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• $600K donated to Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to help families with food insecurity

  30-01-2023 20:47 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE- Monday morning another step was taken towards fighting hunger in Southeast Louisiana.Nutrien, the world’s largest provider in crop services, donated $600,000 to The Greater Baton Rouge food bank.Richard Holder is the general manager for Nutrien’s nitrogen facility in Grismar. “Our goal through this donation is to make a significant impact on food security in Iberville and Ascension parishes,” Holder said.The money is going to help pe
  
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• Governor Landry declares period of mourning in honor of victims of New Orleans attack

  03-01-2025 16:58 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order declaring a period of mourning for the victims of the attack in New Orleans after 14 people were killed.The order calls for all flags over state building to be flown at half-staff during the period of mourning to honor and remember each innocent life lost. The executive order so far has listed days for 10 of the 14 victims and will be amended as victims' names are made public.Here is the current list:Monday, January 6, 2025: In rememb
  
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• FBI: New Orleans attacker set fire to rental home, intended to set off IEDs on Bourbon Street

  03-01-2025 16:44 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The FBI released new information regarding the man who killed 14 people when he drove a truck through Bourbon Street, including him setting fire to a rental home he stayed at as well as finding a transmitter for IEDs he intended to use during his attack.The FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar stayed at a short-term rental home on Mandeville Street in New Orleans. At that location, bomb making materials and other items were found and collected. Agents found similar materials in Jabbar's ho
  
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• Suspect arrested after body of Plaquemine teen found with gunshot wounds in burning sugarcane field

  03-01-2025 15:50 via wbrz.com
  
  ADDIS - The suspect in the death of an 18-year-old whose body was found in a burning sugarcane field was arrested, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.Deputies say Tyler Davis, 18, was responsible for the death of Ja'Morius Mitchell, 18, after Mitchell's body was found laying in a drainage ditch and concealed beneath sugarcane with the surrounding field and victim's body being burned. Investigators believe the killing may have been motivated by a dispute over a cellphone.O
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: Will Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals make the playoffs? $$$

  03-01-2025 15:32 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for the NFL, the NHL, the NBA and college basketball!Friday
  Men's College Basketball:
  Quinnipiac @ St. Peter's: St. Peter's -2.5
  Marist @ Iona: Iona -2.5
  Xavier @ Georgetown: Xavier +1.5
  Michigan State @ Ohio State: Ohio State -2.5
  Creighton @ Marquette: Marquette -9.5
  Nevada @ New Mexico: New Mexico -5.5NBA:
  Hornets @ Pistons: Pistons -6.5
  Magic @ Raptors: Magic -1.5
  Knicks @ Thunder: Knicks +4.5
  Celtics @ Rockets: Celtics -2.5
  Cavaliers @ Mavericks:
  
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• Laissez les bon temp rouler! Parade schedule for in and around the capital area

  03-01-2025 15:23 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Carnival is longer than usual this year, running eight weeks and two days. By tradition, king cake sales begin on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and run through Mardi Gras, which is March 4 this year (and the knife stays in the box). Heading into Mardi Gras, here is a list of parades and courirs coming up across the region:Acadia Parish
  TUESDAY, MARCH 4
  COURIR (Tee Mamou-Iota) - daybreakAscension Parish
  SUNDAY, FEB. 16
  DONALDSONVILLE MARDI GRAS PARADE - 2 p.m. SATUR
  
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• ABC News report: New Orleans attacker had spent a month in Egypt during 2023

  03-01-2025 14:48 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Texas man who sped along Bourbon Street and ran down New Year's Eve revelers, killing 14, had visited Egypt for about a month in 2023, his half-brother told ABC News.Federal investigators are looking into Shamsud-Din Jabbar's travel as it seeks a motive for Wednesday's attack. The FBI has said it is looking into the case as a possible act of terrorism, and wants to know whether Jabbar was radicalized before traveling abroad or if the travel marked the start of his ra
  
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• Man arrested in Pointe Coupee Parish after robbery of Hancock Whitney bank in Baton Rouge

  03-01-2025 14:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Friday in connection to a bank robbery that took place on Dec. 26 at a Baton Rouge Hancock Whitney bank, according to the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office.Frankie New was arrested around 2:15 p.m. Friday. On Dec. 26, New allegedly walked into the Hancock Whitney bank on Government Street unarmed and made a verbal threat for money.The bank gave him $300 and he left the building. He was located in Pointe Coupee Parish.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Morgan City man killed while walking along La. 19 in East Feliciana Parish

  03-01-2025 14:33 via wbrz.com
  
  WILSON — State Police said Friday that a Morgan City man was killed while walking along La. 19 at night while wearing dark-colored clothing.Herman Kilbourne III, 50, was struck Thursday evening just north of Carruth Road. Troopers said Kilbourne was walking northbound and was hit by a southbound Infiniti. Kilbourne was pronounced dead at the scene.Toxicology tests are pending on the Kilbourne and the driver of the Infiniti, whom police did not identify.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Federal prosecutors announce kidnapping, sex-crime charge after attack on Loranger family

  03-01-2025 13:54 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors lodged a kidnapping charge against an Amite man Friday and also accused him of taking a young girl across state lines for sexual purposes after the killing of a Loranger woman and the abduction of her two children.Daniel Wayne Callihan, 37, is accused of kidnapping resulting in death and transporting a minor in interstate commerce with
  intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Callihan has been in jail since his arrest in Jackson, Mississ
  
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• Eastbound I-10 blocked at College Drive due to vehicle fire; backup reaching Mississippi River bridge

  03-01-2025 13:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 were blocked at College Drive on Friday afternoon while firefighters extinguish a vehicle fire.How the fire started was not immediately known. Traffic cameras showed eastbound motorists backed up as far as the Mississippi River bridge.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Sid Edwards announces two more administrative hires

  03-01-2025 12:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President-elect Sid Edwards has announced two more administrative hires. Friday, Edwards said he would be appointing retired BRPD chief Jeff LeDuff as his Assistant Chief Administrative Officer. LeDuff currently advises individuals and businesses on safety and self-defense. Edwards also said he would be appointing Monique Appeaning as another Assistant Chief Administrative Officer. Appeaning is a former fiscal analyst and special projects coordinator for th
  
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• Broccoli sold at Walmart voluntarily recalled over listeria concerns

  03-01-2025 12:31 via wbrz.com
  
  Bags of ready-to-eat broccoli florets sold in 20 states have been recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria.Braga Fresh Foods has voluntarily recalled one lot of its 12-ounce bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets, according to a recall notice shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 31.Braga Fresh Foods, a California-based company, said in its Dec. 27 recall notice that the "potential for contamination was discovered during random sampling by Texas Health &
  
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• Two House members change votes after initially opposing Johnson; Louisiana House member re-elected Speaker

  03-01-2025 12:25 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the House on Friday after two House colleagues who had voted against him on the first ballot changed their votes.The late change gave Johnson the 218 votes he needed to be elected as Speaker for the 119th Congress. Initially, he had received just 216 votes.Before clerks certified the need for a second vote, Reps. Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas changed their votes and gave Johnson the votes he ne
  
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• Johnson failing in first ballot for Speaker post as House meets to pick leader for 119th Congress

  03-01-2025 12:25 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON — It appeared that Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson would fail to win enough votes to be re-elected as Speaker of the House on Friday. A first round of balloting showed him short of the 218 votes he needed to return to his leadership post as the 119th Congress opened.Clerks were yet to certify the results. If the tally from the first ballot holds, another vote would be required.Johnson was elected to the House's top post in October 2023, winning enough support from a fractured R
  
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• Man arrested for five counts of attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting at LPSO deputies

  03-01-2025 12:22 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A man was arrested for five counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer after he allegedly fired shots at deputies when they approached his home for negotiations overnight Thursday. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office was notified of a wanted fugitive out of Lafayette. Faron Dillon was wanted for home invasion and aggravated assault with a firearm, and LPSO was told he was in a home on Eden Church Road. Deputies tried to negotiate a
  
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• Overturned cement truck in Livingston Parish blocking traffic

  03-01-2025 11:05 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - An overturned cement truck was blocking some lanes of traffic in Livingston Parish. According to the parish sheriff's office, the overturn happened at the roundabout at the intersection of 447 and Highway 16. Deputies said there was a steady flow of traffic in both directions under traffic control guidance. It was not clear if there were any injuries. Permalink| Comments
  
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• President and first lady to meet with officials, victims of Bourbon Street attack

  03-01-2025 09:04 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Next week, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans to grieve with the families and community members affected by the Bourbon Street attack. The two will travel to the city on Jan. 6. No further details were immediately given regarding the Bidens' visit other than they plan to meet with officials and grieve with the families and communities affected. Their visit comes five days after a deadly attack the FBI is calling an a
  
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• Man arrested for trespassing, terrorizing after allegedly causing panic at Lafayette mall

  03-01-2025 08:22 via wbrz.com
  
  LAFAYETTE - A man was arrested for terrorizing after causing a panic at the Acadiana Mall in Lafayette Thursday evening, leading people to believe there was an active shooter event. The Lafayette Police Department responded to reports of a suspicious man inside the building who possibly had a firearm. The report prompted a large law enforcement response from the LPD, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, and Louisiana State Police. It was found that there was no one with a we
  
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• Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say

  03-01-2025 07:23 via wbrz.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday.The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people but virtually no damage to the hotel. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret, likely planned a more damaging attack but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed
  
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• Grandmother, 14-year-old granddaughter injured in shooting Thursday evening

  03-01-2025 06:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting that happened Thursday evening that left a grandmother and her 14-year-old granddaughter injured. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened on St. Gerard Avenue off Airline Highway just after 5 p.m. Thursday. The two victims were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment, but police said their injuries were not life-threatening. There was no word on a suspect or motive. Anyone with information on the sh
  
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• 2une In Previews: Back 2 School Cuts with the BR Barber Collective

  03-01-2025 06:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It's almost time to go back to school, and the Baton Rouge Barber Collective is helping District 5 get ready to look their best. 2une In's Mia Monet spoke with Councilman Darryl Hurst and two of the members of the BRBC about what it means to provide free haircuts for students who may not have access to them otherwise. The event is being hosted on Sunday, January 5 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 3535 Riley Street. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 16 still hospitalized, eight in ICU at LCMC Health hospitals after Bourbon Street attack

  02-01-2025 21:32 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Alongside those who lost their lives in the Bourbon Street attack, many others were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. As we learn more information about the victims, WWL provided updated numbers on those treated in area hospitals. LCMC said in a statement that 16 patients remain hospitalized with eight in the ICU. Four have been transferred from other facilities for specialized care, and 13 people have been discharged. University Medical Center said
  
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• Federal courts won't refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethics

  02-01-2025 19:53 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary’s policymaking body said Thursday.Thomas has agreed to follow updated requirements on reporting trips and gifts, including clearer guidelines on hospitality from friends, the U.S. Judicial Conference wrote to Democratic senators who had called for an investigation 
  
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• Mass casualty response team commander offers look into identifying bodies procedure

  02-01-2025 18:38 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN - As more names of the victims of the attack in New Orleans have come in, WBRZ spoke with a disaster response commander about what goes into identifying victims after a mass casualty incident.WBRZ spoke with Chuck Smith, the commander of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT)—Region six. Region six includes Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Texas."The way the system works is if a mass fatality incident occurs, it could be terrorism, could be a
  
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• One person in critical condition after shooting on Mount Pleasant-Zachary Road

  02-01-2025 17:55 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY - One person is critically injured after a shooting on Mount Pleasant-Zachary Road in Zachary, according to emergency officials.Officials responded to the shooting around 5:28 p.m. and one person was taken to the hospital.No other information is available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'Nobody deserved this:' Family of New Orleans attack victim speaks on remembering him, other victims

  02-01-2025 17:46 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - During the course of the past 48 hours, the City of New Orleans welcomed thousands of people for the new year and the Sugar Bowl. Then, it endured a suspected terrorist attack that impacted the nation. Many of the families of the dozens injured and 14 killed are grieving or in complete shock. The family of Matthew Tenedorio, and his cousins Zach Colgan and Victoria Martinez, are from Slidell, and they say there is no normal after their cousin was killed.&nbsp
  
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• FBI provides new images of New Orleans attacker, cooler with IED placed on Bourbon Street

  02-01-2025 17:32 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The FBI on Thursday asked for the public's help in finding out more about the Texas man who drove a rented pickup truck down Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day and killed 14 people celebrating the start of 2025.The FBI released new images of the images of the attacker and also of an ice chest retrieved from near the scene. Agents said two coolers had improvised explosive devices within them.Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people around 3:15 a.
  
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• Episcopal School honors alumni who died, critically injured in suspected New Orleans terrorist attack

  02-01-2025 17:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE —Families, alumni and students of The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge on Thursday gathered for a prayer service to grieve the victims of the Bourbon Street attack that left 14 dead.Two of the victims were from the school: Class of 2024 Episcopal alumnus Kareem Badawi died and alumnus Parker Vidrine is in the hospital. Episcopal Coach Travis Bourgeois, who coached Badawi in football and Vidrine in baseball, said the school was shaken by the tragedy. "It's
  
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• East Baton Rouge Metro Council members sworn in with 2 new members; council names new mayor pro-tem

  02-01-2025 16:53 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Two new members of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council were sworn in Thursday, along with 10 returning members. Anthony Kenney and Twahna P. Harris joined the panel after being elected last year. Kenney represents an area extending from Scotlandville to north of Zachary, while Harris represents parts of north Baton Rouge and Mid-City.The Metro Council, which covers the entire parish, including the various municipalities, will have a 7-5 split favoring Republicans
  
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