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Two men arrested, face drug charges after Livingston Parish deputies seize meth, heroin
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — Two men were arrested after an investigation by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Narcotics agents responded to a call at Leach Lane in Denham Springs in April, according to LPSO. “Agents were called to assist LPSO Detectives and LPSO Uniform Patrol with an...
Boil advisory issued for some residents in Port Vincent
PORT VINCENT, La. (WAFB) - A boil advisory has been issued for some residents living in Livingston Parish. Ward Two Water District announced it is currently repairing the water main on LA Highway 16 in Port Vincent, La. The company says the water pressure will drop below the Louisiana Department...
High mercury levels in some Lake Maurepas fish bring meal restrictions, state officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents are being urged to limit their consumption of fish from Lake Maurepas in Livingston and St. John the Baptist parishes where high levels of mercury have been detected. According to a fish consumption advisory issued by the state departments of Health, Environmental Quality and Wildlife and Fisheries, women of childbearing age and children younger than 7 should not eat more than three meals per month of any of the following fish: bigmouth buffalo, bowfin (choupique, grinnel), flathead catfish and yellow bass. The same group of consumers should also avoid eating two meals per month of any of these fish: black crappie (sac-a-lait), freshwater drum (gaspergou), largemouth bass and warmouth from Lake Maurepas. There are no consumption limits of the fish for older adults or children 7 and older, according to the advisory.
Bluebonnet Boulevard temporarily closed Friday night, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - City officials announced Bluebonnet Boulevard will be temporarily closed just west of Airline Highway on Friday, April 19. The road will be closed to all through traffic beginning at 7 p.m., according to the East Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Transportation and Drainage Traffic Engineering Division.
Alleged gang members indicted in BR ATM tech robberies
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says members of a gang known as “Bleedas” have been indicted for multiple violent crimes, as well as drug and weapons charges. The investigation began with the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) investigating the armed...
EBRSO: 17-year-olds arrested in EBR to be placed in Jackson Parish Correctional Center
BATON ROUGE - Parish Prison will not take 17-year-olds arrested in East Baton Rouge Parish, officials said Friday afternoon. According to EBRSO officials, an alternative location has been found at Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro until the city-parish can provide an adequate facility in compliance with federal PREA laws. The timing of the move is currently unknown.
Denham Springs man who threw fries, food tray at McDonalds employees arrested
LIVINGSTON PARISH - After two months of searching, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a man who got into an altercation with Livingston McDonalds' employees. According to police, the incident took place in February at the McDonalds off Hwy 16/Hwy 1019. The man, now identified as 61-year-old Alec Middleton, became irate and began throwing french fries across the restaurant, along with throwing the fry box and a plastic food tray, which hit a juvenile employee, into the kitchen area.
Silliman Institute won’t prosecute student vandals
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Leaders at The Silliman Institute, a small private school in East Feliciana parish, have chosen not to prosecute the students who recently vandalized the school, law enforcement authorities said. The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office was first informed about the vandalism when one of their...
Former Denham Springs mayor dies at 76
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (BRPROUD) — In Livingston Parish, the flag is flying half-staff outside city hall in Denham Springs to honor a former mayor who recently passed away. “He was just a great guy and a great friend,” said Denham Springs mayor Gerard Landry. James “Jimmy” Durbin, the...
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