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• AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1

  24-11-2024 13:21 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general.Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks, who are the last unbeaten team.The shuffling begins at No. 5, where Notre Dame returned for the first time since Week 2 after beating Army for its ninth straigh
  
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• Nonprofit working to bring Christmas to the troops

  24-11-2024 20:44 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - BR Soldier Outreach is working to bring Christmas to more than 1,000 troops. They held a truck stuffing in front of the Walmart on College Drive where people were able to drop off donations Saturday afternoon.The organization will be filling Christmas stockings with those donated goods and shipping them to military personnel from all branches around the world. "We like to make sure that everybody receives something in their hand. I don't want anybody left behind. I ask th
  
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• Saints legend Steve Gleason recovering from accidental fall

  24-11-2024 19:41 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Saints legend Steve Gleason was hurt in an accident Saturday that happened while he was exiting his van. According to Gleason's social media pages, he was getting out of his van to speak at the Gleason Life Skills Volleyball Camp. A post said that Gleason was hurt but spared from greater injury because he was strapped to his wheelchair. Gleason, 47, is resting at his home as he recovers. Steve had an accident exiting his van yesterday to speak at the Gle
  
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• One person hurt in interstate shooting Sunday night

  24-11-2024 18:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to a hospital after their car was shot along a Baton Rouge interstate Sunday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department said a vehicle was shot multiple times on an interstate around 6 p.m. The driver pulled off and stopped on Airline Highway to call for help. Police told WBRZ it's not clear where the shooting happened.The driver was hurt and taken to a hospital for treatment. No more information was immediately available. Permalink| C
  
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• Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germs

  24-11-2024 16:56 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don’t — repeat don’t — wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving Day.They say that could spread the germs lurking on your turkey in the kitchen sink or nearby food. But it’s been a challenge trying to convince cooks to stop rinsing off raw poultry.“If your mother did it and your grandmother did it, and sudde
  
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• Generous donation of commercial kitchen boosts Baton Rouge man's efforts to fill community fridges

  24-11-2024 16:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man who prepares meals for the community fridge in a small makeshift kitchen is now cooking in a more formal setting after a generous donation from a local business.The last time WBRZ spoke with Britt Parnell was in October. He was filling the Baton Rouge community fridge every Sunday with homemade meals that he made on a portable stove top."Right now, I'm cooking in my living room on an induction burner because our kitchen doesn't have any counters," Parnell said.Now he's cooki
  
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• Detectives attempting to identify suspect in vehicle theft on LSU campus

  24-11-2024 14:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — LSU Police Detectives are trying to identify a person suspected of a motor vehicle theft on LSU's campus. According to officials, the theft took place around Nov. 9, 2024.Anyone with any information can contact 225-344-7867.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Creator of suicide capsule rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled

  24-11-2024 13:00 via wbrz.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled.Philip Nitschke of advocacy group Exit International said Wednesday he wasn’t on hand for the woman’s death on Sept. 23 involving the “Sarco” capsule in a forest in northern Switzerland, but saw it live by video tr
  
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• Sunday Journal: Take a tour of Houma's House for Thanksgiving

  24-11-2024 12:36 via wbrz.com
  
  DARROW - This week on Sunday Journal, join JP for a tour of Houma's House in Ascension Parish!Learn about its history, its hauntings, and its holiday festivities. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick

  24-11-2024 11:22 via wbrz.com
  
  A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday.Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has recalled more than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry products tied to the outbreak, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Some products were initially recalled on
  
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• Homeowner fell asleep while smoking early Sunday morning, started house fire on Lorraine Street

  24-11-2024 06:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge firefighters worked to put out a fire on Lorraine Street early Sunday.Firefighters responded to the scene around 2:24 a.m.. Officials said heavy smoke and fire was coming from the front bedroom.One person was able to escape safely outside. Firefighters were able to contain the fire, but the rest of the home sustained smoke and water damage. Officials said the house caught fire because the resident fell asleep while smoking.No one was injured in the fire.Permal
  
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• Firefighters contain house fire on Lorraine Street

  24-11-2024 06:04 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge firefighters worked to put out a fire on Lorraine Street.Firefighters responded to the scene around 2:24 a.m.According to fire officials, heavy smoke and fire was coming from the front bedroom.One person was able to escape safely outside.Firefighters were able to contain the fire, but the rest of the home sustained smoke and water damage. Fire officials said the house caught fire because the resident fell asleep while smoking. No one was injured in the fire.Pe
  
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• Make-a-Wish granted for cancer patient who wanted to attend LSU game

  23-11-2024 20:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Jayden Kimble's wish to attend an LSU game was granted Saturday evening during the LSU vs. Vanderbilt game thanks to Make-a-Wish Texas Gulf Coast & Louisiana and LSU.Jayden, 16, is from and lives in Tennessee, but has been a fan of LSU all his life and experiencing the excitement of a home game in Tiger Stadium is something he's always wanted to do. "I wanted to do something that everybody could do and this has just been something that I've been wanting to do," he sai
  
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• LSU leads Vanderbilt 21-10 at the end of the third quarter

  23-11-2024 19:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE- LSU leads Vanderbilt 21-10 entering the final quarter of egulation. The Tigers are looking to end a three game losing streak with a win in Death Valley. The Tigers went three-and-out on their first possession and Vanderbilt quickly took advantage. On the Commodores first play on offense, quarterback Diego Pavia found wide receiver Quincy Skinner Jr. for a 63-yard passing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.LSU immediately responded with a 90-yard drive that included multiple chun
  
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• HALFTIME: LSU is ahead of Vanderbilt 14-7

  23-11-2024 19:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE- LSU leads Vanderbilt 14-7 at halftime. The Tigers are looking to end a three game losing streak with a win in Death Valley. The Tigers went three-and-out on their first possession and Vanderbilt quickly took advantage. On the Commodores first play on offense, quarterback Diego Pavia found wide receiver Quincy Skinner Jr. for a 63-yard passing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.LSU immediately responded with a 90-yard drive that included multiple chunk passing plays from quarterb
  
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• Tailgaters go all out for LSU-Vanderbilt game

  23-11-2024 19:24 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Blue skies and cool weather made for favorable tailgating conditions ahead of LSU's night matchup with Vanderbilt.WBRZ went out Saturday to find more of the best gameday tailgate stories around Baton Rouge. Saturday, that tailgate was Chest Box Tailgaters, or CBT for short."We were established in 2007 by a group of guys, there's like 23 of us. It's been great. Every game three or four guys take on that game and put the menu together," CBT tailgater Ozzie Fernandez said.The year CB
  
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• Generations of Tigers unite: LSU Golden Band hosts heartwarming alumni reunion

  23-11-2024 15:59 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Golden Band from Tigerland welcomed alumni band members back to campus for the annual Tiger Band reunion.Saturday, it was a family reunion for the LSU Golden Band, as alumni joined them to dust off the skills they once used in Tiger Stadium. Some former members joined family, children, and grandchildren on the field. It wasn't just former band members, but generations of Color Guard members, Tigerettes and Golden Girls were there too."It's wonderful to be with all of
  
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• Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

  23-11-2024 15:50 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies.The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by Republicans when Trump takes office Jan. 20, 2025. Rollins would succeed Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden’s agriculture se
  
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• Golden Meadow man dies in car crash on LA Hwy 182

  23-11-2024 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  MORGAN CITY — A Golden Meadow man died in a single-vehicle crash while driving on LA Hwy 182 near Progress Lane Friday afternoon.Russ Theriot, 65, was headed eastbound at around 1 p.m. when his truck traveled off the roadway and struck an embankment and multiple poles before turning over.According to Louisiana State Police, he sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.The crash remains under investigation. Standard toxicology samples were collected from Theriot and
  
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• Juvenile offender escapes while on furlough, OJJ seeks public's assistance

  23-11-2024 13:05 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES — A juvenile offender has escaped custody while on furlough at their residence in Calcasieu Parish, according to the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice.Officials were notified at around 9:30 a.m. Saturday that the 16-year-old male’s ankle monitor had been tampered with. Law enforcement was notified at around 11 a.m.As juvenile records are confidential, the OJJ can not release the name or picture of the juvenile. The teenager was  housed at the Swanson
  
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• Truck crashes into Denham Springs home

  23-11-2024 12:42 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS — A truck driver crashed into a Denham Springs home at around midnight Friday.According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the 31-year-old driver was traveling on Chapel Hill Drive when they left the roadway and hit the house. No injuries have been reported as a result of the accident. LPSO arrested the driver on a misdemeanor charge of careless operation.The investigation is ongoing. Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU snaps losing streak with 24-17 win over Vandy in Death Valley

  23-11-2024 11:02 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU beat Vanderbilt 24-17, putting an end to their losing streak with the win in Death Valley.The Tigers went three-and-out on their first possession and Vanderbilt quickly took advantage. On the Commodores first play on offense, quarterback Diego Pavia found wide receiver Quincy Skinner Jr. for a 63-yard passing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.LSU immediately responded with a 90-yard drive that included multiple chunk passing plays from quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. Tigers&rsqu
  
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• Ponchatoula driver killed, another critically injured in four-vehicle crash on Airline Highway

  23-11-2024 09:05 via wbrz.com
  
  LAPLACE — A Ponchatoula man died in a four-vehicle crash on U.S. 61 near Windsor Street Friday afternoon. Louisiana State Police responded to the crash in Laplace at around 4:00 p.m. Friday. 55-year-old Thomas Mixon died at the scene, according to state police.According to LSP's investigation, Mixon was driving northbound on Airline Highway and attempted to change lanes to pass the vehicle in front of him. He instead struck the front right corner of the truck travell
  
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• 2 Make a Difference: Sylvia's Toys for Christmas celebrates its tenth anniversary!

  22-11-2024 21:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Sylvia's Toys for Christmas donation drive is back in action for its tenth anniversary.Barrels with Sylvia’s picture have been placed at sponsor locations for residents to drop off new, unwrapped toys.Drop-off locations include Chick-fil-A restaurants and Essential Credit Union branches.More than 3,000 children in under-served communities have taken home gifts thanks to your generosity.Those interested can donate new toys for children ages 2-13. The toys must b
  
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• Pedestrian hit, killed after being struck by vehicle on U.S. 190 in Denham Springs

  22-11-2024 21:08 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle Friday, according to the Denham Springs Police Department.Police say they responded to a motor vehicle crash around 8:30 p.m. involving a vehicle and pedestrian on U.S. Highway 190 near Thornton Lane.All lanes of Hwy 190 are closed between South Range Avenue and Capital Street as of 9:20 p.m. No names will be released and the investigation is ongoing.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Former New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick visits Mike the Tiger's habitat

  22-11-2024 20:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Former six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick visited Mike the Tiger's habitat Friday, according to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.The school said Belichick visited "to learn more about [their] beloved mascot."Belichick was previously the head coach of the Patriots from 2000 to 2023.Photo credit to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Trump nominates former NFL player Scott Turner as housing and urban development secretary

  22-11-2024 20:14 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate former NFL player and White House aide Scott Turner to be his secretary of housing and urban development.Turner ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term in office.Trump, in a statement, credited Turner, the highest-ranking Black person he’s yet selected for his administration, with “helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transforme
  
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• 'Operational issues' lead to flaring at Baton Rouge ExxonMobil plant

  22-11-2024 19:13 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Operational issues led to unscheduled flaring at ExxonMobil's refinery and chemical plant, according to ExxonMobil officals.Video showed flaring taking place at the refinery and chemical plant, which officials said is taking place this evening due to "operational issues."A statement from the company said the flaring is not an "emergency situation" and that flares are safety control devices intended to consume excess gasses.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Record travel expected this Thanksgiving as more Americans take to the skies and roads

  22-11-2024 17:54 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, experts are predicting record travel as Americans hit the sky and roads to get to their destination. Kristin Jewell with Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport said they're likely to hit record flyers this holiday season. “TSA is predicting 18.3 million passengers which is a record around the nation, here were expecting more than 10-thousand of those passengers," Jewell said.They plan to increase TSA employees to get people
  
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• Man arrested after officer-involved shooting on North Sherwood Drive

  22-11-2024 17:49 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after an officer-involved shooting on North Sherwood Forest Drive, according to Louisiana State Police.Casey Cagle Jr., 40, was arrested for aggravated battery and aggravated assault on a peace officer. Louisiana State Police say Baton Rouge Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance near the 3400 block of North Sherwood Forest Drive and that officers made contact with Cagle, who had a knife. LSP said that Cagle was asked to put down
  
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