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• One person dead after fatal house fire Tuesday evening

  27-11-2024 08:40 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person died in a fire at a mobile home Tuesday evening. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire happened at a mobile home on Hooper Road shortly after 5 p.m.. When crews arrived, the trailer was engulfed in flames and the single resident was outside but unresponsive. First responders attempted to revive him, but he ultimately died from his injuries after being taken to a hospital. Fire officials did not immediately release a cause for the fire,
  
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• Court again delays indictment deadline for man accused of killing Loranger woman and her daughter

  27-11-2024 14:53 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — A federal magistrate judge has granted another delay as prosecutors seek to indict a man in the deaths of a Loranger woman and one of her young daughters.Daniel Callihan has been charged in Louisiana and Mississippi with counts related to the death of Callie Brunett, 35, and her daughter Erin, 4. Another daughter was abducted and Callihan told investigators that he wanted to keep the child as a sex slave, according to a federal court document.Since the summer, prosecutor
  
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• Three people hurt in shooting on Swan Avenue

  27-11-2024 14:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Three people were injured in a shooting that happened along Swan Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.Officials said the shooting happened around 2 p.m. just outside of Southern University's campus. Sources told WBRZ that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles that stopped in front of Lofton Hair Care. Emergency officials said two people were critically injured and one person suffered serious injuries.  Baton Rouge Police officers are at the scene. No more
  
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• Prairieville man arrested for attempted murder, other felony charges

  27-11-2024 13:45 via wbrz.com
  
  PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies arrested a man for attempted murder after a shooting that happened Nov. 22. Ascension Parish deputies responded to the shooting, which happened on Camden Drive. Two victims at the address had been shot at but were no injured. Christopher Hendricks, 32, was identified as the suspect in the shooting. On Monday, detectives found Hendricks at his home and attempted to arrest him. He tried to drive away, sideswiping a sheriff's office unit in the process.&am
  
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• St. Vincent de Paul holds annual turkey-carving contest ahead of Thanksgiving meal

  27-11-2024 13:30 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday hosted is annual turkey-carving contest ahead of its meal giveaway set for Thanksgiving.Public officials and others often take part in the fete, billed as the feel-good event of the holiday season.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Grosse Tete bridge reopens fully Wednesday afternoon, uniting communities in Iberville Parish again

  27-11-2024 13:13 via wbrz.com
  
  GROSSE TETE — Highway crews are reopening the Grosse Tete draw bridge Wednesday, reconnecting communities on each side of the Port Allen Canal after a barge crashed into the span in June.A statement from the parish government said the bridge will reopen at 1 p.m. Wednesday."We’re thrilled to share that all repairs are complete and right on schedule. Thanks to DOTD and Coastal for their dedication and hard work in delivering on the promised 6-month timeline," a statement from
  
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• Landry appoints District Attorney Tony Clayton to chair of Southern Board of Supervisors

  27-11-2024 12:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Wednesday, Governor Jeff Landry's office said it would be appointing District Attorney Tony Clayton to be the chair of the Southern University Board of Supervisors. Clayton will assume the position effective Jan. 1.“I have known Tony for a long time and there is no one better suited for this position. As a graduate of Southern University, he knows exactly what it takes to bring the University’s education to a higher standard and properly train students
  
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• Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

  27-11-2024 12:13 via wbrz.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he has signed.DeWine signed the law over the objections of Democrats, teachers’ unions and civil rights groups, which had hoped that his objections to a ban on gender-affirming care for minors last year would carry th
  
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• Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health

  27-11-2024 11:07 via wbrz.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s leading medical research agency.Trump, in a statement Tuesday evening, said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, “to d
  
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• Police identify man killed in car crash outside of family-owned restaurant

  27-11-2024 08:27 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Police have identified a man who was killed when he was hit by a car outside of a local restaurant. Thomas Sapp, 53, of Bogalusa, died when a car hit him outside of Yellow Brick House in Denham Springs. Just minutes before his death, Sapp, who was homeless, had walked into the restaurant, where he received a hot meal from the owners. Owners Chad Matrana and his wife Kimberly James said this was the first time seeing the man. Just like they did for man
  
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• Which stores are open on Thanksgiving? Not many since most stay closed to prepare for Black Friday

  27-11-2024 08:14 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them.While most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day, many will open early the following day — Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year.Here’s what is open and closed this Thanksgiving
  
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• It's never too early to prepare! The Bayou Classic is this weekend!

  27-11-2024 05:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The 2une In team is live this morning setting up for the Bayou Classic this weekend!The Bayou Classic is the annual matchup between Southern University and Grambling State University, the biggest HBCUs in the state. 2une In's Abigail Whitam is live this morning with local restaurants who are preparing for the biggest game of the year. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Baton Rouge police officer injured after crash on Airline Highway

  26-11-2024 21:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge police officer was injured in a crash on Airline Highway Tuesday afternoon, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.BRPD says a vehicle pulled out from a private driveway in front of an officer on the 9500 block of Airline Highway.The officer sustained moderate injuries from the accident, but they were minor injuries, according to the BRPD.Permalink| Comments
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: College Football Week 14: Thankful for Football! $$$

  26-11-2024 21:53 via wbrz.com
  
  Hunter McCann has this Thanksgiving weekend's best bets for college football, the NFL, the NHL, the NBA and college basketball!ThursdayNFL:Bears @ Lions: Lions -9.5Giants @ Cowboys: Cowboys -3.5Dolphins @ Packers: Packers -3.5College Football:Memphis @ Tulane: Tulane -13.5FridayNFL:Raiders @ Chiefs: Chiefs -12.5College Football:Oregon State @ Boise State: Oregon State +18.5Oklahoma State @ Colorado: Oklahoma State +17.5Texas State @ South Alabama: South Alabama +1.5Mississippi State @ Ole Miss:
  
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• Gonzales chief of police candidates prepare for runoff election

  26-11-2024 21:07 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES - For the Gonzales police chief runoff election, the candidates have different approaches. The incumbent wants to invest in technology that can help solve crimes, while the challenger says he wants to focus on building morale within the department and the community. Incumbent Sherman Jackson says at first, he wasn't going to seek a fifth term."I started getting a lot of phone calls. People were uneasy about having a new chief and basically, I felt that I would be turning my ba
  
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• Convicted arsonist returns to jail, this time for violating probation

  26-11-2024 20:41 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Security camera video shows a man in a ski mask walking up the steps of a home in New Orleans, and while wearing a ski mask, he walks towards the camera, rummages around on the porch, then walks away.Later, the homeowner called the police, and that call landed convicted Baton Rouge arsonist Christian King back in jail.Monday night, King was arrested for violating a protective order for a woman he was not supposed to be near in New Orleans. He was then brought back to the East Bato
  
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• Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

  26-11-2024 20:21 via wbrz.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday as a region on edge wondered whether it will hold.The ceasefire announced Tuesday is a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting sparked by the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.Israel has said it will attack if Hezbollah breaks the ceasefire agreement.The ceasefire calls for an initial two-month halt to fighting and
  
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• Officers under investigation after holding 14-year-old down as mother slaps him with belt

  26-11-2024 18:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A pair of Baton Rouge police officers are on the job as an internal investigation of their behavior in 2019 continues.The officers are seen on their body cameras, offering to hold down a 14-year-old boy so his mother could whip him with a belt. They mocked him while his mother whipped him and asked him over and over if he was going to tell officers what he knew about the shooting.Attorney Ryan Thompson, who is representing the teen in unrelated legal matters, filed the internal af
  
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• Man running across Louisiana to raise awareness, celebrating own journey in beating addiction

  26-11-2024 18:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana man is attempting to set a fastest known time record by running across Louisiana in 10 days or less, starting at the Texarkana line and finishing near Grand Isle.Chip Autin, 41, says this week will represent 10 years since beating an addiction to meth. To celebrate it, he is choosing to run nearly 432 miles across the state through LA 1, an idea he got in 2023."Last year around October, I had just finished my second 100-mile race, and I was trying to
  
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• Gonzales mayoral candidates preparing ahead of runoff election

  26-11-2024 18:05 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — The race for Gonzales mayor is heating up and candidates are preparing to win over voters ahead of the runoff election.Kemlyn Bailey Lomas said she is spending her Thanksgiving weekend meeting with residents, and inviting them to her headquarters for an opportunity to engage with her directly.Timothy "Tim" Riley said he is directly calling potential voters.“We’re calling a lot of them, and then a lot of them already knew it was a runoff so they were alre
  
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• Mid City restaurant expected to make 1,200 pies ahead of Thanksgiving this year

  26-11-2024 17:18 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thanksgiving is notoriously a busy time for the service industry, especially the staff at Elsie's Plate and Pie.They are feeling the heat this week and racing against the clock to fulfill a record number of orders.Owner and head chef at Elsie's Paul Dupre told WBRZ on Tuesday that they have to bake 1,200 pies for Thanksgiving week. That's 600 pre-orders and 600 more for walk-ins, he explained. So how are they doing it? Dupre said the secret is to delegate tasks. What is u
  
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• Zachary police seeking information on person wanted in arson investigation

  26-11-2024 16:57 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY - The Zachary Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying someone wanted for an arson investigation.In an image provided by police, a person on a bicycle in a blue shirt and dark blue shorts is shown.Anyone with information asked to reach out to police at 225-654-1921. WBRZ reached out to ZPD for information regarding the arson.Image provided by the Zachary Police Department.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Proposition to revise Ascension charter to give more power to parish council on ballot in December

  26-11-2024 16:36 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES — The Ascension Parish Council is hoping a proposition on the December ballot will pass, giving more power to the parish's legislative branch.Currently, the Ascension Parish home rule charter gives the power to appoint the parish secretary to the parish president. The proposition would shift that power to the parish council.Click here to read the proposed changes to the charter"Under the current charter, she is hired, fired, everyday operation under the executive branch," Asc
  
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• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: AG's office says thousands of La. 1 speeding tickets sent by mail are illegal

  26-11-2024 16:33 via wbrz.com
  
  ADDIS - Attorney General Liz Murrill says recent speeding citations alleging violations in school zones along La. 1 are illegal, nullifying hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines that could have been collected. More than 4,000 speeding tickets were issued in a two-week period by Ward 2 Constable Ron Tetzel. The WBRZ Investigative Unit learned the tickets were for drivers near Lukeville Elementary School in Addis. The tickets, based on readings from a hand-held radar gun tha
  
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• Southern University Ag Center hosts workshop working with 'ethnic vegetables' in south Louisiana

  26-11-2024 15:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Southern University Ag Center hosted a workshop called "SUmthin's Growing!!" to educate about ethnic vegetables that grow in south Louisiana.The term "ethnic vegetables" refers to produce that may be native to Louisiana or come from diverse cultures around the world that can be grown in south Louisiana's climate. The vegetables include elderberry, tomatillos and bitter melon.The workshop, which taught people about growing, cooking and eating the aforementioned vegetables, was
  
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• Baton Rouge dentist gives back to community by donating turkeys, Rouse's gift cards for Thanksgiving

  26-11-2024 15:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge dentist is hoping to make people's smiles brighter this year by giving out turkeys and gift cards for Thanksgiving.Dr. Leonard Lewis gave away more than 30 turkeys Tuesday. He also gave away Rouse's gift cards.He took over a practice in Baton Rouge a few years ago and wanted to give back to the community. GAVE AWAY MORE"So many families in our community are undernourished, and not having can bring upon a level of depression; and we want to just fill that li
  
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• Two arrested in multi-parish drug raid yielding fentanyl, cocaine, prescription pills

  26-11-2024 15:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Two people were arrested after deputies seized a large amount of drugs from homes in East Baton Rouge and Jefferson parishes.Deshawn Jones, 42, and Lakeisha Butler, 41, were both arrested on drug dealing and gun charges, as well as illegal possession of drugs in the presence of a minor, on MondayDeputies raided a Marrero home and found cocaine, fentanyl, amphetamine and other drugs. They also arrested Jones and found photographs of drugs on his phone linked to a Powerbro
  
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• Pedestrian hit, killed after hit-and-run crash on O'Neal Lane on Monday night

  26-11-2024 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A pedestrian is dead after a hit-and-run crash on O'Neal Lane Monday night, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.BRPD says the crash occurred in the 2800 block of O'Neal Lane after 11 p.m. Monday. A pedestrian, whose information was not provided by police, was struck in the roadway by a silver or grey sedan headed southbound.The last known direction of travel known of the vehicle was southbound on O'Neal Lane headed forward South Harrell's Ferry Road. Anyone with informa
  
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• Cleo Fields, Mississippi congressman enter culinary wager over Southern's conference championship

  26-11-2024 14:49 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Congressman-elect Cleo Fields and his Mississippi counterpart entered into a friendly wager ahead of their alma maters' — Southern University and Jackson State University — matchup in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship on Dec. 7.Fields and Bennie Thompson wagered 25 pounds of either Mississippi catfish or Louisiana shrimp, a spokesperson for Thompson said. The Congressman whose team loses will send their state's seafood to the winner.&a
  
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• Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport expecting an uptick in Thanksgiving travelers

  26-11-2024 13:36 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The escalator, gates, and terminal are decorated for the holidays at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. And ‘tis the season for families to fly.More than 10,000 passengers are expected to pass through the Baton Rouge airport for Thanksgiving travel. This is up 16% from last year. “It's just chaos but you gotta give yourself to it. You gotta roll with things as they come along. Know that you're gonna get there. Once you get there sitting with f
  
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