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MIAMI, FLORIDA — Hurricane Season is not over yet and as of Saturday night, proof of this is evident in the formation of Tropical Storm Eta in the Caribbean. According to The National Hurricane Center, Eta left ‘Depression’ status, swiftly evolving into a ‘Tropical Storm’ on Saturday night and appearing on track to become a…

LONDON (AP) — Scottish actor Sean Connery, the first actor to play James Bond on film and for many fans the best, has died. He was 90. Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death, first reported by the BBC. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated by the news.” “He was…

BATON ROUGE – Bringing live music to Baton Rouge in one way or another, Opera Louisiane is “Shifting Gears” on the riverfront to showcase their performances with a safe twist. The capital area’s opera company took the stage riverside Friday evening after months of staying socially distant due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “We are…

BATON ROUGE – November 30, the final day of hurricane season can’t come soon enough for Louisianians after a record five named storms have hit the state this year. But even after hurricane season ends, homeowners will still feel its effects when it comes to their insurance policies. “They should expect, on average, a 5…

Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson has signed a deal with Republic Records and on Friday, debuted the release of her first solo single, ‘Let Down,’ CNN reports. This isn’t Jackson’s first stint in the industry, but it is her inaugural solo release for Republic Records. In years past, she made music with her now ex-boyfriend Gabriel…

BATON ROUGE – Deputies are working to identify a person tied to multiple burglaries in an East Baton Rouge neighborhood this week. The sheriff’s office said the crimes happened in the Westminster subdivision Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities shared photos of the suspect and their vehicle in the area. It’s unclear exactly how many break-ins took…

LAFAYETTE — Holden Matthews, charged for intentionally setting fire to multiple African American churches in Opelousas last spring, is scheduled to face sentencing Friday. He will first face sentencing in federal court before being sentenced on state charges in St. Landry Parish. Matthews was originally slated to be sentenced in federal and state court on…

DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A 71-year-old Louisiana man is in custody, accused of stabbing to death his 80-year-old wife, authorities said. DeRidder Police responded to a 911 call around 1 a.m. Wednesday and officers found Lucille Harrison inside a home, dead of what appeared to be stab wounds, KPLC-TV reported. Her husband, Sidney Harrison, was transported…

ORANGE COUNTY, Texas – On Thursday morning, Texas authorities responded to a train derailment that resulted in the evacuations of nearby schools and residences. The situation unfolded around 8:30 a.m. in the community of Mauriceville which is east of Beaumont and roughly 22 miles west of the Louisiana-Texas state line.  According to a local ABC…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are pushing upward Thursday after better-than-expected reports on the economy helped stabilize Wall Street following its worst drop in more than four months. The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher following encouraging data on the pace of layoffs and on how powerfully the economy rebounded during the summer from its coronavirus-induced coma. Economists warn…

BATON ROUGE – Zeta is making landfall as a category-two hurricane in southeast Louisiana Wednesday afternoon.  Check below for photos and videos from across the gulf coast. Click here to read the latest on the storm. Check out these waves from Hurricane #Zeta on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This specific rig…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The police commissioner in Philadelphia said Wednesday that her department will release 911 tapes and footage from police body cameras “in the near future” in the shooting death of a Black man following two nights of protests that set off clashes with police and break-ins of stores on the other side of…

BATON ROUGE – As Hurricane Zeta approaches, the East Baton Rouge school system made a quick decision to close their campuses early on Wednesday. Parents flocked to the schools to pick up their kids ahead of the storm. It was an early-dismissal-frenzy at Buchanan Elementary School with parents lined up around the block. “I’m just…

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s early voting period for the presidential and congressional elections shattered records as it ended, with nearly one-third of the state’s voters casting their ballots in advance of Election Day, according to data released Wednesday. Nearly 818,000 people waited in lines that often stretched for blocks over the 10-day early voting…

NEW ORLEANS – More than 275,000 are without power in the Greater New Orleans area Wednesday as Hurricane Zeta moved into southeast Louisiana. According to Entergy about 160,000 households were experiencing outages in Jefferson Parish, with roughly 124,000 more losing power in Orleans Parish. Another 11,000 lost power in Plaquemines Parish.  A majority of the…

PRAIRIEVILLE – A neighborhood worried they’d been left out of a construction project is worrying no more. Less than 24 hours after Monday’s 2 On Your Side story aired, Belinda Cook learned her street, Billy Boulevard would be getting a left-hand turn lane. “We are very excited and pleasantly surprised,” Belinda Cook said. “I was…

BATON ROUGE – CareSouth Medical and Dental and New Home Ministries are hosting a COVID-19 Drive-thru Community Testing and Supplies Giveaway on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3000 Tecumseh St. in Baton Rouge.  The testing is open to the public. CareSouth staff will be conducting the testing for up to 200 people. You must be…

ASCENSION – Around 6:30 in the evening on October 23, state troopers were notified about a two vehicle crash on LA Highway 431 near Valentine Road in Ascension Parish. The crash claimed the life of 37-year-old Chaise N. Curtis of Geismer. Preliminary investigation revealed that Curtis was traveling south on LA 431 while a pickup…

BATON ROUGE – Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center conducted a first-of-its-kind global survey that shows the initial phase of COVID-19 dramatically altered personal habits, largely for the worse. Specifically in the beginning stages of the lockdown, stay-at-home orders did result in one major health positive, according to the Director of Scientific Education at Pennington…

NEW YORK – Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls. The San Francisco-based retailer, which was for decades a fixture at shopping malls around the country, said Thursday that it will be closing 220 of its namesake Gap stores — or one-third of its store base — by early 2024. That will result…

ASCENSION PARISH – A Thursday night vehicle pursuit that ended with two arrests, the confiscation of a large amount of meth, and a suspect attempting to kick his way out of the back window of a patrol unit began with a reported domestic disturbance that brought Ascension Parish deputies to a home on Beech Street…

SLIDELL – According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, the former pastor of a Slidell-area church was booked Thursday (October 22) night into a Georgia jail as a fugitive out of St. Tammany Parish, after detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office obtained warrants for his arrest on molestation charges. An investigation into…