Police searching for woman who allegedly forged signature on bank withdrawal slip, stole $10K

BATON ROUGE – Police officers are searching for a woman who allegedly forged a signature on a bank withdrawal slip and stole $10,000 from a bank account in November 2022.  According to an arrest warrant, a woman called police after she was alerted by her bank that someone withdrew $10,000 out of her account. The…

Man killed outside his home on Tams Drive; fourth murder in one-mile radius over the past month

BATON ROUGE – A man was shot to death in his driveway along Tams Drive on Sunday afternoon. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 20-year-old Jarvion Johnson was shot multiple times and left in a car outside his home near the corner of Tams and Tamari drives.  Watch live newscasts here.  BRPD Chief Thomas Morse…

Ninth annual Touch A Truck event being held Saturday

BATON ROUGE – The Junior League of Baton Rouge, an organization dedicated to community service and advancing women’s leadership, is hosting its 9th annual Touch a Truck event for anyone, big or small, interested in heavy machinery.  On Saturday, March 23, the Touch A Truck event will be held on the BREC state fairgrounds. Quiet…

House catches fire off Brightside Drive after lightning strikes it

BATON ROUGE – A house on Laurel Lakes Avenue off Brightside Drive caught fire Sunday morning after lightning struck the house. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the residents heard thunder and smoke detectors went off afterward around 7 a.m. No injuries occurred and all four occupants were safe outside. The total loss as…

Gonzales mayor stepping down, will accept new role in Louisiana Municipal Association

GONZALES – The Gonzales mayor, Barney Arceneaux, will be stepping down from his leadership position and accepting a new role at a governmental nonprofit. The Louisiana Municipal Association confirmed Arceneaux would be the new executive director. Arceneaux has served as the mayor of Gonzales since 2009. He will continue to serve as mayor through the…

No. 2 LSU baseball beats Mississippi State 9-8

STARKVILLE, Miss. – The No. 2 LSU baseball team is back in the win column. The Tigers beat Mississippi State Saturday, 9-8 for their first SEC win of the season. LSU lost to the Bulldogs Friday night. Thanks to four early home runs, LSU jumped out to a 9-1 lead after three innings. Mississippi State…

East Feliciana Parish timber land owner sues the state, believes his Fourth Amendment rights are being violated

EAST FELICIANA PARISH – Thomas Manuel was not unfamiliar with Fourth Amendment lawsuits by property owners, but he never thought he would actually file one. On Tuesday, Manuel, a consulting forester with land in East Feliciana Parish, served the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) with a lawsuit, and he’s only asking for a…

Parents give back to community to celebrate one year after infant’s successful in-utero surgery

BATON ROUGE – Imagine, as a parent, knowing your child’s life is in danger before taking its first breath of air. That’s what Kenyatta and Derek Coleman went through slightly over a year ago when they found out their baby girl, Denver Coleman, would be diagnosed with Vein of Galen malformation, which is a flaw…

College Flyover completion pushed back nearly a year from weather delays

BATON ROUGE – A scheduled closure for I-12 eastbound has been postponed due to forecasted rain. The full closure of the interstate was planned to happen Friday night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Saturday. Crews were supposed to pour concrete on the deck of the flyover above I-12 East. Due to the rain,…

Rams DT Aaron Donald retires from NFL

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald announced his retirement Friday after 10 years in the league. Donald, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, played with the Rams since he was drafted in the first round in 2014, when he won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. He…

Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish populations continue three-year decline

BATON ROUGE — U.S. Census Bureau data shows Louisiana’s population continues to decrease for the third year in a row. In 2023, both the state and East Baton Rouge Parish’s population decreased by 1.8% since 2020. Jefferson Parish experienced one of the largest decreases in the state, down 4.3% from 2020. While some of the…

La. National Guard heads to Texas border following governor’s approval

PINEVILLE – Louisiana National Guard troops are mobilizing to the Texas border after a request from the state and approval from Governor Jeff Landry.  Landry signed a bill to deploy 150 troops to the border earlier this month.  “Because the president will not do his job, because the federal government will not act, because Congress…

2une In speaks with former LSU star Roman Rubchenko on war in Ukraine

BATON ROUGE – Former LSU basketball player Roman Rubchenko spoke with 2une In Thursday morning about the war in his native Ukraine. Hear what he had to say about the ongoing conflict with Russia and his experience immigrating to America to play LSU basketball under Coach Dale Brown. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana…

US awards Louisiana, rail commission $400,000 grant for infrastructure

BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday it will be awarding Louisiana an additional $400,000 in grant money to build out its passenger rail infrastructure. The Interstate Rail Compacts Grant Program, part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help fund the Southern Rail Commission’s Rail-Ready Project’s plan to…

Baker celebrates Pi Day with school events

BAKER — Happy Pi Day! The City of Baker Schools System is hosting multiple events to celebrate the mathematical holiday. Events will be hosted at Park Ridge Academic Magnet School and Baker Middle School from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Pi Day has been observed every year since 1988 on March 14 because the first…

Livingston woman arrested last month pretended to have terminal cancer to take donated money

WALKER — A Livingston woman arrested last month on fraud charges after falsely claimed to have terminal cancer awaits trial. Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies received multiple complaints in January that alleged that Jodie Price Perault deceived multiple people with her claims that she was terminally ill.  Sheriff Jason Ard said Perault claimed to have…

Port Allen woman killed in hit-and-run crash Tuesday, driver arrested

PORT ALLEN – A woman who was walking along Lafiton Lane in Port Allen was killed Tuesday afternoon in a hit-and-run crash. State Police said 37-year-old Theresa Weems of Port Allen was hit by a Jeep driven by Austin Kelly around 1:30 p.m.. Weems died at the scene.  Troopers said Kelly and his vehicle were…

Shenandoah Elementary School says principal is ‘absent’ – No interim named as of now

BATON ROUGE – Principal Susan Stevens of Shenandoah Elementary School is reportedly absent, and another staff member has taken over her day-to-day operations.  The East Baton Rouge Parish School System said another staff member, Angela Jones, would take over Stevens’ responsibilities during Stevens’ “absence” and that an interim principal has not been named.  It was…

Officials shut down La. 621 near Galvez following crash

GALVEZ — Ascension Parish deputies said they have shut down La. 621 east of La. 44 near Duplessis following a single vehicle accident Tuesday morning. The vehicle was left overturned past a ditch along the highway. According to deputies, the incident left multiple with moderate injuries. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies and Galvez-Lake Fire and…

Saints QB Jameis Winston set to leave for Cleveland Browns

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston is reportedly ditching the black and gold for brown and orange as the Cleveland Browns’ new backup quarterback. Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reported Tuesday morning that Winston has agreed to a one-year, $8.7 million deal with Cleveland. Winston has spent his last four seasons in New…

A fly by night operation? EBR anti-mosquito team sets aerial spray over Zachary

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish mosquito fighters will conduct an aerial operation Tuesday night in the Zachary area to combat a significant infestation. Weather permitting, the spray operation will begin at 7:40 p.m. in response to the Zachary area’s substantial floodwater mosquito populations, East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement & Rodent Control said. The…

2uneIn Previews: Wearin’ of the Green St. Patrick’s Day Parade

BATON ROUGE — It’s that time of year again. The 39th Annual Wearin’ of the Green St. Patrick’s Day Parade rolls Saturday. The parade’s grand marshal, LSU women’s basketball star Seimone Augustus, will lead the parade down its traditional route  starting on South Acadian Thruway and ending along Perkins Road. The parade is expected to…

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