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Thursday AM Forecast: Scattered showers to end week, Warm and Humid weekend ahead
After recording the first 90° afternoon of the year on Wednesday, an increase in cloud cover and scattered showers will keep temperatures a bit cooler to conclude the workweek. The weekend, however, will welcome back the very warm conditions. Today & Tonight: Mainly cloudy skies early Thursday will keep...
Baton Rouge police selling lunch plates to help officer after medical emergency
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is selling lunch plates to help an officer recovering from a medical emergency. Police said Cpl. Sirtelli Dorsey recently experienced a severe medical emergency while on duty. They are now organizing fundraisers, including a jambalaya plate sale, to help him and his family.
I-TEAM: Caregiver arrested after man with special needs found wandering the street
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A mother from Metairie is furious after she says her adult son, who has special needs, was abandoned by those she trusted to take care of him. The caregiver allegedly left him inside his apartment back in March, allowing him to slip out of the apartment and wander the streets of Baton Rouge. Pamela Eames says her trust was violated.
Find out what is replacing BBQ restaurant in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new place to eat is coming to Baton Rouge. An Asian noodle restaurant is taking over the spot formally held by Podnuh’s Bar-B-Que, 2648 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., according to Troy Daigle of Jarreau Real Estate. Podnuh’s Bar-B-Que was sold on Thursday,...
Wednesday PM Forecast: Highs scale back temporarily as rain chances rise
UPDATE - 10 p.m. Wednesday: A narrow cluster of storms has developed this evening to the southwest of Baton Rouge. These storms are not moving very quickly, and appear to be hugging a boundary - likely a remnant lake breeze boundary emanating from Lake Pontchartrain and Maurepas. These storms will likely diminish as we continue to lose daytime heating effects into the night.
Showers and storms later today
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Today will start out with cloudy and muggy conditions with some areas of light fog. Showers/storms will develop from the west and move eastward across our area later today. There will be a 50% chance of showers/storms, better chance in the afternoon. There is also...
Two 16-year-olds arrested after shooting death on Longfellow Drive Saturday
BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested two 16-year-olds after a man was killed in a shooting on Longfellow Drive Saturday. Police say the two male juveniles were booked into EBR Juvenile Detention for second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Daon Scott, 23, was found dead...
Smiley: Officer deals with rabid reptile attack
"It could only happen in the Army," says Russ Wise, of LaPlace. "Being trained as a tanker, I was assigned to teach infantry patrolling skills to intelligence officers and NCOs at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, as they prepared to go to Southeast Asia. "It was an Army thing. None of these...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem meets with Jeff Landry’s cabinet in Baton Rouge
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who’s in the midst of a controversy over admitting to killing her dog, was in Baton Rouge to meet with Gov. Jeff Landry’s cabinet Thursday at the Capitol, multiple attendees at the meeting confirmed to the Illuminator. Noem is reportedly still in consideration to be former President Donald Trump’s running […] The post South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem meets with Jeff Landry’s cabinet in Baton Rouge appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Baton Rouge teenager arrested, allegedly called in bomb threat to South Carolina school
BATON ROUGE - A 19-year-old from Baton Rouge was arrested and will be extradited after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a South Carolina high school. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Trenton Brown called Carolina Forest High School on Wednesday, April 24, and said there were bombs at the school. The property was evacuated while law enforcement swept the campus. No bombs were found.
An LSU student just signed with big country label. Now he'll tour with his uncle Tim McGraw.
The fans and the music come first. That's the best advice rising country singer-songwriter Timothy Wayne recalls his uncle giving him — advice that stands among many career nuggets the LSU sophomore has taken to heart after securing his first major record deal. Who's Wayne's wise uncle? Country superstar...
West Baton Rouge blues artist builds legendary career
PORT ALLEN, La. (BRPROUD) – Erwinville native Lil Ray Neal has been playing the guitar and singing the blues for nearly 50 years. He knew at an early age that he was born to do music. “When most kids were given toys for Christmas, me and my brothers and...
Want team races, top individuals? LHSAA Class 3A, 2A track may just have it all
Some people love watching an intense race or competition between just a few competitors. Others love watching point totals and the team competition. Friday will be a great day to do both, thanks to an impressive group of local teams/competitors set for the LHSAA Outdoor Track & Field State meet for Class 2A and 3A.
Louisiana Pirate Festival pageant crown, items stolen in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The queen of the 2023-24 Louisiana Pirate Festival is searching for pageant items she says were stolen from the trunk of her car at a Baton Rouge apartment complex. McKinley Cobb said a crown, crown box, pin and banner worth over $5,000 were taken...
Wealthier and Whiter: Louisiana School District Secession Gets a Major Boost
A recent decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court handed a decisive win to backers of a long-running campaign to create a new, overwhelmingly white Baton Rouge-area school system, further concentrating poverty in the remaining, majority-Black part of the district. When finalized, the secession will likely cost East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools 10,000 students and […]
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