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BATON ROUGE – Millions of people are learning about infamous Baton Rouge drug runner Barry Seal for the first time thanks to a 2017 Tom Cruise movie that’s found new life on Netflix. ‘American Made,’ the crime thriller loosely based on the true story of Seal’s run-ins with law enforcement and a Columbian cartel, has…

GONZALES – A late-night shooting at a park in Ascension Parish left several people hurt and led to a deadly car crash as people were fleeing the area.  The Gonzales Police Department said the shooting started around 9 p.m. at Carver Park off Tobey Street.  At least four people were shot at the park. A…

MANSFIELD – The DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court was arrested for electioneering charges after he allegedly campaigned in nursing homes.  Louisiana State Police began investigating Jeremy Evans, the current Clerk of Court, after pictures were posted to his social media account on Sept. 20 showing him wearing a campaign shirt and holding his campaign brochures…

BATON ROUGE – After LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr. was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer and the Tiger Athletic Foundation launched a fundraiser to help with his medical bills, locally-based restaurant chain Walk-On’s is helping out, too.  On Tuesday, 10% of all profits from several locations in the capital area will go…

BATON ROUGE – A stretch of Pecue Lane was shut down in the area of I-10 Monday morning after a reported gas leak. The St. George Fire Department says Pecue was blocked off between Perkins Road and Airline Highway while first responders address the leak.  This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments Top Featured Tags:…

NEW ROADS – Deputies are investigating a shooting that happened late Sunday night and left a 26-year-old dead.  According to the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a home on Delta Place Road to find a man lying on the ground in the yard. The man, later identified as Joshua Porche, 26,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military scoured the country’s south for Hamas fighters, guarded breaches in its border fence and pounded the Gaza Strip from the air on Monday as it vowed to lay total siege to the impoverished, Hamas-ruled territory in the wake of an unprecedented weekend incursion. More than two days after Hamas launched…

BATON ROUGE – The Southern Jaguars couldn’t get the stops when they needed them on defense and didn’t play with a sense of urgency at the end of their SWAC match-up with Florida A&M and dropped their fourth game of the season and first in conference play with the 26-19 loss. The Jaguars had a…

BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police still don’t know who was driving the car that hit and killed a woman last Sunday. Moments after a Baton Rouge Police Officer ran over a 38-year-old Quiana Brown on North Foster Drive. Saturday, Brown’s family remembered her life at the spot where it was cut short.  The family’s…

ST. MARY – A man was killed in a head-on collision with another vehicle in St. Mary Parish overnight. Louisiana State Police responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 90 near Big Four Corners Road around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The crash took the life of John Tardy, 59, of Franklin. Upon investigation,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea, catching the country off guard on a major holiday. Several hours after…

DENHAM SPRINGS – A mother is still able to hold her daughter after 16-year-old Hunter Robertson saved four-year-old Myla Brock from drowning in a pond. This happened early Monday morning while it was still dark. Since then, everyone has been calling Hunter a hero. “With the help of this son (Hunter) right here, I have…

BATON ROUGE – LSU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences announced some of the spring 2024 semester courses will focus exclusively on emerging AI technology and how to engage with it.  “HSS prepares students for a human-centered future,” said Troy Blanchard, dean of the LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences. “These courses are an…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain that suggests that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy. Hiring last month jumped from a 227,000 increase in August, which was revised sharply higher. July’s gain was…

BATON ROUGE – A resident was injured after a house caught fire early Friday morning.  The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the resident was taken to the hospital after their Brady Street home caught fire. Their injuries were reported to be minor. Fire investigators said the cause was determined to be an electrical malfunction. The…

BATON ROUGE – The United States Department of Justice announced the sentencing of ten people from capital area parishes for their involvement in a drug trafficking ring.  The ring was based in Ascension Parish and operated in its surrounding areas. The ten people were sentenced to a combined 81 years in federal prison, not including…

BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested after he allegedly shot the driver of a truck who he almost hit while trying to merge lanes.  The Baton Rouge Police Department said it arrested Jontarius McKnight on Wednesday after speaking with the victim, who told officers McKnight had shot him during a road rage argument.  The…

BATON ROUGE – An accused drug dealer was caught hoarding weapons and drugs — including more than 1,000 phony prescription pills laced with fentanyl — inside of a home nestled in a suburban Baton Rouge neighborhood Tuesday.  The search spanned not only a house inside the Hunter’s Glen neighborhood, located near the Ascension-East Baton Rouge…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded thanks to support from Democrats. A resolution — titled a motion to vacate — from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., passed Tuesday with the support of eight Republicans and all the…

HAMMOND – Deputies are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a man accused of an armed robbery at a gas station off I-12.  According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the robbery happened on Airport Road near I-12 early Tuesday morning.  Security footage from the gas station showed the man wearing all black and a…

BATON ROUGE – A fire that destroyed a vacant home also displaced one person living in a neighboring house Wednesday morning.  Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire started at a home near the intersection of Madison Avenue and North 17th Street. No injuries were reported, but the Entergy outage map reported…