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• LSU professor honored for creating vaccine to treat common diseases among cattle

  08-09-2024 20:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU professor Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury is one of five innovators who will be receiving a Bayh-Dole Coalition American Innovator Award in Washington D.C on Sept. 18 and featured on the Bayh-Dole Coalition's "Faces of American Innovation" 2024 report.He will be receiving the award for his creation of a vaccine that protects cattle from Bovine Respiratory Disease and other related illnesses. Chowdhury says he did not expect the recognition and is honored.He also says $1 billion a year
  
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• Mother shares story of alleged abuse of special needs son during school

  08-09-2024 18:32 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - A mother said she is heartbroken after her 9-year-old special needs son was physically abused by a teacher at Gonzales Primary School. Harris said she saw the marks on her son when he got home from school Aug. 26. She said he is non-verbal and deals with autism, a traumatic brain injury, and cerebral palsy."His neck was very red with scratches and nail marks. He had finger bruises on the side of his bicep and he had a huge scratch down his right side," mother Paige Harris sa
  
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• First responders revive man at LSU game

  08-09-2024 17:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three first responders saved a man who passed out during the LSU game on Saturday. The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal said Cpl. Jillian St. Amant worked with EBRSO and LPSO deputies to do CPR on the man. The group did CPR for 10 minutes and used an AED from the stadium. Officials said the man's heartbeat returned and he was breathing on his own before being taken to a hospital. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Report: LSU defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory out for the season with achilles injury

  08-09-2024 15:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory will miss the remainder of the season due to an achilles injury, multiple reports said. Guillory, a fifth-year senior from Alexandria, has worked his way up to being LSU's best defensive tackle. Before the 2024 season, Guillory had only started three games. Guillory went down early in LSU's 44-21 home opener against Nicholls State and didn't return to the game. The Tigers are headed to Columbia, South Carolina, to
  
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• Report: LSU defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory out for the season with achilles

  08-09-2024 15:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory will miss the remainder of the season due to an achilles injury, multiple reports said. Guillory, a fifth-year senior from Alexandria, has worked his way up to being LSU's best defensive tackle. Before the 2024 season, Guillory had only started three games. Guillory went down early in LSU's 44-21 home opener against Nicholls State and didn't return to the game. The Tigers are headed to Columbia, South Carolina, to
  
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• Woman accused in boy's death after third fentanyl overdose due in Baton Rouge court Monday

  08-09-2024 14:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A woman who turned down a plea bargain that would have seen her sentenced to 30 years in prison after her 2-year-old son died from his third fentanyl overdose in two months is due in court Monday for a second-degree murder trial.Whitney Ard, 30, would be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. In the spring, prosecutors turned down a deal that would have seen her sentenced to up to five years for negligent homicide. With time already served, she could have been freed e
  
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• Mother accused in toddler's fentanyl overdose death due in Baton Rouge court Monday

  08-09-2024 14:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A woman who turned down a plea bargain that would have seen her sentenced to 30 years in prison after her 2-year-old son died from his third fentanyl overdose in two months is due in court Monday for a second-degree murder trial.Whitney Ard, 30, would be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. In the spring, prosecutors turned down a deal that would have seen her sentenced to up to five years for negligent homicide. With time already served, she could have been freed e
  
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• Man shot and killed on Highland Road, BRPD say

  08-09-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning on Highland Road, Baton Rouge Police said.The shooting happened outside of the AM Mart at 2400 Highland Road around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say the man was with a group of people outside the store and an unknown suspect began shooting. The victim died at the scene and has not been identified. Police say no arrests have been made. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD: Man shot to death at Highland Road convenience store

  08-09-2024 13:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning on Highland Road, Baton Rouge Police said.The shooting happened outside of the AM Mart Seafood at 2400 Highland Road around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say Donald Trim, 40, was with a group of people outside the store, and an unknown suspect began shooting. Trim was the only one who was struck by the gunfire and died at the scene Police say no arrests have been made. Anyone with information can call 225-389-4869.Permali
  
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• In WBRZ interview, Kennedy confident flood insurance program will win renewal this month

  08-09-2024 13:19 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire at the end of the month unless Congress renews it yet again.In an interview with WBRZ, Sen. John Kennedy said he is confident the program will win renewal but that he hopes that some day the program will enjoy a more-permanent funding stream."It is seen by a lot of senators from states that don't have any flooding problem as being unnecessary," Kennedy said. "That means that not only is it an uphill climb to reform th
  
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• Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

  08-09-2024 13:04 via wbrz.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans.The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9. The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he’s looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL’s championship game, w
  
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• Multi-vehicle high-speed crash at I-10 and Highland leaves 92-year-old woman dead

  08-09-2024 12:15 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 92-year-old woman has died after a multi-vehicle wreck on Highland Road that left two others seriously injured.Louisiana State Police say Wayne J. Green, 76, exited Interstate 10 at a high speed Saturday and struck an Acura, pushing it across the median into a ditch. Green's Toyota struck two other vehicles after the crash. Mary Harris, the passenger of the Acura, died later at a hospital.Green sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital where he was pl
  
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• 92-year-old woman killed in multi-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon

  08-09-2024 12:15 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 92-year-old woman has died after a multi-vehicle wreck on Highland Road that left two others seriously injured.Louisiana State Police say Wayne J. Green, 76, exited Interstate 10 at a high speed Saturday and struck an Acura, pushing it across the median into a ditch. Green's Toyota struck two other vehicles after the crash. Mary Harris, the passenger of the Acura, died later at a hospital.Green sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital where he was pl
  
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