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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…

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…

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…

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…

BATON ROUGE – The Cinemark movie theatre in Perkins Rowe reopened Friday night, after shutting down more than 4 months ago when COVID-19 first struck Louisiana. “It’s nice that things are getting back to normal, sort of,” Austin Lambert said. Lambert was one of the first customers to visit Cinemark when it re-opened. “It was wonderful. It was very clean, very…

UPDATE – Amyra Harrison has been found safely. Police have a possible suspect connected to her disappearance.   ********* BATON ROUGE – BRPD Detectives are searching for a missing 10-year-old girl who went missing from her home early Saturday morning. Amyra Harrison last known location was near the intersection of Frenchtown Rd. at Country RD. in…

BATON ROUGE – Firefighters responded to a house fire on the 2400 block of Cable Street shortly before 4 a.m this morning. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the cause of the fire is still undetermined. Firefighters arrived on scene to find half of the home engulfed in flames. They were able to contain…

BATON ROUGE – BRPD Detectives are searching for a missing 10-year-old girl who went missing from her home early Saturday morning. Amyra Harrison last known location was near the intersection of Frenchtown Rd. at Country RD. in Central. Harrison is 4’9” tall, weighs 85 lbs and was last seen wearing pink shorts and a white…

BATON ROUGE – Crews are expected to resume work on the University Lakes restoration project in September after the coronavirus waylaid the state’s clean-up efforts for months. An LSU spokesperson said Friday that work to rehabilitate the six lakes around the campus will “restart” next month. Project partners are finalizing agreements to present to both…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump frankly acknowledged Thursday that he’s starving the U.S. Postal Service of money in order to make it harder to process an expected surge of mail-in ballots, which he worries could cost him the election. In an interview on Fox Business Network, Trump explicitly noted two funding provisions that Democrats…

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Friday after a report showed that sales for U.S retailers strengthened again last month, but by less than economists expected. The S&P 500 was little changed in late morning trading, as the market takes a pause after nearly erasing the last of the steep losses caused by the coronavirus…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he opposes additional funding for the U.S. Postal Service, acknowledging that his position would starve the agency of money Democrats say it needs to process an anticipated surge in mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also falsely stated that Democrats were pushing for universal mail-in…

It was a cool moment on a hot July day. Six-year-old Amiyah Dantzler-Clay and her 5-year-old brother Jayden saw a police officer parked in front of their Baltimore home and figured he could use a treat. So they took him an ice pop. Police Maj. Richard Gibson was in the Woodbourne-McCabe neighborhood that day scouting…

BATON ROUGE – While there may be mixed feelings about the wisdom of sending the LSU Tigers back onto the field to defend their Championship title amid the COVID-19 health crisis, many officials feel that with proper health precautions in place, the team will remain safe.   Dr. Catherine O’Neal of Our Lady of the Lake;…

BATON ROUGE – The city-parish has highlighted nearly a dozen “critical” canals which will be the focus of an effort to improve drainage around the parish. On Wednesday, the mayor-president’s office laid out plans for cleaning 11 different drainage canals throughout the area. Crews are in the process of cleaning out vegetation and other blockages…

ASCENSION PARISH – The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office issued an alert for the public regarding a wanted suspect, Wednesday.  Authorities say they are actively seeking the whereabouts of 32-year-old Nathan Batiste who is wanted for strangling a pregnant woman, attempted first-degree feticide, and aggravated burglary. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Nathan Batiste is…

ABITA SPRINGS – The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent shooting that occurred early Wednesday (August 12) morning. At approximately 3 a.m. the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from an individual claiming he had been shot. Responding deputies located the individual unresponsive inside a mobile home in the…

BATON ROUGE – A man has been arrested after he allegedly organized multiple block parties around the city which led to shootings. The Baton Rouge Police Department says Frisco Jack was arrested Monday on a fugitive warrant out of Zachary. In an announcement Tuesday, BRPD said Jack is also believed to be responsible for organizing…

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 ever closer to the all-time high it reached back in February, before the coronavirus shutdowns slammed the economy. The index was up 0.3% in the early going Tuesday. European markets were also higher. The gains followed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to…

BATON ROUGE – Police report that a person was stabbed Tuesday morning, in Old South Baton Rouge. Shortly before 9 a.m., Baton Rouge Police were dispatched to the 2500 block of Kentucky Street in response to the stabbing. WBRZ has reached out to officials for information related to the condition of the wounded individual and…

BALTIMORE (AP) — A “major gas explosion” completely destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing one person and injuring several others, the Baltimore Fire Department said. At least one person was trapped in the wreckage. Firefighters converged on the disaster scene, where the natural gas explosion reduced to the homes to piles of…