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• Ponchatoula police officers return to work following strike

  04-05-2024 07:37 via wbrz.com
  
  PONCHATOULA - Officers with the Ponchatoula Police Department returned to work Saturday morning after going on strike Friday.Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson said all officers returned to the building at 6 a.m., after not showing up Friday morning over a pay dispute with the city.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Vacant house burns down Tuesday morning

  18-06-2024 03:46 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A vacant home off Plank Road burned down early Tuesday morning.Baton Rouge firefighters arrived at the scene on Anna Street just before 2:00 a.m., where the building was fully engulfed. Crews had the fire under control by 2:30.The house was deemed a total loss. Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.Permalink| Comments
  
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• How Garret Graves congressional departure will affect House of Representatives

  17-06-2024 21:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After almost a ten year run in congress, Garret Graves announced that he will not be seeking re-election.The decision came after a long legal battle over Louisiana's congressional maps. Graves' district was completely reshaped when a federal judge ordered Louisiana lawmakers to redraw district lines to create a second majority-minority district.Political analyst James Hartman says changing one of the candidate's districts was inevitable. "Somebody had to be forced into a
  
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• 'It scarred me a little bit:' Tangipahoa Parish residents reflect after tragedy strikes small town

  17-06-2024 19:47 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE - WBRZ is learning more about accused killer Daniel Callihan from the people in the small community of Amite, where he reportedly lived before he was arrested for murder. One Amite resident said Callihan lived under a bridge under LA-16 and Thomas Road. They said he frequently walked to the Quickway convenience store, just a mile down the road from where he stayed. A store employee says she remembers Callihan shopping and not saying very much. “I recognized him
  
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• Point Coupee Parish Sheriff reminds residents about boating safety lessons after incident on False River

  17-06-2024 19:16 via wbrz.com
  
  JARREAU - A teenager is recovering from severe injuries after he was run over by a boat in False River on Saturday. Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux said the 14-year-old victim was in the water when he was run over by the boat. He was airlifted to a hospital in Baton Rouge.Sheriff Thibodeaux said the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is handling the case. Multiple calls to LDWF went unanswered over the weekend and on Monday. "They will probabl
  
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• PSC member hopeful that new constitution wouldn't gut regulatory agency

  17-06-2024 18:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis said Monday that giving his panel's regulatory role to others would be bad for the state's utility customers.Speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club, Lewis said that as Louisiana discusses adopting a new constitution, he would want to ensure that the Public Service Commission remains an independent body elected directly by the people."No offense to my dear friends in the Legislature, but I think we're having bills about how much s
  
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• Numerous Juneteenth events planned in Greater Baton Rouge area through weekend

  17-06-2024 17:53 via wbrz.com
  
  Upcoming Juneteenth events in and around BRWEDNESDAY, JUNE 198:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Walls Project's Art Activation events. Banks Community Garden, 2350 Goudchaux St. https://www.thewallsproject.org/events1 p.m. - Juneteenth annual community celebration, L.M. Lockhart Park Gym, 320 Martin Luther King Dr., Denham Springs. Speeches, presentations, performances. Details available at (225) 317-9133.4:30 p.m. - Walls Project's Art Activation events. Baton Roots community farm. 5509 Winbourne Ave.&nbs
  
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• 3 go to hospital after apparent chemical leak in East Iberville; source unknown

  17-06-2024 17:49 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GABRIEL — Three people needed treatment at a hospital after fumes from a possible chemical leak wafted over portions of eastern Iberville Parish.Two of those affected were older residents and the third was a firefighter dispatched to  the scene.Local officials told WBRZ that the source was apparently something along the Mississippi River. Residents said they fell ill after seeing a dark cloud with an unfamiliar smell pass through the area. They were treated and released a
  
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• Driver says she feared for her life when kids broke her car window on Government Street

  17-06-2024 17:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Residents in Mid City say there is a growing problem surrounding a group of kids who ride bikes up and down Government Street, throwing bricks and rocks at passing cars. Business owners say they have seen it happen for months, and the latest victim said she feared for her life.Claudine Diamond was driving home around midnight after dropping off her friend, when she turned onto Government Street from 21st, catching only a glimpse before panic struck. "My headlight
  
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• Driver feared for life after group of kids shatter her window with bricks, rocks on Government St.

  17-06-2024 17:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - There is a growing problem on Government Street where a group of children is throwing bricks and rocks at passing cars. Nearby business owners say they've been seeing it happen for months, and the latest victim said she feared for her life.Claudine Diamond was driving home around midnight after dropping off her friend when she turned onto Government Street from 21st Street catching only a glimpse before panic struck. "My headlights caught a group of teens or tweens, it's
  
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• Man arrested after leading police on chase in car he was test driving from Florida Blvd. dealership

  17-06-2024 16:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested Monday after he led police on a low-speed chase in a car he stole during a test drive from a Florida Boulevard dealership, Baton Rouge Police said.The pursuit started while Jason Simon, 39, was test-driving a car at CARPRO Auto Sales and he started acting suspicious, police said. After the dealership called BRPD and officers began tailing him, Simon took off. He led police across town to the KFC at the corner of Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard.Si
  
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• Man arrested after leading police in chase in car he was test driving from Florida Blvd. dealership

  17-06-2024 16:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested Monday after he led police on a low-speed chase in a car he stole during a test drive from a Florida Boulevard dealership, Baton Rouge Police said.The pursuit started while Jason Simon, 39, was test-driving a car at CARPRO Auto Sales and he started acting suspicious, police said. After the dealership called BRPD and officers began tailing him, Simon took off. He led police across town to the KFC at the corner of Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard.Si
  
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• Another LSU Baseball player enters NCAA Transfer Portal

  17-06-2024 16:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU catcher Brady Neal has entered his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal, first reported by @64Analytics on X.Neal had a .276 batting average this season through 44 games played. He hit nine home runs and had 31 RBI this season with a .408 on-base percentage and a .578 slugging percentage.Neal is the 11th total player and fifth position player from LSU to enter the transfer portal after the 2024 season ended in early June.Other Tiger catchers, Alex Milazzo and Hayden Travinski ha
  
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• LSU Baseball signee withdraws from MLB Draft to play for LSU in 2025

  17-06-2024 16:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Jay Johnson and company have received their first incoming freshman for the 2025 team as Derek Curiel announces that he is withdrawing his name from the 2024 MLB Draft to attend LSU and play for the Tigers.Curiel, an outfielder from West Covina, California, is the No. 10 player in the nation for the 2024 class according to Perfect Game.He was expected to be the 103rd pick of the MLB Draft in July, but now he has withdrawn his name and will attend LSU per his social media.In a soci
  
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• Civil Air Patrol to conduct training exercise in Livingston Parish over weekend

  17-06-2024 14:17 via wbrz.com
  
  SATSUMA — The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol will be conducting an emergency training exercise on Saturday in Livingston Parish, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said on their Facebook.The service training, which will take place south of Interstate 12 in Satsuma, will consist of multiple flyovers of low-flying aircraft. The area will be marked with Civil Air Patrol signage that will be set up on Friday.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Vehicle hit equipment near College Drive, Perkins Road intersection, leaving area without power

  17-06-2024 13:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A crash on Perkins Road left the area without power, with most customers aiming to get electricity back throughout Monday afternoon. Entergy officials said a vehicle hit some equipment at the corner of Perkins Road and College/Lee drives. There is an additional outage in the University Gardens area residual from the damage caused in the Highland area. "Although a small group of customers closest to the damage will be without power for the duration of repairs, cre
  
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• Vehicle hit equipment near College and Lee drives intersection, leaving area without power

  17-06-2024 13:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A crash on Highland Road left the area without power, with most customers aiming to get electricity back throughout Monday afternoon. Entergy officials said a vehicle hit some equipment at the corner of Highland Road and College/Lee drives. There is an additional outage in the University Gardens area residual from the damage caused in the Highland area. "Although a small group of customers closest to the damage will be without power for the duration of repairs, c
  
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• Vehicle hit equipment near College and Lee Drive intersection, leaving area without power

  17-06-2024 13:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A crash on Highland Road left the area without power, with most customers aiming to get electricity back throughout Monday afternoon. Entergy officials said a vehicle hit some equipment at the corner of Highland Road and College/Lee Drives. There is an additional outage in the University Gardens area residual from the damage caused in the Highland area. "Although a small group of customers closest to the damage will be without power for the duration of repairs, c
  
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• Officials: Loranger woman had 'multiple sharp-force injuries,' daughter may have died of suffocation in Mississippi

  17-06-2024 13:25 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — The Tangipahoa Parish coroner said Monday that a Loranger woman killed last week before the abduction of her two young daughters died from "multiple sharp-force injuries." Her 4-year-old daughter was possibly suffocated, the Jackson, Mississippi, Police Chief said in a press conference Monday.WATCH THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.Tangipahoa Parish Coroner Rick Foster did not say how many times Callie Brunett, 35, may have been stabbed.The elder Brunett
  
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• Officials: Loranger woman had 'multiple sharp-force injuries,' daughter died of suffocation in Mississippi

  17-06-2024 13:25 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — The Tangipahoa Parish coroner said Monday that a Loranger woman killed last week before the abduction of her two young daughters died from "multiple sharp-force injuries." Her 4-year-old daughter died from asphyxiation or suffocation, the Jackson, Mississippi, Police Chief said in a press conference Monday.WATCH THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.Tangipahoa Parish Coroner Rick Foster did not say how many times Callie Brunett, 35, may have been stabbed.The
  
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• Loranger woman had 'multiple sharp-force injuries,' no report on how daughter died in Mississippi

  17-06-2024 13:25 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — The Tangipahoa Parish coroner said Monday that a Loranger woman killed last week prior to the abduction of her two young daughters died from "multiple sharp-force injuries."While results from an autopsy are not complete, Coroner Rick Foster said Monday described the stabbing. He did not say how many times the woman may have been stabbed.Callie Brunett, 35, was found dead at her home in eastern Tangipahoa Parish on Thursday morning. Her two daughters were not at home and Sta
  
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• Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank announces six rural summer meal sites for kids, teens

  17-06-2024 13:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank has announced Monday six rural summer meal sites across 11 parishes to serve kids and teens under the age of 18 free of charge.Everyone under 18 within the capital region can receive meal boxes at the following locations: 
  - Erwinville Community Children’s Organization and Food Pantry in Port Allen (Tuesdays, June 11 to July 30, 10 a.m. to noon)
  - Audubon Regional Library, Clinton Branch in Clinton (Tuesdays, June 11 t
  
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• Gov. Landry signs law to reduce unemployment to 20 weeks, takes effect start of next year

  17-06-2024 12:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's already bare unemployment benefits will be further hit when a newly signed law takes effect at the beginning of next year.As of Jan. 1, unemployed people will only qualify for 20 weeks of government assistance under the new legislation passed by Gov. Jeff Landry and the conservative-majority legislature. The current maximum through the end of the year is 26 weeks.The average jobless Louisianan gets $250 per week in benefits. This is the second-lowest nationwi
  
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• City's Juneteenth festival postponed due to inclement weather

  17-06-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A free event in the capital to celebrate Juneteenth is being postponed due to forecasted inclement weather.Unity Fest, the city's free Juneteenth celebration, has been postponed to Wednesday due to the weather. The event will now be hosted on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Main Library on Goodwood. Attendees can look forward to several performances in multiple mediums and expect free food and drinks. For more information on the event, visit the city's website
  
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• OLOL experiencing critical blood shortage - 2une In shows you how you can help

  17-06-2024 12:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Our Lady of the Lake is experiencing a critical shortage of blood donations, specifically types O-, O+, and platelets. 2une In's Brandi B. Harris spoke with a representative from OLOL on how to donate and help. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Homeless encampments take over O'Neal Lane underpass; city-parish, DOTD set to address

  17-06-2024 12:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Homeless encampments have taken over the O'Neal Lane underpass and district officials are urging authorities to fix it.Jennifer Richardson, the founder of Keep Tiger Town Beautiful, says keeping the site clean of rotten food, rats, used needles and stolen grocery carts is nearly impossible."It's one thing to be homeless. It's another thing to be disrespectful of your city," Richardson said.Councilman for the district Dwight Hudson says the Department of Public Works has to clean t
  
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• Winning lottery ticket sold in Mandeville expires Tuesday

  17-06-2024 12:14 via wbrz.com
  
  MANDEVILLE - Someone has the ticket to $50 thousand stowed away in a pocket or purse somewhere, and they've got one more day to figure it out. As of Monday, no one has stepped forward to claim a ticket matching four Powerball numbers to win $50 thousand. The ticket was sold at Diaz Market on Highway 59 and Lonesome Road in Mandeville. The ticket expires tomorrow, June 18. The ticketholder has until 5 p.m. Tuesday to claim their prize. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Parents of 12-year-old boy injured in Father's Day accident say boy has a long way to go

  17-06-2024 09:51 via wbrz.com
  
  SLIDELL - A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being critically injured in what officers called a "tragic Father's Day accident."Grayson Manning was hit by a car Sunday after running into the road while chasing his dog. He was listed to be in critical condition Sunday, but an update from his parents released Monday morning says that he is now stable. "Grayson had 3 emergency surgeries that according to doctors went well," his parents said. "One to implant something to keep
  
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• REPORT: Les Miles filing lawsuit against LSU after losing Hall of Fame eligibility

  17-06-2024 09:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Former LSU coach Les Miles filed a lawsuit against the university Monday, claiming the school's decision to nullify the school's wins from 2012 to 2015 lost him his eligibility for the College Football Hall of Fame, according to ESPN reporter Adam Rittenberg. Former LSU coach Les Miles today filed a lawsuit against LSU, alleging the school's decision to vacate the wins his teams attained cost him the chance for College Football Hall of Fame qualification. News r
  
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• Man arrested for assault after pointing gun at victim during fight

  17-06-2024 09:29 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - Deputies arrested a man for aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed a gun at multiple people during an argument. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office reported it arrested Marlon Lewis, 26, on Saturday a month after the initial argument on May 17. The victim told deputies Lewis had come to a home on LA-1 near Jefferson Street and got into an argument with certain other people, and pointed a gun at them to allegedly further his threats. Lewis was arrested
  
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