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• State Superintendent meets with EBR Parish School Board ahead of looming deadline

  22-07-2024 21:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board met with state education leaders Monday afternoon in a closed-door meeting, planning what comes next in the search for a district superintendent.School Board President Carla Powell-Lewis and the Board Vice President Patrick Martin met with State Superintendent Cade Brumley, who last week sent a letter to the board criticizing them for the deadlock vote. In the same letter, Brumley said he’d be willing to step in and ass
  
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• Fatal shooting on Cedar Avenue marks 57th homicide in Baton Rouge city limits this year

  22-07-2024 18:30 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Sunday night's deadly shooting on Cedar Avenue was the 57th homicide in Baton Rouge this year, marking 2024 as the third deadliest year on record so far.According to Baton Rouge Police Department records, officers investigated 51 homicides during the first seven months of 2023. Documents show that there were 61 homicides inside city limits through July 2022 and the same number during the first seven months of 2021. More than a decade earlier, those statistics we
  
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• Ascension Parish gym owner brings home second gold from Transplant Games

  22-07-2024 18:27 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - Ascension Parish resident and transplant recipient Mike Bradley won his second gold medal in the national Transplant Games. Bradley had a cornea transplant in each eye when he was 18. He was diagnosed with Keratoconus, an eye condition that causes the cornea to thin and bulge outward into a cone shape. He had to immediately make a life-changing decision because Keratoconus can lead to blurred vision, double vision, nearsightedness, irregular astigmatism, and light sensitivit
  
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• Pointe Coupee fire crews battle house fire while waiting for city to turn on fire hydrant

  22-07-2024 18:19 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS - Pointe Coupee fire crews ran into trouble when a house fire erupted and they couldn't access water from the hydrant across the road.The fire happened on Patin Dyke Road around noon Monday. Homeowner Lionel Bailey said he was in Baton Rouge when he got the call from his neighbor."She had her cellphone on speaker, and when she walked up to him he said, 'Ma'am I see smoke coming out of the top of the house, I think the house is on fire'," Bailey said.Neighbors said lightning sparked th
  
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• Judge won't impose longer term after killing of panhandler outside Trader Joe's in 2020

  22-07-2024 17:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A district judge said Monday he wouldn't impose a longer prison term on the man convicted of killing a panhandler in the Trader Joe's parking lot four years ago.Prosecutors had said Jace Boyd's 18-month prison term was too short and asked Judge Brad Myers to consider a longer sentence. Myers refused.Boyd had faced up to 40 years in prison for manslaughter. After his sentencing, District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Boyd had shown no remorse for killing Danny Buckley, 6
  
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• Former Woodlawn High School coach arrested on new sex-related charges

  22-07-2024 16:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A second teenage victim has come forward accusing a former Woodlawn High School coach of indecent behavior and molestation. Law officers filed new pornography and indecency complaints Monday against former Woodlawn High School assistant football coach Damien Clark, 25. He worked for the East Baton Rouge Parish School District under contract as an assistant football coach and substitute teacher until his dismissal last fall when he was accused of having
  
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• Morgan City: Man who allegedly stole boat leads police on chase, crashes vehicle

  22-07-2024 16:40 via wbrz.com
  
  MORGAN CITY - Police in Morgan City arrested a man that led officers on a chase that ended in a car wreck Sunday. The Morgan City Police Department said 39-year-old Randy Mark Lee was suspected of stealing a SCD Tower Recon Boat on Thursday, July 18. Police said they spotted Lee Sunday and attempted to make a traffic stop, but when Lee saw officers he took off. The chase ended with Lee crashing his car. Officers said Lee resisted arrest and was in possession of multip
  
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• Independence man killed in motorcycle wreck Monday

  22-07-2024 15:47 via wbrz.com
  
  HOLDEN - A man from Independence was killed in a motorcycle wreck along LA 441 near Herman Hutchinson Road. State Police said 64-year-old Tommy Moseley was riding a Honda motorcycle around 1 p.m. Monday when the vehicle ran off the road, hit a culvert and went into a ditch. Moseley was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. Troopers said he was not wearing a helmet when the crash happened.Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBR says it has completed wiring each of parish's traffic signals

  22-07-2024 15:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — City-parish officials said Monday they had completed wiring hundreds of traffic signals with their traffic management center.The MovEBR project includes 176 miles of fiber optic cable that allows traffic engineers to communicate with signals across East Baton Rouge Parish.The city-parish said its effort had previously been funded in a piecemeal fashion, but that the voter-approved MovEBR roads project allowed it to complete work."Prior to MOVEBR, East Baton Rouge Parish
  
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• Monday-morning crash in Ascension Parish leaves 22-year-old dead

  22-07-2024 14:26 via wbrz.com
  
  SORRENTO - A two-vehicle crash in Ascension Parish on LA-70 left a 22-year-old man dead Monday morning. State police said the crash happened on LA-70 at Panama Road. Jayden Lazard of Opelousas was driving eastbound when he reportedly crossed the center line and collided head-on with a tractor trailer driving westbound. Lazard drove off the road and crashed into a ditch after the collision. He was seemingly improperly restrained at the time of the crash and was partially ejecte
  
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• EBR school leaders, Louisiana superintendent to meet as district still seeks leader

  22-07-2024 14:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's schools superintendent scheduled a meeting for Monday with leaders of the East Baton Rouge School District amid his concerns that its students don't fare as well as others in the state and that the school board doesn't spend enough money on instruction.Cade Brumley wrote to the East Baton Rouge School Board on Friday, noting a looming deadline to name a new local superintendent. Adam Smith's temporary appointment expires at midnight Tuesday; several attempts
  
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• EBR school board sets special meeting for Tuesday to take new applications for superintendent

  22-07-2024 14:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday night to solicit additional candidates for its vacant superintendent's position and has already set aside Wednesday for interviews.The district is under pressure to name a new superintendent to replace Sito Narcisse, whose contract wasn't extended last winter. Interim leader Adam Smith has been leading the system since then, and his contract expires at midnight Wednesday.Board leaders are sc
  
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• Nursing home owner gets 3 years of probation following botched hurricane evacuation

  22-07-2024 13:54 via wbrz.com
  
  Former nursing home owner Bob Dean who ran several nursing homes during Hurricane Ida was sentenced to three years of probation following the botched evacuation of the homes.Dean pleaded no contest to eight counts of cruelty to the infirmed, two counts of obstruction of justice, and five counts of Medicaid fraud, according to WWL-TV, following a botched evacuation of the residents of his homes to a warehouse during the hurricane. According to a federal complaint filed last year, Dean h
  
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• Nursing home owner Bob Dean gets 3 years' probation after botched hurricane evacuation

  22-07-2024 13:54 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE — Former nursing home owner Bob Dean was sentenced to three years' probation Monday after the botched evacuation of his facilities during Hurricane Ida in 2021. A judge also entered $1.4 million in judgements against his firm.Dean pleaded no contest to eight counts of cruelty to the infirmed, two counts of obstruction of justice, and five counts of Medicaid fraud. His company moved nursing home residents from various locations across southern Louisiana to a Tangipahoa P
  
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• Largest Restaurant Week ever starts today in the capital region; view menus here

  22-07-2024 13:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Dig Baton Rouge's summer Restaurant Week is taking place Monday through Friday.This year's event is the largest in history with over 50 restaurants participating.Restaurants will have prix-fixe menus for a set price. Most menus include a starter, entree, and dessert."This week is always something we all look forward to as restaurant operators and owners," said Stephen Hightower with City Group Hospitality. "It's really a celebration of Baton Rouge cuisine all over our city. We've
  
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• Three-vehicle crash involving ATV leaves 22-year-old dead Sunday

  22-07-2024 13:27 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN - A 22-year-old was killed Sunday after a crash involving three vehicles, including an ATV and a dirt bike. A preliminary investigation from Louisiana State Police found that Kaleb Boone, 22, was driving an ATV north on LA-413. At the same time, a Kawasaki dirt bike was also traveling north, while an Infiniti was traveling southbound. Troopers said the juvenile driver of the dirt bike crossed the center line, impacting the Infiniti head-on. After hitting the Infinit
  
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• 2une In Previews: Project E - Etiquette Program

  22-07-2024 12:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A local church is hosting an etiquette program for tweens and teens this Friday. The Cavalry Evangelical Outreach is hosting a community event it's calling "Project E," a workshop designed to teach children etiquette and life skills. The workshop will be held on Friday, July 26 from 1:30 to 4 p.m.. Admission is $10 a person. For more information, watch the video above or visit the outreach's website here. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man found dead from multiple gunshot wounds after apparent shooting Sunday night

  22-07-2024 09:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a reported shooting that happened Sunday night and left a man dead. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday night. Officers were called to the scene after receiving calls reporting shots had been fired and a vehicle was sitting in the roadway on Cedar Avenue off Chippewa Street. Officers found Marvus Green, 32, dead in his vehicle from multiple gunshot wounds. The motive are susp
  
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• Driver dead after crashing 18-wheeler, leaving cab dangling off I-10 overpass for hours

  22-07-2024 08:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The cab of an 18-wheeler was left dangling off an overpass on I-10 Monday morning after the vehicle jackknifed and ejected the driver. Traffic cameras from the area of the I-10 eastbound split at I-110 showed the cab dangling over the barrier, seemingly facing into oncoming traffic. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the vehicle jackknifed and ejected the driver after the crash. Officials said the coroner was contacted, but the identity of the victim was not
  
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• Coroner contacted after crash leaves 18-wheeler cab dangling off I-10 overpass; police said driver was ejected

  22-07-2024 08:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The cab of an 18-wheeler was left dangling off an overpass on I-10 Monday morning after the vehicle jackknifed and ejected the driver. Traffic cameras from the area of the I-10 eastbound split at I-110 showed the cab dangling over the barrier, seemingly facing into oncoming traffic. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the vehicle jackknifed and ejected the driver after the crash. Officials said the coroner was contacted, but the identity of the victim was not
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after reported hit and run early Monday morning

  22-07-2024 07:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were taken to the hospital, one in serious condition, after a reported hit and run early Monday morning. Officials said the crash happened shortly before 4 a.m. in the 6300 block of Airline Highway, between Hanks Drive and Greenwell Street. One of the victims was in stable condition while the other was in serious condition. It was not immediately clear what led to the hit and run or whether police were searching for a specific vehicle.&nbs
  
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• Teenager arrested after impaired driving leads to crash that killed two, injured others

  22-07-2024 05:34 via wbrz.com
  
  FOURCHON - A teenager was arrested early Sunday morning after he was reportedly driving while intoxicated, leading to a crash that killed two more teens and injured others. Louisiana State Police responded to the crash on Highway 3090 around 1 a.m. Sunday. An investigation found that Axel Flores-Cordova, 18, was driving south on the highway. Rylan Ocale, 18, was driving north on the highway at the same time.Flores-Cordova reportedly crossed the center line into the path of Ocale's vehi
  
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