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• Louisiana's abortion ban back in effect as judge moves court battle to Baton Rouge Play Video

  July 5, 2022 12:58 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A judge ordered Friday that a legal battle over Louisiana's aggressive abortion ban be moved to a Baton Rouge court, ending a temporary block that prevented the law from being enforced. A New Orleans judge decided Friday that a hearing on the state's trigger law should... more »

• New Orleans lifting indoor mask mandate this week

  March 2, 2022 4:08 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans will no longer require face coverings indoors starting this Thursday, the city announced just a day after the Mardi Gras season came to a close. Mayor Latoya Cantrell confirmed the end of the mandate during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. However, masks will still... more »

• Family mourns mother killed in tire shop accident, says it could have been avoided Play Video

  March 4, 2021 8:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A family's not just planning a funeral, but they're also still coming to grips with the tragedy that took their loved one's life. Family photos capture the happiest of times with 48-year old Gretchen Leblanc. The warmhearted wife and mother of two loved life and her... more »

• Photos: Tree crashes through roof of home during winter storm Monday

  February 15, 2021 1:38 PM

  GONZALES - A storm bringing a mix of ice and rain to the capital area toppled a tree onto a family's home in Ascension Parish Monday morning. The huge tree went through a home on Martin Moran Road sometime Monday morning. Photos show the tree was apparently uprooted by... more »

• Police: Person struck and killed by dump truck on Airline Highway

  January 22, 2021 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a deadly crash on Airline Highway that involved a dump truck. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the crash happened around 1:40 a.m. Thursday on Airline Highway near St. Gerard Avenue. A Mack Dump Truck reportedly struck and killed a person near the... more »

• Vehicle accident on I-110 near Memorial Parkway leaves 1 person injured

  March 14, 2020 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews responded to an accident involving an overturned dump truck on I-110 Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred around 12 p.m. on I-110 South at Fuqua near Memorial Parkway. Sources say one person was injured in the incident, however their injuries are believed to be... more »

• APSO: Domestic violence homicides increase Play Video

  May 30, 2017 6:58 PM

  GONZALES - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office says over the past five years it has seen an increase in domestic violence homicides. In a parish where homicide levels are typically in the single digits, at least 35 to 40 percent of those can be attributed to domestic violence situations, according... more »

• Prairieville man arrested for impersonating a police officer Play Video

  January 23, 2017 5:50 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Police have arrested a man for impersonating a law enforcement officer after he pulled over another vehicle Saturday night. Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Van Broussard Road in reference to a suspicious person complaint Sunday night. They learned that 28-year-old Christopher Rodriguez of Prairieville was... more »

• Law office building catches fire due to overheated copy machine

  January 3, 2017 10:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A law office building caught fire after a copy machine overheated. The fire occurred at the Locke Meredith, Sean Fagan & Associates law office at 9190 Interline Avenue on Monday just before 10 p.m. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a copy machine on fire... more »

• Ambulance knocked over during 911 call

  December 9, 2015 2:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency responders in Baton Rouge said an ambulance was hit and knocked on its side by another vehicle during a 911 call Wednesday. Baton Rouge EMS said two medics responded to the call near Scenic and Blount. While they were in the area their ambulance was... more »

• St. Helena parish boil advisory is over

  November 14, 2015 12:18 PM

  ST. HELENA - A boil advisory has been lifted for customers located on State Highway 441 in St. Helena parish. Officials said those in the parish off of 441 north of 38 experienced low water pressure due to a water main break on State Highway 441. Parish officials said Louisiana... more »