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• Two plant workers taken to hospital after reported hydrogen gas explosion at Geismar plant

  19-09-2024 09:17 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - Two people were taken to the hospital with minor burns after a reported hydrogen gas explosion at a chemical plant. The explosion happened at the Chevron plant on Hwy. 30 Thursday morning. Officials said no hazmat teams were called and it appeared the scene was under control with no danger to the public. Airmed was called to transport the two victims. They had minor burns. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'I was just in pure shock:' Family speaks after firefighters save dog in house fire

  19-09-2024 16:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Side Fire Department officials called Wednesday's house fire on Quebec Drive a "total loss," attributing the cause to a kitchen fire."A young lady was cooking on the stove and accidentally fell asleep, luckily she woke up in time to get out of the house," East Side Fire Department Chief Keith Smith said.Smith said the call for a fire came in at 1:30 p.m. Along with East Side, Smith said Central Fire, St. George Fire, Baton Rouge Fire and EMS responded."The fire damage was mai
  
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• One Tank Trips: Mountain Biking at Bogue Chitto State Park

  19-09-2024 15:51 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLINTON - Between 20 miles of outdoor trails and a skills park, you've got everything you need for a "wheelie" good time at Bogue Chitto State Park. The park's newly revamped mountain biking trail is taking the sport to new heights in Louisiana. Three years ago, the Development Coordinator for the Northshore Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) Toby Cortez spearheaded the effort to bring this park to life.You can watch the efforts to build the park in a new documentary on Amazon Pr
  
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• Port Vincent alderman arrested for domestic abuse

  19-09-2024 15:36 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Port Vincent alderman was arrested on a domestic abuse charge in Denham Springs on September 14, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to a complaint about Kolby Frederick, 29, where a juvenile was present during the incident. Frederick was taken into custody for domestic abuse - child endangerment.Frederick is a former French Settlement Police Officer and currently serves as an alderman for the Village of Port Vincent.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Denham Springs man arrested for possession of child porn

  19-09-2024 14:32 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Denham Springs man was arrested for fifty counts of possession of child pornography Wednesday, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office.According to LPSO, Louisiana Probation and Parole officers were conducting a routine residential check on Corey Thames, 34, as Thames was on probation for an unrelated charge. Parole officers contacted the LPSO Internet Crimes against Children task force, who located digital devices with large amounts of child sexual abuse material
  
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• Mayor: Franklin still under boil advisory month after first issued despite complying with state regulations

  19-09-2024 14:14 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLIN — The City of Franklin has been under a boil advisory by the Louisiana Department of Health for a month, and the city's mayor said that the order has not been lifted, despite complying with state regulations."I feel our citizens are being held hostage and penalized although the City of Franklin was denied twice the ability to receive Water Sector Grant Funding through the Federal Infrastructure Act although we desperately need it to address our 100-year-old water distribution
  
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• Franklin mayor says city cannot shake boil advisory despite complying with state regulations

  19-09-2024 14:14 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLIN — The City of Franklin has been under a boil advisory by the Louisiana Department of Health for a month, and the city's mayor said that the order has not been lifted, despite complying with state regulations."I feel our citizens are being held hostage and penalized although the City of Franklin was denied twice the ability to receive Water Sector Grant Funding through the Federal Infrastructure Act although we desperately need it to address our 100-year-old water distribution
  
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• Car runs into Siegen Lane storefront; one person taken to hospital

  19-09-2024 14:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to the hospital after a car ran into a Siegen Lane storefront late Thursday morning. Pictures from the scene showed the front windows of Purple & Gold shattered after a car seemingly ran through them. Officials said one person was taken to the hospital, but it was unclear if that person was in the car or the store at the time of the crash. It was not immediately clear what led to the crash. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man arrested on murder charges related to fatal shooting outside of Uncle Moe's Food Mart

  19-09-2024 13:58 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Thursday and booked on murder charges related to a fatal shooting that happened outside of Uncle Moe's Food Mart in August.The Baton Rouge Police Department said 22-year-old Martrelle Hamilton was fighting in the parking lot with 23-year-old Sakyron Taylor on Aug. 29 around 5:30 p.m. Officers said Hamilton was heading to his vehicle to leave when Taylor grabbed a gun and shot him multiple times. He died in the parking lot. Taylor was arrested Sept. 19 a
  
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• EBRSO: Deputies arrest Peeping Tom on obscenity and burglary charges

  19-09-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE— A man accused of robbing several Ben Hur homes Monday has been arrested by East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies and now faces additional peeping tom charges.An arrest warrant said Ryan Devonta Williams, 32, masturbated while looking through the window on a home off Shadow Bluff Drive on Aug. 23. Documents said two female victims told deputies they caught him on surveillance footage.Deputies connected Williams to a string of home burglaries along Ben Hur Road. Will
  
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• EBRSO: Deputies arrest man accused of looking into home while masturbating, burglaries on Ben Hur Road

  19-09-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE— A man accused of robbing several Ben Hur homes Monday has been arrested by East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies and now faces additional peeping tom charges.An arrest warrant said Ryan Devonta Williams, 32, masturbated while looking through the window on a home off Shadow Bluff Drive on Aug. 23. Documents said two female victims told deputies they caught him on surveillance footage.Deputies connected Williams to a string of home burglaries along Ben Hur Road. Will
  
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• Prosecutors, Callihan seek another delay for formal charges after death of Loranger woman and daughter

  19-09-2024 13:39 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors and lawyers for a man accused of killing a Loranger woman and one of her daughters said Thursday they need more time to settle on which charges should go before a judge.Daniel Callihan, 36, is accused of killing Callie Brunett, 35, at her Loranger home in June. Her daughter Erin, 4, was found dead the next day near Jackson, Mississippi.Twice before, a federal judge waived court deadlines and gave prosecutors and Callihan time to negotiate which charge
  
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• Man awaiting trial for 2022 murder returned to custody after escaping from Wilkinson County Jail

  19-09-2024 13:39 via wbrz.com
  
  WOODVILLE, Miss. — A man on trial for murder and aggravated assault who escaped Wilkinson County deputies was back in custody Thursday morning.Jacary Carr, 26, escaped custody Wednesday night around 7:30 during his pre-trial detention. Carr was awaiting trial for a 2022 murder in Centerville, after which he fled and eventually shot his girlfriend after she refused to help him, WBRZ reported.Shortly after his escape, deputies issued a notice warning residents of Carr, who they describe
  
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• Three murder, conspiracy arrests made in August shooting death of 65-year-old Maringouin man in home

  19-09-2024 13:18 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — Three people were arrested and accused in a murder-for-hire scheme that ended with the death last month of a 65-year-old man in his Maringouin home, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said Thursday.Officials said Herman Harris was found dead in his home along La. 76 on Aug. 27 in what District Attorney Tony Clayton called "one of the most horrific killings that took place in our parish."Two siblings from Maringouin, Rilonda Brooks, 44, and David Brooks Jr., 40, were ar
  
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• 3 arrested in Maringouin murder; 65-year-old man's killing allegedly arranged by employer

  19-09-2024 13:18 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — Three people were arrested and accused in a murder-for-hire scheme that ended with the death last month of a 65-year-old man in his Maringouin home, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said Thursday.Officials said Herman Harris was found dead in his home along La. 76 on Aug. 27 in what District Attorney Tony Clayton called "one of the most horrific killings that took place in our parish."Two siblings from Maringouin, Rilonda Brooks, 44, and David Brooks Jr., 40, were ar
  
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• Bridge in Zachary to be closed until further notice

  19-09-2024 09:42 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY - The bridge on Lower Zachary Road running over White Bayou and connecting Plank Road and McHugh will be closed until further notice. The East Baton Rouge DOTD said starting Thursday the Lower Zachary Road Bridge will be closed until further notice. The DOTD did not give an immediate reason for the closure. WBRZ has reached out to DOTD for more information. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two workers taken to hospital after reported gas explosion at Geismar plant; one in serious condition

  19-09-2024 09:17 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - Two people were taken to the hospital with burns after a reported hydrogen gas explosion at a chemical plant, officials said Thursday.The explosion happened at the Chevron plant on La. 30 on Thursday around 8:30 a.m. Officials said no hazmat teams were called and it appeared the scene was under control with no danger to the public. Airmed was called to transport the two victims to Baton Rouge General. According to a Baton Rouge General spokesperson, one of the fire victims is
  
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• Small Business Administration setting up recovery center in Morgan City

  19-09-2024 09:10 via wbrz.com
  
  MORGAN CITY - The federal small business administration is setting up a recovery center Thursday to help business owners recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Francine. “Due to the severe property damage and economic losses inflicted on Louisiana businesses, we want to provide every available service to help get them back on their feet,” said Francisco Sánchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Sm
  
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• What the Fed's rate cut could mean for you

  19-09-2024 08:05 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses.On Wednesday, the Fed announced that it reduced its key rate by an unusually large half-percentage point, to between 4.75 and 5 percent, the first rate cut in more than four years.The central bank is acting because, after im
  
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• One person in critical condition after shooting on Coursey Boulevard

  19-09-2024 07:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting on Coursey Boulevard. The shooting happened Thursday morning near a cafe in the 12000 block of Coursey Boulevard. Officials said one person was in critical condition. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information. Permalink| Comments
  
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• House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown

  19-09-2024 06:36 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.Next steps on government funding are uncertain. Lawmakers are not close to completing work on the dozen annual appropriations bills that will fund federal agencies during the next fiscal year, so they’ll need to approve a stopgap meas
  
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• Good 2 Eat: Tuscan chicken and Almond Joy cookies

  19-09-2024 05:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Welcome to Good 2 Eat, where every Thursday 2une In partners with a local chef to share a new recipe and keep things fresh in your kitchen!This week, Kevin Belton cooks up a Tuscan chicken with some Almond Joy cookies for dessert! You can find the recipe below:Tuscan Chicken6 chicken thighs, bonelessCreole seasoningkosher saltfreshly ground pepper2 tsp. Italian seasoning, divided3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided1 onion, sliced thin4 garlic cloves, minced1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, sliced
  
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• Locations around the state participating in National Seat Check Saturday

  19-09-2024 04:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Parents and caregivers can get their child safety seats installed by experts for free this Saturday to round off Child Passenger Safety week.Nine locations around the state will participate in National Seat Check Saturday, recognized by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force.Newborns through at least 2 years old should ride in the back seat facing the rear of the vehicle in an infant or convertible child safety seat.Children at least
  
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• Locations around the state participating in National Seat Check on Saturday

  19-09-2024 04:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Parents and caregivers can get their child safety seats installed by experts for free this Saturday to round off Child Passenger Safety week.Nine locations around the state will participate in National Seat Check Saturday, recognized by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force.Newborns through at least 2 years old should ride in the back seat facing the rear of the vehicle in an infant or convertible child safety seat.Children at least
  
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• Parents of East Ascension football player say they 'grateful' their son is okay after hit to chest

  18-09-2024 21:27 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - Elijah and Regina Davis say they were fearful after seeing their son Daverion motionless on the football field after being hit in the chest during a football game against St. Amant High School on Tuesday. He was rushed to hospital, but is now back home and responsive."As of now, he's doing good. Everything looks great. Nothing to worry about. But we are taking precautions to make sure that it doesn't affect him in the long run," Elijah Davis said.Daverion's parents decided to reach o
  
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• Parents of East Ascension football player say they are 'grateful' their son is okay after hit to chest

  18-09-2024 21:27 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - Elijah and Regina Davis say they were fearful after seeing their son Daverion motionless on the football field after being hit in the chest during a football game against St. Amant High School on Tuesday. He was rushed to hospital, but is now back home and responsive."As of now, he's doing good. Everything looks great. Nothing to worry about. But we are taking precautions to make sure that it doesn't affect him in the long run," Elijah Davis said.Daverion's parents decided to reach o
  
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• Grosse Tete Bridge set to reopen Sept. 24

  18-09-2024 20:48 via wbrz.com
  
  GROSSE TETE - Grosse Tete officials said the Grosse Tete Bridge is set to reopen seven days a week starting Tuesday, Sept. 24.The bridge was originally closed after a boat hit it on June 6.Officials said final testing is done and that the bridge is ready to reopen for "temporary vehicle traffic." The bridge will be open seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. The bridge will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for barge travel.The ferry's last day of se
  
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• St. George leaders discuss creation of city charter, sales tax counteroffer

  18-09-2024 20:25 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GEORGE - Wednesday night St. George leaders discussed the creation of a city charter, a guiding document for the new city's government.With the help of a demographer, city leaders decided on a five-person city council plus two at-large members to preside over the city, along with the role of a mayor and mayor pro tem.Late last month, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Brome proposed an intergovernmental agreement with St. George, offering $600,000 a month to fund the city. Andre
  
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• Teenager hurt in shooting at Eaton Street apartment complex

  18-09-2024 18:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A teenager was hurt in a shooting at an Eaton Street apartment complex Wednesday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department said a 17-year-old was shot at the Fairwood Apartments around 5:45 p.m. The teen was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. No more information about the shooting was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBR officials break ground on 'Restoring Plank Road' project set to begin in October

  18-09-2024 17:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish officials broke ground Wednesday on their "Restoring Plank Road" project.It is the largest project in the MOVEBR's Bus Rapid Transit Project and will stretch from Interstate 110 to Airline Highway.Ever since launching in 2019, MOVEBR has been working on its goal to modernize public transportation and enhance connectivity from North Baton Rouge to Mid-City, Downtown and LSU. In October, they'll move forward with the largest of 60 projects MOVEBR ha
  
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