a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal hush money case, according to three people familiar with the plan.Trump will do the interview via a computer video conference from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, the people told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose the plans publicly
  
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• Residents gather in Downtown Baton Rouge for Flag Week festivities

  09-06-2024 17:30 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge residents gathered downtown Sunday to celebrate the beginning of National Flag Week. Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, has been hosting the event for the past 17 years to pay homage to the men and women who have served or are currently serving. This year's event in downtown Baton Rouge was it's biggest yet, after the addition of a festival to the celebration."I've been doing it for 17 years and it's still a very, very important in terms of educating
  
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• One killed, two hurt in Livingston wreck Sunday afternoon

  09-06-2024 17:13 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON - One person was killed and two were hurt in a crash along a Livingston road on Sunday afternoon. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said the wreck happened around 2 p.m. near the corner of South Satsuma Road and Zach Wheat Lane. Deputies said one adult was killed and two were airlifted from the scene. All of the occupants were removed by first responders before the vehicles caught on fire. No more information about the crash or the victims have been re
  
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• Washington quarterback, former LSU Heisman winner Jayden Daniels throws out first pitch for MLB game

  09-06-2024 16:49 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. - Former LSU quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Jayden Daniels threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Nationals on Sunday. The LSU star is in his rookie season with the Washington Commanders after he was selected as the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Daniels was joined at the game with fellow Commanders rookies. The Nationals went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Sunday. They move on to a series with the Detroit Tigers.&n
  
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• U.S.S. KIDD Veterans Museum opens D-Day exhibit for the month of June

  09-06-2024 15:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The U.S.S. KIDD Veterans Museum opened a new exhibit to mark the 80th anniversary of the historic D-Day invasion. The exhibit is designed to educate the public on little-known facts about the Allied invasion of German-occupied Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Each year, a new section will be added to the exhibit, causing it to grow over time.The U.S.S. KIDD moved to Houma for repairs and won't be back until 2025, but curator Elijah Otto says that visitors have many more
  
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• St. George officials set to be sworn in Monday afternoon

  09-06-2024 14:59 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GEORGE - Interim officials for the City of St. George will be officially sworn in Monday afternoon. Organizers say that the ceremony will mark the beginning of the town's government and will start the process of creating the city. On April 26, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the city should be incorporated. Nearly a month later, Governor Jeff Landry appointed Dustin Yates as St. George’s first mayor and Todd Morris as the city’s first police chie
  
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• Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages

  09-06-2024 14:21 via wbrz.com
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed, and hundreds more were wounded, in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire and responded during the complex daytime operation in central Gaza.The killing of so many Palestinians, in a raid that Israelis celebrated as a stunnin
  
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• LPSO: Bear believed to be hit by vehicle around Holden

  09-06-2024 13:32 via wbrz.com
  
  HOLDEN - A dead bear was seen on the road after it was apparently hit by a vehicle, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reported.LPSO has contacted the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Berthelot claims third Louisiana Amateur Championship

  09-06-2024 12:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Despite a scary 18th hole, Greg Berthelot won his third Louisiana Amateur Championship Sunday at the Country Club of Louisiana.Berthelot came into Sunday's final round as the leader at 6-under and extended his lead to four strokes after a birdie on 16 got him to 9-under par.Berthelot stood on 18 tee with that four-shot lead, but after his third shot clipped a tree and found the water, he needed all of his cushion.Berthelot carded a triple-bogey on 18, but his 6-under par score for
  
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• Three dead in two-vehicle crash in Lafourche Parish; speeding suspected

  09-06-2024 09:14 via wbrz.com
  
  LOCKPORT - A two-vehicle crash resulted in three dead and another injured Sunday morning, according to Louisiana State Police.Police say a Honda Accord driven by Ethelwaldo Dejesus at a high rate of speed was traveling southbound on LA Highway 308 when it crossed the centerline and struck a Honda Pilot head-on.Dejesus, his passenger Pineda Zuniga, and a passenger in the Pilot, Page Abadie, all died on the scene. The driver of the Pilot was transported to an out-of-area hospital in critical cond
  
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• Baton Rouge resident leads Louisiana Amateur Championship heading into final round

  08-06-2024 21:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge resident Greg Berthelot leads the Louisiana Amateur Championship by a stroke heading into Sunday's final round.Berthelot is at 6-under par for the tournament, held at the Country Club of Louisiana, after a 3-under par 69 on Saturday.Lafayette's Tyler Ledet and Covington's Patrick Blaum are one shot back at 5-under.The final group with Ledet, Blaum, and Berthelot tees off at 10:39 a.m. Sunday.Dunham graduate and current Southern Mississippi golfer Ryan Dupuy is two shot
  
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• Pedestrian in serious condition after accident on Sherwood Forest Boulevard

  08-06-2024 21:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A pedestrian was transported to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle Saturday night, according to emergency officials.The accident happened on Sherwood Forest Boulevard near near Major Oak Drive. The pedestrian was transported in serious condition.No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Formerly highly-touted LSU baseball recruit LHP Cam Johnson enters transfer portal

  08-06-2024 21:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Another one of LSU's pitchers entered the transfer portal Friday evening, according to D1Baseball's Kendall Rogers.Cam Johnson, a freshman left-handed pitcher, entered his name in the portal. Johnson was ranked as 2nd best left-handed pitcher and the No. 11 overall player in the nation as a high school senior out of IMG Academy in Florida by Perfect Game.Johnson was ranked as the No. 42 overall prospect in the nation entering the June 2023 Draft by MLB Pipeline and was selected in
  
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• 'Pride in the Park' celebration shows support of local artists and vendors

  08-06-2024 21:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Saturday afternoon, the 'Pride in The Park' celebration kicked off in support of local vendors, artists and the LGBTQ+ community."It's a beautiful experience to just watch everybody come together and find a place that lets them be them," Precious McCray with the Independence Park Theatre said.The gathering also featured resources that attendants could look to such as Small Talk, a counseling organization, and Rainbow Connection, a supportive platform for those in the LGBTQ+ commun
  
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• Takeaways from Hunter Bidens gun trial: His family turns out as his own words are used against him

  08-06-2024 20:59 via wbrz.com
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Pictures of President Joe Biden’s son with drug paraphernalia and bare-chested in a bubble bath. Text messages between Hunter Biden and drug dealers. Testimony from Hunter’s exes about relationships destroyed by his drug use.Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges brought by his father’s Justice Department has put on full display tawdry and embarrassing details about the president’s son, all while first lady Jill Bi
  
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• Third annual KidFest allows children to show off their own businesses, find career paths

  08-06-2024 16:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Summer of Hope continued this weekend with the third annual Kidfest. Hundreds made it out to Scotlandville Parkway for a day of fun, food, and music, while also learning about valuable resources for the upcoming school year and to see what kids are making a difference in their community. Kidfest is now in its third year, but this event has been going on under a different name for over 20 years. For many, this event
  
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• Former LSU basketball player and son of Pete Maravich, Josh Maravich, dies at 42

  08-06-2024 16:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Former LSU men’s basketball player Josh Maravich passed away on Friday at his family home in Covington at the age of 42, according to a press release from LSU.Josh was part of the LSU men’s basketball program for four seasons, 2001-05, under head coach John Brady. Maravich was one of two sons of the legendary LSU basketball and NBA star, Pistol Pete Maravich.“I wanted to come here for my dad to make him proud,” Josh said in a 2005 article in
  
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• Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr., the 23rd overall draft pick out of LSU, signs 4-year deal worth roughly $14.6M

  08-06-2024 15:58 via wbrz.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Receiver Brian Thomas Jr., the 23rd overall pick in the NFL draft, signed his rookie contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday.Thomas was slated to get a four-year deal worth $14.6 million under the NFL’s rookie slotting system. The contract includes a signing bonus estimated at roughly $7.5 million as well as a club option for a fifth year.Jacksonville traded down six spots before drafting the former LSU standout to help build around franchi
  
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• Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

  08-06-2024 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.His son, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed the death to The Associated Press.“The family is devastated,” he said.
  
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• Longtime St. George fire official retiring after more than 42 years

  08-06-2024 13:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The chief of operations for the St. George Fire Department has retired after a 42½-year career, including more than 25 years with St. George.Boyd Westbrook joined the District 6 volunteer fire department in 1981, after riding along with a friend who was signing up. After 17 years at District 6, including several as fire chief, he joined the St. George department in 1998.According to a post on the St. George Fire Department Facebook page, Westbrook was
  
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• New truck unveiled at Ponchatoula called 'Swiss Army Knife' of fire trucks

  08-06-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  PONCHATOULA — The Ponchatoula Fire Department has taken possession of a new vehicle described as the "Swiss Army Knife of a Fire Truck."The supplier of the Rosenbauer fire truck, Bonaventure Fire and Safety, said the truck has a 1,200-gallon water tank plus other features designed to aid firefighting efforts.The Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 announced the unit's arrival Friday.More information is available here.Permalink| Comments
  
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