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For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them at increased cancer risk. Federal officials said they had found evidence of discrimination and were pressuring the state to strengthen oversight of air pollution from industrial plants. Now, a draft agreement obtained by The Associated…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in nearly two years, the Federal Reserve is set Wednesday to keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged for a second straight policy meeting — the clearest sign to date that the Fed is edging closer to the end of its rate-hiking campaign. The Fed is standing pat,…

BATON ROUGE – A woman died from her injuries after being shot late Sunday night.  Police said Leticia Elliot, 39, was shot during a domestic incident that happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Jackson Avenue. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Elliot died from her injuries on Monday.  The shooting is still under investigation, and…

DENVER (AP) — A heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, his body discovered in a bathroom next to words scrawled on the wall, “I am not a killer,” authorities said Monday. Diego Barajas Medina, 20, was found dead in a…

IBERVILLE PARISH – The Iberville Parish School District has spent about $25 million on renovations for multiple schools. For starters, there is a new cafeteria under construction at Dorseyville Elementary, which costs about $4.4 million. “Our previous cafeteria is a little outdated, we have some new equipment coming in for our kitchen that’s going to…

BATON ROUGE – Bernhard Capital Partners will acquire the gas distribution arm of Entergy in a deal valued at nearly half a billion dollars. The two companies announced the pending transaction on Monday. Entergy will spin off a division that provides gas to about 95,000 homes and businesses in the Baton Rouge area and another…

DONALDSONVILLE – Deputies are searching for a man wanted for attempted murder after a reported shooting on Sunday.  According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, Allen Sanders Jr.—who also goes by Allen “Bleed” McBride—is wanted for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, and illegal use of weapons.  The shooting happened on Sunday along…

BATON ROUGE – A woman was saved from her apartment after an iron left on caused a fire in her kitchen.  Baton Rouge firefighters said an iron was left on and unattended in an apartment on Hollywood Street shortly after 8 a.m.. One of the residents of the apartment, a woman, was rescued from the…

BATON ROUGE – The family of a teenager is questioning the use of a BRPD K-9 and calling the deployment of the dog excessive force. Watch live newscasts here The teen, who is in eighth grade, was going for a joy ride with friends when he says a number of police got behind him. He…

CENTRAL – A family in Central was displaced Saturday after their home caught on fire.  According to the Central Fire Department, a person called first responders around 5 p.m. because a house on Lansdowne Road was on fire.  With the help of other crews from East Baton Rouge Parish, the firefighters managed to get the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news.…

BATON ROUGE – The LSU baseball team plans to host its National Championship ring ceremony November 11 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center prior to the LSU-Florida football game. The event will be free of charge for all fans to celebrate LSU baseball’s 2023 National Championship season where the team defeated their rival Florida Gators…

COVINGTON – A crash in St. Tammany Parish killed a 54-year-old man on Highway 25 around 5 p.m. on Friday. According to state police, Lonnie Sanchez Jr., 54, of Covington, was driving southbound in his 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee when he collided with a 2012 Freightliner M2 at a complete stop on the shoulder. Sanchez…

BATON ROUGE – In their second game against the Columbus River Dragons in two days, the Baton Rouge Zydeco lost 5-2. The Zydeco opened the scoring for the game, as Marquis Grant-Mentis scored on a one-on-one five minutes into the game, giving the team their first lead of the season. However, Columbus responded by scoring…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance’s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the area’s longtime drinking water source: the Mississippi River. It was a similar story not far away at the…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He’s drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be alternatives. The Minnesota congressman is finally entering the race himself. The 54-year-old Phillips has scheduled a campaign announcement Friday at the New Hampshire statehouse…

DETROIT – Toyota is recalling about 751,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with the tabs that hold the front bumper covers on. The recall covers certain Toyota Highlanders from the 2020 through 2023 model years including gas-electric hybrids. The company says in a statement that the SUVs have resin front lower…

BATON ROUGE – A criminal’s plot to rob several tenants at a Baton Rouge apartment complex by pretending to have a gun in his pocket backfired when the residents realized he was completely unarmed.  The Baton Rouge Fire Department says 45-year-old Reginald Millican’s plan involved pulling a fire alarm at the Port Royal apartments on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders, tested their grasp of the gavel and eventually chased them out of office. When the House convenes Thursday it will be a bustle…

SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) — Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil. “Even though they’re Southwest animals, they don’t like Southwest seasoning,” Dave Bisbee, general manager at Seven Canyons Golf Club in Sedona, said Tuesday. This is not the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress. Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, tried to stop the autopsy on his wife, Betty Bowman —…

GONZALES – I-10 in Ascension Parish was damaged after a crash Wednesday morning.  The crash damaged I-10 westbound near mile marker 176 just after the Highway 30 exit.  The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said the left lane of the Interstate would be closed until further notice so DOTD could inspect and repair the roadway. The…