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• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: New Years Day Commute

  01-01-2025 05:28 via wbrz.com
  
  Welcome to your Team 2 Traffic commute guide. This story will be updated as traffic occurs in and around the capital area to help you know what to expect on the roads each day5:15 A.M.: Accident in East Baton Rouge Parish on Florida Blvd at N Sherwood Forest DrPermalink| Comments
  
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• Two injured with second-degree burns after a heater blew up in a Plaquemine home

  04-01-2025 17:28 via wbrz.com
  
  PLAQUEMINE — Two people were brought to the hospital Saturday evening after a heater blew up in the front bedroom of a Plaquemine home on La. 1.An Acadian Ambulance Service spokesperson said that the two people were transported with second-degree burns and inhalation damage. Police and firefighters also responded to the scene.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Saints owner Gayle Benson, NFL donate $1 million to assist New Orleans attack victims, their families

  04-01-2025 16:39 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Gayle Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints, announced Saturday that the team and the NFL Foundation will be pledging a total of $1 million to aid relief efforts for victims of the New Year's Day attack that killed 14."As a league, our cities and teams compete at the highest levels of competition and share spirited rivalries. Our staffs and players work tirelessly towards achieving our goals and we share in victories and defeats. However, through football, we are a
  
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• Firefighters contain house fire at home near Florida Boulevard

  04-01-2025 15:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Firefighters put out a house fire at a home near Florida Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.Baton Rouge Fire officials said their units arrived at the Leighton Drive fire at 1:49 p.m. and had the fire under control by 2:03 p.m.Officials said flames were visible from the front bedroom of the house. Though firefighters contained the fire to the bedroom, the rest of the home sustained significant smoke and water damage, totaling $200,000.Investigators said they are still worki
  
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• 2024: A year of One Tank Trips in 'rear view'

  04-01-2025 15:15 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - From hidden gems and small towns to the biggest events in the capital city, we've shown you there is a lot you can do with just one tank of gas.For this very special edition of One Tank Trips, Falon Brown and videographer Joel Bruce take a look back on the most exciting adventures and give you a sneak peek of behind-the-scenes fun.Don't worry, One Tank Trips isn't going anywhere in 2025! The duo is just taking a short break to prepare for the year ahead. If you have any s
  
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• WBRZ's top stories of 2024 include Hurricane Francine coverage, Loranger tragedy, Edwards' election

  04-01-2025 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE—As 2025 begins, WBRZ looked back at the last year of news coverage to determine the top stories of 2024.The highest-trafficked stories on WBRZ.com were wide-ranging, including unprecedented tragedies in Tangipahoa Parish, the selection of a new leader in East Baton Rouge Parish and a devastating hurricane.WBRZ's top 10 stories reflect the stories with the most clicks. Here's the list:1. WBRZ's Storm Station coverage of Hurricane Francine.2. Kidnapped girl dead; sibling fou
  
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• Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, found dead at Los Angeles-area residence

  04-01-2025 13:57 via wbrz.com
  
  Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.Baena was found dead Friday at a Los Angeles home, according to medical examiner's records. The circumstances were unclear Saturday. The records indicated that the medical examiner's office was investigating and did not include any information on where specifically his body was discovered or the cause of death.The medical examiner's office said in an email to The Associated Press
  
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• 3-year-old injured after accidental shooting Friday night; two arrested

  04-01-2025 13:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A 3-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting on Friday night, Baton Rouge Police say. The accidental shooting happened around 10:35 p.m. Friday on North Ardenwood Drive. Officials say it was a non-life-threatening injury to the leg.Officials said the child's uncle, 20-year-old Dekel Davis, was arrested. Davis is being charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. Davis' brother and the child's father, 21-year-old Kerry Thomas was also ar
  
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• 3-year-old injured after accidental shooting Friday night

  04-01-2025 13:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A 3-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting on Friday night, Baton Rouge Police say. The accidental shooting happened around 10:35 p.m. Friday on North Ardenwood Drive. Officials say it was a non-life-threatening injury to the leg.Officials said a family member was taken into custody but would not say if it was a parent. Baton Rouge Police say this investigation is ongoing.Permalink| Comments
  
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• How to stay safe while using a home heater in cold temperatures

  04-01-2025 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — With a strong cold front headed to Louisiana, State Fire Marshal Chief Bryan J. Adams shared some safety tips for home heating.Officials say to plug your space heaters directly into wall outlets, not power strips or extension cords. Make sure space heaters are three to five feet away from objects that catch fire easily, like blankets.Do not use stoves or ovens to heat homes. Officials also say not to overfill fireplaces or wood-burning stoves.Do not leave candles, open f
  
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• Congress is notified by the Biden administration of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel

  04-01-2025 12:52 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza.Some of the arms in the package could be sent through current U.S. stocks but the majority would take a year or several years to deliver, according to two U.S. officials Saturday who spoke on condition of anonymity because the notification to Congress hasn't been formally sent.The sale i
  
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• Drago's says it has lost lease at location near College Drive; plans to shutter by end of month

  04-01-2025 11:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A popular seafood restaurant says it has lost its lease and must move to a new location.Drago's said its location on Constitution Avenue near College Drive in Baton Rouge would close by the end of the month and reopen later at a new location yet to be announced.The restaurant's operators said they were "in the process of negotiating a new home for Drago's Baton Rouge." It promised updates "very soon."Drago's also has other restaurants in Louisiana and Mississippi.Permali
  
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• Memorial service for longtime Broadmoor coach Rusty Price set for Saturday

  04-01-2025 11:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Broadmoor High School's football stadium will host a "celebration of life" service Saturday for longtime coach Rusty Price, who died last weekend.The school named the facility for Price in a ceremony in September. He coached at the school for 45 years.After leading the team to a cross country state championship, Price became Broadmoor's football coach and eventually athletic director."He impacted so many lives, and we were able to celebrate that in September when the sch
  
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• Broadmoor High School honors late former coach Rusty Price at 'celebration of life'

  04-01-2025 11:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Broadmoor High School's football stadium hosted a "celebration of life" service Saturday for longtime coach Rusty Price, who died last weekend.Those honoring him say he wasn't just a coach, but a builder of people. "I saw the love he had for these kids, but I also saw the toughness and the expectations he had for them," a former Broadmoor High assistant principal said during the ceremony.Price went on to coach at his alma mater for 45 years. His daughter says he
  
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• British media report royal family tie to New Orleans terror victim

  04-01-2025 09:43 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — British media reported Saturday that one of the victims of a suspected terrorist attack on New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street had ties to Great Britain's royal family.The BBC said Edward Pettifer, 31, had traveled to New Orleans for the holiday. The Telegraph reported Pettifer's stepmother took care of Prince William and Prince Henry during their childhood.The FBI says a Houston, Texas, man, Shamshud-Din Jabbar, 42, drove a rented truck along Bourbon Street early Wedn
  
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• 18-year-old Baton Rouge victim of terrorist attack laid to rest

  03-01-2025 21:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Friday afternoon, 18-year-old Kareem Badawi, an Episcopal grad and victim of the Bourbon Street attacks, was laid to rest.Badawi, whose family is Palestinian, had a traditional Islamic funeral in Baton Rouge.In Islam, it's imperative to bury loved ones as soon as possible. Kareem was killed Wednesday morning.Families came together to pray, grieve, and remember their loved one.Kareem's cousin Malek Badawi has nothing but fond memories. "Everybody just always surrounding hi
  
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• Prayers in the street held on Plank Road in honor of victim in the New Orleans attack

  03-01-2025 21:27 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Reggie Hunter was celebrating the new year in New Orleans when a man who drove a truck through Bourbon Street killed him and thirteen other people. Hunter's sister Courtney Hunter was at the hospital when she received the news that her brother had died."Once they sat me down, I cried. When they told me, I was in shock, it didn't register and it still hasn't registered, I was in shock," Courtney said.Today, on the corner of Plank Road and Evangeline, many in the community went to p
  
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• Former Baton Rouge police chief takes new job with the city

  03-01-2025 20:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - As the new mayor-president is getting settled into the role, Sid Edwards is bringing on new hires like retired Baton Rouge Police Chief Jeff LeDuff as Assistant Chief Administrative Officer.The announcement came Friday morning. In Sid Edwards’s first address as Mayor-President, he said he’s looking to address crime head-on.“Instead of accepting crime as a problem we must live with, we must change that mindset,” Edwards said.LeDuff is no stra
  
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• How local law enforcement is handling warning from FBI over copycat attacks following New Orleans

  03-01-2025 18:50 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Following the attack in New Orleans, The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are warning law enforcement nationwide about the possibility of copycat attacks.WBRZ spoke with local law enforcement about how the warnings are being handled. Over the next few months, events like marathons, the Super Bowl, St. Patrick's Day parades, and numerous Mardi Gras celebrations will take place in Louisiana.The Baton Rouge Police Department and Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office are two agencies
  
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• One dead after Thursday shooting in Zachary; deputies searching for suspect

  03-01-2025 18:43 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — EBR Deputies say they are searching for a man wanted for second-degree murder after a shooting on Plains Port Hudson Road resulted in one person dying Thursday.Alex Senegal, 32 is wanted for second-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm.According to witness statements, Jeremy Wright was helping a relative and her boyfriend, Senegal, move from one trailer into another trailer. Senegal allegedly accused Wright of stealing his drugs. As a result, Senegal shot Wr
  
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• Biden will visit New Orleans on Monday in the wake of the deadly Bourbon Street attack

  03-01-2025 18:02 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit New Orleans next week, with the city still reeling from the deadly New Year’s rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers.The White House says the president and first lady will travel to New Orleans on Monday to “grieve with the families and community members impacted by the tragic attack.”Fourteen people were killed in the attack. The driver, identified
  
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• Blood Center asking for donations to restock hospital shelves after deadly Bourbon St. attack

  03-01-2025 18:00 via wbrz.com
  
  HAMMOND - In addition to the 14 people killed, at least three dozen people were injured when a man in a speeding truck deliberately rammed into people walking on Bourbon Street. Many of those injured needed blood when they got to hospitals. The blood center is the primary supplier of blood to local hospitals throughout south Louisiana, the company has set up blood donation sites around New Orleans and in Hammond. By January second, hundreds of people were donating the
  
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• EBR D.A. discusses city's 'violent street group' problem and why they are not 'gangs'

  03-01-2025 17:46 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - In 2024, statistics show domestic violence homicides went down, but gang-related violence drove the murder statistics in the parish 11 percent higher than the year before.The recent arrests of Roger Parker, Yancey Jarrell Jr., Tremell Harris, and Kendrick Profit, who police say are responsible for multiple shootings across the parish including the murder of an eight-year-old are a prime example.Baton Rouge police say the boy was caught in the crossfire when the group, who they sus
  
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• AG's suggestions: Thou should not post Ten Commandments near a Louisiana teacher's desk

  03-01-2025 17:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's attorney general on Friday issued four suggestions on how public schools should display the Ten Commandments. One says the document shouldn't be posted behind any teacher's desk and another says it should be displayed with other historical documents.Lawmakers last year directed that a copy of the Protestant version of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom, including those at colleges and universities, beginning Jan. 1. A fed
  
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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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• 'He gave me closure:' father speaks on son's death from accidental shooting

  03-01-2025 16:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A father is calling for an end to gun violence, both intentional and accidental, after his child was killed by a friend when a gun misfired.On Dec. 26, fifteen-year-old Kentrell Royal died at his mother's apartment on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard after his fifteen-year-old friend accidentally fired a loading gun while the two were playing."It hurts because I always thought... I always looked at it like I can't wait until my son gets older," Kentrell Royal's father Kerry Boatner
  
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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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• Driver looking for party responsible for damage incurred inside car wash

  03-01-2025 15:52 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A woman's car was damaged in a car wash, not by the car wash itself but by something that fell off of another car. So far, no one has accepted responsibility and she has reached out to 2 On Your Side.Valerie Walton likes to keep her car clean and gets bi-weekly car washes at WhiteWater Express Car Wash. She has had an unlimited membership for several years and frequents the Cortana location. On December 6, 2024, Walton says she was going through the wash tunnel when her car starte
  
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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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