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    VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Trailer breaks free on interstate "bump"

    Updated: 10:57 PM 5/24/2013

    GROSS TETE - Drivers believe a jolt from a bump caused a runaway trailer on I-10 East near the Gross Tete Wednesday. Denham Springs resident Mike Dutcher caught the incredible video with his dash cam recorder. "We were both cruising along about 70 miles-per-hour and I slowed down... (More)
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    "Bowlegged Heat..."

    Updated: 4:00 AM 5/25/2013

    We referred to our mother's cousin as "Uncle Sam" Biggins and enjoyed visits to his farm. As noted in a previous column, I still picture him with a load of tobacco in his cheek, walking bowlegged to his barn to climb a tractor or bridle a horse. Often I visit... (More)
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    More opportunities to tour St. Jude Dream Home

    More opportunities to tour St. Jude Dream Home

    Updated: 12:02 AM 5/25/2013

    BATON ROUGE- Saturday and Sunday, the 2013 St. Jude Dream Home will be open for tours. Browse through the house, located in Carriagewood Estates, and see some of the latest in home design. You can also buy a chance at winning the house. Raffle tickets cost $100 and... (More)
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    People pay delinquent city bills after News 2 investigation

    People pay delinquent city bills after News 2 investigation

    Updated: 10:20 PM 5/24/2013

    SORRENTO- Leaders said a number of people showed-up at city hall to pay delinquent water, sewer, trash, and other city costs after a WBRZ News 2 investigation Thursday night. The story found people were not paying and services were not being disconnected, costing the city thousands of dollars. ... (More)
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    Police report: 80-year-old driver took man on wild ride

    Police report: 80-year-old driver took man on wild ride

    Updated: 10:12 PM 5/24/2013

    BATON ROUGE- The driver of a pick-up truck that drove with a man on the hood of his vehicle for miles last weekend has been identified. Cell phone video, posted online, made the incident infamous. Dwayne Huysmans yelled to passing cars : "call the police for me!" Huysmans... (More)
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    Crash slows traffic around BR ahead of busy travel weekend

    Crash slows traffic around BR ahead of busy travel weekend

    Updated: 9:55 PM 5/24/2013

    BATON ROUGE- The evening drive on area streets and interstates was a mess, mainly due to an overturned car on I-12 East near Millerville. Friday, a vehicle flipped multiple times around 7 p.m. Multiple lanes were closed on I-12 causing back-ups elsewhere. Shortly after 9 o'clock, authorities were... (More)
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    Deputies investigate murder near Clinton

    Deputies investigate murder near Clinton

    Updated: 6:24 PM 5/24/2013

    CLINTON- Deputies in East Feliciana are working a murder outside of town a department official told WBRZ News 2. Deputies confirmed that one person was dead at a house on Highway 10, about six miles east of town, and that a second person is in the hospital related to... (More)
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    Thieves steal safe from church

    Updated: 6:14 PM 5/24/2013

    WALKER- Police are looking for leads after a church was burglarized and a 300-pound safe stolen overnight. Police were called when workers at Walker Baptist Church on Florida Boulevard noticed the crime when they got to work earlier in the day. "It appears that the offenders entered the... (More)
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    New effort to restore Lincoln Theater begins

    Updated: 5:59 PM 5/24/2013

    BATON ROUGE - A new effort to restore the Lincoln Theater in Baton Rouge kicks off with a fundraising reception tonight. The Lincoln Theater Foundation will have plans for display showing the two phases of restoration. The first phase would remove lead paint and pipes, asbestos and mold from... (More)
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    New trends for home interior this summer

    Updated: 5:27 PM 5/24/2013

    BATON ROUGE - Home decorator Stacy Naquin appeared on News 2 at 4 today to discuss the hottest trends for your home this summer.

    She owns Stacy Naquin Interiors in Baton Rouge.

    For more information you can contact her at Email: stacynaquin@cox.net.

     

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    West Feliciana toddler severely beaten

    Updated: 5:24 PM 5/24/2013

    ST. FRANCISVILLE - In West Feliciana Parish authorities locked up a mother and her boyfriend after accusing them of beating her 2-year-old child. Deputies charged Dana Vessel, 31, and Brandon Cobb, 26, with second degree cruelty to a juvenile. They also charged Cobb with domestic abuse battery. Investigators... (More)
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    LSU rolls past 'Tide 3-2

    Updated: 5:23 PM 5/24/2013

    HOOVER, Al. - LSU drove in two runs in the ninth inning to pull ahead, and Chris Cotton shut the door on Alabama in a 3-2 comeback victory in an elimination game Friday evening. The Tigers were one strike away from elimination when Tyler Moore stroked an RBI-single to... (More)
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    Texas Brine starting to make buyout offers

    Texas Brine starting to make buyout offers

    Updated: 4:06 PM 5/24/2013

    BAYOU CORNE - A spokesperson for Texas Brine said the company started making buyout offers today for homes and property affected by the Bayou Corne sinkhole. Sonny Cranch with Texas Brine said they had 23 offers ready today and started scheduling appointments to meet with homeowners Saturday. Cranch... (More)
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    Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions

    Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions

    Updated: 3:30 PM 5/24/2013

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some... (More)
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    Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

    Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

    Updated: 2:40 PM 5/24/2013

    NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of country music take over the City of Baton Rouge as the Bayou Country Superfest brings some of the genre's biggest names to LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. Headlining Saturday are Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Aaron Lewis, the... (More)
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    Senators hear from public on next year's budget

    Senators hear from public on next year's budget

    Updated: 2:06 PM 5/24/2013

    BATON ROUGE - People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. For hours Friday, the Senate Finance Committee heard requests for cuts to be reversed, for programs to be... (More)
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