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I-10 West is closed at LA 415 due to an accident on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Motorists are advised to use an Alternate Route. The closure resulted from the cab of an 18-wheeler flipping on its side. Pictures show significant damage to the guardrails. LaDOTD says it’s too early to tell how long it will…

PONCHATOULA – At 6:30 a.m. Friday, Ponchatoula police chief Bry Layrisson found the doors locked and the lights off at his police station. No one showed up for work.  “I was the only employee in the building,” said Chief Layrisson. “4 patrolmen, a communications officer, then after 8 am you’d have office personnel, detectives, agents,…

BATON ROUGE — The $70 million project to improve lakes between City Park and the LSU campus still has a long time to run, but amid all the muck and other debris there’s a sliver of brightness. Crews rehabilitating the area built an island in the middle of University Lake in 2022. They wanted to…

DENHAM SPRINGS — A man originally booked in January for sexual abuse of an animal was arrested again on nearly 100 additional counts of sexually abusing an animal and filming it. Dylan Landry, 26, turned himself in and was booked Monday on 95 counts of filming or photographing sexual abuse of an animal. The arrest…

WALKER — Livingston Parish deputies arrested the Walker High School baseball coach Thursday and accused him of submitting bogus purchase orders to collect nearly $30,000 from the parish school system for baseball equipment that was never ordered. Nicholas Scelfo, who became coach of the Wildcats last May and also taught at the high school, is…

BATON ROUGE – We’re not in Kansas anymore – we’re in Louisiana! Greenbrier Elementary School’s production of The Wiz Junior is showing at BREC’s Independence Park theater on May 11.  You can visit the park’s website here for tickets and watch the video above for more information.  Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags: – Louisiana News…

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his pages devoted to Wally,…

BATON ROUGE – Two House bills, HR 51 and HR52, would allow for the Southern University system to establish medical and pharmaceutical schools on their campuses if passed.  The bills were read in committee during regular session Wednesday after both being unanimously reported on favorably in the Committee on Education.  Both bills were passed to…

BATON ROUGE – A woman was arrested for allegedly luring a man to a parking garage for sex and shooting him multiple times.  Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department announced the arrest of Latoria Matthews, 23, for a shooting that happened on April 7.  BRPD said Matthews picked up a male victim she met…

ST. GEORGE – As St. George moves towards becoming its own city, leaders are demanding the City-Parish pay back the taxes St. George residents paid to East Baton Rouge Parish government.  Parish officials are adamant that’s not going to happen. When East Baton Rouge Parish residents voted on the incorporation of St. George in 2019,…

WHITE CASTLE – Deputies are investigating after a service truck driver ran off a gravel road and into a cane field, overturning his vehicle and being fatally injured Tuesday afternoon.  The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office said the truck driver was driving on a gravel road off River Road Tuesday when he apparently lost control and…

BATON ROUGE – State Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Monday that her office has sued the federal government in an attempt to limit an expanded interpretation of Title IX regulations. Murrill was joined by Gov. Jeff Landry and Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley at a press conference responding to the changes. On April 19, the…

SLIDELL – A high school teacher was arrested after allegedly having inappropriate relationships with and buying alcohol for her students.  The Slidell Police Department arrested Alexa Wingerter, 35, Tuesday morning after an investigation that began in early March. Several search warrants found that Wingerter was exchanging inappropriate text messages with “at least one” 18-year-old student…

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared a former Broadmoor Elementary School teacher whose conviction on an aggravated assault charge was initially pronounced as an acquittal because of a disconnect between the trial judge and the jury hearing the case. Bridgette Digerolamo, 42, was fired by the East Baton Rouge Parish School…

BATON ROUGE — State road crews plan to close the Perkins Road on-ramp to Interstate 10 several times over the next couple of weeks so workers can address drainage issues. The work will be done, weather permitting, through Sunday, May 12, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Closures will occur daily between…

GONZALES — Today is Gonzales Mayor Barry Arceneaux’s last day in office before he transitions to a new role as the executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association. As of Tuesday, Arceneaux’s role as mayor will be assumed by Kirk Boudreaux, the Mayor Pro Tempore, until Gonzales City Council appoints an interim mayor at a…

BATON ROUGE – Officials will be hosting a press conference Monday morning to discuss next steps for the future of the city of St. George.  The City of St. George sent out a statement about the Louisiana Supreme Court’s ruling to incorporate the city Sunday. According to the statement, The St. George Transition District will…

BATON ROUGE – Two people were killed and another person was hurt in the span of a few hours Saturday morning, officials said.  The Baton Rouge Police Department said a man was found dead ay BREC’s Longfellow Park around 3 a.m. Officers said the man, who has not been identified, was either shot or stabbed.…

BATON ROUGE – Storm Station Meteorologist Emma Kate Cowan was one of the star dancers at Saturday’s Dancing for Big Buddy charity competition. Emma Kate danced to a medley of songs by Britney Spears during her performance. Big Buddy pairs community leaders and local celebrities with professional dancers to show off their dancing skills. The…

BATON ROUGE – Agencies responded to a residential fire on Sherwood Street off North Foster Drive early Sunday. Baton Rouge Fire Department says all seven residents were safely outside when firefighters arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m. The fire was mostly contained to the rear of the house, but the entire building sustained heavy…

BATON ROUGE – The New Orleans Saints drafted cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry 41st overall out of Alabama Friday night, but the young cornerback lived up to his name with his new deal with Kool-Aid. McKinstry previously struck an NIL deal with Kool-Aid during his time at Alabama, but now, he has his own limited-time flavor known…

BATON ROUGE – After the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in favor for the incorporation of the city of St. George, the future incorporation is still creating a divide in opinions from leaders. Proponents who have been behind this movement for more than a decade say this is an opportunity for people living here in Saint…