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I-10 widening project near Highland Siegen complete
Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - It’s finally finished - the six lane expansion on I-10 from Highland to Siegen Lane. After months of delays and constant work, the six lanes are open. DOTD also announced that they intent to expand I-10 all the way to LA-22. They will also be expanding I-12 from Walker to Satsuma. Juban Road to Walker is expected to be completed by summer of 2013. Everyone ...
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Man flips girlfriends vehicle after forcing his way into her workplace
THIBODAUX, LA - A Thibodaux man has been arrested after he took his girlfriend’s car while drunk and flipped it into a ditch. On June 17, around 3:00 a.m. Tyrone Jackson, 24, showed up to his girlfriend’s place of work in the 300 block of North Canal, intoxicated. The victim took her keys from Jackson since he was intoxicated, and attempted to lock the door behind her. Jackson ...
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Two more lanes opened on I-10
Louisiana State Police reports I-10 East is closed at Whiskey Bay on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to multiple crashes. Traffic on I-10 East is being diverted onto I-49 North.Drivers trying to get ...
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Inmate captured who walked away from work release program
PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - U.S. Marshals have captured an inmate who walked away from a work release program. According to reports, Tederick Bessie walked away from Elmer's Chocolate Factory in Ponchatoula around 6 a.m. Monday. He was captured just before 5 p.m. Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Office. Bessie, 30, had been serving time for simple robbery. He was scheduled for release in ...
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Residents worry about drainage on Eden Church Road
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (WAFB) - Engineers have a warning for Livingston Parish leaders about a potential problem with a newly-constructed road. The parish spent $2.2 million making Eden Church Road in Denham Springs safer, but another issue has surfaced. When construction on Eden Church Road got underway, residents like Terry Woodworth could hardly wait for the highway to open. "It was ...
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Hope Academy gets cleaning as part of companys global week of service
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The principal at a Baton Rouge school says they have no money for maintenance and barely have someone to change light bulbs. So, when a local company offered to help for no charge, they said bring it on. Around Hope Academy, on Jefferson Highway, there are people all over. Some are cutting grass, some cutting hedges and others asking where they can find more ...
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Heavy congestion after wreck on I-10
closed BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials closed I-10 East after a wreck past Highland Road during the afternoon rush. State Police said the wreck was located three miles past the Highland exit and blocked all eastbound lanes, but traffic was still passing on the shoulder. Traffic backed up in both directions of I-10 after the wreck. At 6 p.m. DOTD reported traffic was bakced up on I-10 East ...
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Residents near Geismar plant explosion affected emotionally physically
Geismar, La (NBC33) - After Thursday's explosion at the Williams Olefin's plant in Geismar, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade started taking surveys of people living near the plant. The team went door-to-door and surveyed 67 people, asking them about any possible physical or emotional effects the incident may have caused them. Forty-four of those surveyed say they've been out of ...
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NOPD officer fired for violation of moral conduct policy
NEW ORLEANS, LA - A New Orleans Police officer was dismissed from duty today for violating the Department’s policy on moral conduct. Last July, Jeremy Wilcox was pulled over by a St. John Parish Sheriff’s deputy for driving a truck with no license plate. The deputy ran Wilcox’s driver’s license and found that there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest that was ...
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Central Thruway Project almost complete locals getting excited
CENTRAL, La (NBC33) - The Central Thruway is nearing its projected completion date after years of construction. "I live right in the middle of all the construction, so I am not excited about all of that," said Central resident, Melissa Dykes. Aside from some angry residents, most say they are thrilled to see this long Central Thruway Project finally completed. The entire thruway ...
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Livingston Parish deputies find work release walk-off in Baton Rouge
Ponchatoula, La - Authorities caught a man that walked away from his work release program job. Deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office were searching for Tederick Bessie, 30. Bessie walked away from the Elmer’s Chocolate Factory in Ponchatoula at around 6:00 a.m. today. Bessie is a non-violent offender serving time for Simple Robbery. He was scheduled for release ...
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2 lanes blocked on I-10 E between Essen and Highland
Louisiana State Police reports I-10 East is closed at Whiskey Bay on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to multiple crashes. Traffic on I-10 East is being diverted onto I-49 North.Drivers trying to get ...
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Inmate caught after walking off work release site
captured BATON ROUGE - U. S. Marshals said they caught up to a work release inmate this afternoon after the man walked off his job site Monday. Marshals arrested Tederick Bessie, 30, around 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Baton Rouge. Authorities reported Bessie missing Monday after they said he wasn't at his work release site, a candy factory in Ponchatoula. Authorities said they dropped ...
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Livingston school board president is upset remorseful over fatal hit and run
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Two days after being arrested for a fatal hit-and-run crash, Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley is saying he's sorry. "[He is] Very upset, very remorseful. I mean, we read these kinds of things in the paper and we get upset for the families we read about. And after being in the situation he's in, he's very sorry for the victim, ...
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Woman points gun at victims screams ‘I’ll kill all of y’all
Baton Rouge, La - A woman is wanted by the EBRSO after she pulled a gun on multiple victims. The incident took place at a residence in the 5600 block of Hartford on June 11 at around 1:26 p.m. According to reports, deputies were initially sent to a home in the 5700 block of Silverleaf Avenue in reference to a disturbance. When they arrived, deputies contacted multiple victims that stated ...
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Louisiana plant explosion kills 1 injures 5
HOUSTON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and five others were injured in an explosion that rattled a fertilizer plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana Friday evening, local media reported. The explosion, caused by a nitrogen vessel rupture, happened at around 6:15 p.m. at CF Industries in Donaldsonville, a southern city located along the west bank of the Mississippi River, local media ...
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ATC conducting summer crackdown on unlawful sales of alcohol and tobacco to minors
Baton Rouge, La - Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) Commissioner Troy Hebert announced that his Agency will conduct an increased number of random compliance checks at alcoholic beverage and tobacco retail outlets statewide during the summer months. "ATC conducts compliance checks throughout the year, but we are increasing our efforts this summer to ensure that ...
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Buras meth lab found one arrested
Buras, La - Authorities in Plaquemines Parish have busted a meth lab and arrested the man operating the lab. In early June 2013, the PPSO Narcotics Division began investigating a possible methamphetamine lab being operated in Buras. Loran Anthony Williams, Jr., aka "Tony", 28, was thought to be cooking methamphetamine at his home in Buras, and possibly selling it to citizens in the ...
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Police search for 20-year-old wanted for indecent behavior with a juvenile
Louisiana State Police reports I-10 East is closed at Whiskey Bay on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to multiple crashes. Traffic on I-10 East is being diverted onto I-49 North.Drivers trying to get ...
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Cause of gas line explosion still under investigation
enon FRANKLINTON - A pre-dawn gas line explosion shook residents out of their beds in a rural, wooded area of Washington Parish, briefly knocking out power to thousands of people but not injuring anybody. State Trooper Nicholas Manale says an 80-foot section of 30-inch pipeline ruptured about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday southeast of Franklinton. Washington Parish Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy ...
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Sheriffs deputies searching for rape suspect
wanted GONZALES - Deputies in Ascension Parish asked for the public's help finding a man wanted for raping a young girl. Chief Deputy Tony Bacala released a photo of Justo Venegas, 31, who's wanted for forcible rape of a juvenile. Bacala said on June 9 deputies were called out to the victim's residence and told Venegas had raped her. They said he fled the scene on a bicycle, ...
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Deputies searching for work release walk-off
Ponchatoula, La - Authorities are searching for a man that walked away from his work release program job. Deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office are searching for Tederick Bessie, 30. Bessie walked away from the Elmer’s Chocolate Factory in Ponchatoula at around 6:00 a.m. today. Bessie is a non-violent offender serving time for Simple Robbery. He was scheduled for ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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13-year-old charged with 2nd degree murder of 5-year-old sister
TERRYTOWN, LA (WAFB) - A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with second degree murder after his 5-year-old sister died Sunday. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Detectives say the boy admitted to practicing "WWE" moves on the girl, even after she told him that she was in pain. According to reports, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputies were called to a house in Terrytown, LA ...
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Bald eagles poisoned in Thibodaux
THIBODAUX, LA (WAFB) - Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife Fisheries are offering a $3,500 reward for information on who poisoned a pair of bald eagles.The eagles were found in a field near Martinez Rd. in Thibodaux. Testing revealed that the eagles had ingested large amounts of poison in late March or early April. X-rays performed on the birds ...
Baton Rouge Feature
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Mayor Holden’s preparing Baton Rouge for the future.
Baton Rouge’s mayor, Kip Holden, has spent most of his tenure as mayor outside the city on foreign or domestic trips to business conferences or meetings aimed at promoting cultural ties. It’s a strategy that has been successfully employed by some of the world’s greatest leaders.
The Mayor of Baton Rouge, Kip Holden, is going out of his way to increase economic activity in Louisiana’s capital by undertaking a series of what one might call ‘promotional’ trips to cities around the US and the world, promoting Baton Rouge as a serious contender for investment by big businesses. Read more
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