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Plumber dies in Kenner after being trapped under house for over an hour
KENNER, La. — A plumber who became trapped while working in the 3200 block of Kentucky Avenue in Kenner has died, according to officials. The Kenner Fire Department was called to the scene at 3:48 p.m. they arrived just three minutes later. Kenner fire officials said the victim was...
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Man captured after Thursday manhunt to be booked with rape
BATON ROUGE - The man arrested Thursday after an hours-long law enforcement search in the Old Jefferson area, is accused of a home invasion and rape in which the victim was held for hours and beaten, according to police records. William Heath Hebert II, 31, was initially booked with resisting...
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Threat for severe thunderstorms continues east of Baton Rouge through 5pm
2:45pm Update: the last push of active weather is underway across the Metro Area. Strong thunderstorms are rumbling through the Capital City with brief downpours, lightning and gusty wind. As of this typing, there were no active warnings. However, any storms could still strengthen over the next hour. Looking at the radar, you can see that locations north and west of Baton Rouge are already in the clear. Rapidly improving conditions are expected from west to east through 5pm.
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Timing of severe thunderstorms headed for New Orleans and Baton Rouge becoming clearer
The window in which severe thunderstorms could pummel New Orleans and Baton Rouge with hurricane-force winds, rain and tornadoes Saturday is becoming smaller, National Weather Service forecasters said Thursday afternoon. Weather service meteorologist Kevin Gilmore said in a video briefing at 3:30 p.m. Thursday that scattered storms are expected to...
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Police arrest four people accused of stealing packages in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE — Four people were arrested for their alleged involvement in a string of package thefts across Baton Rouge. Officers arrested Mikel Wenger, 21; Ladarius Williams, 23; Jaymi Holland, 23; and Devonta James, 22. Police said that on March 11, they received an anonymous tip to investigate a...
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I-TEAM: Arrest warrant issued for school administrator who allegedly forced child to clean up feces
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An East Baton Rouge Parish Court Commissioner signed a felony arrest warrant this week for a school administrator at Rollins Place Elementary who was involved in a feces clean-up incident at the school in January. The warrant was issued for Kristy Gilpin, who is facing...
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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...