Letters volley between DOTD, La. AG about I-10 widening project

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Baton Rouge officials are preparing for the heavy rain as the city waits out a flash flood warning. BRProud’s Storm Tracker team reported that heavy rainfall is possible and could impact low areas with poor drainage the most. During the day, the rain will increase over the I-10 and the I-12 corridor and go north. The highest risk for severe weather will be in the afternoon to the early evening.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – As rain swept through the capital region and surrounding areas Sunday, Jan. 29, a number of roads flooded, resulting in multiple closures. Road closures and areas with dangerously high water are listed below. East Baton Rouge Parish. The City of Baton Rouge is reporting...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – On This Week in Louisiana Politics, Shannon Heckt brings us up to speed on what to expect during the special legislative session that begins on Monday. Also, hear how some elected officials are pushing for a focus on the state’s crime lab to help...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – East Baton Rouge Parish leaders issued a warning regarding the significant rainfall that impacted the region and surrounding areas Sunday, Jan. 29. According to a news release from the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, as of 3 p.m., local first responders...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The funeral arrangements for LSU student Madison Brooks are set for Friday, Feb. 3. Services will begin with visitation at St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington. The visitation is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Immediately following the visitation, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the church. Brooks will be buried at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Covington.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported shooting that left two men dead on Monday, Jan. 30. Two bodies were found a little before 3 a.m. in a vehicle outside the Waffle House located at 10439 Reiger Road, according to EMS.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Capital Area Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association desperately needs volunteers to become advocates for children in foster care. Tyler Morrow, recruitment coordinator with CASA, said more than 160 children are currently on a waiting list. Volunteers will go through a background check and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A man on Airline Highway was hit and killed by two vehicles on Saturday, Jan. 28. The Baton Rouge Police Department says Patrick Patterson, 20, was trying to cross the highway when he was hit by a Ford F-150 and a Ford Focus around 8:20 p.m. Patterson was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries, according to the police.

WALKER, La. (BRPROUD) – A Livingston Parish man was killed in an early Monday morning crash on LA 449. The victim was identified as Corey Bennett, 46, of Walker. Investigators said Bennett was driving south in a 2011 BMW Z4 when the crash took place in Livingston Parish. The...

ETHEL, La. (BRPROUD) – Louisiana State Police are investigating an East Feliciana Parish deputy shooting a driver after reportedly being hit by a vehicle on Saturday, Jan. 28. State police say the deputy initiated a traffic stop at 7:30 p.m. on a Honda Accord. The deputy was reportedly hit...

KEACHI, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A train derailment in Keachi caused residents to evacuate from their homes Friday night after over 10,000 gallons of acid products were spilled. According to the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, just before 11 p.m., a train derailed at the railroad crossing on Hwy 5 in Keachi.

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) – “Momma, I got him!,” Kamdyn Fruge’ crowed. The 12-year-old had waited and worked for months to prep his hunting area after seeing a deer on the game camera that he called “Pretty Boy.” The efforts paid off on Sunday, Dec. 18 when he landed the 10-point, 235-pound buck.

BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY) – Broussard police responded to a burglary at Zoosiana Jan. 29. According to police, several squirrel monkeys were taken from their habitat around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 29. All other Zoo animals have been accounted for and their is no concern for public safety at this...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Over the weekend, a capital area church known as downtown Baton Rouge’s first place of worship for Black people celebrated its 165th anniversary. Over the years, many have come to know Mount Zion First Baptist Church as a safe haven. This was reflected...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A man and woman in Baton Rouge were shot at while lying in their bed on Saturday, according to deputies. The Jan. 28 shooting took place at a location in the 1900 block of Mariner Drive and left a woman with gunshot wounds, according to an affidavit.

HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — A Hammond teen faces a murder charge after detectives say he shot a woman while inside her parked car at a Tangipahoa Parish gas station on Sunday. The investigation started when detectives say an HPD officer was flagged down by a driver near Southwest Railroad Avenue near Old Covington Highway shortly after 7 p.m. The driver said a woman in the car with him had been shot at a nearby gas station and that they were en route to the hospital.

PRAIRIEVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) — An Ascension Parish deputy is accused of driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says that deputies responded to an accident on Highway 44 in Galvez around 4 a.m. When deputies arrived at the scene, they identified the driver as Curley Jones. Through an investigation, deputies discovered Jones was driving while intoxicated when the accident happened.

POINTE COUPEE PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — Pointe Coupee’s Fire Chief’s two-year-old son named AJ was traumatized after receiving 2nd and 3rd-degree burns on Sunday, Jan. 22. Pointe Coupee Fire Chief, Aaron Edwards, is also a full-time employee of the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Edwards’s two-year-old son, AJ, was involved in a burn accident while visiting family in St. Charles. The accident resulted in significant burns to his neck and upper body.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A newly released audit shows that Southern University’s athletics department did not disclose a debt of nearly $400,000. According to the audit, Louisiana Legislative Auditors said the athletics department misclassified revenue, inaccurate and incorrect Pell grant amounts were found and did not properly disclose noted debt.

Update: A flood watch is in effect until 12 AM Monday morning as heavy rainfall will continue throughout the day into the night. Already 3-5″ have fallen in and around the Baton Rouge area with more expected. Showers will begin to enter the region early Sunday morning. With dewpoints...