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• Property abandoned, neighbor continues years-long battle to address Ascension Parish blight

  27-03-2024 15:52 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - It's a problem 2 On Your Side has been looking into for several years — one woman's fight with the blight adjacent to her property. The property in question is on Charlie Brown Road off of LA-933 near Joe Sevario Road.Deanna Landry first reached out to Brittany Weiss for assistance in 2018. At that time, the Parish told 2 On Your Side it was at the top of their list of issues to address, but six years later the condition of the property has only worsened.Landry and her
  
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• From the Boot: Southeastern softball relies on home grown talent in first NCAA Tournament appearance

  14-05-2024 21:28 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - The Southeastern softball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.The Lions used a Lexi Johnson three-run walk-off home run to beat Incarnate Word Saturday in the Southland Conference Championship game Saturday.LEXI JOHNSON WALK-OFF HOME RUN ??Lexi Johnson with the 3-run home run walk-off giving Southeastern Louisiana the 8-7 conference championship win!#NCAASoftball x ?? ESPN+ / @LionUpSoftball pic.twitter.com/spTY7zDlYb— NCAA Softball (
  
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• Planes spotted flying above downtown Baton Rouge

  14-05-2024 20:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three planes were spotted flying above Baton Rouge on Tuesday evening, leaving behind trails of smoke as they did barrel rolls through the sky. What in the heck was happening here? They could’ve at least warned people before giving us heart attacks in downtown Batin Rouge. @WAFB @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/SaNmLtgPUX— What about Lady Dre? (@RedStickChick23) May 15, 2024Flight tracking data said the planes were WWII era stunt planes. The impromptu air show st
  
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• Planes spotted flying above Baton Rouge part of 'Aviation Day' celebration

  14-05-2024 20:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three planes were spotted flying above Baton Rouge on Tuesday evening, leaving behind trails of smoke as they did barrel rolls through the sky. What in the heck was happening here? They could’ve at least warned people before giving us heart attacks in downtown Batin Rouge. @WAFB @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/SaNmLtgPUX— What about Lady Dre? (@RedStickChick23) May 15, 2024Flight tracking data said the planes were WWII era stunt planes. The impromptu air show st
  
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• Bill banning sale of laughing gas, poppers passes House and Senate

  14-05-2024 20:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A bill aimed at banning the sale of recreational laughing gas and poppers has passed through the Louisiana House and Senate. Currently, cans of nitrous oxide — commonly known as laughing gas — can be bought at convenience stores and smoke shops. The gas comes in metal canisters with bright colors on the outside denoting the flavor of the gas inside. Most are branded as whipped cream containers, have warning labels that these products are not for human
  
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• Survey confirms one tornado, widespread straight-line winds in Capital Area during Monday night storms

  14-05-2024 19:17 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVONIA - A National Weather Service (NWS) Survey team determined an EF-0 tornado, estimated to have peak winds of around 85mph caused damage across portions of southern Pointe Coupee Parish. This tornado began just north of Thorpe Road along LA-78 around 6:43pm and moved north-northeast causing scattered tree and powerline damage as well as some structural damage to a few rooftops and aluminum buildings. The tornado concluded at 6:45pm further up LA-78 after about 1 mile on the ground
  
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• NBA Youngboy's hearing on drug and gun possession charges postponed until Thursday

  14-05-2024 16:55 via wbrz.com
  
  OGDEN, Utah — A Utah judge on Tuesday canceled a video-based preliminary hearing concerning gun and drug charges against Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy and said he wanted the performer in the courtroom when it occurs Thursday.Online court records gave no reason for the cancellation. The court left in place a no-bail order that had been in place since the rapper was booked into the Weber County Jail last Friday.The performer, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, faces one count of pos
  
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• Prairieville residents recall Monday night weather in midst of cleaning up debris

  14-05-2024 16:24 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Residents in Prairieville spend Tuesday cleaning up the mess that Monday nights severe weather left behind. A tree split a home in half, generators are being used as the source of power, and back-porches were ripped off.One family couldn't even make it to their home because of debris blocking the roadway."We had to sleep in the car because there were power lines and trees down in our yard. It was kind of toasty," five-year-old Jonathan Beaver said.He says playing Minecraft got hi
  
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• See the list of schools reopening Wednesday following closure due to storms

  14-05-2024 16:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Multiple school systems have announced plans to return to normal operation Wednesday after canceling classes Tuesday due to severe weather.The following school systems will be open: 
  - Baker Schools
  - East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (students will not have to make up the missed day of school if they are unable to make it to school due to loss of power)
  - Pointe Coupee Parish Schools (except for Livonia High, which is still without power)
  - St. George Catholic Sc
  
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• See the list of schools reopening, remaining closed following Monday, Tuesday storms

  14-05-2024 16:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Multiple school systems have announced plans to return to normal operation Wednesday after canceling classes Tuesday due to severe weather.The following school systems will be open: 
  - Zachary Community Schools
  - Pointe Coupee Parish Schools (except for Livonia High, which is still without power)The following school districts have not made a decision about reopening Wednesday: 
  - East Baton Rouge Parish Schools
  - Iberville Parish Schools
  - Baker Schools
  
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• Governor's office, Health Department, put Killian water utility on formal notice to clean up its act

  14-05-2024 15:35 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN — State health and emergency officials issued an administrative order against the town of Killian on Tuesday noting that it had failed to maintain an appropriate water system for its 1,221 residents. It said recent testing had shown no bacteria present in the system.The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and the Louisiana Department of Health saithe Killian Water System failed to return its water well to compliance with health codes, failed to di
  
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• Parish-by-parish look shows damage path from WBR to Livingston-Ascension border

  14-05-2024 15:25 via wbrz.com
  
  Here's a parish-by-parish look of the worst from Monday's severe thunderstorms:ASSUMPTION: No reports of storm damage.ASCENSION: Trees fell into homes and across roads in the Prairieville area. EAST BATON ROUGE: About 15,000 homes and businesses were without power a day after the storms swept through. Winds reached 60 mph or higher at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport and at Tiger Stadium. Damage was reported to a church on Scenic Highway and homes in Baker and in the Woodlawn area. Hail m
  
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• Addis opening Civic Center as cooling station to residents still without power following storms

  14-05-2024 15:25 via wbrz.com
  
  ADDIS — The town of Addis has opened its Civic Center on Harris Avenue as a cooling station for residents without power following Monday's severe weather that left nearly 26,000 without power across the capital area.The West Baton Rouge town is in contact with Entergy to get power restored and scout crews are assessing damage, representatives from the town said.Addis has made arrangements to go and pump down sewer tanks in West River Subdivision, the statement continues.As of 2:30 p.m
  
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• NWS confirms tornado touched down in southwest Louisiana during Monday night's severe weather

  14-05-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  WESTLAKE - The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday morning a tornado touched down in southwest Louisiana, just west of Lake Charles. According to the NWS, the tornado, confirmed to be an EF-1, touched down in Westlake and traveled six and a half miles, crossing I-10 into downtown Lake Charles. Several homes and businesses were damaged in its path. While no tornadoes have yet been confirmed for the capital area, there was severe weather in and around Baton Rouge througho
  
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• NWS confirms multiple tornadoes touched down in southwest Louisiana on Monday

  14-05-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES - The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed tornado damage in southwest Louisiana from Monday afternoon. The tornado, confirmed to be an EF-1, touched down in Westlake and traveled six and a half miles, crossing I-10 into downtown Lake Charles. Several homes and businesses were damaged in its path.Another tornado was confirmed in Sulphur where several businesses and homes were damaged. This tornado tracked for 3.4 miles and was much stronger. The NWS storm survey noted EF-3 dama
  
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• Abbeville church weighing new safety protocols after teenager entered service with a gun over the weekend

  14-05-2024 14:20 via wbrz.com
  
  ABBEVILLE (AP) — Parishioners subdued a teenager with a gun who entered a Louisiana church during a service for dozens of young children, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.Officials in the Catholic diocese are weighing new safety protocols, including the possibility of someone carrying a firearm at services, after Saturday’s confrontation at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, a small city in the southern part of the state. Less than a week earlier, a man tried to shoot a pastor
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson joins other Republicans in support of Trump to attack hush money case as illegitimate

  14-05-2024 14:15 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position to attack the hush money case against the former president as an illegitimate “sham.”It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker turning his Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to
  
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• Family starts GoFundMe, plans vigil for 11-year-old girl shot near Tickfaw over weekend

  14-05-2024 14:06 via wbrz.com
  
  ALBANY — The family of an 11-year-old girl who was caught in the crossfire of a fatal Livingston Parish shooting over the weekend has started a GoFundMe and is planning a prayer vigil for Wednesday.In the GoFundMe post, Shacora Johnson said her daughter Tai'lynn Hines is on the road to recovery after she was struck in the upper torso in the Saturday shooting on Ed Brown Road in Albany. Hines was hospitalized following the shooting and is currently in stable condition."Right now I am u
  
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• St. George's newly appointed mayor and police chief are familiar faces

  14-05-2024 13:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday named a longtime leader of the St. George incorporation effort to be the new city's interim mayor and selected a noted sheriff's department employee as its chief of police.If the Louisiana Supreme Court ultimately lets the incorporation go through, Dustin Yates and Maj. Todd Morris will hold the top spots in Louisiana's fifth-largest city.Justices last month approved St. George's creation, though East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council member La
  
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• BRPD searching for man accused of using counterfeit money to pay for several purchases

  14-05-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are looking for a man accused of using fake money to pay for several items. The man can be seen in multiple security photos using counterfeit money in the Baton Rouge area.Anyone with information on the man is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (344-7867).Permalink| Comments
  
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• Governor to address Monday's severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is set to address Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed at a press conference Tuesday at noon.CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE AS SOON AS IT BEGINS.The press conference will be held at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness headquarters on Independence Boulevard.In the lead up to Landry's press conference, GOHSEP announced preliminary plans to address th
  
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• Governor advised residents to stay vigilant, pay attention to alerts following Monday's severe weather

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry urged residents to remain vigilant and stay informed to local weather alerts in a Tuesday press conference addressing Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed.You can watch the full conference above.In total, 16 parishes were affected by the severe weather, and at its peak, there were 160,000 power outages reported. "This was a very quick-moving system," officials said. Landry
  
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• Governor addressing Monday's severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry addressed Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed during a press conference Tuesday at noon.CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE.The press conference will be held at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness headquarters on Independence Boulevard.In the lead up to Landry's press conference, GOHSEP announced preliminary plans to address the widespread outages in t
  
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• Gov. Jeff Landry to address Monday's severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is set to address Monday night's severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed at a press conference Tuesday at noon.The press conference will be held at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness headquarters on Independence Boulevard.In the lead up to Landry's press conference, GOHSEP announced preliminary plans to address the widespread outages in the capital areas, as well as multiple
  
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• Appointment of interim Gonzales mayor posed an ethical question well before it occurred

  14-05-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — The appointment of interim mayor Robert Ryland Percy III posed an immediate problem for Gonzales: Could its city attorney continue to serve while his father temporarily held the reins of city government?The Louisiana Board of Ethics says yes, but ...The city council voted Monday to name Percy as its interim mayor for a period that expires in January. His son Matt Percy is the current city attorney, and ahead of the appointment Matt Percy asked the state Board of Ethics whet
  
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• Slidell man arrested after allegedly operating crack cooking, distribution out of multiple homes

  14-05-2024 12:36 via wbrz.com
  
  SLIDELL — A Slidell man was arrested by St. Tammany Parish narcotics agents for making and distributing crack cocaine out of multiple homes, deputies said.Renell Williams, 57, was arrested Friday after deputies stopped him in a traffic stop near the intersection of Northshore Boulevard and Gause Boulevard West. When they searched his truck, deputies found cocaine, a release said.After the traffic stop, deputies searched Williams' Meadows Boulevard apartment. They also reportedly searc
  
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• Livonia residents building back after severe weather

  14-05-2024 12:36 via wbrz.com
  
  Livonia - Generators buzzed in Livonia on Tuesday as residents, neighbors and friends cleaned up damage and debris from Monday night’s storm.A month after heavy storms and tornadoes swept through southern Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish faced another round of heavy winds. This time the storm knocked down trees, powerlines, and blew roofs off of homes.Pointe Coupee Sheriff Rene' Thibodeaux says until Tuesday morning, roads were blocked by trees and limbs. With so many power lines needi
  
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• One of three state bills that would hide public records dies, others' futures uncertain

  14-05-2024 12:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The sponsor of a controversial bill to shield most records of the Louisiana governor’s office from the public withdrew his bill Monday, killing it for the legislative session, the Louisiana Illuminator reports.Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, tanked Senate Bill 423, which he and two other GOP legislators with proposals to curb Louisiana’s public records laws had designated as the measure to advance this session. The other two bills, Senate Bill 482 by
  
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• Central police arrest juvenile after crash leads to discovery of drugs, stolen gun

  14-05-2024 08:39 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - A juvenile was arrested after a traffic crash led to officers seizing drugs and guns from his car. The Central Police Department arrested an unidentified juvenile following a crash on Monday afternoon at the intersection of Greenwell Springs and Frenchtown Roads. Police spoke to one of the drivers and noticed a smell of marijuana, prompting a search. Officers found two guns in the juvenile's car, one of which was reported stolen through the Baton Rouge Police Departm
  
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• State police locate missing Lafayette man

  14-05-2024 08:23 via wbrz.com
  
  UPDATE: Henson has been located and is safe. --------LAFAYETTE - State police are searching for a missing man who may be in danger. Troopers said they are searching for 68-year-old Robert Henson who left his Lafayette home Monday afternoon wearing a tan jacket, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and gray tennis shoes. Anyone with information on Henson's whereabouts is asked to contact the Lafayette Police Department at (337) 486-4893.Permalink| Comments
  
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