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11-year-old girl, man injured in two separate overnight shootings in Livingston Parish
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Livingston Parish deputies are investigating two separate overnight shootings that left an 11-year-old girl, who was an innocent bystander, and a 43-year-old man injured. Both incidents happened on Saturday night, May 11. Authorities said the first shooting happened around 8 p.m. on Dubois Lane in...
A Covington athlete wanted to set a new PR at the state meet. It turned into a state title.
Covington junior Julia Jenkins walked into the LHSAA Class 5A state championship track and field meet on May 4 with the goal of setting a new personal best in the long jump at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium. She won a state title in the process. Jenkins set that new...
SEVERE T-STORM WATCH until 5am Friday for parishes, counties north of I-10
The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and West Feliciana Parishes as well as, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson Counties until 5am Friday. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH means conditions are favorable for...
Controlled burn of demolished house turns into grass fire
HILLSDALE - A controlled burn of a demolished house turned into a grass fire, according to the Hillsdale Volunteer Fire Department. Images show the smoldering, demolished house surrounded by burned up brush. The Hillsdale Volunteer Fire Department also reminded people that it is too windy to safely burn Saturday.
Why does this Covington park have a massive nose sculpture? Curious Louisiana sniffed it out.
In the world of noses, there are some that are truly stand out. Cyrano de Bergerac. Durante. Streisand. Nixon. Ormsby. Yep, Al Ormsby. The guy whose nose is memorialized in rebar and concrete at a park tucked into a leafy Covington neighborhood. Ormsby, 88, still gets a kick out of...
Students to graduate from two universities Saturday
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hundreds of students are graduating from two universities in southeast Louisiana on Saturday, May 11. Southeastern Louisiana will host two ceremonies at 10 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. They will be held at the University Center on West University Avenue in Hammond. Graduates and...
Photos: FAE Fest at Independence Community Park
BREC hosted its annual FAE Fest at the Independence Community Park. The event featured Princesses, Trolls, arts and crafts, performances by the Acadian Circus, food vendors and more. In the kids village attendees could visit with animal and ride ponies from T&K pony rides, play in bounce houses or even enjoy a field of bubbles from Lafayette's Bubble Bus.
Hammond Fire Department searching for two suspects in arson investigation
HAMMOND, La. — The Hammond Fire Department is searching for two suspects after firefighters noticed smoke coming from a building while en route to put out another fire. Firefighters said they went to the building at 1406 Corbin Road on Apr. 10. Crews were able to put out the...
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