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• Cleanup for Baton Rouge National Cemetery Saturday

  10-01-2025 21:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, people will gather to clear wreaths off of thousands of headstones at Baton Rouge National Cemetery. The help of volunteers is needed in honoring those buried in veterans' cemeteries, both on the national and state level.Back in December, Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana worked with Wreaths Across America to decorate every headstone in Baton Rouge National Cemetery. Now, the organization needs the public's help to clean up the site."Unbelievably, we received 5,100 wreat
  
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• Cleanup for Baton Rouge National Cemetery takes place Saturday

  10-01-2025 21:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, people will gather to clear wreaths off of thousands of headstones at Baton Rouge National Cemetery. The help of volunteers is needed in honoring those buried in veterans' cemeteries, both on the national and state level.Back in December, Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana worked with Wreaths Across America to decorate every headstone in Baton Rouge National Cemetery. Now, the organization needs the public's help to clean up the site."Unbelievably, we received 5,100 wreat
  
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• Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal 'Rust' set shooting

  10-01-2025 21:23 via wbrz.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Baldwin also alleges defamati
  
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• Train collides with 18-wheeler in Tangipahoa Parish, no injuries reported

  10-01-2025 19:22 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE — A train collided with an 18-wheeler on the tracks in Tangipahoa Parish Friday afternoon. The Independence Police Department said the Dollar General 18-wheeler was trying to access LA-40, near the railroad tracks. The 18-wheeler was unsuccessful and was left stopped on the tracks where a train collided with it. There were no injuries reported.The Independence Police Department reiterated the importance of adhering to railroad traffic laws. Citizens are
  
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• 18-wheeler at railroad crossing struck by train in Tangipahoa Parish, no injuries reported

  10-01-2025 19:22 via wbrz.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE — A train collided with an 18-wheeler on the tracks of a railroad crossing in Tangipahoa Parish Friday afternoon. The Independence Police Department said the Dollar General 18-wheeler was trying to access LA-40, near the railroad tracks. The 18-wheeler was unsuccessful and was left stopped on the tracks where a train collided with it. There were no injuries reported.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge hospital can distribute newborn supply kits to help parents following birth of their child

  10-01-2025 18:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE -- Woman's Hospital in Louisiana is now the sixth recipient in the state to distribute Maternal Health and Newborn Supply Kits.These kits are part of the Maternal Health and Newborn Supply Kit program, a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Baby2Baby, a non-profit.The kits can include diapers, wipes, formula, and breastfeeding pumps. The initiative launched two years ago targeting three states -- Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana -- because of
  
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• West Feliciana deputies report unidentified drone sightings, treated as threat to critical infrastructure

  10-01-2025 17:42 via wbrz.com
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE - The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office issued a statement regarding "a rash of unidentified drone sightings" that deputies say have been seen over the past two weeks.Deputies say the sightings of unidentified drones flying in the parish began on Dec. 24. Sheriff Brian Spillman said the drones are as large as five feet in diameter and have been seen flying in areas near critical infrastructure. Spillman says eyewitnesses, which include patrol deputies, have seen flying obj
  
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• WATCH: LSU gymnastics prepares for tough meet in OKC

  10-01-2025 17:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tiger gymnastics team is testing itself early in their season as they head to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to face three of the top six teams in the national rankings.Jay Clark joined WBRZ for an exclusive interview previewing the match-up that will be seen on WBRZ-TV on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m..The twenty minute broadcast can be seen most of Friday night on WBRZ Plus and again on Saturday morning starting at 9:30 a.m.. LSU won the programs first national title
  
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• Due to scheduling conflict, Spanish Town Ball to be held in two separate rooms at River Center this year

  10-01-2025 17:26 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Flamingo-themed festivities will look a little different this year when the annual Spanish Town Ball comes to the Raising Cane's River Center in February. Due to a scheduling conflict with the United States Bowling Congress, a "split ball" will be held between two rooms.President of the Society of Preservation for Lagniappe in Louisiana Robert King said the last time this happened was in 2012.The ball will have 116 ten-top tables in the hockey arena, and another 121 table
  
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• One woman dead after train crash involving pedestrian in Livingston Parish

  10-01-2025 17:02 via wbrz.com
  
  LIVINGSTON — A woman is dead Friday afternoon after an incident involving a pedestrian and a train west of the town of Livingston.Livingston Parish authorities responded to the scene at the railroad crossing on Florida Boulevard near Ware Lane.In addition to local authorities, representatives from the Canadian National Railway also responded to the scene.Deputies said to avoid the area and said drivers should expect delays.No other information was available.Credit to the Livingston Pa
  
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• Second suspect arrested in New Year's Eve killing on O'Neal Lane

  10-01-2025 16:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A second suspect in a deadly New Year's Eve shooting on O'Neal Lane was arrested Friday, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.Kelvin Robins, 37, was arrested in Ascension Parish as a fugitive and was booked for first degree murder, principal to second degree battery and principal to armed robbery.BRPD arrested Glenn Walker Thursday for the killing of William Bradford, and have now booked Robins as a second suspect. BRPD says the investigation is ongoing.Permalink| Commen
  
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• EBR DA says making arrests in non-fatal shootings is key to lowering homicide rate

  10-01-2025 16:45 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The arrest of two relatives in Baton Rouge charged with multiple counts of attempted murder is the type of police work EBR District Attorney Hillar Moore says will eventually drive down the homicide rate.Ladarius and Michael Miller, both 22, are in jail for a pair of non-fatal shootings from October. According to an arrest warrant, on October 12, Michael Miller, wearing a Dominos Pizza uniform and a black mask, shot someone multiple times. The victim was able to identify
  
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• Man accused of theft, hit-and-run after stolen car chase through multiple St. Mary Parish towns

  10-01-2025 16:33 via wbrz.com
  
  BERWICK — A man was arrested Friday morning on multiple felony charges after he allegedly led officers on a multi-jurisdiction car chase.Morgan City Police officials said they arrested 38-year-old Jeremiah Jawayne Wiltz after they received a complaint of a stolen vehicle. Officers said they saw a silver-colored van driven by Wiltz that matched the description.A spokesperson said an officer parked behind the vehicle and Wiltz quickly backed up, ramming into the police vehicle.&nbsp
  
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• St. Mary Parish deputy accused of malfeasance after fleet vehicle collides with paramedic vehicle

  10-01-2025 16:29 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLIN - A deputy was arrested after a fleet vehicle he operated got into a collision with an emergency services vehicle and he provided false information, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday.According to Sheriff Gary Driskell, Michael Swords, 71, was booked for malfeasance after an investigation revealed that Swords violated internal policies and law. Swords allegedly intentionally provided inaccurate information regarding the involvement of the fleet vehicle.Swords was terminat
  
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• Ascension Schools says employees, students from 2009 to 2024 affected by PowerSchool hack

  10-01-2025 15:57 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Schools said Friday any employee or student whose data was in PowerSchool from 2009 to 2024 was affected by a recent hack.Ascension Schools and Livingston Parish Schools announced the hack had happened Wednesday, saying PowerSchool was alerted on Dec. 28.Officials say once they received finalized information from PowerSchool, they will ensure the impacted individuals are notified with instruction on how to access identity protection and credit monitoring services.Perm
  
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• Police arrest 15-year-old accused of involvement in Christmas parade shooting; two other teens sought

  10-01-2025 15:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A teenage attempted murder suspect wanted for a shooting shortly after a downtown Baton Rouge Christmas parade was arrested Friday.Baton Rouge Police said they arrested 15-year-old Christopher King for the Dec. 14 shooting that left one person with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.WBRZ previously reported that three warrants were issued for the shooting, including King. It’s not clear why an adult warrant was issued for King.Two 17-year-olds — Trey
  
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• Man convicted of murder in 2016 North Foster Drive nightclub shooting; brother to face trial in May

  10-01-2025 13:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – A man was convicted of murder for the 2016 killing of a 30-year-old man outside of a North Foster Drive nightclub.Horace Smith, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder for the October 2016 killing of Christopher Edwards outside of The Executive Club, District Attorney Hillar Moore said Thursday. A woman was also struck by gunfire. Surveillance footage from the club showed Horace Smith and his brother, 46-year-old Mack Smith, arguing with Edwards before the Smi
  
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• State Police issue warrant for former LSU player Kyren Lacy alleging negligent homicide, hit-and-run

  10-01-2025 13:33 via wbrz.com
  
  THIBODAUX — Louisiana State Police on Friday issued an arrest warrant for former LSU football player Kyren Lacy that accuses the wide receiver of negligent homicide in Lafourche Parish.The warrant accuses Lacy of killing 78-year-old Herman Hall on Dec. 17 when he "recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed." Troopers said Lacy is accused of crossing lanes while in a designated no-passing zone on La. 20 near Perez Lane.The driver of a truck abruptly braked and swerved
  
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• Rape suspect from St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes arrested; he faces multiple charges involving juvenile

  10-01-2025 13:33 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE — Tangipahoa Parish's sheriff said Friday that deputies had arrested a 34-year-old man accused of raping a juvenile.Kentell Sims of Greensburg was wanted in both St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes. Sheriff Gerald Sticker said Sims was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish jail and that Sims would be transferred to St. Helena Parish for processing there.Sims was accused of first-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual battery in Tangipahoa Parish. St. Helena charges
  
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• WATCH: NOPD releases bodycam footage from police during Bourbon Street attack that killed 14

  10-01-2025 12:54 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department on Friday released bodycam footage from the New Year's Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that left 14 dead and dozens injured.The bodycam footage can be viewed in its entirety here.The footage shows that, around 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 1, several NOPD officers responded to a white pickup truck that had plowed through a crowd of people at high speed.The footage then shows the driver of the car, Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar who was inspi
  
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• La. 18 near downtown Donaldsonville closing to accommodate Bayou Lafourche pump house project

  10-01-2025 12:41 via wbrz.com
  
  DONALDSONVILLE — A two-block stretch of La. 18 near the Donaldsonville historic district will close for more than five months so workers can install steel pipes beneath the highway to carry water from the Mississippi River to Bayou Lafourche. The highway will close Monday, Jan. 20, and remain closed until Friday, June 6. A new pumping station is being built to supply additional freshwater to the bayou, combating saltwater intrusion.The Louisiana Department of Transportation a
  
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• Woman allegedly made child wear trash bag while she beat them with utensil

  10-01-2025 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  KINDER - A woman was arrested Thursday for abuse after it was found she allegedly beat her child while they were wearing a trash bag. Deputies with the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office were called by a bystander who said a toddler had been beaten while they were in a trash bag. They found the four-year-old was being disciplined by their mother, Hailey Bellard. Bellard allegedly beat the child with a plastic utensil after making them wear a trash bag as clothing. The chil
  
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• Woman killed, off-duty police officer injured after two-car collision in Plaquemine

  10-01-2025 11:56 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — A woman was killed and an off-duty Addis police officer was injured when two cars collided on Belleview Drive near Milly Plantation Road in Plaquemine on Friday.The two drivers were traveling in opposite directions on Belleview Drive when the woman's car lost control and spun out into the off-duty police officer's car, a State Police spokesperson said.The woman died at the scene, while the officer was brought to a nearby hospital. Police did not immediately identify the d
  
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• Woman dead, off-duty cop injured after two car-collision in Plaquemine

  10-01-2025 11:56 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — A woman was killed and an off-duty Addis cop was injured after two cars collided on Belleview Drive near Milly Plantation Road in Plaquemine on Friday.The two drivers were traveling in opposite directions on Belleview Drive when the woman's car lost control and spun out into the off-duty police officer's car, a State Police spokesperson said.The woman died at the scene, while the off-duty cop was brought to a nearby hospital.The crash happened around 8 a.m. near Plaquemin
  
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• 2 Make a Difference: 2-year-old who died from Crouzon Syndrome honored with Mardi Gras onesies

  10-01-2025 11:42 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - Trashica Robinson's deep-rooted ties to royalty happened for before she was crowned a Carnival queen, as it began with her granddaughter, also named Royalty, who was born with a devastating condition.Royalty was diagnosed with Crouzon Syndrome, which is when bones in the skull and face fuse together prematurely. Royalty spent most her life in and out of the hospital and the longest duration was eight months in ICU."She had over 56 surgeries, she was a fighter, she was my beacon of lig
  
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• Louisiana Supreme Court rules state police has authority to clear out New Orleans homeless encampments

  10-01-2025 09:45 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - In a court decision passed down Friday, the state Supreme Court granted officials authority to clear out homeless encampments. According to WWL-TV, the court sided with state officials, saying clearing out the encampments was in the interest of public health and safety. The city initially said Governor Jeff Landry was overstepping his authority by ordering the sweeps and that the clearings interfered with the city's efforts to find the residents of the encampment
  
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• Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

  10-01-2025 09:29 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment.The outcome cements Trump’s conviction before he returns to power before while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.Trump’s sentence of an unconditional discharge caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charged with 34 felonies, put on trial for al
  
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• Comedians Omar Gooding, Miguel Nunez visit EBR schools for event aimed at encouraging students

  10-01-2025 09:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Actors and comedians visited multiple East Baton Rouge Parish schools for a new initiative called Celebration Friday.Celebration Friday is a new program run introduced by the school system to bring joy, inspiration and engaging experiences to students as well as boost morale, the parish school system said. Actors and comedians Omar Gooding, known for "Touched by an Angel" and "Smart Guy," and Miguel Nuñez, known for "Juwanna Mann" and "The Return of the Living
  
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• Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures

  10-01-2025 07:57 via wbrz.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region.The snowstorm has implemented a ground stop in Atlanta. This affects flights coming from BTR and MSY. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders mobilized the National Guard to help stranded motorists. School was canceled for mill
  
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• Triple homicide suspect arrested in St. Helena Parish

  10-01-2025 06:10 via wbrz.com
  
  AMITE - Deputies said they arrested the suspect of a triple homicide Thursday afternoon. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday at around 4:30 deputies were called to an address on Sawmill Road for "an apparent triple homicide."No further details were given aside from that the suspect was taken into custody and the investigation was ongoing. Permalink| Comments
  
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