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• Spurs take the opener

  May 20, 2013 10:10 AM

  SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs took Game 1 of the NBA's Western Conference finals by shredding the league's top defense. San Antonio shot 53 percent from the field and set a team playoff record by draining 14 three-pointers in a 105-83 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The... more »

• Officials to give Texas explosion probe results

  May 16, 2013 8:48 AM

  WEST, Texas - Federal and state officials say they're poised to announce findings of their investigation into a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 people. Officials from the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are scheduled to... more »

• Czechs help to rebuild West, Texas after blast

  April 24, 2013 8:01 PM

  PRAGUE- To honor thousands of Czechs who settled in Texas more than a hundred years ago, the Czech Republic will donate about $200,000 to help rebuild the town of West, Texas after a fertilizer plant explosion nearly leveled the town. The government says a significant number of people in the... more »

• DPS: 12 bodies recovered after Texas plant blast

  April 19, 2013 8:51 AM

  WEST, Texas - A Texas law enforcement official says 12 bodies have been recovered following a massive explosion that leveled a fertilizer plant. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jason Reyes said Friday that about 200 people were injured in the explosion at facility Wednesday night in the small... more »

• Police: 5 to 15 people killed in Texas explosion

  April 18, 2013 7:11 AM

  WEST, Texas - Police in Texas say between five and 15 people were killed in a fertilizer plant explosion that also injured more than 160 others. Waco police Sgt. William Patrick Swanton said early Thursday morning that the death toll is only an estimate as search and rescue operations... more »

• Man accused of burning child with heater

  March 19, 2013 8:37 AM

  WEST MONROE- Deputies say a 22 year-old West Monroe man was booked at Ouachita Correctional Center after being arrested on several charges, including burning his 3-year-old child with a space heater. Authorities tell The News-Star Vincent Tyler Froust allegedly threw a woman on a bed and choked her while their... more »

• School system unaware of who's driving buses Play Video

  March 13, 2013 5:43 PM

  PORT ALLEN - West Baton Rouge School leaders have no record of who's driving the buses within the parish, leaving many parents concerned. Superintendent David Corona said if he wanted or needed those records, they could be made available to him. "I'm comfortable the organization we contract with... more »

• I-12W closed due to vehicle fire near Walker

  March 13, 2013 4:44 PM

  WALKER - Police said a vehicle fire shut down I-12 West in Livingston Parish this afternoon. Walker Police said the fire closed both lanes of I-12 West starting two miles east of Walker. They re-opened the roadwary around 5:45 p.m. Police advised drivers heading west use different routes... more »

• Parents furious over makeshift bus transfer Play Video

  February 27, 2013 6:44 PM

  ADDIS - Nearly 200 parents in West Baton Rouge Parish have signed a petition asking the school board to get rid of "First Student," the private bus company outsourced years ago to provide cheaper school transit for the parish. A video was sent to News 2 that shows dozens... more »

• School security to be scrutinized in West B.R.

  December 22, 2012 10:57 AM

  PORT ALLEN - The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board will take up in-depth discussion of school security in January. The Advocate reports the goal is to improve security measures at public schools in the parish. School security has become a hot-button issue nationwide after shootings at an... more »

• Palestinians celebrate UN statehood vote

  November 29, 2012 4:23 PM

  RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians have erupted in wild cheers, hugging each other and honking car horns after the United Nations voted to grant them, at least formally, what they have long yearned for - a state of their own. In the central celebration in the West Bank city of... more »

• W. Feliciana expands one-to-one computer program

  November 26, 2012 10:21 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - The West Feliciana Parish school system continues to expand a program that puts computers into students' hands for use in class or at home. The program started in 2007 from a state grant. Jerome Matherne, the district's technology supervisor, tells The Advocate the one-to-one computer initiative now... more »

• West Monroe man accused of broom attack

  November 5, 2012 2:12 PM

  WEST MONROE - Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies have booked a 39-year-old West Monroe man with domestic abuse battery and aggravated battery. Deputies were called to St. Francis Medical Center Sunday where a woman said James Lee McDaniel, her ex-husband, allegedly pushed her down and hit her on the right side... more »

• I-10 closures cause traffic snarls in Baton Rouge

  October 19, 2012 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic is again slowing to a crawl in Baton Rouge today, after wrecks forced closures on I-10 in both directions. A wreck just before 11 a.m. in Baton Rouge closed I-10 East at Essen for a time while police removed vehicles involved, which included an 18-wheeler.... more »

• 25 new West Nile cases in La.

  October 5, 2012 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's health department says 25 new West Nile virus infections have been reported in the state this week, including seven that caused potentially fatal neuro-invasive disease, the most serious consequence of the mosquito-borne virus. The seven were reported in Ascension, Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Franklin, Grant and... more »

• More signs of balance between SEC East and West

  September 26, 2012 4:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The blazing starts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are raising doubts about preseason assumptions that the West is best in the Southeastern Conference. No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 LSU, the leaders of the West Division, also remain the league's top teams in the national rankings.... more »

• 24 new cases of West Nile announced

  August 17, 2012 2:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reported 24 new cases of West Nile virus infections this week. No additional deaths from the virus have occurred, but six people have died so far this year. DHH has found a total of 92 cases of West... more »

• Additional West Nile deaths reported

  August 10, 2012 4:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has reported an increase in West Nile Virus infections with 15 new cases and four deaths from the disease this year. DHH has seen the highest total of West Nile neuro-invasive diseases since 2006. Of the 68 cases... more »

• 2 West Nile deaths reported in La.

  August 3, 2012 2:29 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Two people have died in Louisiana as a result of West Nile Virus infections. Louisiana's health department confirmed this week's deaths, the first West Nile deaths in the state since 2008, when one person died. The health department also said the number of overall West Nile infections... more »

• DHH confirms 19 new cases of West Nile Virus

  July 27, 2012 2:35 PM

  Baton Rouge-The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed 19 additional human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 33, which includes 13 new cases of the potentially deadly neuroinvasive disease (NID). The new NID cases were reported in Caddo, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson,... more »

• Six new cases of West Nile Virus confirmed in La.

  July 13, 2012 2:15 PM

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has confirmed six additional human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 10. The six new cases come from East Feliciana, Jefferson, Rapides, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. Health officials characterize West Nile infections three ways: neuroinvasive,... more »

• DHH confirms three new cases of West Nile Virus in La.

  July 6, 2012 2:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has confirmed three additional human cases of West Nile Virus, one of them the potentially deadly neuroinvasive disease. The neuroinvasive disease case was an adult in Vernon Parish and the two adult asymptomatic cases were in Tangipahoa Parish.... more »

• Traffic building after I-12W lane closure

  June 8, 2012 10:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic is building on I-12 West after workers closed one lane and an exit ramp for construction today. The Department of Transportation and Development said the right lane on I-12 West at the Amite River Bridge and the O'Neal exit ramp are closed for construction. ... more »

• 1 dead in WBR gas station shooting, brother of murder suspect arrested

  May 27, 2012 11:02 AM

  PORT ALLEN - Another violent incident at a Port Allen gas station has left one person dead. It happened just before midnight Saturday at the Racetrac on La. 1, near the scene of a deadly shooting two weeks ago that left a Brusly High School student dead. According... more »

• I-10 West back open after debris blockage

  May 23, 2012 4:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - All lanes are back open on I-10 West before the Mississippi River Bridge after debris blocked part of the roadway for five hours. The Dept. of Transportation and Development said traffic was backed up on I-10 West all the way across town to Siegen Lane, and... more »

• One injured in WBR plant fire, authorities evacuate nearby homes Play Video

  May 21, 2012 10:52 AM

  PORT ALLEN - State Police shut down a section of highway in West Baton Rouge Parish after a chemical fire injured one at the facility Monday morning and began releaseing chemicals. Authorities say the plant Air Liquide at 7425 Hwy 190 West is on fire and releasing Acetylene. They... more »

• US forecasters say heat will stay on this summer

  May 17, 2012 12:31 PM

  WASHINGTON - Meteorologists say America's unusually warm year is likely to extend through the summer. And that's a bad sign for wildfires in the West. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's forecast for June through August calls for warmer-than-normal weather for about three-quarters of the nation. Only the northwestern U.S. and... more »

• I-10 West flooding

  March 21, 2012 10:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Flooding on I-12 West near the I-10 and I-12 split. One lane is closed in the construction zone due to flooding. Traffic is backed up, down to one lane and moving slowly. News2 will continue to monitor the situation with updates on the web and on News2... more »

• O'Neal Lane closure update

  February 22, 2012 4:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A section of O'Neal Lane will be closed this Saturday 02/25 and Sunday 02/26 from 8:00pm to 5:00am. The Northbound and Southbound lanes will be closed under I-12 between the on and off ramps of the interstate highway. The I-12 on and off ramps will... more »

• Sunday bar ordinance becomes law

  February 17, 2012 11:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The West Baton Rouge bar ordinance becomes law today, February 17th. The new law stipulates that businesses selling alcoholic beverages must close at 10pm on Sundays and cannot reopen until 6am Monday. There are some exceptions: Super Bowl Sunday, Sundays that are followed by holidays... more »

• Kanye West, Drew Brees join lineup for Make it Right gala

  February 10, 2012 2:47 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Singer Kanye West and Saints quarterback Drew Brees have joined the list of celebrities that will attend a gala March 10 in New Orleans to benefit Brad Pitt's Make It Right home rebuilding effort. Pitt launched the Make It Right Foundation in 2007 to help Lower... more »

• West Nile: It only takes 1 mosquito

  February 2, 2012 2:18 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Low numbers of mosquitoes won't protect you from West Nile virus in Calcasieu Parish. The state Office of Public Health says that although drought kept the mosquito population down in Calcasieu last year, two people came down with encephalitis or meningitis from the virus. A report in... more »

• GOP presidential campaign moves west

  February 1, 2012 6:19 AM

  TAMPA, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he's "ready to lead this party and our nation." Romney won Tuesday's Florida GOP primary, taking 46 percent of the vote. Newt Gingrich received 32 percent, Rick Santorum, 13 percent and Ron Paul, 7 percent. Gingrich lost to Romney by a... more »

• Pedestrian struck, killed in West Baton Rouge

  January 20, 2012 7:16 AM

  WEST BATON ROUGE - A pedestrian is dead this morning after being struck on a main road in Port Allen. State Police say the accident happened on Bueche Road, north of Section Road just before 6:00 a.m. Friday. Troopers' investigation finds Brandon Gueho, 24, of Port Allen was... more »

• Residents in West Feliciana concerned about flooding Play Video

  December 26, 2011 4:43 PM

  SAINT FRANCISVILLE - West Feliciana Parish has reason to be concerened with flooding tonight. Residents tells News 2 water levels on several different waterways have been higher than normal. They say a constant rain overnight made conditions much worse. Areas on or near Angola Road are already... more »

• I-10 traffic flowing smoothly after morning delays

  December 20, 2011 5:44 AM

  Update: All lanes are open on I-10 West. BATON ROUGE - An accident involving two tractor trailers caused major traffic congestion along I-10 westbound this morning. The accident is now cleared, however delays continued along the interstate for hours. more »

• DHH confirms 2 new cases of West Nile virus

  October 21, 2011 2:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La.- State health regulators have confirmed two new cases of West Nile virus, bringing this year's total to 12. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals on Friday said both new cases are from St. Tammany Parish. One of the new cases is neuroinvasive disease, which... more »

• Arrest made in West Baton Rouge Parish chase

  October 14, 2011 8:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One man is under arrest, after a motorcycle chase that stretched across two parishes. The high speed chase started around 10 p.m. Thursday in West Baton Rouge Parish. State Police, Baton Rouge Police and Sheriff's Deputies all assisted in the pursuit. The suspect was... more »

• West Feliciana Parish corrections officer arrested

  October 6, 2011 3:08 PM

  A corrections Officer at the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center is in trouble with the law himself this afternoon. Deputies arrested Glenn Ford Jr. for allegedly bringing contraband into the detention center. He was booked with one count of malfeasance in office, and was released on a $50,000... more »

• LSP: Drunk driver injures trooper in I-10 crash

  May 10, 2011 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A state trooper was hurt when a drunk driver crashed into his vehicle on the interstate in West Baton Rouge Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Trooper Russell Graham said 48-year-old Joseph Harris of Rosedale was arrested Monday night after crashing into an LSP unit driven... more »

• Judge rejects arguments in West Feliciana theft case

  February 11, 2011 2:46 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) - A state district judge rejected arguments Thursday on behalf of a West Feliciana Parish police juror asserting that the state lacks authority to investigate atax-exempt church's finances. Attorneys for Juror John Cobb, 52, asked 20th Judicial District Judge William G. Carmichael to throw out... more »

• Fatal shooting in drug investigation ruled justified

  January 21, 2011 5:09 PM

  PORT ALLEN – A grand jury ruled today that a West Baton Rouge deputy was justified when he shot and killed someone during an undercover drug investigation. The shooting happened two weeks ago at the Motel 6 in Port Allen. Sheriff Mike Cazes said the deputy arranged to buy drugs... more »

• Escaped W. Feliciana inmate spotted in Slidell area

  January 6, 2011 12:02 PM

  SLIDELL – Authorities are searching the Slidell area for an escaped inmate from West Feliciana Parish after he was spotted this morning. Sheriff Jack Strain said they received a tip that David St. Germain was seen early Thursday morning by a woman he had been acquainted with for several years.... more »

• Escaped inmate still at large in W. Feliciana Parish

  January 3, 2011 12:39 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - Authorities are warning people in West Feliciana Parish to be on their guard as they continue their search for an escaped inmate. 45-year-old David St. Germain was noticed missing from the parish jail around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Investigators believe he cut or ripped open a hole... more »

• Florida man arrested in Facebook sorority scam

  December 9, 2010 5:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Authorities in Florida have arrested a Key West man after they believe he contacted several female LSU students through Facebook and convinced them to send him inappropriate pictures and videos as part of their application to campus sororities. 27-year-old Mitchell Hill was arrested by Florida police after... more »

• New case of West Nile Virus reported in Ascension Parish

  November 5, 2010 10:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A new human case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Louisiana, this time in Ascension Parish. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said the case is also the most severe form of West Nile infection, called neuroinvasive. It typically results in a swelling of... more »

• One person dead after sugar cane truck wreck

  October 21, 2010 3:15 PM

  A crash involving a sugar cane truck and another vehicle in West Baton Rouge Parish left one person dead, and was one of three accidents involving a sugar cane truck today. Louisiana State Police said 19-year-old Jonathan Austin was heading south on Highway 413 west of Port Allen around... more »

• Two new cases of West Nile in Baton Rouge area

  October 15, 2010 12:49 PM

  State health officials have confirmed two more people have contracted West Nile Virus in the Baton Rouge area. According to the Department of Health and Hospitals, the two new cases are from East Baton Rogue and West Baton Rouge parishes. The case in East Baton Rouge is the most severe... more »

• SEC West up for grabs

  October 12, 2010 4:59 PM

  The SEC West teams are lined up in almost perfect marching order. No. 7 Auburn, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 LSU and then only slightly out of step, No. 12 Arkansas. A picture of symmetry and stability, right? Not even close. The first half of the season has produced upsets,... more »

• State sees increase in West Nile cases

  October 7, 2010 1:48 PM

  Louisiana has had more West Nile virus diagnoses - and more serious infections - so far this year than in all of 2009. Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals says cases in Iberia and Vermilion parishes bring this year's total to 27 - 12 in East Baton Rouge Parish and... more »

• All lanes open on I-12 after accident

  October 2, 2010 9:31 AM

  All lanes are open on Interstate 12 eastbound at mile marker 17, as of 12:15 a.m. I-12 east and westbound lanes were closed last night due to an accident involving a car and 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler overturned and was in the median blocking traffic. Police said a man... more »

• Two new confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in La.

  September 24, 2010 5:49 PM

  There are two new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year’s total to 25, according to The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The cases come from Iberia and St. Tammany Parishes and are reported in DHH’s weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary, which can be found in the... more »

• Houma man killed in St. Mary Parish wreck

  September 20, 2010 9:41 AM

  State police say a 73-year-old Houma man died in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 90 west of Baldwin in St. Mary Parish. Troopers say David L. Leckelt was taken to Iberia Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Investigators say two cars were traveling eastbound on Highway 90 near... more »

• 7 new cases of West Nile in Louisiana

  September 3, 2010 2:19 PM

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed seven new human cases of West Nile Virus. The new cases come from East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes, bringing this year's total to 19 statewide. Eighteen of the 19 cases have come from East Baton Rouge and Ascension... more »

• Woman wanted for theft in West Baton Rouge Parish

  August 31, 2010 2:49 PM

  A woman wanted for theft in West Baton Rouge Parish is on the loose this afternoon. Port Allen authorities are looking for 46-year-old Jaqueline Sterling, Baton Rouge. She is accused of stealing $48,000 while employed as Property Manager of Katherine Square Apartments. It happened over a three-year period... more »

• West Nile Virus activity increasing

  August 4, 2010 10:44 AM

  Cases of the West Nile Virus continues to rise in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. Three cases of West Nile have been confirmed in the area over the last several weeks, one in East Baton Rouge Parish and two in Ascension Parish. Officials say people should continue to... more »

• Child stabbed to death in West Feliciana Parish

  June 10, 2010 2:50 PM

  Authorities in West Feliciana Parish are investigating a stabbing, that has claimed the life of an 8 year-old. It happened early Thursday afternoon in the community known as the Bluffs, that's near St. Francisville. News 2 has a crew on the way, and we will bring you more on this... more »

• Oil creeping west of the mouth of Mississippi River

  May 6, 2010 2:33 PM

  Streaks of oil are creeping west of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The oil ranges from a few feet wide to much larger swaths. Much of the oil west of the river was still miles out in the Gulf, but there appeared to be little or no... more »

• West Monroe man convicted of arson

  February 11, 2010 11:48 AM

  A Ouachita Parish jury has convicted a 38-year-old West Monroe man of burning down an apartment building after his girlfriend threw him out. It took two hours Wednesday to find Charles Lindsey guilty of aggravated arson and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. Nobody was hurt in the... more »

• WBR deputies investigating trailer theft

  September 17, 2009 3:45 PM

  A retired couple from Tennessee says someone broke into their RV early this morning while they slept in the back of the camper. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating. The crime happened at a campground off Highway 76 near Port Allen. The couple claims someone... more »