Get the latest storm forecast and information here. Watch live newscasts here. Ascension Parish Public Schools All schools and offices of Ascension Public Schools will close Monday, Aug. 24, and Tuesday, Aug. 25, due to the projected impacts of Tropical Storm Marco. These closures include the suspension of all instructional services, both in-person and online.…
Livingston Parish residents brace for more tropical storms
LIVINGSTON PARISH – Residents from the small Livingston Parish community called Carthage Bluff Landing are preparing for heavy rainfall from Tropical Storms Laura and Marco. “When it floods it’s a major inconvenience, and plus the fact that when the water is all gone, I’m still cleaning up and disinfecting.” Arthur Lobell said. Lobell who is 81-years-old has lived in…
Diocese of Baton Rouge cancels classes until next Monday due to tropical storms
BATON ROUGE – The Diocese of Baton Rouge announced that all Catholic schools under the Diocese will be closed until Monday, August 31. The Diocese announced on Saturday that all schools will be closed for all of next week due to expected heavy rainfall. The office emailed out a statement in regards to the closure: …
Louisiana state rep pledges to fight for veteran after WBRZ Investigative Unit report
BATON ROUGE- State Representative Ted James said he began asking questions to the Louisiana Workforce Commission after the WBRZ Investigative Unit exposed Darius Credit’s story. Credit is a veteran who served nearly two decades before he was injured in Kuwait and retired. He came back to Louisiana and suffered with what he said was a…
Troopers investigate deadly crash in St. Landry Parish
OPELOUSAS – Troopers are investigating a single-car crash that claimed the life of 20-year-old Jason Guillory of Washington, Louisiana. Guillory was driving south on LA 749 in a 2009 Ford Mustang. The vehicle crossed the median and ran off the road, running into a ditch and overturning, according to authorities. Police say Guillory was not…
Missing Person Found and returned home
UPDATE – Last night around 11:00pm Eddie Curtis was located on Scenic Highway. Curtis appeared safe and unharmed. He was returned to his residence. ——————— BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for 76-year old Eddie Curtis, who authorities believe suffers from dementia. Police say Curtis was last seen around 3…
Ascension officials activating pumping station Sunday ahead of potential storms next week
SORRENTO – Ascension Parish will be activating a pumping station this weekend as the gulf coast braces for the potential impact of two tropical systems. Parish President Clint Cointment says the Marvin Braud Pumping Station will be activated around 7 p.m. Sunday. The station will begin drawing down parish waterways later that evening. Parish officials…
Catholic elementary and middle schools suspend fall sports competitions
BATON ROUGE – The Catholic Schools under the Diocese of Baton Rouge announced on Friday morning all sports competitions are suspended for the fall for elementary and middle schools. The cancellation affects about 25 Catholic schools through the eighth grade. According to the Catholic Schools Office, “Athletic competition at diocesan high schools is not affected…
‘Geaux Get Tested’ for COVID-19 at Southern University
BATON ROUGE – Southern University is offering free COVID-19 test not only for students and faculty but for the public as well. Testing is located in the F.G. Clark Activity Center parking lot right next to the A.W. Mumford Stadium. Testing started on Thursday, August 20 and will end on Saturday, August 29. Hours of…
Farmer found guilty of contaminating baby food for blackmail
LONDON – A sheep farmer in Britain has been found guilty of planting baby food laced with metal shards in stores as part of a plan to blackmail a supermarket chain. Prosecutors said Nigel Wright, 45, contaminated jars of Heinz baby food between 2018 and February, and sent dozens of emails and letters to Tesco…
Deputies search for man wanted for attempted second-degree murder
ST. HELENA PARISH – Deputies are searching for a man who is wanted for attempted second-degree murder. The St. Helena Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for assistance in the search for William Marshall Baker. Baker alledgedly tried to kill and 39-year-old man on Karen Lynn Road in Amite on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Baker…
LSU offering free COVID-19 testing after report of 22 positive cases
BATON ROUGE – LSU is offering free testing for students and faculty after the university reported that over 20 people from the LSU community tested positive for COVID-19. LSU is offering testing at two sites on campus after the university confirmed that 22 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, August 15. Testing is…
Movie Tavern will reopen Baton Rouge, Denham Springs locations in August
BATON ROUGE – Movie Tavern has announced plans to reopen its Baton Rouge and Denham Springs locations later this month. The company says both capital area locations will be back open starting Aug. 28. Following local health and safety guidelines, masks will be mandatory for movie-goers unless eating or drinking and table service is temporarily…
Apple is 1st US company to be valued at $2 trillion
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after it became the first to reach $1 trillion. Apple shares have gained nearly 60% this year as the company overcame the shutdown of factories in China that produce the iPhone and the closure…
Wall Street ticks up, adding a bit more to S&P 500s record
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Wednesday, adding a bit more to the S&P 500′s record in another morning of muted moves for the market. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, a day after it wiped out the last of its losses created by the pandemic and surpassed its Feb.…
$150K Powerball ticket sold at Baton Rouge gas station
BATON ROUGE – A lottery ticket worth $150,000 was sold at a retailer in East Baton Rouge. According to Louisiana Lottery, a winning Powerball ticket worth that amount was sold at a Race Trac store on Sherwood Forest Boulevard. The winnings were part of Saturday night’s drawing, but it’s unclear whether the prize has been…
FDA approves new, inexpensive saliva-based COVID-19 testing
At the order of the US Food and Drug Administration, a new way of testing patients for COVID-19 is now available. This new fifth testing option is a saliva-based procedure that was given Emergency Use Authorization this week. Saliva may not engender the most pleasant images in one’s mind, but the test might be preferable…
Trump to pardon women’s suffrage leader Susan Anthony
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he works to curry favor with women voters, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a women’s suffrage leader arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote. Trump’s support has been eroding among suburban white women in battleground states since…
Sunday Journal: Serving those who served our nation
This week on Sunday Journal, we’ll talk to American Legion Post 38 in Baton Rouge as they carry out their mission to serve homeless veterans and their families. In this episode, we’ll discuss what we all can do to assist those in need. We’ll also check in with Michael Acaldo at St. Vincent de Paul…
Louisiana emergency election plan scales back mail-in voting
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s elections chief Monday proposed a scaled-back emergency plan for this fall’s elections that would modestly expand early voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, but still require most people to cast their ballots in person in the pandemic. The proposal Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin sent to the governor and lawmakers…
Elementary school in Livingston in need of substitute teachers
LIVINGSTON PARISH- Over the weekend, an elementary school took to Facebook to announce its need for substitute teachers. Live Oak Elementary in Denham Springs posted that anyone who is approved through the school board via LPSB.org (under Human Resources tab click employment and how to become a sub), is welcomed to contact the school by…
LSP: Woman dies in two vehicle crash in Covington
COVINGTON – State Troopers are investigating a fatal two vehicle crash that claimed the life of a woman early Sunday morning. At about 1:00 a.m., troopers responded to the crash along Interstate 12 eastbound. 36-year-old Tiffany Peterson was killed. According to the initial investigation, Peterson was traveling eastbound in a 2015 Nissan Altima. For reasons…
