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  • Sheriff: Women caught looting hotel closed since Hurricane Ida

    June 7, 2022 9:35 AM

    GALLIANO - Deputies arrested a pair of women after they were allegedly caught looting a hotel that's been closed since Hurricane Ida ripped through southeast Louisiana over nine months ago. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said the business's owner spotted the women June 3 inside the Galliano hotel, which... more »
  • Crews battle massive apartment fire in Gardere area overnight

    February 28, 2022 9:11 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A large fire collapsed the roof of a two-story apartment building off Gardere Lane late Sunday night. The St. George Fire Department said crews arrived shortly after 10:30 p.m. to find flames spewing from the roof of the apartment building on Ned Avenue. The building was... more »
  • Family Dollar closes 400 locations due to rodent infestation at distribution facility

    February 21, 2022 3:21 PM

    Hundreds of Family Dollar stores in six southern states are temporarily closed after more than 1,000 rodents were found at a distribution center. Business Wire reported Monday that 404 stores were impacted. A consumer complaint had prompted an inspection of the facility in West Memphis, Arkansas back in... more »
  • Boy, 10, struck by falling bullet on New Year's Eve

    January 3, 2022 1:05 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - A child was struck in the face by a falling bullet while watching fireworks from his backyard on New Year's Eve. The boy's friends and family told WWLTV the incident happened around 10 p.m. Friday while 10-year-old Fabian Rivera was sitting on a swing set at... more »
  • Federal courthouse in Baton Rouge going virtual due to COVID surge

    August 5, 2021 4:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Citing an outbreak among key staff and a surge in COVID cases across the state, the federal courthouse in downtown Baton Rouge says it will halt all in-person proceedings until mid-August. Louisiana's Middle District Court announced that as of Wednesday it was moving all court activities... more »
  • Cooking accident may have caused deadly fire in East Feliciana Parish

    May 10, 2021 3:17 PM

    CLINTON - Officials believe a cooking-related accident may have led to a deadly fire in East Feliciana Parish last week. The fire happened around 11 p.m. Thursday at a mobile home in the area of 12000 Robins Road. The fire killed a 43-year-old man believed to be the homeowner,... more »
  • Entergy adding charges to upcoming bills to make up winter storm costs

    April 8, 2021 4:33 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Entergy announced Thursday it will add an additional charge to customers' bills for the next five months to make up for heightened costs associated with February's deep freeze . Entergy blamed the charges on higher prices for natural gas at the time, which is used to... more »
  • Residents still without power after almost a week since the ice storm Play Video

    February 20, 2021 8:48 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Isolated pockets of homes in the Capital area are still without electricity days after the ice storm hit Louisiana. "We lost power Sunday, so it's almost a week," Walthena Gosa said. Gosa owns a home on May Belle Court, a cul-de-sac in... more »
  • Sears at Mall of La., last location in the state, planning to shut down

    February 15, 2021 3:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Sears' store at the Mall of Louisiana is planning to shut its doors for good, according to online job postings from the retailer. Recent postings with an online job recruiter indicate the store is currently hiring temporary workers for the "closing" Baton Rouge location. The... more »
  • NRA files for bankruptcy, plans to restructure

    January 15, 2021 5:02 PM

    The National Rifle Association announced plans to restructure the organization Friday which will involve filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and incorporating in Texas. A statement from the association Friday said it will restructure itself as a Texas nonprofit in order to "exit what it believes is a corrupt political... more »
  • Louisiana hits new records for single-day COVID cases, hospitalizations

    January 6, 2021 1:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Another spike in Louisiana's coronavirus case count has led to a new state record for a single-day increase in cases, as well as a record amount of hospitalizations, since the onset of the pandemic last year. The Louisiana Department of Health recorded 6,882 new coronavirus cases... more »
  • Families in St. James Parish coming to terms with cancellation of levee bonfires Play Video

    December 10, 2020 6:43 PM

    ST. JAMES PARISH – Some families in St. James Parish are doing something they've never done before. They’re taking down their bonfire they just built on the levee before burning them. The Christmas Eve bonfires on the levee event has been canceled, forcing homeowners to find a new way to... more »
  • No coronavirus update planned Saturday due to scheduled power outage at LDH offices

    June 26, 2020 1:55 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - The state says it will not release new case data on COVID-19 Saturday due to a scheduled power outage at the office building where the Department of Health tracks statewide virus numbers. The hold-up is due to a planned outage at Benson Tower, where LDH's New... more »
  • Fallen La. state trooper laid to rest Thursday Play Video

    May 26, 2020 6:44 PM

    TANGIPAHOA PARISH - On Thursday, state police honored a state trooper killed in the line of duty. Trooper George Baker will be laid to rest Thursday following a private service for his family. State police live streamed a service with law enforcement at the University Center on the Southeastern... more »
  • House fire near Staring Lane displaces two residents

    April 5, 2020 4:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A house near Staring Lane was engulfed in flames Sunday morning. Around 11 a.m. the Baton Rouge Fire department responded to the house located in the 9000 block of Avis Ave. According to BRFD, moments after fire crews began to put out the blaze the... more »
  • Facebook, Instagram experiencing outages Thanksgiving Day

    November 28, 2019 11:37 AM

    Users are reporting intermittent outages across both Facebook and Instagram Thursday morning. The parent company acknowledged on Twitter that both social media sites and apps were not loading properly for all users. We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing Facebook’s family of apps, including... more »
  • Police: Man throws woman out of car in front of children, threatens to burn down house

    July 12, 2017 4:33 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly throwing a woman out of a vehicle while her children were present and then threatening to set fire to a house belonging to the woman's mother. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 27-year-old Carey Gene Sanders on... more »
  • Duplex destroyed in fire on Skysail Avenue, arson suspected Play Video

    May 30, 2017 1:51 PM

    GARDERE - Investigators suspect arson is the cause of a fire that destroyed a duplex apartment building in the Gardere area Tuesday. According to the St. George Fire Department, the fire was reported around 12:20 p.m. in the 8000 block of Skysail Avenue. The fire was brought under control... more »
  • Several Starbucks stores close due to widespread system outage

    May 16, 2017 2:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE - At least one Baton Rouge Starbucks location has been affected by a nationwide computer system outage Tuesday. According to a report from ABC7 News, Starbucks stores around the country are experiencing a system outage. The outage has caused several stores to close, prompting frustrated customers to... more »
  • Parishioners unsure as St. Pius Church prepares to close Play Video

    April 3, 2017 1:31 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Parishioners heard the news in Sunday morning mass. St. Pius X Church in North Baton Rouge is set to close its doors. Father Frank Bass delivered the message himself. St. Pius will soon be merged with St. Isadore Parish in Baker. "It is going to... more »
  • Plaquemine ferry reopens after shut down; services to be reduced for Thanksgiving

    November 21, 2016 12:39 PM

    PLAQUEMINE – The Plaquemine Ferry has reopened after shutting down Monday morning. The shut down was reported around 11:15 a.m. on Monday. DOTD officials announced that the ferry reopened around 2 p.m. No cause as to why the ferry shut down has been released at the time of... more »
  • Exxon Mobil shuts down Louisiana refinery due to flooding

    August 17, 2016 1:49 PM

    Exxon Mobil began shutting down its units in Baton Rouge due to the recent flooding in the area. The Baton Rouge refinery shut down its units as the flooding threatened an offsite liquefied petroleum gas storage facility, a person close to the refinery operations told Bloomberg . The plant, located... more »
  • Sheriff: Officer shot, killed with his own gun in deadly rampage Play Video

    August 26, 2015 5:57 PM

    SUNSET - Authorities released the names of the victims attacked by a suspect in a deadly, violent rampage in this usually quiet Cajun town Wednesday. Officer Henry Nelson and Shameka Johnson died. Courtney Jolivette and Surlay Johnson were taken to area hospitals following the altercation with the suspect, identified... more »
  • Dow plummets 1,000 points after opening bell, suffers worst day in four years

    August 24, 2015 4:52 PM

    NEW YORK – The Dow closed down nearly 600 points, about 3.58 percent, at the closing bell Monday, its worst day in four years. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading but recovered some losses during the late morning. By 3 p.m., the... more »

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