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• WATCH: Bone-chilling clip of national TV show about Scott Rogers

  14-08-2020 09:59 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GABRIEL - The bizarre story of the death and revelation about a disturbing past life of area TV personality Scott Rogers will be must-see TV across the country next week.Investigation Discovery will preset Lying King: The Scott Rogers Story.   The two-hour show will feature exclusive reports from WBRZ's team of journalists who devoted weeks to peeling back the story involving Rogers' death and his disturbing behavior in Europe before moving to Louisiana. 
  
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• Man who fatally shot Saints' Will Smith sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter

  25-04-2024 14:59 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom.It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith’s death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unan
  
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• Overturned crane shuts down major Livingston Parish road

  25-04-2024 14:58 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A major roadway in Livingston Parish will likely be shut down for hours as crews remove an overturned crane. The crane overturned in a ditch at Buddy Ellis Road and John L Lane. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said the road would be closed for an extended period of time, possibly hours, while the crane is removed. Use an alternate route at this time. Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBRSO searching for woman who allegedly broke into, stole from a car at Highland Road Park

  25-04-2024 14:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman connected to a vehicle burglary at the Highland Road BREC Park.On April 18, the suspect reportedly broke into a car parked at the Highland Road park through a damaged front door and stole the car's owner's purse, wallet, medication and cash. Deputies said the suspect attempted to use a debit card stolen from the car on two separate occasions at a local store.The woman is also reportedly a suspect in another c
  
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• Miss LSU gymnastics' national championship celebration? Here's how, when to watch it

  25-04-2024 14:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — If you couldn't make it to LSU's campus to celebrate the newly crowned gymnastics national champions or missed WBRZ's coverage of the parade and festivities, WBRZ+ will be re-airing the event over the weekend.WBRZ+ will be streaming the parade at 2:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, as well as on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. WBRZ+ is available here.WBRZ's full coverage is also available on YouTube.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Woman arrested in connection to Pierre Part check forgery scheme

  25-04-2024 13:48 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE — A Morgan City woman was arrested Thursday for an alleged check cashing scheme at a Pierre Part store that dated back months.Kristy Rulf, 46, turned herself in and was booked by the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office on identity theft, bank fraud, access device fraud, forgery and monetary instrument abuse charges. Deputies have been investigating the forgery ring since Feb. 9.Rulf was reportedly one of three individuals deputies identified entered the outlet store and c
  
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• Hammond man arrested for Tuesday homicide; deputies searching for alleged accomplice

  25-04-2024 13:30 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - Deputies announced that a man has been arrested for the shooting death of a 28-year-old and that a woman is being sought for accessory after the fact. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened Tuesday at Tangi Village Apartments in Hammond. Tyrell Brister, 21, was arrested for his alleged connection to the shooting death of 28-year-old Malcolm Toney. Toney was booked for several charges including second-degree murder, aggravated assault, home
  
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• Deadline approaching for small business owners to apply for Delta, Laura relief

  25-04-2024 13:27 via wbrz.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA — The deadline for small businesses to apply for recovery aid from Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020 is next month.Small business owners have until May 31 to apply for $50 million in funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from its Community Development Block Grant. The funding is being administered by the Louisiana Office of Community Development through its Restore Louisiana Small Business Loan Program and South Central Planning and Develo
  
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• Hammond-based food supplier eyes $21 million expansion in Tangipahoa Parish

  25-04-2024 12:59 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND — S&W Wholesale Foods, a Hammond-based food supplier, announced a $21 million investment into a new facility in Tangipahoa Parish on Thursday.S&W will acquire a new Hammond facility that will expand the company's operations across the Gulf Coast. The project will retain more than 100 local jobs and create around 60 new construction jobs for renovations, including a roof replacement and refitting to accommodate office space. The expansion will be done by the end of the
  
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• Dancing for Big Buddy kicks off Saturday! Vote for your Storm Station Meteorologist Emma Kate Cowan!

  25-04-2024 12:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The countdown is on for Dancing for Big Buddy, a night of festivities and fun as local celebrities dance for charity. Storm Station Meteorologist Emma Kate Cowan will be one of the star dancers! You can vote for her, see the list of every dancer participating, and purchase tickets for the event here. The event kicks off for a fun-filled night on Saturday. Big Buddy pairs community leaders and local celebrities with professional dancers to show off their dancing s
  
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• Governor Jeff Landry to host press conference discussing proposed constitutional convention

  25-04-2024 08:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Governor Jeff Landry will be hosting a press conference discussing a proposed constitutional convention Thursday. The idea for a convention has been floating around legislature for weeks. For months Gov. Jeff Landry has criticized the state's constitution. He says the document, which has more than 200 amendments, is "bloated, outdated, antiquated, and abused." The convention, if agreed upon, would allow lawmakers to make changes to the document without the input
  
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• Governor Jeff Landry says constitutional convention is 'rushed' to allow most voters a say on the ballot

  25-04-2024 08:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Governor Jeff Landry hosted a press conference discussing the looming constitutional convention set for the end of the current legislative session. The idea for a convention has been floating around legislature for weeks, but ultimately passed in a vote Wednesday night. For months Gov. Jeff Landry has criticized the state's constitution. He says the document, which has more than 200 amendments, is "bloated, outdated, antiquated, and abused." The convention, if ag
  
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• New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

  25-04-2024 08:18 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that bega
  
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• TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?

  25-04-2024 06:37 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court.Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it violates TikTok users’ First Amendment rights. The app’s China-based owner, ByteDance, has already promised to sue, calling the measure unconstitution
  
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• WATCH: U.S.S. Kidd moving downstream for much-needed repairs

  25-04-2024 05:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, the U.S.S. Kidd is making the journey from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, heading downstream for some major and much-needed repairs. Watch the livestream from WBRZ's TowerCam here.The decision to move the Kidd came last year, when drought lowered the water level in the Mississippi River for weeks at a time, exposing the Kidd's hull and leaving it open to damage. "The river's been down lower than it has been historically," said director of the U.S.S. Kidd M
  
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• IDEA University Prep on Plank Road to close at the end of school year

  24-04-2024 20:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - IDEA University Prep will be shutting its doors at the end of the school year and consolidating operations, school officials said. IDEA Public Schools said students will be offered spots at one of two other campuses — IDEA Bridge and IDEA Innovation — and most of school staff will be reassigned to a different facility as well. "IDEA will make every effort to reassign staff into open positions at one of our neighboring IDEA campuses. While we c
  
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• Residents of Killian still without clean water; town hall providing cases of bottle water

  24-04-2024 18:42 via wbrz.com
  
  KILLIAN - It's been several days since the water failure at Killian occurred and residents are still just now finding out days later.Alderwomen Kimberly Gill says the board and mayor have known about these problems for years. They deal with underground pipes bursting and having to be repaired. A boil advisory is issues on a monthly basis, but no permanent resolution has been discovered.Since this has been an issue for years, Gill's main concern is the lack of preparedness for situations such as
  
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• NCAA Champion LSU Gymnastics team rolls through campus in style

  24-04-2024 18:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Gymnastics team rolled through campus Wednesday evening during a parade in their honor. Crowds of people lined the parade barricades, to catch a peek of the newly crowned national champions. The crowd was full of young fans, many of them saying they were inspired by the win. One fan, a young gymnast herself, showed off with a cart-wheel. The fan said she could see a future where she's winning championships for the purple and gold."I really want to grow up
  
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• House to meet Thursday to decide fate of teacher pay cuts

  24-04-2024 18:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers advanced a state budget proposal Tuesday that would cut public school teacher pay and reduce the number of early childhood education seats available next school year in favor of other education initiatives.The House Appropriations Committee put forward a spending plan that reduces a $2,000 pay stipend teachers received this school year to just $1,300 next year, saving the state $71 million.It cut $24.3 million out of early childhood education, resulting in a lo
  
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• One killed in Tangipahoa Parish crash Wednesday morning

  24-04-2024 17:57 via wbrz.com
  
  KENTWOOD - One person died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning, according to the Louisiana State Police.According to police, Samuel Raborn, 70, of Kentwood, died after his car traveled off the roadway and struck an embankment on LA Hwy 1057 near Pittman Road in Tangipahoa Parish.Raborn sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU women's basketball adds three guards from transfer portal

  24-04-2024 17:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU women's basketball announced Wednesday three transfer guards joining the Tigers and bolstering LSU's perimeter depth.LSU added Mjracle Sheppard from Mississippi State, Kailyn Gilbert from Arizona and Shayeann Day-Wilson from Miami.Our Three Newest Tigers ????Shayeann Day-Wilson, Kailyn Gilbert and Mjracle Sheppard ?? pic.twitter.com/S6x22bxIGF— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) April 24, 2024Gilbert averaged 15.1 points per game at Arizona, while Day-Wilson averaged
  
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• Traffic moved onto future College Drive flyover; demolition of old overpass scheduled for May

  24-04-2024 17:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Wednesday morning was the start of a major improvement for drivers at the I-10/I-12 interchange.Traffic was shifted onto the newly-built structure that will someday be the College Drive Flyover Ramp. The adjustment will allow for crews to prepare the old I-10 westbound overpass to be torn down. Demolition of that structure is scheduled for the middle of May"That's when we will overnight shut down I-12 eastbound so that we can bring the old structure down," said Mark Lambe
  
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• Groundbreaking for Livingston Parish Airport to take place in next few months

  24-04-2024 16:54 via wbrz.com
  
  SATSUMA - After years of environmental testing, it has been confirmed that a 242-acre airport will be built in Satsuma, south of I-12 in Livingston Parish.It will have a 5,000 foot runway, a parallel taxiway, hangers for pilots to house their planes, and more.Corporate jets and helicopters would be the main flights using the new facility. It will not be used by commercial airlines."There are so many positive things about this project. It's happening. We are so excited there's so much potential
  
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• BRPD implements AI gun detection, situational awareness software into existing infrastructure

  24-04-2024 16:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department has integrated an artificial intelligence gun detection and situational awareness software onto existing digital cameras across the capital area in an ongoing effort to curb crime.The announcement was made by the Baton Rouge Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation Tuesday.If the cameras outfitted with AI software, ZeroEyes, identify a gun, images are instantly shared with an operations center the ZeroEyes Operations Center staffe
  
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• $20K reward offered for information on who killed dolphin

  24-04-2024 15:54 via wbrz.com
  
  CAMERON PARISH - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering a $20,000 reward for information about who shot and killed a bottlenose dolphin in March. The NOAA Fisheries Service said a juvenile dolphin washed up March 13 on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish with bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord and heart. NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to a criminal conviction or the assessment of a ci
  
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• LSU's Jayden Daniels, two wide receivers expected to go first round in 2024 NFL Draft

  24-04-2024 15:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU's explosive offensive weapons from 2023 that include a Heisman winner, Biletnikoff runner-up and the nation's leader in receiving touchdowns project to hear their name called in Thursday's NFL Draft.Jayden Daniels, who finished with 5,061 total yards of offense, 50 total touchdowns, and the Heisman Trophy, is heavily projected to go second overall to the Washington Commanders. ESPN's Matt Miller projected him there in his mock draft, saying "Daniels would be a great fit with t
  
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• Police searching for two people suspected of stealing over $4,000 of merchandise this month

  24-04-2024 14:57 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for two people suspected of shoplifting over $4,000 worth of merchandise from local stores.According to the LPSO, the two suspects targeted businesses operating within Livingston Parish this month.Anyone with information is encouraged to call LPSO at 225-686-2241 x1.Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBR School Board to consider resolution opposing plan that could create new St. George district

  24-04-2024 14:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Four East Baton Rouge School Board members have drafted a resolution opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it easier to create new public school districts, such as the one suggested in the St. George area of the parish.The school board, consisting of nine members, is set to consider the resolution at its Wednesday meeting. Mike Gaudet, Dadrius Lanus, Cliff Lewis and Shashonnie Steward developed the resolution; none represent the area that would bec
  
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• Osprey Initiative helps clean up Louisiana's waterways for 'Love the Boot Week'

  24-04-2024 14:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Each year, "Love the Boot Week" comes back around as an effort to motivate the citizens of Louisiana to clean up trash around them. This effort is marked as Louisiana's largest cleanup and beautification initiative. Organizations from all over the state come together to clean up trash. One of these organizations is the Osprey Initiative, whose mission is to prevent heavy pollution in the Louisiana by collecting and recycling trash. Don Bates created this litter
  
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• Six 'Motion Boys' gang members booked for drug, gun charges; two still at large

  24-04-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Six men with connections to the "Motion Boys" gang were arrested on drug and gun charges after East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies raided multiple locations suspected to be used to distribute narcotics.On Tuesday, the EBRSO Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit booked the following on various gang-related charges, along with gun and drug possession charges:   - Stanley "Head" Wilson, 22   - Tyquan Holliday, 22  &nb
  
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