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BATON ROUGE – As part of the College flyover project on I-10 and I-12, I-12 eastbound will be closed overnight on Friday.  I-12 eastbound at the split will be closed for construction starting Friday at 10 p.m. and will be reopened on Saturday at 5 a.m.. Drivers will have to continue on I-10 eastbound and…

CHAPEL HILL – LSU baseball’s hot bats helped the Tigers beat North Carolina on Sunday and forced a winner-take-all Chapel Hill Regional Championship. After scoring 13 runs in an elimination game against Wofford earlier Sunday, LSU put eight more on the board in an 8-4 win over the Tar Heels Sunday night. The Tiger victory…

BATON ROUGE – One person was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital Sunday morning.  The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. along Beech Street, between North Foster and Beechwood drives.  No more information about the shooting or the victim has been released.    Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags:…

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA on Sunday upgraded Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter’s foul against Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark to a flagrant-1 violation after reviewing the play. Carter gave a shoulder shot to Clark that knocked her to the floor before an inbound pass during the third quarter of Saturday’s 71-70 win by the Fever. The officials…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister faced growing pressure Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging Benjamin Netanyahu to embrace the deal but far-right allies threatening to collapse his government if he does. Netanyahu called a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter”…

BATON ROUGE – The I-10/I-110 split westbound is now reopened after being blocked off  by an 18-wheeler. Video showed officials attempting to move the truck as it is was lodged into the concrete wall, blocking the road. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana News Press Release Distribution Service

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — LSU was the only Louisiana team to win its opening-round game in the NCAA baseball tournament, and the way the results fell Friday, two Louisiana teams will be eliminated Saturday.  Louisiana Tech’s first-round result is still to be determined. Louisiana-Lafayette and Grambling face each other in the regional at Texas A&M…

BATON ROUGE – In this week’s 2 Make a Difference, Sylvia Weatherspoon highlights a gardener after the Annual Hilltop Arboretum featured some of their impressive garden. Anyone interested in highlighting someone making a difference in the community, send a name, information and a brief summary to sylvia@wbrz.com. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana News…

WEST BATON ROUGE – An inmate from the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail escaped Friday evening, where police recovered him from a pond. According to Sgt. Landon Groger with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the escapee, 24-year-old Christopher Spearman was found about 30 to 40 minutes after he escaped into a pond near the…

FOUR LEAGUE BAY – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents recovered 164 sacks of oysters that were improperly harvested.  Santa Carbajal, 55, of Houma was cited for oyster harvesting violations after being stopped in Four League Bay. Agents found the sacks on board her vessel in a nonfunctional fridge, and officials said an average…

BATON ROUGE – The resident of a home had to crawl out of their house after a tree fell on it, crushing two cars and bringing down a powerline in the process.  The tree fell sometime overnight on Tecumseh Street off of Chippewa Street.  Officials on scene told WBRZ the resident of the home hidden…

BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested for arson after he allegedly set fire to a home on Laurel Street.  The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to a home on Laurel Street on the morning of May 17. Crews found the home’s utility room on fire and estimated the damages to be around $5,000. …

PEARL RIVER – Deputies declared a 74-year-old man’s death a homicide after he was found dead on his front porch Sunday evening.  According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies found Douglas LaFrance dead on his porch Sunday just after 5 p.m.. A cause of death was not immediately known, but deputies declared his…

BATON ROUGE – The Miss Louisiana 2024 competition is just around the corner! 2une In got to speak with the 2023 winner Makenzie Scroggs about what goes into the contest and what Miss Louisiana means.  “This has been the best year of my life, but it has gone by way too fast,” Scroggs said. “This year,…

BATON ROUGE – This week, Liberty Lagoon has been a big topic of conversation after the Mayor’s Pool Party on Sunday evening became violent due to multiple fights. However, despite the night of brawls and commotion, BREC wants to assure people that Liberty Lagoon is still a family-friendly place. “Liberty Lagoon is one of our…

HOUMA — A Houma man was arrested for allegedly dousing a house and its occupant with lighter fluid in an attempt to set them ablaze. Hunter Lirette, 18, was booked by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office for attempted aggravated arson. Deputies were called to the Ja Don Drive residence around noon on Monday after receiving…

BATON ROUGE – In the package of bills Gov. Jeff Landry signed Tuesday, one makes it a crime to stand within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer if they ask you to stand back. Landry says the measure aims to keep officers safe while they are working. Republican State Representative Bryan Fontenot carried HB173…

PIERRE PART — A Morgan City man was arrested for an alleged check cashing scheme at a Pierre Part grocery store, marking the third arrest in an investigation that started in February. Justin Dale Adams, 46, was booked earlier in May by the Berwick Police Department before being transferred to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office…

AMITE — Four inmates escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail over the weekend and Tangipahoa Parish deputies were not aware they were gone until a family member of one of the inmates that escaped Saturday called the jail Sunday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Two of the inmates have been taken back into custody,…

BATON ROUGE – A man was sentenced to almost six years in federal prison after being sentenced for wire fraud and the impersonation of his victims, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Tuesday. As part of his guilty plea, Terrance August, 48, admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud with some co-conspirators. August used the personal…

BATON ROUGE – After hints and clues and several chances to enter and win a trip to the CMA Fest in Nashville, the time has finally come to announce the winner of the CMA Flyaway Contest! Brittany Rose from 100.7 The Tiger announced the winner on 2une In Tuesday morning! Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags:…

BATON ROUGE — LSU’s baseball team is headed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the NCAA Regionals to play Wofford College, the NCAA tournament committee announced on ESPN on Monday morning. The Tigers, the No. 2 seed in the bracket, will face the Terriers on Friday. The winner of the regional, which also features a…