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Shooter convicted of 2016 killing outside Baton Rouge nightclub gets life without parole
A Baton Rouge judge wasted little time Thursday sentencing a man to life in prison two months after a jury found him guilty of a fatal shooting outside a crowded nightclub in 2016. Horace Alexander Smith, 45, said nothing as he stood before District Judge Brad Myers during a short...
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New Orleans firefighter Dwayne Jackson dies in I-10 crash
NEW ORLEANS — A longtime New Orleans firefighter was killed early Thursday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 westbound in Ascension Parish, marking the third NOFD firefighter to die in the past three weeks. According to Louisiana State Police, 41-year-old Dwayne Jackson was driving a 2006 Nissan Titan...
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Sammy Wyatt launches race to unseat Cassidy
SHREVEPORT, La. - Sammy Wyatt has announced his bid for the office of U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He is a conservative Republican who was born in Shreveport and graduated from Southwood High School. Wyatt started his career in law enforcement working for the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office and the Bossier...
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A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of the WBRZ viewing area
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and West Feliciana Parishes as well as, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson Counties until 10:00pm. The primary threats include a few tornadoes, isolated damaging wind gusts to...
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'Slap in the face': East Baton Rouge leaders reject 'offers of judgement' in two BRAVE Cave suits
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council on Wednesday rejected offers of judgement totaling $105,000 proposed by city-parish attorneys in two federal lawsuits tied to the infamous BRAVE Cave allegations. Members of Baton Rouge’s NAACP chapter and local activists panned the offers as “egregiously” small, low-ball attempts to sweep away the...
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Body of missing truck driver recovered from Mississippi River
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux reports that the body of the missing person from the recent vehicle submersion near the Mississippi River levee has been recovered. At 6:18 PM, the Sheriff received a call from a neighbor, who spotted what may have been the victim. The Sheriff...
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Sandy Bertman, the wife of LSU baseball legend Skip Bertman, has died
Sandy Bertman, the wife of former LSU baseball coach and five-time national champion Skip Bertman, died on Thursday night in Baton Rouge, LSU announced Friday. Sandy Bertman was a native of Brooklyn and met Skip in 1961 while teaching at Madie Ives Elementary School in Miami. They were engaged three months later and got married on Feb. 11, 1962.
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Person taken into custody at end of manhunt for rapist
BATON ROUGE - A person was taken into custody after a manhunt for a rapist in East Baton Rouge Parish. Around 12 p.m. the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office were looking for a man who broke into a home and raped a person. Law enforcement tracked the person to Jefferson Highway near Stumberg Lane where they were taken into custody.
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These Baton Rouge churches offer Friday Lent fish fry plates. See when, where.
In Louisiana, many churches offer Lent-friendly dinners during the 40-day Lenten period, which ends Thursday, April 17, as the tradition suggests Christians abstain from eating meat on Fridays. If you find yourself looking for a meat-free meal or friendly gathering on a Friday, here are 12 local churches hosting fish...
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BRPD: Man found in car with critical gunshot wounds
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man with life-threatening injuries. The shooting happened on Wednesday afternoon, March 12 around 4:50 p.m. in the 2800 block of Dayton Street. Police said a man was found in the car with multiple...
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Coroner identifies two people in fleeing vehicle who died after crashing into car head-on during pursuit
BATON ROUGE - Two people died after a crash on Bluebonnet Boulevard and Nicholson Drive following a pursuit through St. Gabriel, according to officials. The St. Gabriel Police Department said around 6:30 p.m., a vehicle was observed as going at a high rate of speed through St. Gabriel. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, which accelerated, refused to yield or stop for police lights. Later, the vehicle crashed in Baton Rouge.