WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Updated: November 20, 2009 6:53 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: Associated Press

A 27-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the Sept. 4 stabbing death of his former girlfriend at an assisted living facility where she worked.

Fredrick Jermaine Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 27-year-old Allison Vallien in the cafeteria at The Haven at Windermere.

Vallien was preparing to serve lunch to residents at the facility when Taylor allegedly made his way into the building and stabbed her.  Taylor was arrested at the scene.

Tags assisted living facility Fredrick Jermaine Taylor second-degree murder Allison Vallien cafeteria The Haven at Windermere

Updated: November 20, 2009 7:20 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: LSP

One man is dead after a high-speed rollover crash after 2 a.m. Friday morning on LA 37 at LA 3034 when the truck he was driving ran off the road. 

Nathan C. Wallace of Greenwell Springs was driving north on LA 37 at a high rate of speed when he drifted off the roadway to the right.  The pickup entered a ditch, struck a culvert, and vaulted into the air.  The pickup then struck two mailboxes and two tree stumps and began to roll over. 

During the rollover, Wallace was ejected and the pickup landed on top of him.  He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Alcohol is not suspected, but Troopers have submitted Wallace’s blood to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for chemical analysis.  Speed and lack of seat belt use are both considered factors in Wallace’s death.

Tags Louisiana State Police crash accident Nathan C. Wallace Highway 37 Highway 3034

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Updated: November 20, 2009 7:20 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: WBRZ/Walker Police Department

Update:  Interstate 12 is open again as of 6:38 a.m.

Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident around 2:30 a.m. involving an 18-wheeler and a car on Interstate 12 east of Walker near Highway 447.

According to the Walker Police Department, the car was heading east on the interstate when it lost control, crossed into the westbound lane, and into the path of the 18-wheeler.  The 18-wheeler caught on fire and burned to the ground.

The two people in the car were taken to the hospital.  The driver and passenger in the 18-wheeler got out safely.

2une In will have the latest information on this accident and how it will affect your morning commute.

Tags Interstate 12 open 18-wheeler Livingston Parish Walker Police Department

Updated: November 20, 2009 6:39 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: LSP

Louisiana State Police and Gonzales Police arrested 30-year-old Levi E. Dunham for child pornography. 

Police searched his home at 39350 W. Worthey Road in Gonzales on Thursday and found a laptop with several images of child pornography.

Tags Gonzales arrest child pornography Levi E. Dunham

Updated: November 20, 2009 6:34 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: Associated Press

East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have booked a man facing an aggravated rape charge with two
additional counts, accusing him of inappropriate behavior with a student on his school bus in 2008.

Deputies say 38-year-old William Staton of Ethel was booked with indecent behavior with a juvenile and malfeasance.

Deputies recently learned that a girl who is now 11 told her parents that Staton kissed her as she got off the school bus in the spring of 2008.

Tags school bus driver sex juvenile East Feliciana Parish deputies arrest charged

Updated: November 20, 2009 5:59 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: LPSO

Livingston Parish deputies are searching for Allen Ambrose in the French Settlement area.  According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana State Police stopped Ambrose during a routine traffic stop, when he took off.  He eventually bailed from his car and fled on foot.

Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office used their helicopter to search for Ambrose, but have not found him.  They called off the search around 5:15 a.m. Friday morning, in order to follow some leads to where he might be.

Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office already has a warrant out for his arrest for non-support.  If you know him, or know where he is, please call 225-686-2241.

Tags manhunt Livingston Parish French Settlement Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Louisiana State Police helicopter

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Updated: November 20, 2009 5:42 AM
By Andrea Fontenot
Source: Walker Police Department

Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident around 2:30 a.m. involving an 18-wheeler and a car on Interstate 12 east of Walker near Highway 447.

According to the Walker Police Department, the car was heading east on the interstate when it lost control, crossed into the westbound lane, and into the path of the 18-wheeler.  The 18-wheeler caught on fire and burned to the ground.

The two people in the car were taken to the hospital.  The driver and passenger in the 18-wheeler got out safely.

Interstate 12 westbound is shut down at this time.  2une In will have the latest information on this accident and how it will affect your morning commute.

Tags Interstate 12 accident 18-wheeler Walker Police Department Walker fire car westbound crash shutdown

Updated: November 19, 2009 11:48 PM
By Michael Cauble
Source: WBRZ Sports

Chef KD:

"It's time to stock up the freezers, just got off the phone with the Fishing Magician, Johnny Nunez, Hopedale, Delecroix, Regio, anywhere they've got some open bays and moving water, you've got to find the tide moving around the cut, they are just hitting specks.  Live shrimp under popping corks, and the old stand by, just a regular popping cork over a lead head.  But let me show you a couple of tricks with that lead head.

Number one don't use a heavy lead head, 1/8 or less and when you rig up the bait, if you're using a deadly dudley, blue moon, black chartreuse, the color's not important, the rigging is.  Make sure you've got the concave side down on the bait, that causes the bait to glide.  Rig the bait parallel to the water, perpendicular to the water, it looks like a fish swimming moving through the water.

With the popping cork, if the winds calm, just a little action will do, but if it's windy out make sure to really get in there and let the fish hear the rattles and popping over the sound of the waves."

Updated: November 19, 2009 11:13 PM
By Michael Cauble
Source: LSU Sports Information

The LSU Tiger men's basketball team may be heading to New York City for the NIT Season Tipoff championship, but they will be the walking wounded when they get there.   Head coach Trent Johnson telling the media on Thursday that senior Alex Farrer is likely done for the year after surgery found loose particles in his dislocated his left kneecap.  Farrer injured himself in a closed scrimmage in Houston nearly a week and a half ago.

Center Garrett Green sprained his left ankle playing basketball in a pick up game.  Coach Johnson said Green was working out on the team's off day and it was not part of a scheduled activity.   Green is listed as probable for the NIT game on Wednesday against Connecticut.

The Tigers take on the Huskies in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m., the game will be televised by ESPN2.

Updated: November 19, 2009 8:45 PM
By Michael Marsh
Source: Associated Press

Despite protests by hundreds of students and university staff on the campus of the UCLA, the governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase that takes effect next fall.  It raises tuition by 32 percent or to more than $10,000 a year.  The fees do not include the cost of housing, board and books.  The decision was made after two tense days on campus where the board members huddled in a room without windows as students gathered at the arched doorways of the building and waved signs and pounded on drums. UC President Mark Yudof told reporters the board had to turn to students' wallets because the system is out of money.  He says the 10-campus system needs a $913 million increase in state funding next year in addition to higher student fees.  California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger blamed UC's financial crisis on the legislature for the way it collects and spends taxpayer money. The higher fees would not affect students whose families make less than $70,000 a year and board members say financial aid would help others defray the higher cost.

Tags student fees UCLA California

Updated: November 19, 2009 8:31 PM
By Michael Marsh
Source: Associated Press

Some 15 families who had to evacuate their homes when a natural gas well caught fire in Desoto Parish can return home on Friday.  Authorities say workers regained control of the well Thursday evening.  The well is about three miles east of Grand Cane and blew yesterday during a maintenance procedure.  The blow out and fire killed 58-year-old James Dennis of Bullard, Texas and critically hurt Jimmy Siler, also of Bullard.  Both men worked for a company from Broussard and were contracted to Chesapeake Energy Corporation which operates the well.  Evcacuees were told to contact the sheriff's office after 8 a.m. Friday for instructions on getting back to their homes.  The evacuees were placed in motels and living expenses are being paid by Chesapeake Energy.

Tags Grand Cane LA well fire evacuation

Updated: November 19, 2009 8:29 PM
By Sylvia Weatherspoon
Source: Associated Press

 You may have a tough time finding Libby's pumpkin pie products on grocery store shelves this holiday.  Nestle says there may be a shortage because heavy rain took a heavy toll on its pumpkin harvest. Nearly all of the canned pumpkin sold in the U.S. is produced by Nestle.

Tags Canned pumpkins Libby's pumpkin products pumpkin harvest shortage

Updated: November 19, 2009 8:16 PM
By Michael Marsh
Source: Associated Press

The Army says reporters are barred from Fort Bragg, North Carolina during Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" book signing event on Monday. The Army says it fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barak Obama.  Members of the public will be allowed to attend.  Fort Bragg Spokesman Tom McCollum says the Army did not want the book signing to become a platform for Palin supporters to express political opinions.

Tags Fort Bragg North Carolina Sarah Palin book signing

Updated: November 19, 2009 8:07 PM
By Michael Marsh
Source: Associated Press

A prisoner who was in an isolation cell was found hanging by a sheet from the ceiling and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff says it was suicide.  Sheriff Jack Strain says 40-year-old Alan Jackson of Slidell had been in jail since last month on a parole violation and drug charges.  Strain says Jackson was last seen alive during a cell check at about 11 a.m. and was discovered hanging about five hours later. The Sheriff says Jackson was not in the isolation cell on suicide watch but because of disruptive behavior.

Tags suicide prisoner St. Tammany Parish

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Updated: November 19, 2009 11:33 PM
By Kristen Eargle
Source: WBRZ Sports

The Purple and Gold World Series did not draw the same excitement as the College World Series just five months ago. It was not meant to. "I've learned some good things and some bad things." Paul Mainieri said after the intrasquad practice series. "Our pitching is a deep as it's been since I've been here."

The series wraps the five-week fall practice session. This world series was to extract a baseline for Coach Mainieri to evaluate for the next several weeks.

The LSU team was divided up two teams with the Gold team defeating the Purple team 5-3.

Friday will be the final practice of fall ball. The players will report January 19^th for workouts with February 1^st starting the first official practice.