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• Neighbors complain about smelly house full of dogs, camper in driveway

  04-10-2024 15:36 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A house with a lot of dogs and overgrown grass in the Shenandoah area has the attention of several neighbors. They contacted 2 On Your Side after they said they had done everything they could think of.The complaints center around a house on Chantilly Avenue in Baton Rouge. Neighbors say they hear dogs barking all hours of the day and night. They're concerned someone is living in the RV parked in the driveway. The lot is overgrown, and the backyard is unsightly and gives off a horr
  
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• New details in arrest of former deputy accused of giving inmate boyfriend information of gang member

  04-10-2024 20:25 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - New details into the arrest of a former East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputy show how investigators were able to track down how contraband was brought into the parish prison.Tybracia Gibson was booked Thursday and charged with malfeasance in office and on three counts of bringing contraband into a penal institution.According to District Attorney Hillar Moore, the arrest happened because of an extensive investigation into the 60 Gang. Moore says in August calls betwee
  
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• EBRSO deputy-in-training terminated and arrested for arson, malfeasance after alleged insurance fraud

  04-10-2024 18:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputy-in-training was terminated and arrested for arson and malfeasance after he allegedly paid someone to damage his car for an insurance payout.According to an affidavit, Otis Williams was arrested for two counts of aggravated arson, arson with the intent to defraud and malfeasance in office. Williams was a sworn, commissioned law enforcement officer with the EBRSO since Jan. 30, 2024.On Aug. 4, 2024, Williams' vehicle caught fire at a local
  
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• Livingston Parish deputy's battle with breast cancer inspiring others to keep fighting

  04-10-2024 17:35 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — If you're driving around Livingston Parish, you might spot a pink sheriff's office SUV.It's honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the people it recognizes is Deputy Nancy McDonald.Deputy McDonald has been with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for 8 years. In 2021, she received life-changing news when she was diagnosed with breast cancer."He said that unfortunately I had breast cancer and as soon as he said unfortunately, I handed the phone to my husband and
  
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• Baker schools looking at cuts after school board votes for property taxes to stay down

  04-10-2024 17:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - In a meeting of the Baker School Board, members voted on whether to keep the property tax rate unchanged and with them falling just one vote short schools will face some losses. Tuesday night, school board members got into heated arguments with each other after a motion failed to keep tax rates the same. With an increase in property values, that could have resulted in increased revenues."Because it failed, because the motion failed, I feel that children's education was compromi
  
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• New legislation introduced to add Terrebonne Parish to the Delta Regional Authority

  04-10-2024 17:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Rep. Garret Graves and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise introduced legislation Friday to add Terrebonne Parish to the Delta Regional Authority.First established in 2000, DRA is a collaboration of the eight states along the lower Mississippi River that promotes economic development and community resiliency in America's Delta Region. Adding Terrebonne to the DRA will serve as a catalyst to increase federal investment in other areas, including workforce training, healthc
  
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• Signal heads on Siegen Lane knocked askew by Hurricane Francine

  04-10-2024 16:59 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Drivers on Siegen Lane may have been getting mixed signals for the past few weeks.According to DOTD, the left turn signal heads at the intersection of I-10 and Siegen Lane were moved off kilter by the powerful winds of Hurricane Francine in mid-September. A driver told WBRZ he had a close call on September 18 after confusing a green turn signal for another lane as his turn to go. "Because I could see a green arrow that says turn left and we were gonna go turn left to go t
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: College Football Week 6: A game of 'Who is the Fraud?' in Kyle Field! $$$

  04-10-2024 16:41 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for college football, the NFL, the MLB postseason and the WNBA playoffs!FridayCollege Football:Jacksonville State @ Kennesaw State: Jacksonville State -16.5Houston @ TCU: TCU +17.5Michigan State @ Oregon: Michigan State +24.5Syracuse @ UNLV: UNLV -5.5WNBA:Lynx @ Sun: Lynx +2.5Liberty @ Aces: Aces -2.5SaturdayCollege Football:Missouri @ Texas A&M: Texas A&M -1.5Auburn @ Georgia: Georgia -23.5Iowa @ Ohio State: Iowa +18.5Clemson @ Florida State:
  
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• 'Swamp People' star Troy Landry cited with alligator tagging violations in St. Mary Parish

  04-10-2024 16:32 via wbrz.com
  
  MORGAN CITY — Famed alligator hunter and "Swamp People" star Troy Landry was cited for the improper tagging of alligators during a September operation conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.Landry, 65, was cited Sept. 19 on two counts of failing to tag an alligator upon taking. Another man was also cited for the same tagging violations while the pair and an unidentified cameraman were approached by agents on Lake Palourde near Morgan City.According to an initi
  
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• East Baton Rouge Parish School Board holding retreat to discuss strategic plan, school facilities

  04-10-2024 16:31 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Superintendent LaMont Cole is holding a retreat Saturday with the East Baton Rouge School Board members to discuss the district's strategic plan and school facilities.This meeting will address which schools may be the best candidates for closing and re-purposing as well, according to The Advocate.“A guest presenter is coming in to talk about how other districts have handled facilities that may need to be repurposed or closed,” Board President C
  
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• Two drivers die after separate crashes in Tickfaw, Covington

  04-10-2024 14:53 via wbrz.com
  
  TICKFAW - Two drivers died after separate crashes in Tickfaw and Covington Thursday, according to Louisiana State Police.Police say Albert Johnson Jr., 55, of Albany, died after a single-vehicle crash on La. Highway 1064 near Durbin Road in Tangipahoa Parish at 3:45 p.m. Thursday. According to LS{, Johnson's vehicle veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. Johnson, who was unrestrained, died at the scene.Additionally, Glenn Wells, 35, of Bogalusa, died after a two-vehicle cra
  
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• Woman dead after apparent homicide in Independence; law enforcement investigating

  04-10-2024 14:45 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE - Law enforcement is investigating a reported homicide at an apartment complex in Tangipahoa Parish. The parish sheriff's office said the Independence Police Department was called to the scene at an apartment complex on 1st Street where someone was reported to be unresponsive. Officers found a female victim dead from a gunshot wound. Law enforcement said the scene is still active as of 12:45 p.m.. Nearby apartments have been evacuated while officials investigate t
  
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• State troopers take two into custody after interstate pursuit ended with crash outside of Brusly

  04-10-2024 14:30 via wbrz.com
  
  BRUSLY — Louisiana State Police took two people into custody Friday after a pursuit on Interstate 10 eastbound that ended in a crash outside of Brusly, officials said.Troopers were led on the pursuit into West Baton Rouge Parish and later notified the sheriff's office about the pursuit and asked for assistance, West Baton Rouge Parish deputies said.The suspects eventually got off at LA 1 near Brusly before crashing their car shortly after. Louisiana State Police then took the two susp
  
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• Drivers with lapsed insurance fines can now check if they still owe fines after recent law change

  04-10-2024 14:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A law that went into effect in June will wipe out a large number of fines that people owe to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles due to lapsed insurance, with a system being put in place for people to check whether or not their fines have been cleared, OMV officials said Friday.The only catch? Those with fines will not be notified of the change in their fines. The OMV said that fines must be checked manually through the new system. To check on the fines, drivers facin
  
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• Baton Rouge Police Department holds basic training graduation ceremony

  04-10-2024 14:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Earlier Friday morning, the Baton Rouge Police Department held its 92nd Basic Training Academy graduation ceremony.BRPD Police Chief T.J. Morse says the graduates of this academy are extremely upstanding and respectful individuals who are a great addition to the department."Everybody knows we're short, so its good that were able top beef up those numbers a little bit," Morse said. "I'm very encouraged with this class [and] their professionalism. We started with 13 and we graduate
  
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• Ascension Parish accepting hazardous household materials for disposal at Lamar Dixon

  04-10-2024 14:01 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — The Ascension Parish government is hosting a collection on Saturday at Lamar Dixon Expo Center for Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day.The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, will see parish officials collect a variety of hazardous household materials that are often hard to dispose of.Included on the parish's list of accepted materials are:
  - Tires
  - Car, golf cart and household batteries
  - Electronic equipment
  - Fluorescent bulbs
  - Oil, gasoline a
  
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• One dead, five injured after car crash in Independence; driver arrested for drunken driving, homicide

  04-10-2024 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE — One person died and five people were injured after a car driven by a 45-year-old Independence man struck a tree and overturned, Tangipahoa Parish deputies said.Marisol Carcamo Vargas, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash along North Larussa Lane in Independence on Saturday, with five others sustaining varying levels of injuries. The crash happened around 6 p.m. when a Ford Expedition driven by Antonio Reyes Carcamo lost control while making a left-
  
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• Mayfair Laboratory School honored as Blue Ribbon School

  04-10-2024 13:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Mayfair Laboratory School was honored Friday as one of two Baton Rouge schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.Mayfair Laboratory School and Saint Aloysius School were two of seven schools named across the state. Blue Ribbon highlights "schools that excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups," the Louisiana Department of Education said in September when the an
  
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• New plaintiff in BRAVE Cave lawsuit alleges she was only 16, pregnant when officers 'sexually humiliated' her

  04-10-2024 13:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - In an amended version of a lawsuit filed in August of 2023 released Tuesday, a new plaintiff alleged she was just 16 years old and seven months pregnant when officers strip-searched her at the notorious BRAVE Cave.The amended lawsuit added T'niya Bass as one of the listed plaintiffs in the Jeremy Lee lawsuit. Lee filed the lawsuit last year against several officers involved in the BRAVE Cave investigation, including Troy Lawrence Jr., as well as the city and parish of Eas
  
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• Central Police searching for man who stole several bottles of tequila from Winn-Dixie

  04-10-2024 12:33 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL — Central Police are searching for a man who stole several bottles of tequila from a Winn-Dixie on Joor and Hooper roads.Central Police officers were called to the grocery store in reference to a theft on Sept. 16, where employees said a man entered the store, selected several bottles of El Espolon Tequila and left without making any payment attempt.Witnesses said the man then walked to the Central Guest House Retirement Center and got into a white pick-up truck with a large g
  
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• LSP holds graduation ceremony for 55 new state troopers

  04-10-2024 12:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police announced the graduation of 55 new state troopers Friday.The graduation ceremony was held at Istrouma Baptist Church and hosted by the Louisiana State Police Training Academy.The Cadet Class 104 graduates completed 24 weeks of training at the academy and will be deployed in several cities to complete a 10 to 14-week-long field training program.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'Banana Ball' returns to Baton Rouge as The Party Animals set to play in 2025 at Alex Box Stadium

  04-10-2024 12:09 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Savannah Bananas released their 2025 schedule, where Banana Ball once again will take place at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge.The Bananas' rival Party Animals will host the Texas Tailgaters at Alex Box Stadium from Aug. 8 and 9.The full schedule is available here. Tickets are available via a lottery system.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 21-year-old inmate found dead from apparent suicide at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

  04-10-2024 12:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 21-year-old inmate died after an apparent suicide at the Elayn Hunt Correctional, according to officials.Officials said the inmate was found hanging and unresponsive in his cell around 6:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 7:07 p.m.The inmate had been in Elayn Hunt since July. This is an ongoing investigation. No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• As Halloween approaches, capital area announces events, trick-or-treat times

  04-10-2024 09:49 via wbrz.com
  
  It’s Halloween in the capital area!As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, parents need to be familiar with trick-or-treat times across the different parishes that make up the capital region. A list of these times is available below:Tangipahoa Parish
  - Town of Amite: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.- Rural Tangipahoa Parish: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.WBRZ will update this list as we receive more trick-or-treat time announcements. Before trick-or-treaters go door to door, local events are happening a
  
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• LSU may be on a bye week, but there is always football to enjoy in the capital area

  04-10-2024 09:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Local businesses are gearing up for another weekend of football in the capital area. 2une In prepped for the weekend on 2une In Tailgate at Chicken Shack. Avid 2une In watchers will know of the ongoing beef between Mia Monet and photographer Patrick Parry as he tries to get Mia to wear the Grambling "G"... he may have succeeded this day. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Four inducted into Manship Hall of Fame during Thursday ceremony

  04-10-2024 07:13 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Four people were inducted into the Manship Hall of Fame Thursday night during the 48th annual Hall of Fame gala. The gala was hosted Thursday night and welcomed four new inductees into the hall of fame, including the previous dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, Martin Johnson, who passed away in 2020. Alongside Johnson, Gil LeBreton, Abram McGull, and Wendy McMahon were also inducted. Below are the inductees' biographies from the Manship we
  
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• Pink pumpkin patch kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Baton Rouge General

  04-10-2024 05:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Commuters may notice something odd this morning if they pass by any of the Baton Rouge General campuses - thousands of pink pumpkins sprouted overnight for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The pumpkin patch is an annual event hosted by the hospital to raise awareness for breast cancer. Visitors to any of the campuses are invited to bring a pink pumpkin home, and visitors to the Bluebonnet campus can enjoy photo ops and food. The hospital will be raising awareness a
  
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• U.S. passport processing times are faster

  04-10-2024 05:39 via wbrz.com
  
  The state department says the typical processing time for passports is now 4-6 weeks.  The previous time estimate given was 6-8 weeks, and during the pandemic, the estimated wait time was up to 18 weeks.  Keep in mind, the clock starts ticking when the state department receives your application and ends when they send it out. If you are renewing your passport, you can now file your paperwork online. The processing time for expedited passports hasn't
  
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• Amazon hiring 250,000 seasonal workers

  04-10-2024 05:34 via wbrz.com
  
  Amazon is once again hiring 250,000 workers for the holiday season.  The number matches last year's holiday hiring.  The full-time, part-time and seasonal roles will be across customer fulfillment and transportation.Amazon says all seasonal workers earn at least 18 dollars an hour.Click here for a link to more information:  https://hiring.amazon.com/search/seasonal-jobs#/Permalink| Comments
  
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• Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

  04-10-2024 05:25 via wbrz.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The temporary end to the strike came after the union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies, reached a tentative agreement on wages, the
  
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