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• Night one of Rock the Country wraps up, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock headline Saturday

  04-04-2025 21:48 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON - Rock and country music fans packed the Livingston Fairgrounds for night one of Rock the Country, which was headlined Friday by Nickelback.Doors open Saturday at 2 p.m. with the night ending on performances from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock. For more information on the lineup, check here.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Date Jeff: Ascension Parish's most eligible bachelor uses billboard as pitch to date him

  04-04-2025 21:44 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - Ascension Parish resident Jeff Seeger is getting off the dating apps by getting onto billboards.In March, Seeger started running his face, name and website on a billboard in Geismar, with hopes of meeting women to date."I've been running the sign for about a month now, thought it would be a crazy idea. The dating apps hadn't been working for me, figured I'd take to a billboard to see if I could drum up some women," Seeger said.The billboard is located off LA-73 near Dutchtown High Sch
  
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• Multiple Ascension Parish employees fired after alleged work on private land

  04-04-2025 19:13 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES -- Two Ascension parish employees were fired after accusations of allegedly doing drainage work on a ditch along Bayou Trace Street, a private road.One of the two fired employees was Todd Elisar, who served as the vegetation supervisor in the parish's public works department.His son Lee spoke to WBRZ about the situation, saying it all started in March 2024, when he filed a work order to have work done on a ditch along Bayou Trace, saying it pretty much floods every time it rains."I cal
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: And then there were Four!

  04-04-2025 19:10 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for March Madness, NBA, NHL, college baseball and the MLB!SaturdayMen's College Basketball (Final Four):
  Florida @ Auburn: Auburn +2.5
  Houston @ Duke: Houston +5.5College Baseball:
  TBDNBA:
  TBDMLB:
  White Sox @ Tigers: Tigers ML
  Astros @ Twins: Astros ML
  Dodgers @ Phillies: Dodgers ML
  Yankees @ Pirates: Yankees ML
  Marlins @ Braves: Braves ML
  Guardians @ Angels: Guardians MLNHL:
  Penguins @ Stars: Stars -1.5
  Oilers @ Kings: Oilers ML
  Ducks @ Canucks: Canuc
  
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• Mayor-President Edwards comes to agreement with St. George, does not involve incorporation date

  04-04-2025 18:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced an agreement with St. George that the mayor says will "provide stability" for St. George, according to a statement.Edwards said the agreement is to be introduced at the upcoming April 9 Metro Council meeting and added that it will protect the City-Parish from liability from any work or services being organized within St. George. It also is supposed to allow for more accurate and stable budgeting across the parish.Additionally, Edwards says thi
  
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• Mayor-President Edwards comes to agreement with St. George, does not involve incorporate date

  04-04-2025 18:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced an agreement with St. George that the mayor says will "provide stability" for St. George, according to a statement.Edwards said the agreement is to be introduced at the upcoming April 9 Metro Council meeting and it protects the City-Parish from liability for any work or services being organized within St. George. It also is supposed to allow for more accurate and stable budgeting across the parish.Additionally, Edwards says this agreement does
  
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• One arrested for August arson at Floor and Decor off Airline Highway

  04-04-2025 17:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was arrested after allegedly setting multiple pallets behind a flooring store off Airline Highway on fire, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department.Valerie Delorosa, 32, was booked on one count of aggravated arson.The fire, which happened August 2024, was set to a stack of pallets and plastic fencing material behind Floor and Decor Outlets of America and resulted in no injuries.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Tangipahoa Parish deputies obtain arrest warrant for man accused of killing parents in Amite

  04-04-2025 17:12 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE — Tangipahoa Parish deputies on Friday got an arrest warrant for a man accused of murdering his parents.Joshua Brocato, 34, faces two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his parents, 66-year-old Priscilla Brocato and 75-year-old Marc Brocato.Deputies said they conducted a welfare check at a home on Eastwood Drive around 1 p.m. Thursday and when deputies arrived, they found Priscilla Brocato dead inside the home. Marc Brocato was later found dead at the home.Joshua
  
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• Man accused of killing parents in Amite arrested in California

  04-04-2025 17:12 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE — A man accused of murdering his parents was taken into custody in Los Angeles County, California on Friday night, according to Tangipahoa deputies.Joshua Brocato, 34, faces two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his parents, 66-year-old Priscilla Brocato and 75-year-old Marc Brocato.Deputies said they conducted a welfare check at a home on Eastwood Drive around 1 p.m. Thursday and when deputies arrived, they found Priscilla Brocato dead inside the home. Marc Broc
  
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• EBR school students who ride buses soon to be under watchful eye of cameras

  04-04-2025 17:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Students who ride buses in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District will likely soon be under the watchful eye of cameras that can store video for up to 60 days.At their meeting Thursday night, school board members agreed to pay a total of $3.5 million over the next five years for cameras from Pro-Vision Solutions. Under the company's proposal, each bus would have four cameras on the outside and four on the inside. Motion would turn the cameras on, and they would reco
  
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• Massive sinkhole opens in backyard, property owner concerned there's no solution

  04-04-2025 16:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BAKER - A concrete-lined canal is failing and swallowing up one man's property. For over two decades, Mr. James has been watching his yard wash away."I'm doomed," he said.He lives off of Magnolia Drive in Baker and his property backs up to Baker Canal. He moved into the house in 2000 and two years later identified a spot along his fence line that was disappearing. He started throwing any debris he could find into the hole to stop it from eroding, but more sinkholes formed."It's just getting dee
  
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• Woman accused of fatal hit-and-run crash along Plank Road identified; wanted by police

  04-04-2025 16:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A woman accused of killing one woman and severely injuring another in a hit-and-run crash along Plank Road is still wanted by police.Taquencya Harris, 34, has a warrant out for her arrest connected to the Sunday morning death of 22-year-old LaDerica Stewart, as well as the hospitalization of her Stewart's cousin Di'Arbonee Smith. Two other people were hurt in the hit-and-run.According to an affidavit, an SUV was driving 12 mph over the speed limit along Plank Road when s
  
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• Southern students, staff, alumni meet Baton Rouge Zoo's historic jaguar cub named after SU mascot

  04-04-2025 15:01 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A new feline friend with ties to Southern University made his debut at the Baton Rouge Zoo on Friday as part of the university's Day at the Zoo.The event allowed Southern students, alumni and faculty to get early access to see jaguar cub Lacumba III, named after Southern's mascot.She is the first jaguar born in the United States since 2022 and the first newborn cub the Baton Rouge Zoo has seen in over 30 years. Baton Rouge Zoo said that Lacumba highlights its commitment
  
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• Report: New Orleans taqueria may open in former Rock Paper Taco spot on Perkins Road

  04-04-2025 14:46 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge is getting another taco spot on Perkins Road after a New Orleans business bought the building previously owned by Rock Paper Taco, The Advocate reported Friday.The owner of Vals, a popular Mexican-influenced New Orleans restaurant, filed paperwork with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s office to buy the building for $1.5 million, the paper added.Matthew Kohnke, the co-founder of Vals, said that the Perkins Road building will be converted soon bu
  
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• Jury orders Chevron to pay nearly $750 million in damages after Plaquemines Parish lawsuit

  04-04-2025 14:16 via wbrz.com
  
  POINTE À LA HACHE, La. (AP) — Oil company Chevron must pay at least $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.The case was the first of dozens of pending lawsuits to reach trial in Louisiana against the world’s leading oil companies for their role in accelerating land loss along the state’s rapidly disappearing coast. The verdict &
  
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• ADA-compliant playhouse built by BR technical school students opens at local pre-k center

  04-04-2025 14:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Students at a Baton Rouge technical school recently finished an ADA-compliant playhouse that they are donating to a local pre-k center.East Baton Rouge Parish Career and Technical Education Center students made the playhouse for the Southdowns Pre-K Center and the kids are already enjoying it.The C-TEC students said that building the playhouse was an amazing experience that was a result of a lot of great teamwork.Shalika Scott, the principal of Southdowns Pre-K, said tha
  
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• Deputies arrest second suspect in ATM burglary year and a half after incident

  04-04-2025 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - A year and a half after a car theft and an ATM burglary, deputies arrested the second suspect in both incidents. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office responded to reports of an ATM burglary on Crossfield Lane in Carencro. A vehicle stolen from a nearby home was tied to the burglary, and deputies identified two possible suspects. One of the suspects, D'Shaun Thomas, 22, was arrested Wednesday by the Jennings Police Department and transferred to APSO's custody.
  
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• Detective, teacher detail teen's complaint about foster parent accused of sexual abuse

  04-04-2025 13:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A youth with autism described the home of a man accused of sexual battery was a place where "the devils and demons were," according to a teacher who testified Friday at the man's criminal trial.Michael Hadden, 54, is accused is accused of sexually assaulting three foster children. He was accused in 2022 of sexual battery, molestation of a juvenile and aggravated crimes against nature.An East Baton Rouge Parish deputy told the panel that the autistic youth had told a teac
  
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• Nintendo says that Switch 2 preorders will be delayed due to Trump's newest barrage of tariffs

  04-04-2025 13:20 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (ABC News) — Days after announcing the Switch 2, Nintendo said Friday it's delaying preorders for the new console due to President Donald Trump's tariffs, the company announced.“Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.”The Switch 2 announcement on April
  
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• Man accused of series of Bayou L'Ourse car burglaries booked into Assumption Parish Detention Center

  04-04-2025 13:18 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE – A man already incarcerated in the St. Mary Parish Jail was moved to an Assumption Parish facility after deputies connected him to a series of Bayou L'Ourse car burglaries dating back to 2022.Keon Carbin, 21, was moved to the Assumption Parish Detention Center on 11 counts of vehicle burglary.In January 2022, Carbin was accused of burglarizing cars in the Griffin Court area. Surveillance video later linked a suspect vehicle to Carbin, which was later linked to burglarie
  
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• Police arrest suspect in killing of 80-year-old man sitting on Avenue E porch

  04-04-2025 13:15 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police said they arrested a man on Friday for allegedly shooting and killing an 80-year-old man while he was sitting on his porch.Police said that they arrested Daniel Westley for the first-degree murder of 80-year-old James Williams. Williams was shot and killed Tuesday while sitting on his front porch on Avenue E. Police say the alleged gunman, later identified as Westley, came to the house and fatally shot Williams.Williams, a man known by neighbo
  
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• Mayor-President Sid Edwards joins city-parish employees in cleanup day ahead of Love the Boot

  04-04-2025 13:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's annual Love the Boot Week kicked off in Baton Rouge on Friday with a City-Parish Employees Cleanup Day.Mayor-President Sid Edwards was joined by employees from East Baton Rouge Parish's various departments across the parish.Baton Rouge Police were among the groups that participated in the event to "keep our city clean and beautiful."Love the Boot Week doesn't officially start until Saturday and runs through Sunday, April 13. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man allegedly urinated on chips at Watson gas station; management 'pissed'

  04-04-2025 12:05 via wbrz.com
  
  WATSON - Management of a gas station is looking for a man who allegedly walked into the store and urinated on a chip rack before climbing into the driver's seat of his car from the passenger side and driving away. The gas station, Frog's at Magnolia Beach, posted pictures of the man urinating on a rack of chips and a video of him climbing back into his car before driving off early Friday morning. "Restitution for this one: $206.56 plus tax for the chips and chip rack," managem
  
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• Family of man who allegedly urinated on chip rack at gas station pays for damages

  04-04-2025 12:05 via wbrz.com
  
  WATSON - Management of a gas station is looking for a man who allegedly walked into the store and urinated on a chip rack before climbing into the driver's seat of his car from the passenger side and driving away. The gas station, Frog's at Magnolia Beach, posted pictures of the man urinating on a rack of chips and a video of him climbing back into his car before driving off early Friday morning. "Restitution for this one: $206.56 plus tax for the chips and chip rack," managem
  
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• 2 Make a Difference: How Flower Fest benefits children's cancer research

  04-04-2025 12:00 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - In this week's 2 Make a Difference, Sylvia Weatherspoon highlights how Flower Fest uses their floral display to support children's cancer research.If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to sylvia@wbrz.com.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2une In Previews: Strawberry Jam

  04-04-2025 08:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Can't wait to get to Ponchatoula to get your strawberry fix? Not to worry! The Strawberry Jam is coming to the capital city. Officials from the Red Stick Farmers Market and Louisiana's official spokesberry Jazzy visited 2une In Friday morning to preview the event happening downtown at 5th and Main from 8 a.m. to noon.Permalink| Comments
  
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• GET 2 MOVING: Pro Pickleball Tournament comes to Baton Rouge

  04-04-2025 07:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - For the very first time in Louisiana, the Pro Pickleball Association will host a tournament in Baton Rouge this weekend. Many athletes will come together to compete for the championship title. As pickleball has significantly increased in popularity in more recent years, people have dug deep in the sport with many becoming 'pro-level' players.  Vice President and participating player of this event Tanner Groff says that he expects a great turn out, being
  
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• Officials identify one person killed in a fiery head-on collision that happened on I-10 EB

  04-04-2025 02:47 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Officials confirmed one person died in a crash that happened on I-10 eastbound early Friday morning. The crash happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. when a tractor-trailer driving east near mile marker 171 collided head-on with a pickup truck that was travelling westbound while driving in eastbound lanes. The vehicles were both engulfed in flames after the collision, Louisiana State Police said.Amite resident James Burns, 39, was killed in the crash. He was not wearing a sea
  
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• Officials identify man killed in a fiery head-on collision that happened on I-10 EB

  04-04-2025 02:47 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Officials confirmed one person died in a crash that happened on I-10 eastbound early Friday morning. The crash happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. when a tractor-trailer driving east near mile marker 171 collided head-on with a pickup truck that was travelling westbound while driving in eastbound lanes. The vehicles were both engulfed in flames after the collision, Louisiana State Police said.Amite resident James Burns, 39, was killed in the crash. He was not wearing a sea
  
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• Officials confirm at least one fatality in fiery head-on collision that happened on I-10 EB

  04-04-2025 02:47 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Officials confirmed at least one person died in a crash that happened on I-10 eastbound early Friday morning. The crash involved an 18-wheeler and another vehicle that collided head-on. Multiple agencies responded including the parish coroner's office. The identity of the deceased person or persons was not immediately available. I-10 eastbound was closed for several hours but reopened around 6:40 a.m..Permalink| Comments
  
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• Fire crews respond to head on collision involving 18-wheeler on I-10

  04-04-2025 02:47 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE-- Fire crews are on the scene of a head on collision involving an 18-wheeler and another vehicle, on I-10 eastbound, just over the Ascension Parish line in Prairieville.Firefighters were dispatched just after 1:30 this morning.Officials say both vehicles caught fire. No word yet if anyone was hurt.All lanes on I-10 eastbound are blocked at this time.Louisiana State Police are investigating this crash, the St. George and Prairieville Fire Departments are responding.Permalink| Commen
  
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