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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Wednesday that starting Oct. 15, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19. Travelers will have to take the test within 72 hours before their flight arrives in the islands. Ige said drug store operator CVS and…

DENHAM SPRINGS – Authorities in Livingston Parish are looking for a 16-year-old who’s been missing for more than a day. The Denham Springs Police Department says Jessica Diaz was last seen leaving her workplace Monday night.  She is described as being 4′ 11” with a small frame and was last wearing a bright blue t-shirt…

Wednesday morning, officials announced the closure of all Livingston and Ascension Parish waterways to recreational traffic beginning at 11 a.m. until further notice. The closures are due to rising waters resulting from Hurricane Sally’s storm surge impacts on the area.  The waterways will remain closed until further notice. The announcement comes from officials with Ascension…

BATON ROUGE – Police issued a warning via social media, telling the public to avoid North Acadian and North Street due to heavy police activity on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m.  Heavy police activity on North Acadian and North Street. Please avoid area — Baton Rouge Police (@BRPD) September 16, 2020 A representative with the…

BATON ROUGE – At least one person was shot Monday night near Gardere Ln. Emergency crews responded to a shooting in the 8000 block of Skysail Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. after reports of a shooting in the area. Authorities say the victim is being transported to the hospital with critical injuries. This is a…

The show must go on, both literally and figuratively for Coach Ed Orgeron and his weekly radio show.  The University announced on Tuesday that despite the global pandemic, the first Ed Orgeron Show will air live from TJ Ribs from 7-8 p.m. CT on Wednesday night. Due to the coronavirus pandemic there will be extra…

NEW YORK (AP) — Toilet paper is back on store shelves. But you may not recognize some of the brands. Demand for toilet paper has been so high during the pandemic that in order to keep their shelves stocked, retailers are buying up foreign toilet paper brands, mostly from Mexico. Major chains, across the country,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said Monday that the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday hiring. The Seattle company…

BATON ROUGE – While the capital city’s residents prepare for heavy rain on Tuesday, which is when Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall, meteorologists continue to keep a close eye on the storm’s movements.  As of 10:30 a.m., Monday The National Hurricane Center reported that due to Sally, a Hurricane Warning is in effect…

Stocks are moving broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Monday as investors welcome news of several big corporate deals. The S&P 500 was up 1.7%, led by gains technology stocks and companies that rely on consumer spending. The gains reversed more than half of the benchmark index’s losses from last week, when the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health officials were already warning Americans about the need to prepare for the coronavirus threat in early February when President Donald Trump called it “deadly stuff” in a private conversation that has only now has come to light. At the time, the virus was mostly a problem in China, with just 11 cases…

BATON ROUGE – Phase 3 of the reopening of the state’s economy is affecting local restaurants differently. “Number one, we have great tacos. They’re delicious. Number two, we’re right across from Tiger Stadium, so we couldn’t have a better spot in Baton Rouge in my opinion” Tony Mefford, General Manager of Torchy’s Tacos said. Torchy’s Taco is a fairly…

More than a hundred student-athletes marched across LSU’s campus on Saturday, to bring awareness to social injustice and racial inequality. “We have to make the change, we have to be the change. We have to be the ones to hold ourselves to a certain standard,” said student-athlete, Jacoby Stevens.  “The main message that I want to get across is that we…

BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana state trooper was involved in an encounter that left a man dead last year, according to a federal lawsuit. He was placed on leave on Aug. 25, 2020, State Police said Friday. The deadly encounter happened May 10, 2019, according to records the WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained through a public…

BATON ROUGE – A quiet Friday night along Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge is not what bar owners were expecting following the state’s announcement on moving into Phase 3 of reopening. “Well, I think yesterday when we heard we were moving to Phase 3 we were all a little optimistic and a little excited.…

BATON ROUGE – In just six months, the DEA seized $43 million and over 28,000 pounds of methamphetamine in “Operation Crystal Shield.” A hefty portion of those confiscations come right out of the state of Louisiana. The DEA launched Operation Crystal Shield in February of 2020, just one month before the coronavirus pandemic put a…

BATON ROUGE – A shooting that sent at least one person to the hospital was reported on North Ardenwood Drive Friday morning.  Baton Rouge Police have confirmed that they are investigating the incident at the Renaissance Gateway Apartments Sources say one person was injured and taken to the hospital following the incident.  No other details…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are trying for another comeback on Wall Street Friday, as a tumultuous week of big swings comes to a close. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in morning trading, but only after an earlier gain of 0.8% vanished completely. Momentum has been lightning-quick to shift on Wall Street recently, and…

BATON ROUGE – School officials across Louisiana are reevaluating attendance plans and learning models as the state enters Phase 3 of its reopening process amid the COVID health crisis.  School systems are deciding how they will eventually bring all students back to campus since Governor John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will move out of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup’s Jane Fraser will become the first woman to ever lead a Wall Street bank when she succeeds CEO Michael Corbat in February. The New York bank announced the succession Thursday. Fraser is currently head of Citi’s global consumer banking division, a major part of the bank that oversees checking and…

New York department store chain Century 21 filed for bankruptcy Thursday and announced plans to close all of its locations, CNN reports. The company has a total of 13 stores, mostly in New York City and surrounding metropolitan areas.  Since the start of the novel coronavirus health crisis, stores that depended on clothing sales, such as…

LONDON (AP) — Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series “The Avengers” to fantasy juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” has died. She was 82. Rigg’s agent, Simon Beresford, said she died Thursday morning at home with her family. Daughter Rachael Stirling said she died of cancer that was diagnosed…