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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court Tuesday granted President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve in the long-running fight over his tax returns, barring Manhattan’s top prosecutor from getting the records while Trump’s lawyers embark on another bid to overturn the subpoena seeking them. With a temporary stay in place and Trump expecting a return…

Stocks are moving broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Wednesday, placing the market on pace to extend its milestone-setting run. The S&P 500 was up 0.6%, with technology, health care and communication stocks driving the rally. Energy companies were the only laggard as oil prices headed lower. Treasury yields were mixed. Investors appeared…

Wall Street is off to a choppy start in early trading Tuesday, a day after the market wrapped up its fifth monthly gain in a row. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, as more strength in technology stocks offset declines in health care, financial and most of the index’s other sectors. Treasury yields moved higher.…

Nostalgic Millennials and Gen Xer’s with fond memories of popular sitcoms from the 90’s have something to look forward to thanks to HBO Max. CNN, which is owned by a parent company of HBO Max, announced Tuesday that the remaining cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” is reuniting on HBO Max in honor…

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, and give members same-day delivery on 160,000 items, a fuel discount at certain gas stations and a chance to check out at Walmart stores…

GONZALES – Authorities with the Gonzales Police Department are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the three individuals pictured above.  Police would like to speak with each of them regarding unauthorized purchases made with a victim’s credit/debit cards at Home Depot on August 15 in the total amount of $1,731.65. One of the suspects appears…

BATON ROUGE – A successful rapper, actor, and novelist will be addressing some of Southern University’s students in September. The university announced Monday that Tip “T.I.” Harris will deliver the Saturday keynote address for the Southern University Law Center’s virtual Sports and Entertainment Symposium on September 18th-19th. “At the Law Center, we strive to present…

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH – A couple and their twin teenage children were found dead in their home after authorities were asked to conduct a welfare check at the residence in a Cleveland suburb, authorities said. Shaker Heights police went to the home around 2:20 p.m. Sunday and soon found Regina Tobin, 58; John Tobin, 57,…

NICE, France (AP) — Already missing riders injured in crashes on the first day, the Tour de France is for the first time in its history heading directly into high mountains on Sunday’s Stage 2, an exceptionally early gauge of top contenders’ readiness to compete for the overall win. Sunday’s route looping north of the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was shot and killed in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets of the city that has become a flashpoint in the national unrest since George Floyd was killed. It wasn’t clear if the shooting late…

BATON ROUGE – More than 100 people gathered for a candlelight vigil on Saturday in the parking lot of Trader Joe’s on Perkins Road where a Black man was murdered. “This is my neighborhood. I live here. This is the store where I shop. No one should be shot for panhandling,” Kathy Carroll said. The vigil started…

BOSTON (AP) — Missing: Boston’s raucous crowds and smiles for miles. Still there, sort of: Wellesley College’s iconic “scream tunnel” and the thunderous cheers along the finish line on Boylston Street. The 124th running of the Boston Marathon finally gets underway next month, but virtually — meaning real runners will do the hard work, and…

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman passed away Friday at 43 years old. The actor was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016 and never spoke publicly about his diagnosis. It progressed to stage 4 over the past 4 years. A statement posted to his official Twitter account said he died in his home with…

BATON ROUGE – One former Lake Charles resident says he’s hellbent on doing what he can to help his hometown after Hurricane Laura left behind immense destruction. Last week, WBRZ showed you the story of Russell Ledet, the former security guard at Baton Rouge General Medical Center who is now back at the same hospital…

One of the most popular beverage companies in the world has decided to cut thousands of jobs and reduce its number of business units as a result of declining sales, CNN reports.  Coca-Cola announced Friday that some of its staff will face voluntary and involuntary reductions. The 128-year-old company plans to first offer buyouts to 4,000 employees…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers increased their spending by 1.9% last month, a dose of support for an economy struggling to emerge from the grip of a pandemic that has held back a recovery and kept roughly 27 million people jobless. The July gain marked the third straight monthly increase in consumer spending, the primary…

BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge General and Woman’s Hospital are taking on patients from the Lake Charles area after Hurricane Laura ripped through southwest Louisiana Thursday. Patients from Lake Charles Memorial will be arriving at Baton Rouge General’s mid-city and Bluebonnet campuses. The health system wasn’t immediately able to say just how many patients are…

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WALKER – While riding out Hurricane Laura in their mobile home, one Livingston Parish family had quite the scare when a large tree fell on their home, utterly demolishing it. The incident occurred early Thursday (August 27) morning, just after daybreak, on Duff Road near Clanton Drive in Walker, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s…

ACADIA PARISH – An elderly Iota man was killed during Hurricane Laura when a tree fell on him, according to local Lafayette news reports. Local stations say Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson confirmed the tragic incident Thursday, saying that the 60-year-old man lost his life in the aftermath of the hurricane. At this time few…

The National Weather Service is warning residents along parts of the gulf coast to evacuate, citing storm surge forecasts predicting peaks up to 20 feet. The areas most at risk are coastal parts of Louisiana and Texas near the state line. The NWS said the deepest water is expected along the immediate coast where landfall…

BATON ROUGE – Storm evacuees from southwest Louisiana and southeastern Texas have filled up many hotel rooms in Baton Rouge. Tourism officials in Baton Rouge said they are providing updated room availability to the state of Louisiana to assist with people looking for rooms who are evacuating.  Since Tuesday, Baton Rouge has seen an increase…