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Baton Rouge Police investigating man found shot dead
BATON ROUGE —- Baton Rouge Police officers are investigating the latest homicide in the city. It was around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, when officials responded to a call for shots fired on Cedar Ave. between Choctaw Dr. & Chippewa St. That’s just west of I-110. At...
Sports2-A-Days: Madison Prep Chargers
Baton Rouge - After finishing the 2023 season at 8-4, the Madison Prep Chargers are looking to build off of that and reach new heights in 2024. Landry Williams returns for his sixth year as Madison Prep's head coach and he says that many players return on offense. The Chargers...
ATV driver killed Sunday in 3-vehicle wreck after dirt bike hit car, then the ATV on highway
PORT ALLEN, La. (BRPROUD) — An ATV rider died from their injuries after a three-vehicle crash Sunday, July 21, in West Baton Rouge Parish. According to a news release from Lousiana State Police, Troop A responded to a crash scene on Louisiana 413, slightly north of Louisiana 620 around 5 p.m.
Low pay is driving away Louisiana's early childhood education teachers, survey says
While Louisiana has made progress in expanding early childhood education for thousands of children, most workers still don't earn a living wage, according to a recent survey. New Orleans, however, is tackling some of the problem through local taxpayer money — a major source of funding for early education that's helped standardize the minimum wage for teachers.
Families of Louisiana Olympic stars reveal the drive that helped them get to Paris
Talent? Of course. Coaching? A necessity. Money? There’s real gold poured into those gold medals. But it’s much more than that. It’s dedication, sacrifice and an almost incomprehensible drive for a goal that most of us only see the results of every four years. Tricia Schwartz knows....
Top LSU pitcher signee officially inks professional deal with the Braves
One of LSU’s top signees in the 2024 baseball recruiting class won’t be making his way to Baton Rouge after he was drafted in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft. Cam Caminiti had an incredible year for Saguaro High School as a Senior. He went 9-0 with a 0.93 ERA on the season, striking out 119 batters in 52 2/3 innings. At the plate, he hit .493. He helped lead his high school to its first state championship in 13 years. The 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves drafted him with the 24th pick in the first round of the...
Shreveport Faces Mixed Employment Trends Amid Statewide Economic Gains
SHREVEPORT, LA – While Louisiana celebrates a decrease in its unemployment rate for June 2024, Shreveport’s local employment figures present a more nuanced picture, according to the latest data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state as a whole saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drop to 4.0 percent, a historic low for June, but Shreveport experienced both gains and challenges in its job market.
Motorcyclist dies in single-vehicle crash near Holden
HOLDEN --- Shortly after 1 p.m. on July 22, 2024, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A responded to a single-vehicle crash on LA 441 at Herman Hutchinson Road. The crash claimed the life of 64-year-old Tommy Moseley of Independence. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2005 Honda motorcycle, driven...
A 'child's body' in water creates big scare at Slidell park. Police share an explanation.
A father and son fishing at Slidell's Heritage Park on Sunday afternoon hooked what appeared to be a child's body — and prompted an underwater search by the Slidell Police Department's dive team. Fortunately, the body turned out to a doll, ironically one used for water safety training, the...
Kentwood teen wins national pool championship in St. Louis
Christopher Spears, of Kentwood, won the 2024 APA Junior Pool Championship earlier this month in St. Louis. The 13-year-old was one of 258 kids to compete in the pool championship conducted by the American Poolplayers Association, the governing body of amateur pool. The finals match was streamed and can be...
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