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• Report: Four shot in French Quarter on Sunday night

  13-04-2025 21:39 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Four people were shot in New Orleans on Sunday night less than two hours after the weekend-long French Quarter Festival wrapped up.WWL reported that the shooting happened at 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Iberville and Decatur streets. The area was blocked off from traffic by New Orleans Police officers.The New Orleans news station said four victims were taken to a hospital. Their condition is unknown. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball run-ruled in historical loss to Northwestern St. late Tuesday night

  23-04-2025 07:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE –  The LSU Tiger baseball team made history in the worst kind of way late Tuesday night with a seven-inning run-rule loss to Northwestern State 13-3 at Alex Box Stadium.The ten-run differential was the first time that LSU has lost by run-rule to a non-conference opponent at home in Alex Box Stadium in program history.The Tigers started the game in control with a first-pitch home run from Derek Curiel and LSU would lead 2-0 when a lengthy weather delay set in.When
  
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• No. 10 LSU softball beats McNeese 5-2

  22-04-2025 21:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - No. 10 LSU softball defeated McNeese 5-2 at home Tuesday night.LSU trailed 2-0 through the first two innings, but gained a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third and never lost the lead.The Tigers face No. 8 Florida on Saturday at 1 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• EMT reinstated after being terminated for nearly a year

  22-04-2025 21:26 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge EMT fired nearly a year ago was reinstated Tuesday by the City-Parish personnel board.Kasie Tadlock-Ball represented herself at the hearing, and the board voted 3-1 to reverse her firing. She was accused of policy violations – including abandoning patients, one of whom died."What they were accusing me of, they were not able to prove," Tadlock-Ball said.Supervisors who testified in the hearing said some of the policy violations, like not properly t
  
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• Fire set at vacant gymnasium on Louisiana New School Academy; cause undetermined

  22-04-2025 21:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A vacant gymnasium on the campus of Louisiana New School Academy on North Boulevard caught fire Tuesday evening, Baton Rouge Fire Department officials said.Officials said smoke was coming from the vacant gymnasium and discovered a rubbish fire in one corner of the building before being extinguished. Investigators are working to determine a cause for the fire.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Southern University students, alumni and faculty gather at Capitol for 2025 SU Day

  22-04-2025 21:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Southern University students, faculty and teachers gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol building Tuesday for the 2025 SU Day.School leaders showed off the work, research and innovations taking place at the school and asked state lawmakers to continue their support to the state.Afterward, the annual reception banquet, hosted by the Southern Alumni Association, celebrated 145 years of educating people.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two injured after shooting on Nicholson Drive

  22-04-2025 20:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a shooting on Nicholson Drive, officials said.The shooting happened at the 2500 block of Nicholson Drive. Officials said one person was taken to the hospital in stable condition and the other went to the hospital by themself.Baton Rouge Police officials say they are investigating.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Lawmaker trying to curb teen nicotine use by increasing taxes on vapes

  22-04-2025 19:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two bills aimed to curb smoking and vaping in Louisiana; both intended to increase taxes, but only one of them made it out of committee.Nearly one in three high school students in Louisiana use e-cigarettes. Paige McCrory is an eighth grade teacher in Rapides Parish, and she says teenagers she works with are already addicted to using vape products, as early as 13 years old."Vaping has reached a crisis level," McCrory said. "They're not even getting real vapes. Some are getting pod
  
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• Family wants BR hairdresser charged after she attempts to cut off a child's braids in payment dispute

  22-04-2025 18:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The family of an 11-year-old girl says a former hairdresser at Draft Picks Barbershop on O'Neal Lane tried to cut newly-styled braids off the girl's head after the girl's mother did not pay a late fee.Conchota Singleton, the grandmother of the 11-year-old, said they feel they are not getting the justice they deserve after the altercation a week ago."One, you canceled the initial appointment. Two, you picked up scissors to a child's head, regardless of the intent. You picked scisso
  
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• Drivers optimistic new College Drive exits will improve traffic

  22-04-2025 17:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The new College Drive exit ramps opening Wednesday at 5 a.m. are going to be safer and more efficient for drivers."It's going to be safer and it's also going to really help the congestion during the peak hours," Rodney Mallett DOTD spokesman said.College Drive is less than one mile from the I-10/12 split and some drivers were forced to change lanes three times in that space to get to the exit. Now, there will be a dedicated exit for both I-10 and I-12 going westbound to
  
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• Legislator proposes bill that would separate Central parks from BREC

  22-04-2025 17:46 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL — A bill proposed during the 2025 legislative session would see the city of Central break from BREC and manage its own parks. Rep. Lauren Ventrella's proposal — HB 649 — would create the Central Recreation District as a governing body distinct from BREC and East Baton Rouge Parish. If passed, the proposed law would give the Central Recreation District the authority to levy a tax of up to 12 mills to fund the "acquisition, construction, improvement,
  
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• LSU baseball start pushed back due to lightning in the area

  22-04-2025 17:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE –  The LSU-Northwestern State baseball game Tuesday night will start at 7 p.m. due to lightning in the Baton Rouge area.The game was schedule for a 6:30 p.m. start but that's been moved to later in the evening. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU AgCenter using genetic engineering to bring success to Louisiana sugarcane industry

  22-04-2025 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GABRIEL - Part of the success of Louisiana's $4 billion sugarcane industry is the work of the LSU AgCenter and the possibilities it creates through genetic engineering."Sugarcane is the number one valued grown crop in Louisiana," LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Kenneth Gravois said.By its nature, sugarcane is a tropical crop. It originated in the western Pacific islands and was brought to Louisiana, a sub-tropical climate, in the 18th century.That's why the AgCenter is using science to br
  
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• Deputies searching for two women accused of stealing from multiple Ascension Parish stores

  22-04-2025 16:56 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — Detectives are searching for two women connected to several retail thefts across Ascension Parish.The two women, Ascension Parish deputies said, stole from multiple stores over the past several weeks.Anyone with information that can help detectives identify or locate these women is urged to call the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office anonymously at 225-621-4636 or by texting 847411.Permalink| Comments
  
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• YMCA on South Foster Drive to re-open Monday after redevelopment

  22-04-2025 16:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The YMCA on South Foster Drive will re-open Monday at the same location, according to the organization.Following a $30 million investment in Mid-City, the YMCA at 350 South Foster Drive shares the property with The Point at Mid-City, a brand-new four-story apartment complex with 100 units.The facility includes a a chilled and heated pool, gymnasium, teen center, kid zone, sauna, steam room, hot tub, indoor walking track, strength and cardio equipment.The hours of operatio
  
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• William Carey University's Corporate Boulevard nursing campus opens with advanced simulation tech

  22-04-2025 16:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — William Carey University celebrated a big accomplishment Tuesday as it showed off its new nursing school located on Corporate Boulevard in Baton Rouge.WCU rooms were filled with students practicing their nursing skills using simulation dolls. But these simulation dolls were upgraded with new technology that allowed them to have a heart beat, cough or even scream. It was all directed through a pad that the instructors could control.Undergraduate Director of WCU Roselyn Gi
  
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• Man pleads guilty after shoplifting arrest led to authorities uncovering heavy equipment theft ring

  22-04-2025 15:58 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A man whose shoplifting arrest at Juban Crossing Shopping Mall in February 2022 led to officials uncovering a theft ring targeting heavy equipment across several parishes pleaded guilty to multiple charges, the Department of Justice said.Christopher Byerley, 45, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle, possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, conspiracy to trafficking a firearm and receipt of a trafficked firearm, possession of an unre
  
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• Kentwood Police arrest third suspect in January gas station shooting that left one dead

  22-04-2025 15:48 via wbrz.com
  
  KENTWOOD — On Tuesday, Kentwood Police arrested a man suspected to be responsible for a January fatal shooting.Police say that 19-year-old Traviun Walton was arrested for second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and the illegal use of a dangerous weapon after a shooting left 24-year-old ZyKerien Bickham dead on Jan. 29. Walton was identified by police as a suspect on Monday.Bickham and his girlfriend were both shot while they were at Five Star Gas Station on Third Street.
  
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• St. Mary Parish crews working to clear debris from boat ramp caused by river flooding

  22-04-2025 14:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BERWICK - Crews in St. Mary Parish are working to keep boat landings clear of debris after logs, tree branches and leaves were pushed in from the Atchafalaya River. Parish government said that crews have been out to Jessie Fontenot Memorial Landing in Berwick several times and are trying to keep the area clear, but the situation is ongoing due to flooding from the Mississippi River. Officials said because of that, there is no final cleanup date,  and they are continui
  
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• Tuesday's Health Report: Prescription Drug Take Back Day to be held Saturday at BRPD headquarters

  22-04-2025 14:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place at the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters on Saturday.The event, which is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, allows volunteers to collect prescription drugs and over the counter medicine.According to the DEA, the program has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the United States.DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of
  
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• Tuesday's Health Report: Annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day to be held Saturday at BRPD headquarters

  22-04-2025 14:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place at the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters on Saturday.The event, which is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, allows volunteers to collect prescription drugs and over the counter medicine.According to the DEA, the program has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the United States.DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of
  
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• Annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day to be held Saturday at BRPD headquarters

  22-04-2025 14:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place at the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters on April 26, according to officials.The event, which is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, allows volunteers to collect prescription drugs and over the counter medicine.According to the DEA, the take back has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the United States.DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, p
  
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• LSU women's basketball guard in the transfer portal, roster narrows

  22-04-2025 14:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Another LSU women's basketball player has entered the transfer portal just as the window is set to close leaving only four remaining players from the 2024-25 roster back for the upcoming season.Mjracle Sheppard is the fifth Tiger to enter the portal leaving only Flau'Jae Johnson, Mikaylah Williams, Kailyn Gilbert and Jada Richard returning from LSU's Elite 8 run in the NCAA Tournament.BREAKING: LSU’s Mjracle Sheppard has entered the transfer portal, sources told @On3spor
  
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• Police investigating homicide after woman found dead in Baton Rouge apartment

  22-04-2025 13:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a homicide after a woman was found dead in her apartment Monday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department said it was investigating the death of 34-year-old Shaquinnta Scott. Scott was found in her apartment on Monet Drive on Monday around 10 a.m.Officers said an autopsy was conducted and her death was ruled to be a homicide. No further information was provided. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact
  
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• Police investigating homicide after woman found dead in apartment

  22-04-2025 13:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a homicide after a woman was found dead in her apartment Monday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department said it was investigating the death of 34-year-old Shaquinnta Scott. Scott was found in her apartment on Monet Drive Monday morning around 10 a.m.. Officers said an autopsy was conducted and her death was ruled to be a homicide. No further information was provided. Anyone with information about the investigation is
  
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• Police investigating homicide after homeless woman found decomposing in Baton Rouge apartment

  22-04-2025 13:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating the death of a homeless woman as a homicide after she was found decomposing in a boarded up apartment Monday morning. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 34-year-old Shaquinnta Scott was found by a worker boarding up vacant apartment units at a building on Monet Drive around 10 a.m. Monday morning.A BRPD spokesman said that the woman was likely dead at the scene for quite some time as her body began to decompose.Officers said an autopsy was con
  
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• River Bend nuclear plant moves away from sirens with modernized emergency warning system

  22-04-2025 13:40 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE — An Entergy nuclear power plant in St. Francisville's emergency notification process will be upgraded to directly push information to residents' phones as early as Wednesday, making sirens obsolete.Entergy is in the process of installing the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System at the River Bend Station. The IPAWS is similar to how people get storm warnings through electronic devices, Entergy said.The system has been used across the country for years and is cur
  
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• Coroner identifies 64-year-old man killed in Zachary house fire

  22-04-2025 13:24 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY — A 64-year-old man was killed in a Zachary house fire along Lemon Road on Monday night.The Chaneyville Fire Department said that the man, identified by the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner as Kenneth Holliday, died after his house caught fire Monday evening. Firefighters were called out to the area just after 5:30 p.m. and the fire was under control before 6:30 p.m. Fire officials said firefighters knew someone was still inside the house so they called for reinforceme
  
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• 64-year-old man killed in Zachary house fire

  22-04-2025 13:24 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY — A 64-year-old man was killed in a Zachary house fire along Lemon Road on Monday night.The Chaneyville Fire Department said that the man, whose identity was not immediately released, died after his house caught fire Monday evening. Firefighters were called out to the area just after 5:30 p.m. and the fire was under control before 6:30 p.m. Fire officials said firefighters knew someone was still inside the house so they called for reinforcements. They found his body i
  
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• Baker district, BESE tussle over campus where local board has placed K-5 students

  22-04-2025 13:07 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER — The Baker School District says the state board that oversees public education took too long to review plans to improve academic performance among its younger students and cannot now let the Recovery School District lay claim to a facility where children from kindergarten to fifth grade go to school.The district says it submitted improvement plans to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education last fall, but that by Feb. 12 it had heard nothing back. The system's board then
  
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