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• Amber Alert issued for missing baby after mother found stabbed to death in Houston

  19-12-2017 19:33 via wbrz.com
  HOUSTON, Tex. - Authorities say an 11-month-old is missing after her mother was found stabbed to death in Houston.An Amber Alert was issued for Shanally Flores after she was nowhere to be found when police were called to her home Tuesday. Flores' mother was found dead inside.Houston police believe the baby may be with her father Thomas Bernardez, who is also a suspect in the woman's death.Bernardez is described as a black Honduran male and may be driving a 2000 Toyota
  
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• Multiple EBR fire departments assisting in North and South Carolina after Hurricane Helene

  27-09-2024 17:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Multiple East Baton Rouge Parish fire departments are among teams going to North Carolina and South Carolina after Hurricane Helene's landfall.The Baton Rouge Fire Department says they are sending an Urban Search and Rescue specializing and structural collapse to assist in South Carolina alongside members from the Zachary Fire Department, East Side Fire Department, Louisiana Fire Marshal Office and East Baton Rouge EMS.Additionally, BRFD says they assembled an Incident Management
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: College Football Week 5: A red-hot South Alabama offense enters Death Valley! $$$

  27-09-2024 15:40 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for college football, the NFL, the MLB and the WNBA playoffs!FridayCollege Football:Virginia Tech @ Miami: Miami -16.5Washington @ Rutgers: Washington +1.5MLB:White Sox @ Tigers: Tigers MLPhillies @ Nationals: Phillies MLPirates @ Yankees: Yankees MLRoyals @ Braves: Braves MLDodgers @ Rockies: Dodgers MLAthletics @ Mariners: Mariners MLSaturdayCollege Football:Kentucky @ Ole Miss: Ole Miss -16.5Maryland @ Indiana: Indiana -6.5Louisville @ Notre Dame: N
  
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• Man arrested on fourth DWI charge while driving on state highway in Assumption Parish

  27-09-2024 14:58 via wbrz.com
  
  PLATTENVILLE — A man was arrested Friday for a fourth drunk driving offense, Assumption Parish deputies said.Solomon Wise, 53, was booked on a fourth offense of DWI, as well as driving under a suspended license and driving on a roadway laned for traffic. A deputy assigned to the I.C.E. detail initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle early Friday near LA 308 and Spur 70. The driver was identified as Wise, deputies said.After Wise stepped out of the vehicle, the deputy noted a str
  
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• Deputies searching for man who broke into Louisiana Regional Airport, damaged planes, other vehicles

  27-09-2024 14:31 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — Ascension Parish deputies are searching for a man who broke into the Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales.The man broke into the airport on Loosemore Road early Thursday. Deputies said he damaged several planes and other vehicles, including an ATV he drove through a fence.The man then left the property in a construction vehicle, which was found abandoned near the airport, deputies added. "For all his hard work, we have a fabulous trip planned out for him &nda
  
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• Acadian Ambulance deploying more than 60 EMS workers to areas affected by Helene

  27-09-2024 14:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Acadian Ambulance on Friday announced that they have deployed a "strike team" to support the EMS response in states affected by Hurricane Helene's landfall.The team, consisting of 30 ambulances and 62 crew members, was initially stationed in South Carolina before being deployed to affected areas across the southeastern United States including Georgia and Florida after Helene made landfall Thursday.Other capital area entities have deployed their own units to assist in fir
  
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• Trustee program believed to be source of several types of contraband seized from jail, including homemade alcohol

  27-09-2024 14:17 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE - Drugs, weapons, and even homemade alcohol were seized from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail in the culmination of "Operation Shake it Up."The sweep began in early September and aimed to remove dangerous substances and items from the jail, said the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. With the help of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, law enforcement conducted a full-scale search of the facility that ended with two arrests and a slew of seizures. The search turned up sha
  
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• Deputies are searching for two suspects in simple burglary

  27-09-2024 13:54 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN - Deputies are searching for two people allegedly involved in a simple burglary. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said its deputies are searching for Chad Dunaway, 47, and Cassie Clement, 39. Dunaway is wanted for simple burglary and Clement is wanted for principal to simple burglary. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Second man accused in 2018 robbery of four juveniles pleads guilty; sentenced to 15 years

  27-09-2024 13:53 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE — A man arrested for the 2018 armed robbery of four juveniles in Ascension Parish has pleaded guilty more than 6 years after the initial crime, court records say.Desean Landry, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of first-degree robbery. Landry is the second of two defendants, after Joshua Sorina, to be convicted for the July 2018 crime. Sorina was found guilty in 2021 and sentenced to 30 years in prison.Sorina and Landry robbed four juveniles at gunpoint at an LA
  
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• U.S. Marshals, local law enforcement arrest nearly 200 capital area fugitives during 74-day initiative

  27-09-2024 13:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that they arrested nearly 200 fugitives in the Baton Rouge area for various crimes as part of the Operation North Star initiative. Operation North Star covered 74 days between May 10 and Sept. 13 and targeted fugitives and violent offenders in 10 metropolitan areas, including Dallas, Little Rock, Birmingham and St. Louis. Marshals prioritized those who used firearms in the commission of crimes or signaled high-risk factors f
  
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• Baton Rouge's 13th Gate opens its haunted doors once again just in time for Halloween

  27-09-2024 13:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Downtown Baton Rouge haunted house The 13th Gate is ready to serve up some scares as it opens its doors for the Halloween season starting Friday. The haunted house, which was ranked the No. 1 haunted attraction in the USA for 2024, is described as a "journey through 13 nightmarish realms where your worst fears come true and anything can happen."The 40,000-square-foot 13th Gate is known for its elaborate set design, costuming, makeup effects and other Hollywood-c
  
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• Deputies arrest man accused of July battery of pregnant woman following pursuit

  27-09-2024 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BAYOU L’OURSE – A man accused of the battery of a pregnant woman and leading deputies on a pursuit was arrested.Kelton Javon Smith, 27, was arrested Thursday after leading deputies on a pursuit when they attempted to apprehend him.When he was caught, Smith was arrested and booked on aggravated battery, domestic abuse battery upon a pregnant victim, battery upon a peace officer and aggravated flight from an officer. Smith was also booked with four counts of resisting an offic
  
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• Police investigating man's death at Hollywood Street residence as homicide

  27-09-2024 13:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man was found dead on Hollywood Street near Longfellow Drive, Baton Rouge Police said.Donald Epps, 40, was found dead at a home in the 3300 block of Hollywood Street on Thursday around 11:02 a.m., police said. Epps' death is currently under investigation as a homicide. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2une In Previews: Baton Rouge restaurants participate in third-annual Oktoberfest celebration

  27-09-2024 12:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Prost! The Louisiana Restaurant Association's Greater Baton Rouge Chapter is hosting its third Oktoberfest celebration this weekend.Germany's Oktoberfest, traditionally running for 16 days in late September and early October in Munich, Bavaria, has been around since 1810. The German event is the world's largest folk festival, involving the drinking of German beer and other social events. Each $40 ticket for Baton Rouge's localization of the event will get you entry, beer
  
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• Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and 'Downton Abbey,' has died aged 89

  27-09-2024 08:38 via wbrz.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89.Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, said in a statement that Smith died early Friday in a London hospital.“She leav
  
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• Two people displaced after house fire on Oleander Street late Thursday night

  27-09-2024 07:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Two people are displaced after a fire destroyed the outside of a home on Oleander Street late Thursday night. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to a home on Oleander Street shortly after 11 p.m.. Firefighters saw heavy flames coming from the backside of the house. The flames did not affect the inside of the home and firefighters were able to keep the flames from making it in, but the carport of the home was badly burned. Fire investigators did not immedi
  
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• GET 2 MOVING: Red Stick Fencing

  27-09-2024 05:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Fencing is a unique sport that is one of the longest-running in the Olympics and has many health benefits. Fencing is a combat sport where two opponents use swords to attack and defend against each other to score points. With evidence of sword fights dating back to 1190 BC in Ancient Egypt, fencing has been around for centuries. Originally, it was used for military training, but became a sport in the 14th or 15th century, starting in Germany and Italy.There are d
  
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• Community unites to stop crime near school campuses

  26-09-2024 21:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - After eleven guns were discovered on school campuses this year, parents of Belaire High School students united to discuss how to stop the problem.An unloaded .45 pistol was found in a Belaire High School student’s locker late last month, according to an East Baton Rouge School Board member. Then deputies arrested a man for having a rifle near the school and firing it into the ground. For parents, enough was enough.Storm Matthews is a teacher and has worked at Belaire Hig
  
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• Two Walker High students arrested for menacing after alleged conversation about 'shooting up' school

  26-09-2024 19:15 via wbrz.com
  
  WAKLER - Two Walker High School students were arrested for menacing after they allegedly had a conversation about "shooting up" the school Thursday afternoon, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office.LPSO says they learned that a 14-year-old female and a 16-year-old male had conversations about harming people on the campus. Both also said they had no intention of carrying out those acts and no weapons were located on the juveniles or school grounds.Both were charged with menacing and
  
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• Police responding to crash involving pedestrian on Magnolia Bridge Road and Greenwell Springs Road

  26-09-2024 19:10 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - A crash involving a pedestrian took place at Magnolia Bridge Road and Greenwell Springs Road, according to the Central Police Department.Police referred to the crash as a "major" crash and gave no information on the condition of the pedestrian or anyone else involved.Drivers are advised to avoid the area and use an alternate route.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Pedestrian dead after crash on Magnolia Bridge Road and Greenwell Springs Road

  26-09-2024 19:10 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - One person died after a crash took place at Magnolia Bridge Road and Greenwell Springs Road, according to the Central Police Department.Police referred to the crash as a "major" crash and gave no information on the condition of the pedestrian or anyone else involved.According to Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran, an unidentified male was on the side on the changing a tire, and a vehicle left the roadway and went across the median line and struck the pedestrian.Numerous crashes have
  
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• Naked man seen crashing his SUV into a truck in a parking lot in Destrehan

  26-09-2024 18:56 via wbrz.com
  
  DESTREHAN — A naked man crashed his SUV into a truck in a Winn-Dixie parking lot Wednesday evening in Destrehan, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.The driver of the truck sustained a minor injury to his right hand while climbing out of his broken window. St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office says the suspect was a 24-year-old Destrehan man who has now been admitted for psychiatric evaluation for his erratic behavior at St. Charles Hospital. Once he i
  
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• Meet the four candidates for the Gonzales mayoral bid

  26-09-2024 18:01 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - In just six weeks, one of four candidates will be the next mayor of Gonzales. During the Ascension Chamber of Commerce Gonzales Mayoral Forum Wednesday night, the candidates laid out their plans to move the city forward. The four contenders are Harold Stewart, Kemlyn Bailey Lomas, Timothy Riley and Terance Irvin.Stewart, a Gonzales city council member for division C, has 15 years of public service to his name. His platform focuses on drainage improvements and public safety.&
  
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• 'It needs a lot of work:' Officials, residents call for work on Central roadway after multiple accidents

  26-09-2024 17:55 via wbrz.com
  
  CENTRAL - Law enforcement and residents are calling for changes to Greenwell Springs Road in Central before another person is killed."It's a bad roadway, it needs a lot of work. There's zero shoulder, we had a couple of fatalities. We had a fatality the other day," Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said. "You will end up in a ditch if your tires go off the roadway."Corcoran said there have been issues on this road for years, specifically between the 19000 and 23000 blocks."The drop off from t
  
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• Gun found at Loranger High School among rising school gun incidents

  26-09-2024 17:44 via wbrz.com
  
  LORANGER — Tangipahoa Parish deputies found a gun on the campus of Loranger High School Thursday morning.This is the third incident since the beginning of the school year within the parish. A gun was found at Hammond Eastside Magnet High School in August, and a gun threat was called in at Ponchatoula High School that same month.This is a reflection of the ongoing trend nationwide of guns being found on campus and gun related threats.Sheriff Gerald Sticker says they have received a lot
  
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• One Tank Trips: The Queen Casino

  26-09-2024 17:42 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Feeling lucky? This week on One Tank Trips, Falon Brown takes us to The Queen Baton Rouge Casino.The Queen is celebrating a very special occasion: it has been one year since the casino moved from a boat onto land. With 30,000 square feet of contemporary gaming and a 28-foot video wall for sports betting, this casino is ready to deal you in!“It’s small but it feels like a little piece of Las Vegas has plopped itself down in Baton Rouge," Richard Cannon, general
  
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• Louisiana crews prepared to offer assistance in Hurricane Helene recovery

  26-09-2024 17:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Here in Louisiana, crews who helped clean up after Hurricane Francine three weeks ago are now offering aid to those in the path of Helene.Some emergency crews have already headed out and others are standing by to bring assistance to states like Florida and Georgia, which are in the path of Hurricane Helene.In Denham Springs, DEMCO has sent 21 crews with lots of equipment to provide aid for the Talquin Electric Cooperative in Florida. Both companies are part of a nationwi
  
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• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Elayn Hunt warden suspended

  26-09-2024 17:18 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GABRIEL - The warden of Elayn Hunt Correctional Center has been suspended following multiple WBRZ Investigative Unit reports about the prison. On Thursday, the Department of Corrections said Head Warden Donnie Bordelon was on suspension pending investigation - effective immediately. The decision comes after Investigative Unit reports showing prevalent drug use and unexplained inmate deaths inside prison walls. The DOC said Bordelon was suspended due to concerns of his over
  
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• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Elayn Hunt warden, correctional officer suspended

  26-09-2024 17:18 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. GABRIEL - Elayn Hunt Correctional Center's warden was suspended Thursday following multiple WBRZ Investigative Unit reports about the drug overdose problem inside the facility. The Department of Corrections said Head Warden Donnie Bordelon was on suspension pending investigation - effective immediately. Dixon Correctional Institute Warden Edward "Dusty" Bickham will serve as interim. The decision comes after Investigative Unit reports showing prevalent drug use and unexpla
  
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• Mike the Tiger fan receives gift from mascot after being overlooked for high-five earlier in season

  26-09-2024 17:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — One young Tiger fan's dreams came true when Mike the Tiger thanked her as his "Number One Fan" after her mom's social media post of her disappointment after being overlooked for a high-five by the mascot, The Advocate originally reported. Maison Davidge, 5, and her family try to go to at least one LSU game every year. For the young girl, decked out in a purple dress and matching bows, it's more about Mike than it is about Garrett Nussmeier or Brian Kelly.Nicole
  
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