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LIVINGSTON PARISH – An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition and a man was injured in two separate overnight shootings, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. The girl’s injury happened in Tickfaw on Ed Brown Road around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Police say she was an innocent bystander who was struck in a nearby residence…

BATON ROUGE – The right lane on I-12 East before Airline Highway was blocked due to a vehicle fire Saturday evening. The vehicle can be seen in the righthand shoulder smoldering as officials worked to put out the fire. Officials say the fire only resulted in minor injuries. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana…

LIVINGSTON PARISH – The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested four people, including a juvenile, after at least 15 vehicles received damages from rocks. Police say the damage took place at four subdivisions at Spring Lake, Whispering Springs, Lakes at Fennwood and Collins Place. Images showed windows broken out on heavy equipment as well as cars…

AMITE – A controlled burn of a demolished house turned into a grass fire, according to the Hillsdale Volunteer Fire Department. Images show the smoldering, demolished house surrounded by burned up brush. The Hillsdale Volunteer Fire Department also reminded people that it is too windy to safely burn Saturday. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: -…

BATON ROUGE — In Mid-City, Hot Art Cool Nights, a free festival stretched from Jefferson Highway to Goodwood Boulevard Friday evening. More than 40 independent artists, musicians and vendors gathered around the pickleball courts at the corner of Governments and 14th streets. The annual event for small businesses is put on by Liz Walker, the…

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court said Friday it would reconsider its March decision that eliminated a “lookback window” that allowed child sex abuse victims to file lawsuits regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred.  Lawmakers unanimously created a three-year window in which abuse victims could come forward. Justices on March 22 rejected it,…

KILLIAN – Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte was advised to abandon the original plan to solve Killian’s ongoing water problem after a video conference Thursday with various state and local agencies. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Office of Public Health, the Livingston Parish Office of…

BATON ROUGE — West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy Donald Dawsey was arrested and put on administrative leave in April after his ex-wife Kim Dawsey accused him of stalking. The two, now deep into a contentious custody battle, were in court yesterday for Kim to get a protective order. Donald had been recording video outside his…

BATON ROUGE — An East Baton Rouge Metro Council member on Thursday asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to void its ruling allowing the incorporation of St. George, saying justices erected a “series of straw men” to determine that the challenge to the new city was flawed. The high court last month said the effort to…

BAKER — The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations canceled an appearance in her hometown of Baker on Thursday. Her office blamed a scheduling conflict. Linda Thomas-Greenfield was due to speak to students at Baker High School in a trip intended to “engage youth and inspire the next generation of leaders.” The ambassador had…

BATON ROUGE – A St. Martinville woman was arrested in Texas for tax fraud after allegedly forging a W-2 for a company that did not employ her.  The Louisiana Department of Revenue announced Thursday it had arrested Ashley Seaux of St. Martinville in Galveston. Seaux faces charges of felony theft and filing of false public…

BATON ROUGE — The group 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge has set its annual Sneaker Soiree for Saturday, June 1, at the L’Auberge Casino and Hotel.  The ball is a fundraiser to benefit young men completing mentorship programs through scholarships and an all-expenses-paid summer camping trip. WBRZ’s Brandi B. Harris spoke to an…

BATON ROUGE – Leaders with St. Vincent de Paul will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the newest addition to the camps.  The new chapel, the St. Louise de Marillac Chapel, will be in the heart of the SVDP campus. More than 500 people visit the campus daily, said President Michael Acaldo, and most of them…

BATON ROUGE – A five-month-old child died after his mother brought him to the hospital in critical condition, where police arrested his mother for cruelty to a juvenile afterward. Shalyn Ewing, 30, was arrested on second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after bringing her son Domonique Griffin to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital on…

BATON ROUGE – Governor Jeff Landry said the four bills he signed today are in efforts to get the state out of an insurance crisis, which has caused homeowners insurance rates to skyrocket. State Insurance Commissioner, Tim Temple, was in attendance at the signing in support of the bills. “Our hope is that this package…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. The organization steeped in tradition has…

BATON ROUGE — Nexus Louisiana has kicked off its 13th annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week. The event, which runs from Tuesday to Thursday, is designed to give old and new entrepreneurs the tools and the networks they need to best succeed in Baton Rouge and beyond. In addition to various networking events, Nexus is hearing…

UPDATE: The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the victim as 46-year-old Sherderick Jones. Jones died from his injuries overnight.  This is a breaking update. Read WBRZ’S original story below.  —- BATON ROUGE – A man is in critical condition after being shot by a teenager Monday afternoon, officials said.  The Baton Rouge Police Department said…

BATON ROUGE — A woman indicted for an October 2023 robbery at a Highland Road bank turned herself in to the FBI over the weekend. Jazmine Johnnie, 22, robbed around $3,500 from the Chase Bank on Highland after threatening tellers with a bomb in her purse and saying her boyfriend had an AK-47. She demanded…

BATON ROUGE – Preview events coming up this week for National Nurses Week right here on 2une In! Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana News Press Release Distribution Service

DALLAS, Texas – Do you know a teacher who deserves a well-earned break? Raising Cane’s is offering the chance to win an all-expenses paid vacation for them this summer.  Between Monday and Friday, teachers can enter the Raising Cane’s sweepstakes to win two round-trip tickets to anywhere in the U.S., a two-night hotel stay, and…

BATON ROUGE – A train struck a vehicle on Airline Highway early Sunday morning, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Police say the crash happened around 2:15 a.m. on Airline Highway near South Choctaw Drive. No serious injuries were reported as a result of the crash. The investigation is ongoing. Permalink| Comments Top Featured…