BATON ROUGE- A committee of the city's Metro Council did not support renaming a street in the southern part of town.
The Zoning Committee denied renaming a stretch of GSRI Ave. There has been a push to change it to Innovation Park Drive.
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BATON ROUGE- Innovation Park Drive is the name businesses leaders want on their letterhead, instead of GSRI Avenue.
The name change would affect the road west of Gardere Lane where many technology companies reside, including the Louisiana Business & Technology Center. The LBTC want to expand it's hold on... more »
BATON ROUGE- Five days after the brutal murder of Sheena Marie Barnett of GSRI Road, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested Timothy Washington, 47, in connection with the slaying. Major Lawrence McLeary, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, says a bat with DNA evidence and tips from the community... more »
Authorities say Yosef Issachar, 32, turned himself in today after a shooting last week on GSRI Rd. According to police, Issachar approached his wife and her male companion while they were leaving an apartment. Issachar allegedly hit his wife with a gun and then shot the man in the hip.... more »
A 20-week-old fetus was found in a sewage pump Monday morning by waste management workers in the 8500 block of GSRI Road.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's crime scene units as well as the Coroner's Office responded to the scene at 10:40 a.m.
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An investigation is underway into a shooting at an apartment complex on Coy Avenue near GSRI Road. Details are sketchy at this point, but at least one person was transported to the hospital. Right now, deputies are combing the area for evidence in their case. The victim's name has not... more »
BATON ROUGE - The American Medical Association is classifying obesity as a disease, and doctors around the capital city are backing the move.
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WASHINGTON- The head of the Associated Press claims the Department of Justice violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone... more »
LOS ANGELES- James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos," died in Italy Wednesday.
The 51-year-old was vacationing in Rome, HBO... more »