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• Three-year-old injured in shooting on North 26th Street

  15-04-2025 19:08 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A three-year-old was injured in a shooting on North 26th Street, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.The shooting happened around 6:40 p.m. Neighbors on the scene said a car rolled up and started shooting at a group.The condition of the injured child is not known at this time. The shooting is under investigation.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU baseball wins another late night thriller, pitcher Kade Anderson left game with wrist issue

  10-05-2025 01:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - It was another thrilling victory in the late night hours on Friday as Ethan Frey lifted a shot to center field in the bottom of the tenth inning and Jared Jones raced home on the sacrifice fly to give LSU the 5-4 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the first game of their weekend SEC series at Alex Box Stadium.Frey was 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored as LSU took a much needed win over another top-ten team.However the game was not all jubilation as starting LSU pitcher Kade A
  
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• One shot near Doyle High School in Town of Livingston

  09-05-2025 21:20 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON - One person was shot near Doyle High School in Livingston, according to officials.Officials say the injured person was a 23-year-old who was shot in the chest. Emergency officials arrived around 9:15 p.m.No information on the injured person's condition is available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One shot at Livingston Parks and Recreation baseball park in Town of Livingston

  09-05-2025 21:20 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON - One person was shot at the Livingston Parks and Recreation baseball park on Texas Street and South Range Road, according to officials.Officials say the injured person was a 23-year-old who was shot in the chest. Emergency officials arrived around 9:15 p.m.No information on the injured person's condition is available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Turkish Tufts University student released from Louisiana immigration detention center

  09-05-2025 20:16 via wbrz.com
  A Tufts University student from Turkey was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center Friday, more than six weeks after she was arrested walking on the street of a Boston suburb.U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington ordered the release of Rumeysa Ozturk pending a final decision on her claim that she’s been illegally detained following an op-ed she co-wrote last year that criticized the school’s response to Israel’s war in
  
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• Livingston says heavy rain throughout week causing more potholes along LA-63

  09-05-2025 18:11 via wbrz.com
  LIVINGSTON -- Heavy rain has been causing trouble for drivers this week, especially in the town of Livingston.A few days ago, the town of Livingston made a post on social media, saying the amount of rain they received over the previous few days had created some potholes on Highway 63 between LA-190 and I-12.Parish officials and DOTD say that DOTD was filling some of the potholes the other day. This is done because Highway 63 is a state road."They'll come in and patch the potholes, but with the
  
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• Entergy moving digital, swapping analog meters; woman caught by surprise

  09-05-2025 16:40 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Andrea LaFaver doesn't want a digital meter reading her energy usage and opted out of a smart meter when Entergy started making upgrades in 2019. Which is why it was a shock to her when she went to read her meter and noticed it had been swapped out for a new one!"It's sneaky, it's underhanded sneaky business," said LaFaver.The discovery was made on May 6, but LaFaver says she had no idea when Entergy was at her Broadmoor home making the swap without any type of notification."There
  
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• $$$ Best Bets: 2nd round playoff action in the NBA and NHL!

  09-05-2025 15:49 via wbrz.com
  Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for the NBA and NHL playoffs, college baseball and the MLB!FridayNBA Playoffs:
  Cavaliers @ Pacers: Cavaliers -4.5
  Thunder @ Nuggets: Thunder -5.5College Baseball:
  Oklahoma @ Kentucky: Oklahoma ML
  UCLA @ Illinois: UCLA -1.5
  Tulane @ Memphis: Tulane -1.5
  Florida @ Texas: Texas ML
  Arkansas @ LSU: LSU ML
  McNeese @ Northwestern: Northwestern MLMLB:
  Rangers @ Tigers: u7.5 Total Runs
  Brewers @ Rays: u9.5 Total Runs
  Phillies @ Guardians: Phillies ML
  Marlins @
  
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• Two Jaguars with perfect GPAs among undergrads receive diplomas at SU spring 2025 commencement

  09-05-2025 15:35 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE — More than 600 Southern University students are set to graduate this weekend, and SU's undergraduate grads walked the stage Friday morning.The ceremony, held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, had a special guest as its keynote speaker: Retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the 44th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.West was the first Black person ever appointed to the position under President Barack Obama; she was also the highest-ranking female graduate of the U.S. Military Acade
  
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• Jaguar undergrads receive diplomas at Southern University spring 2025 commencement

  09-05-2025 15:35 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — More than 600 Southern University students are set to graduate this weekend, and SU's undergraduate grads walked the stage Friday morning.The ceremony, held at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, had a special guest as its keynote speaker: Retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the 44th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.West was the first Black person ever appointed to the position under President Barack Obama; she was also the highest-ranking female graduate of the U.S. Military Acade
  
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• May Street closure significant but necessary step as University Lakes work continues, officials say

  09-05-2025 15:12 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE — May Street, which runs across University Lake, will be closed to all traffic starting June 4 and it's not expected to reopen until the middle of 2026 and the head of the University Lakes Restoration Project says it will make the area more accessible to both recreation and traffic.“It’s going to improve the safety of the intersections at Dalrymple and East Lakeshore for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles,” University Lakes Restoration Project
  
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• Brothers sentenced to probation after laundering money through State Fire Marshal's office

  09-05-2025 14:59 via wbrz.com
  PORT ALLEN - Two brothers convicted on money laundering charges after fleecing the state of Louisiana more than $800,000 during state emergencies, avoided prison Friday when they were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution and fines.District Attorney Tony Clayton was unhappy with Robert and Thomas McCormick's sentences and is examining it for a potential appeal."We wanted jail time," Clayton said. "Although we respect the court and this judge, we are stunned by the sentence. This
  
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• Brothers sentenced to probation after laundering money through State Fire Marshal

  09-05-2025 14:59 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN - Two brothers convicted on money laundering charges after fleecing the state of Louisiana more than $800,000 during state emergencies, avoided prison Friday when they were sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution and fines.District Attorney Tony Clayton was unhappy with Robert and Thomas McCormick's sentences and is examining it for a potential appeal."We wanted jail time," Clayton said. "Although we respect the court and this judge, we are stunned by the sentence. This
  
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• Fired BRPD officer trying to get job back after sex crime charges dropped

  09-05-2025 14:56 via wbrz.com
  A former Baton Rouge Police officer is now working to get his job back after his criminal cases were dropped this week.Demichael Robertson was fired in 2023 following two separate arrests for sex crimes"These allegations, which ultimately as we know, have been dismissed against him, so he's innocent and he was innocent until proven guilty, but unfortunately I believe the former chief found him guilty before he was ever guilty and terminated him," said Robertson's attorney, Tommy Dewey.&nbsp
  
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• Deputies searching for missing Maurepas man; possibly seen in Killian

  09-05-2025 14:56 via wbrz.com
  
  MAUREPAS - Livingston deputies are searching for a 41-year-old man reported missing by his family.Brian Melder left his home on Lewis Road earlier this week and family members have not heard from his since. Deputies say Melder may have been seen in Killian but no further details are available.Anyone with information is urged to call the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-686-2241.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Three Baton Rouge residents plead guilty to Medicaid fraud, conspiracy; could face decades behind bars

  09-05-2025 14:46 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Three Baton Rouge residents pleaded guilty to posing as medical professionals to obtain prescription drugs and defrauding federal benefits programs, federal prosecutors said Friday.Kevan Andre Hills, 31, Devin Tyrone Stampley Jr., 33 and Asia Desham Guess, 28, all admitted that they conspired to submit fraudulent prescriptions for drugs like promethazine with codeine and hydrocodone.According to prosecutors, the three used the Drug Enforcement Administration registration
  
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• IDEA seniors get accepted into college, including one who used to ride his bike to school every day

  09-05-2025 14:29 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Thursday, IDEA Bridge and Innovation College Preparatory Schools celebrated their first senior classes. Their College Signing Day was held at the East Baton Rouge Parish State Library and celebrated the seniors' acceptance into four-year college programs all around the country. The school system also highlighted one senior in particular: Kentrell Taylor Kentrell, who was part of IDEA Bridge for seven years and on the school's basketball team for three. Determined
  
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• Tori Edwards wins SEC Freshman of the Year honors in softball

  09-05-2025 14:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - LSU red-shirt freshman slugger Tori Edwards was named SEC Freshman of the Year for her efforts in a remarkably offensive first season as a Tiger.Edwards is also the only LSU player to make the 2025 All-SEC First Team selection, her tiger teammates catcher Maci Bergeron, pitcher Sydney Berzon, and infielder Danieca Coffey made the 2025 All-SEC Second Team.Edwards sat out last season with a foot injury that kept her from the field for almost the entirety of the season but this year
  
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• Man that stopped armed robbery at Regions Bank speaks, eyes future with law enforcement

  09-05-2025 13:26 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Following the arrest of would-be two-time bank robber 51-year-old Quarles Harris, the man who foiled him this time around was Brandon Searles. "I don't believe in coincidences," Searles said.Searles was making a stop at Regions Bank, where he doesn't have an account."I wasn't supposed to be in Regions that day, I was actually at work that day. I left work to go pick up some money that my father sent me," Searles said. That's what Searles said robber came into the
  
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• Man accused of severely injuring woman in pistol-whipping attack arrested by BRPD

  09-05-2025 13:22 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — A man accused of using a gun to severely beat a woman at his home was arrested by Baton Rouge Police and U.S. Marshals.John Greenhouse Jr., 48, was arrested Tuesday on aggravated second-degree battery and domestic abuse battery with serious injury charges.The woman sought help at a neighbor's home after the May 3 attack, which had caused her to lose consciousness. She had been beaten repeatedly on the head and face with a loaded gun found with blood on it at Greenhouse's
  
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• 2 Make a Difference: Fathers on a Mission helps men learn stress management

  09-05-2025 13:09 via wbrz.com
  In this week's 2 Make a Difference, one father shared his experience with stress as Fathers on a Mission hosted a meeting about stress management.If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to sylvia@wbrz.com.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two people accused in fatal Franklin shooting arrested; deputies identify 20-year-old victim

  09-05-2025 13:04 via wbrz.com
  
  FRANKLIN — Two people accused in a fatal shooting of a 20-year-old in Franklin were arrested early Friday morning.St. Mary Parish deputies arrested 33-year-old Alfred Collins Jr., who they say allegedly shot Dalyn Bell along Bray Lane on Tuesday night. Bell was brought to the hospital and later died.Collins was booked for second-degree murder, four counts of attempted second-degree murder and gun charges.Precious Joseph, 28, was also arrested, accused of being an accessory after the s
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2018 killing

  09-05-2025 13:01 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - A man arrested in a 2018 homicide has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and an unrelated robbery.Dayln Hynard was 16 at the time of the crime and was charged as an adult with second-degree murder and armed robbery in the death of Charvon Johnson.Johnson was 19 when he was shot on Jackson Avenue three weeks before Christmas of 2018. He died a short time later at a hospital.His mother Vashonda Posey said her son didn't know Hynard personally but encountered him on social media, which l
  
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• Company behind Zachary warehouse project meets with residents concerned about flooding, traffic

  09-05-2025 12:40 via wbrz.com
  
  ZACHARY — Developers of a proposed warehouse in Zachary off U.S. 61 met with residents after they said they were left in the dark about plans for the project.The Thursday meeting comes after a 2 On Your Side report from last month detailing the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission's rezoning approval for the site, even as neighbors along Barnett Road expressed their concerns.Now, the developers, Ambrose, presented updates to those same residents in hopes of appeasing their worr
  
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• OJJ employee arrested for allegedly having inappropriate relationship with youth offender

  09-05-2025 12:34 via wbrz.com
  
  BUNKIE - An employee with the Office of Juvenile Justice was arrested for sexual misconduct after she allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with one of the youth at the Acadiana Center.The OJJ announced that Khy Winbush, 24, was arrested for malfeasance in office, sexual misconduct and drug charges after allegedly engaging in an "inappropriate relationship" with one of the teenagers. An internal investigation revealed the relationship on May 6 and Winbush was terminated from her
  
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• Visit Baton Rouge announces new tourism initiative centered around city's architecture

  09-05-2025 12:12 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — On Thursday, Visit Baton Rouge unveiled its newest campaign to help bring tourists to the capital city.The new "Our Place, Your Pace" campaign aims to showcase shows, youth sports and conventions happening throughout the year. The design for the initiative takes inspiration from Baton Rouge's architecture.Visit Baton Rouge says more than nine million people visited the capital city in 2024 alone."This is a great opportunity for us to showcase to visitors in a way that di
  
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• West Baton Rouge Parish to break ground on project combining two Port Allen schools into one facility

  09-05-2025 12:07 via wbrz.com
  
  PORT ALLEN — A new school building is set to start construction in West Baton Rouge Parish.The Cohn Intermediate Project combines Cohn Elementary and Port Allen Middle schools into a single facility for third through eighth grade students, West Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Chandler Smith says.Port Allen Middle will become an early college academy, allowing high school students to earn two associate's degree programs.The project, which will break ground in two weeks, will
  
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• Two more teens arrested, another wanted for alleged involvement in deadly Amite shooting

  09-05-2025 09:29 via wbrz.com
  AMITE - Police are still searching for a murder suspect after arresting three teenagers as alleged principals to a shooting that left another teenager dead. Amite Police said that 17-year-old Pharrell Town is wanted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after 18-year-old Jarvis Brister Jr. was shot dead and an unidentified 17-year-old injured on Monday at Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Fifth Street. Officers say that Town also goes by Trent Green and Trent T
  
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• Two more teenage suspects arrested for alleged involvement in deadly Amite shooting

  09-05-2025 09:29 via wbrz.com
  AMITE - Two more teenagers were arrested and booked for principal to involvement in a shooting that left another teenager dead. The Amite Police Department said 18-year-old Paris Brumfield and 19-year-old Gwendolyn Alexander were arrested for one count each of principal to attempted first-degree murder and principal to first-degree murder. This comes after a double shooting that left 18-year-old Jarvis Brister Jr. dead and an unidentified 17-year-old injured. Nastajaa
  
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• 17-year-old wanted for murder after deadly Amite shooting arrested; fourth person arrested

  09-05-2025 09:29 via wbrz.com
  AMITE - A murder suspect was taken into custody, being the fourth teenager arrested after a shooting that left another teenager dead. Pharrell Town, 17, was previously wanted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after 18-year-old Jarvis Brister Jr. was shot dead and an unidentified 17-year-old injured on Monday at Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Fifth Street. Before naming Town as the prime murder suspect, 18-year-old Paris Brumfield and 19-year-old
  
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