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One taken to hospital in serious condition after shooting in Baton Rouge, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — One person was taken to a hospital in serious condition after a shooting in Baton Rouge, according to emergency medical officials. EMS said they were called to Catalina Avenue and N. Sherwood Forest Drive on Monday, July 1. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office...
Man surrenders, arrested for negligent homicide in months-long Central crash investigation
CENTRAL — A Slaughter man turned himself in Tuesday for the negligent homicide of a man in November 2023, Central Police said. Dakota Naquin, 21, was arrested after a months-long investigation by Central Police, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and the Baton Rouge Police Department's Traffic Homicide Unit into the death of 50-year-old Charles Lepisto on Joor Road after the Nov. 3 crash. His cause of death was blunt force trauma, police said.
Lawmakers seek probe of EBR Family Court
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State lawmakers have made a formal plea to the justices of the Louisiana State Supreme Court to request that they investigate the East Baton Rouge Family Court. A Louisiana State Senate resolution from State Senator Cleo Fields (D-Baton Rouge) and State Rep. Kathy Edmonston (R-Gonzales)...
Community members voice concerns following Friday's contentious East Baton Rouge school board meeting
BATON ROUGE - With the decision for superintendent less than two weeks away, tensions are growing as the final choice is soon to be made. In a four-to-five split vote Friday, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board moved forward on three finalists for the superintendent spot. After the weekend, community members and activists opened up about how the divisive decision could affect the final selection.
Louisiana’s Heat Makes Us Agitated, Jumpy and Miserable, Science Says
Chances are that the extreme heat in Louisiana is making you wonder if the temperature can really have an impact on our attitude, and you know the answer is "yes" on so many levels. Just how much does the extreme heat in Louisiana impact our emotions? Research reveals a significant...
Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden’s delay of consideration of gas export projects
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out in federal court, a Louisiana judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge James Cain, Jr. sided with the states, granting...
System bringing heat also keeping Beryl away from Louisiana
“We have high pressure all across the eastern United States,” climatologist Barry Keim said. “It’s a huge dome of high pressure.” According to Keim, that high pressure dome is what’s steering Hurricane Beryl away from the Gulf Coast.
Gov. Landry accuses EPA of trying to close Denka plant in LaPlace
Cattle graze in a pasture next to the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace, where U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leader Michael Regan announced proposed regulations Thursday, April 6, 2023, for toxic air emissions. The federal government has sued Denka for failing to reduce levels of chloroprene, a known carcinogen, coming from the plant. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit
The John Minor Wisdom United States Fifth Court of Appeals building in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Oct. 3, 2017 (Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. If the 5th U.S....
Schools are now required by state law to put 988 on the back of student ID’s
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Teen suicide is an epidemic that has only gotten worse over the years. According to the Department of Health, it’s the 14th leading cause of death in Louisiana and the 3rd leading cause of death for ages 10-34. A new state law taking effect this year requires the 988 suicide prevention hotline number on the back of student IDs.
'Feels-like' temperatures of up to 118 degrees forecast for southeast Louisiana this week
An excessive heat warning is in effect across much of southeast Louisiana Tuesday, where dangerously high temperatures, humidity and heat index values of up to 118 degrees are expected through the day. New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette are all expected to face oppressive heat through Tuesday evening, according to...
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