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• U.S. layoffs climb to 41 million, despite business reopenings

  28-05-2020 07:04 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March to about 41 million, the government said Thursday.The figures underscored the continuing damage to businesses and livelihoods from the outbreak that has now killed at least 100,000 people in the U.S., more than the number of Americans lost in the
  
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• Teenagers can exercise at Planet Fitness over the summer for free

  16-05-2024 08:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Starting June 1, teens ages 14-19 can work out for free at their home Planet Fitness locations. By preregistering through PF's Summer Pass program, teenagers can stay active throughout the summer with no additional fees. The program will run through the end of August. Planet Fitness has run its summer program for four years. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Car catches fire outside Scenic Highway auto shop

  16-05-2024 08:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A car caught fire on the side of an auto shop early Thursday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the car was outside of Capital City Collision on Scenic Highway. The fire was quickly placed under control. There appeared to be no damages to the building or adjacent cars also outside of the shop. There were no injuries, and investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD looking for man who broke into 26 storage units Saturday, outran officers

  15-05-2024 21:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for a man who got away after breaking into 26 storage units early Saturday morning. An arrest warrant says 30-year-old Nathaniel Henry picked up an accomplice at an OYO hotel sometime before 4 a.m. on May 11. Henry allegedly told his collaborator that he "knew where to break into some storage units for an easy lick," paperwork said. Around 4:15 a.m., Baton Rouge police officers were called to The Storage Center on Old Hammond Highway
  
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• Help available for Pointe Coupee residents ahead of new round of storms

  15-05-2024 18:10 via wbrz.com
  
  POINTE COUPEE - As a new round of storms is set to roll in this week, some residents in Pointe Coupee Parish are just starting to clean up from the damage caused Monday."We're still cleaning up, hopefully we don't have to clean up after the next one." Said Joe Lejeune, as resident in Livonia.Pointe Coupee fire district 4 firefighters were handing out free tarps before the next round of storms hit. Terence Sellers was there picking up some after trees crashed into his family's trailer home.&
  
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• LSU men's golf qualifies for NCAA Nationals after top-five finish in home regional

  15-05-2024 18:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU men’s golf team took care of business at their home NCAA Regional on Wednesday locking up a top-five finish ensuring that they punched their ticket for a spot in the upcoming NCAA Nationals in California in a couple of weeks.LSU men's golf took care of business and earned that top five finish today at the NCAA Regional at the University Club.Senior Connor Gaunt led the way for the last three days, but he got total team help to seal the invite to Nationals. @LSUMe
  
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• Former Killian resident speaks out after governor gives administrative order

  15-05-2024 18:04 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN - Nathan Lott lived in Killian for nine years when he worked there as a pastor. He had hoped to build his own home there."We actually bought land there, my wife and I when we first got married in 1998, but we sold it because the water was brown so we never built the house," Lott said.Lott says the brown water isn't a recent problem."This is something that should've been addressed in the late 1900's, early 2000's. You're going back from my time to 26 years that this hasn't been corrected
  
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• Air show over downtown caught residents by surprise; spectacle was meant for state legislators

  15-05-2024 16:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A trio of WWII-era aircrafts soared through the sky over downtown Baton Rouge on Tuesday night with no warning, captivating and puzzling the audience below. The stunning display over the Mississippi River was preformed by the world-famous Titan Aerobatic Team in celebration of Louisiana Aviation Day. Three T-6 planes filled the sky with smoke as they weaved in and out, up and down, doing stunts that wowed spectators. "Titan Aerobatic Team, they're from Louisiana.
  
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• Angel Reese to make WNBA debut against Dallas Wings Wednesday night

  15-05-2024 16:27 via wbrz.com
  
  DALLAS - Former LSU star forward Angel Reese will make her WNBA debut for the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night as she starts her pro career off in the same city where she helped the Tigers win a national title just two years ago.Reese and the Sky will take on the Dallas Wings at 7 p.m. CT in College Park Center in a game that will not be televised however.There is a WNBA League Pass that you can purchase to view games. However, when Chicago and Dallas face each other again on Saturday, that game
  
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• Louisiana Special Olympics torch run makes its way through LSU's campus

  15-05-2024 16:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Special Olympics are this weekend and LSU's campus played a key part in the lead-up when athletes and law enforcement participated in the "Flame of Hope" torch run Wednesday.Organizers expressed how impactful this event can be for the athletes."It's really about the athletes... We have several athletes who came out here with us and we carry the Flame of Hope in honor of the athletes," event coordinator Dale Wheat said. "This is the kickstart; we're kicking
  
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• Loranger man arrested after allegedly stabbing mother in neck

  15-05-2024 15:54 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER - A 28-year-old man was arrested for stabbing his mother Monday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.Police say Lance Joiner, 28, was found attempting to harm himself with a knife, leading to an altercation. As a result, Joiner stabbed his mother in the neck and hands. She was able to get away while another family member fought for possession of the knife, and Joiner was held down by a family member when they got possession.The mother was treated for non-life threatenin
  
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• Thibodaux couple arrested for allegedly assault, sexually abuse, attempted murder of 15-year-old

  15-05-2024 15:29 via wbrz.com
  
  WARNING: The story below contains graphic details of sexual abuse and torture of a minor.THIBODAUX — A Thibodaux couple were arrested for sexually abusing, burning and trying to kill a 15-year-old, Terrebonne Parish deputies said.The investigation began on April 21 when the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office first learned of the 15-year-old victim who was found badly burned, shot multiple times, but still clinging to life, after a traffic crash that occurred on an I-10 servi
  
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• Thibodaux couple arrested for alleged assault, sexually abuse, attempted murder of 15-year-old

  15-05-2024 15:29 via wbrz.com
  
  WARNING: The story below contains graphic details of sexual abuse and torture of a minor.THIBODAUX — A Thibodaux couple were arrested for sexually abusing, burning and trying to kill a 15-year-old, Terrebonne Parish deputies said.The investigation began on April 21 when the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office first learned of the 15-year-old victim who was found badly burned, shot multiple times, but still clinging to life, after a traffic crash that occurred on an I-10 servi
  
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• 18-year-old transported to OLOL after head injury in Geismar

  15-05-2024 15:00 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - An 18-year-old was taken to Our Lady of the Lake after suffering a head injury, according to emergency officials.Officials were unable to provide the condition of the victim, but the victim was transported via AirMed. No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• OLOL nurses out as EBR school nursing positions go in-house in effort to save $900,000

  15-05-2024 14:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Fifty-nine nurses employed through a contract between Our Lady of the Lake and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will no longer work with the schools now that the system is taking its nursing staff in-house. The school board was notified in January that the district intended to bring services in house, and the board formalized the move at a committee meeting last week, according to a district spokesman."The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board decided du
  
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• OLOL nurses employed through EBRPSS will no longer work with the system after the end of this school year

  15-05-2024 14:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Fifty-nine nurses employed through a contract between Our Lady of the Lake and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will no longer work with the schools now that the system is taking its nursing staff in-house. It was decided in January that EBRPSS would not extend their contract with OLOL to outsource nurses for their school nurse position. OLOL says the nurses were also notified in January and given an opportunity to apply for a school nurse position through the sc
  
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• Barge hits bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging structure, causing an oil spill

  15-05-2024 14:42 via wbrz.com
  
  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island, officials said.A bridge that leads to Pelican Island, located just north of Galveston, was hit by a barge around 9:30 a.m., said Ronnie Varela, with the Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management.Varela did not have any immediate information on damage to the bridge or if there were any injuries. Aerial video showed
  
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• Third suspect sought in shooting that left 11-year-old girl injured

  15-05-2024 14:00 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON - Deputies are seeking a third, teenage suspect after a shooting that left an 11-year-old girl injured. Ja'den James, 17, of Tickfaw is wanted for attempted first-degree murder. He is believed to be connected to a shooting on Ed Brown Road Saturday that left the girl injured when a bullet made its way into her home. Officials said she was shot in her torso. This comes after two arrests were made Monday: K'shune McGee, 23, and David Lee McGee, 19.The shooting on Ed B
  
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• Clock is ticking toward Louisiana's self-imposed deadline for new congressional maps

  15-05-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Secretary of State's self-imposed deadline for congressional district maps approached on Wednesday with no word from the U.S. Supreme Court or other judges on what boundaries will be in place.Court records show that Secretary of State Nancy Landry's office had said both that the maps were needed by May 15 or that they could come in in late May. Attorney General Liz Murrill went to the U.S. Supreme Court last week and, in seeking permission to use the most-r
  
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• Highway crews to try again next week to remove I-10 bridge over I-12

  15-05-2024 13:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — State highway crews will try again this Monday night to remove an old overpass over the eastbound lanes of Interstate 12.The effort to remove the bridge at the I-10 / I-12 split last weekend failed because of equipment problems. Monday night about 10 p.m., crews will divert I-12 traffic onto I-10 toward Essen Lane. The construction team needs to remove the overpass so it can build another one at the same spot, but higher and longer.The road is scheduled to reope
  
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• BRPD officer struck by vehicle while attempting to stop drivers for speeding

  15-05-2024 13:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge Police officer was hit by a vehicle on Airline Highway near I-110 while attempting to stop cars from speeding Wednesday morning, police said.Around 10:30 a.m. while units were conducting speed enforcement for drivers going eastbound on Airline Highway, a vehicle lost control and hit the officer while they were outside of their vehicle, police said.The officer was brought to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.No other information is available at
  
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• Deputies arrest man after argument leaves him with gunshot wound to foot

  15-05-2024 13:08 via wbrz.com
  
  PIERRE PART - A man was arrested for simple battery after a search for items he believed to have been stolen led to him being shot in the foot. Jason Landry, 51, of Pierre Part reportedly went to a home in search of goods he believed to have been stolen from him. As he talked with the home's residents, an argument escalated. After a "physical confrontation," according to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, Landry was shot in the foot and another man sustained serious injur
  
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• BRCC basketball team hires former LSU Tiger, Chicago Bull to join coaching staff

  15-05-2024 12:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A former LSU player and NBA first-round draft pick has joined the coaching staff of Baton Rouge Community College men's basketball team, the school announced Wednesday.Former Chicago Bulls player Tyrus Thomas will join the Bears coaching staff as a player development coach responsible for coaching on-court skill development programs. He will also assess individual players' training progress, BRCC said. Thomas has most recently been coaching high school basketball for sev
  
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• Biden, Trump agree on debates in June, September; details still up in the air

  15-05-2024 12:26 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN — but their camps appeared far apart on key details like the ground rules for the presidential face-offs.The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat’s announcement that he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commi
  
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• Senate President Pro Tem Regina Barrow against Gov. Landry's choice to lead OJJ

  15-05-2024 12:14 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Governor Landry tabbed Kenneth Loftin, the longtime leader of the Ware Youth Center in north Louisiana, to oversee the state's juvenile justice system. During his tenure, staff members were accused of sexual abuse, violence and psychological torture.Loftin called the accusations "flat-out lies" and said the incidents never happened.Once the decision was made, Senate President Pro Tem Regina Barrow said she did some digging of her own, because the safety of these children are at th
  
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• 2une In previews: Live Well Baton Rouge offering free cancer screenings

  15-05-2024 12:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Take charge of your health at Mary Bird Perkins' Live Well event this weekend. The Live Well event will offer multiple free screenings, including screenings for cancer, as well as live music, food, and vendors. Watch the video above for more information, or visit the event's webpage here. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD arrests second juvenile after shooting death of 46-year-old man

  15-05-2024 09:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A second juvenile has been arrested after a man died following an argument.Sherderick Jones, 46, died from his injures after being reportedly shot by a juvenile on May 6. The Baton Rouge Police Department said that during the argument, one juvenile got hold of a gun and shot Jones, who died the next day. The juvenile who reportedly shot Jones was taken into custody on the scene, but Wednesday officers said a second juvenile was arrested for the shooting death. Th
  
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• Tuesday afternoon arson leaves 22 people displaced; investigators seeking information

  15-05-2024 09:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After a two-story apartment complex caught fire Tuesday afternoon, 22 people were displaced.The St. George Fire Department said it is looking for information after investigators determined the fire to be an arson.Crews were called to Ned Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday for a reported shed on fire. Upon arrival, firefighters saw the apartment complex with heavy smoke coming out of it.All occupants were deemed to be safe and there were no injuries. The fire was under control within 15
  
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• Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting

  15-05-2024 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital.Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, where the leader was meeting with supporters. A suspect has been detained, it said. Police sealed off the scene.Deputy speake
  
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• Red Lobster closes dozens of locations months after 'endless shrimp' losses

  15-05-2024 08:16 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK - Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are on the chopping block.Restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it would be auctioning off the equipment of over 50 Red Lobster locations that were recently closed as part of the seafood chain's “footprint rationalization.” The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster's presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento.It's unclear
  
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