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• 2025 Flower Fest takes place at Red Stick Social to benefit St. Jude's

  05-04-2025 19:14 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - People gathered to stop and smell the roses here in Baton Rouge for the fifth annual Flower Fest at Red Stick Social and Electric Depot.People stopped to take in the floral sculptures, arts and crafts, shopping and food trucks. The festival also benefits St. Jude's Children Research Hospital."The Flower Fest came about from our founder, extremely creative, beautiful person through and through," Vice President Kay Riggs said. "She got the idea during COVID. There was an great oppor
  
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• Bridge that used to connect Mississippi Riverfront to shuttered Belle casino riverboat collapses

  25-04-2025 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The bridge that used to connect the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Baton Rouge to the now-shuttered Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino collapsed Friday.The floating buoy that was between two former pedestrian bridges near the river failed, causing the collapse, officials said. Belle of Baton Rouge casino officials said they do not expect additional damage to the structure because of the way it is secured to concrete portion of the level. Despite there bei
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: Might be time to get the brooms out in the NBA and NHL playoffs!

  25-04-2025 16:55 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for the NBA and NHL playoffs, college baseball and the MLB!FridayNBA Playoffs:
  Celtics @ Magic: Celtics -4.5
  Pacers @  Bucks: Pacers +5.5
  Lakers @ Timberwolves: Timberwolves -2.5College Baseball:
  West Virginia @ UCF: West Virginia ML
  Virginia Tech @ Duke: Duke ML
  Mississippi State @ Auburn: Auburn -1.5
  Houston @ Kansas State: Kansas State ML
  Dallas Baptist @ Louisiana Tech: Dallas Baptist -1.5
  Tennessee @ LSU: LSU MLMLB:
  Mets @ Nationals: Mets
  
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• LSU baseball faces Tennessee in top 5 matchup in Alex Box Stadium

  25-04-2025 15:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - No. 4 LSU baseball is gearing up for an action-packed weekend in Alex Box Stadium as No. 5 Tennessee rolls into town on Friday night. The Tigers are 34-8 and 12-6 in SEC play on the season after being defeated by Northwestern State 13-3 at home in the midweek matchup. It was the first time in program history that LSU was run-ruled by a non-conference opponent.LSU is No. 2 in the SEC in multiple statistics, including team batting average with a .316 mark, on-base percentag
  
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• Man accused of beating 68-year-old woman to death captured

  25-04-2025 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing a 68-year-old woman last week was arrested in Cincinatti. Richard Stinson, 68, is accused of killing Rose Davallier at her White Sands Drive home on April 14. He was arrested in Cincinatti Friday morning after an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip.Stinson faces charges of first-degree murder and home invasion. According to BRPD, Davillier was found dead in her home after officers were requested for a welfare check. Her body w
  
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• Man accused of beating 68-year-old Baton Rouge woman to death captured in Cincinnati

  25-04-2025 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing a 68-year-old woman last week was arrested in Cincinnati. Richard Stinson, 68, is accused of killing Rose Davillier at her White Sands Drive home on April 14. He was arrested in Cincinnati on Friday morning after an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip.Stinson faces charges of first-degree murder and home invasion. According to BRPD, Davillier was found dead in her home after officers were requested for a welfare check. Her bod
  
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• Baton Rouge man sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to fatally shaking his son

  25-04-2025 14:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man who admitted to killing his infant son after shaking the six-month-old to get him to stop crying has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Luciano Livious Sr., 27, was arrested in June 2023 after his son was taken to the hospital with traumatic injuries. The child died two days later, with medical personnel determining that Livious' son died from shaken baby syndrome.On Monday in a 19th JDC courtroom, Livious pleaded guilty to manslaughter after previously pleading
  
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• One person dead after shooting along Jefferson Avenue

  25-04-2025 14:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person is dead after a shooting along Jefferson Avenue on Friday.The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office and Baton Rouge Police responded to the scene at the corner of Jefferson and North 26th Avenue around 12:30 p.m. to find 34-year-old Abraham Ross shot dead.It was unclear what led to the shooting and police have not identified a suspect yet. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Pair arrested in connection to Tickfaw man's fentanyl death

  25-04-2025 14:26 via wbrz.com
  
  TICKFAW - Two people were arrested after a man died of a drug overdose in early April. Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office were called to a home on John's Drive for an unresponsive man on April 8. Despite life-saving efforts, the man passed away, and his death was ruled to be caused by an overdose. Narcotics investigators identified 30-year-old Jordan "Clutch" Spears as the man who allegedly sold the drugs to the victim. During a search of Spears' apa
  
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• ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says

  25-04-2025 14:25 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.Judges around the country had already issued temporary orders restoring the students’ records in a federal database of international students maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The records had been suddenly terminated in recent weeks, often without the s
  
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• BRPD identifies two officers placed on administrative leave following shooting that left man dead

  25-04-2025 14:19 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department on Friday said two officers were placed on administrative leave after a motel shootout left a man dead earlier in the week.Officer David Jennings and Officer Gene Meazell, both assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division, were placed on leave after shooting 34-year-old Kevin Vallian during a Sunday shootout at the Super 6 Inn and Suites on Gwenadele Avenue, police said.Police responded to the motel after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance b
  
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• House Majority Leader Steve Scalise leads House delegation to attend Pope Francis' funeral

  25-04-2025 14:06 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Friday that he will be leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.The highest-ranking Catholic member of the House of Representatives, Scalise said that he is honored to lead the delegation to the Vatican to honor the first Argentinian pontiff after he died at age 88 on Monday."The Holy Father humbly devoted his life in service to the Church, and he was dedicated to spreading the
  
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• A prayer answered: Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge lifts spirits of 93-year-old woman

  25-04-2025 14:05 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE — For 93-year-old Idell Hawthorne, the sound of power tools on Friday signaled more than just construction – it was the sound of change and compassion.Hawthorne is one of many in Baton Rouge experiencing the kindness of strangers as volunteers with Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge worked to build a wheelchair ramp onto her home today. Doctors told Hawthorne she would have trouble with mobility after a fall she took in May 2016."I fell and hit my head, and the neur
  
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• EBR Schools announces meeting date for board vote on realignment

  25-04-2025 14:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School Board is hosting a realignment meeting discussing the new plans for the school system, involving the closure of nine school campuses and the combining of others.The meeting with take place at 5 p.n. on April 28 at the Central Office at 1050 South Foster Drive. During this meeting, the board will vote on the alignment plan, a plan that the board says is a "crucial initiative aimed at enhancing the educational experience for all students."That pl
  
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• South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley announces transfer to LSU women's basketball

  25-04-2025 13:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley is coming to Baton Rouge, announcing her transfer to LSU on social media Friday.Fulwiley, a sophomore, averaged 11.7 points last season as a Gamecock. She also averaged 2.8 rebounds per game, two assists and had a field goal average of 42.6%.According to ESPN, the Columbus, South Carolina native, was the No. 5 player in the women's basketball transfer portal.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Milaysia Fulwiley ???? (@laywit
  
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• Two juveniles arrested following runaway investigation in Berwick

  25-04-2025 13:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BERWICK — Two juveniles were arrested by Berwick Police after an investigation into a reported runaway.Police said one of the juveniles was arrested as a runaway juvenile and on illegal possession of tobacco charges after officers found the minor. After the juvenile was found, police say they led officers to a home on Oregon Street where a stolen handgun was recovered.Another person, a 15-year-old boy, was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen firearm and illegal possession
  
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• Gov. Landry, LSU Board give scholarships to siblings of Baton Rouge native Bourbon Street attack victim

  25-04-2025 13:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The siblings of a Baton Rouge native killed on Bourbon Street early New Year's Day were both awarded scholarships to LSU by Gov. Jeff Landry and members of the school's Board of Supervisors on Friday.Landry awarded Mira and Omar Badawi the scholarships to honor the memory of their brother Kareem Badawi, who was one of 14 people killed when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove through the French Quarter on Jan. 1."After that fateful morning, we vowed to never let one man’s
  
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• Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

  25-04-2025 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment.“Where is your remorse? Where do I see it?” U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert asked as she sentenced him to 87 months behind bars. She said the former politician appeared to feel that “it’s always someone else’s fault.&l
  
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• EBRSO, DEA arrest alleged cocaine dealer, seize $200,000 after weeks-long investigation

  25-04-2025 12:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration arrested an alleged cocaine dealer after a weeks-long investigation concluded in several raids.According to deputies, Alvin Betts, 53, used five addresses across Baton Rouge to facilitate a drug trafficking operation. Agents said Betts is a known cocaine trafficker and investigators conducted several multiple controlled drug buys from Betts before Thursday's raids.Law enforcement
  
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• 2une In Previews: Circus-themed fundraiser to benefit Red Stick Cares

  25-04-2025 09:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Experience a night filled with wonder with Spek-truhm's circus-themed fundraiser for raise autism awareness!Event organizers with Spek-truhm were live on 2une In Friday morning previews Sensor This, a production being put on by The Acadian Circus to raise money for Red Stick Cares. The event is happening on Saturday at Beyond Gymnastics on George Oneal Road. Tickets are $25 and the event is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2une In Previews: Mia Monet to perform at Dancing for Big Buddy

  25-04-2025 08:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Saturday evening, 2une In's Mia Monet will put on her dancing shoes for the 17th annual Dancing for Big Buddy!Each year the Big Buddy mentoring program puts this show on to raise money for its many programs."Our after-school and summer programs are so crucial to helping support the learning that goes on during the day. Our workforce development opportunities for our high school youth get them internships and mentors in their career field of interest," says Gay Mack, program direct
  
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• Residents survey storm and flood damage after day of heavy rain in the capital region

  25-04-2025 07:44 via wbrz.com
  
  ADDIS - After severe weather moved through the capital region Thursday, residents are now surveying the damage caused by high winds and flooding. One neighborhood had to evacuate after flooding that the Addis Police Chief said had never been so bad.2une In's Abigail Whitam was live from the neighborhood Friday morning while residents were surveying the damage. Permalink| Comments
  
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• GET 2 MOVING: Refuge Aerial

  25-04-2025 05:23 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Twirls, spins, hangs, and flips are in store this week at Refuge Aerial, where a team of experienced professionals knows how to make them look good, too. The most well-known aspect of aerial sports is the silks, which can even be taken as a course in college. There are several other aerial sports that athletes can enjoy.Acrobats have many options when performing in the air like trapeze, hoop swing, sling, rope and even aerial fire play. 
  Owner and coach Alaina Wi
  
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• Addis residents react to heavy rains

  24-04-2025 21:50 via wbrz.com
  ADDIS - Residents in Addis are cleaning up after storms on Thursday left several with flood damage.Addis resident Hannah Smith said she saw water begin to rise around 7 a.m. She said she was able to get her three children out of their townhome."Couple minutes after that, the water started rushing in the front door. Then, it was rushing in the back door. Then, it was rushing underneath the windows. I don't even know how it was coming underneath the windows. It was just all of the sudden, I was t
  
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• Deputies searching for skid steer and trailer stolen from Independence area

  24-04-2025 19:11 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE — The Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office is searching for a skid steer and trailer stolen from a property along West Fontana Road.Deputies say, the 2024 John Deere Compact Skid Steer and the 2024 black Iron Bull trailer were last seen on the owner's property along West Fontana Road off Highway 40 on March 19. The total value of the equipment and trailer exceeds $86,000.If anyone has any information about the theft, those responsible or the whereabouts of the skid steer
  
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• LSU baseball readies for top-ten showdown with Tennessee

  24-04-2025 19:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU baseball dropped a tough game to Northwestern on Tuesday night, but with a top-ten showdown with Tennessee on deck head coach Jay Johnson knows his team needs to turn their attention to being at their best.“We’ve moved on to what’s ahead of us. In baseball, you have to master the ability to move forward. In my position as the leader of the program, I analyze everything. The good thing about young people is that they have an ability to move forward
  
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• Kratom supplement could be banned by lawmakers

  24-04-2025 18:51 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - State lawmakers are at odds over what to do about a substance some say is a safe alternative to painkillers, but as one woman detailed, kratom left her with unexpected health issues.Kratom is banned in Ascension and Tangipahoa Parishes, but it can be purchased at many smoke shops, herbal stores or gas stations.That's where Nicole Scroggins says she picked Kratom up for the first time. Scroggins is a hairstylist. Years of standing for hours on end and cutting hair strained her join
  
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• One Tank Trips: Lee's Diner

  24-04-2025 18:35 via wbrz.com
  HAMMOND — You could travel all over to find a good spot to dine, but a place in Hammond is serving a taste of the good ole days, where every bite is a blast from the past: Lee's Diner.Who knew Flavor Town was in Hammond? You’ll know you’re here when you see the neon lights, checkered floors, and a building that has just as much flavor as the menu. Take it from the regulars, “A great 50’s atmosphere, it’s unbelievable. You brin
  
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• Livvy Dunne talks life after LSU

  24-04-2025 18:20 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE:  Livvy Dunne is the highest earning female athlete in NIL history and now she's flipping into a new chapter post-grad with Raising Cane's.The recent LSU graduate is trading the mat for her degree and using a new endorsement deal with the fried chicken chain to create more opportunities for young women."I've said no to so many opportunities because of gymnastics throughout the years, so my plan after college is to do everything," Dunne said. Things like skydiving &
  
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• Saints solidify offensive line with 9th pick in the NFL Draft

  24-04-2025 18:09 via wbrz.com
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis.- With the ninth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr.Banks is 6-foot-5, 315-pound and won both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Trophy as the best lineman in college football last season.He started at left tackle for the Longhorns for three seasons and allowed just one sack in each of his last two seasons.Many analysts project that Banks has the necessary attributes to step right into the Saints' offensive line and make an i
  
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