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$20k unclaimed property check issued to Denham Springs resident

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An unclaimed property check was issued to a Denham Springs resident during a meeting of the Zachary Rotary Club on Feb. 19. The check, totaling $20,485.84, was presented to Samuel Duffy by Louisiana State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming. Fleming spoke to members of the club...
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Delta Utilities head invited to speak to Public Service Commission this Wednesday amid high...

BATON ROUGE — The Public Service Commission has set aside time on its Wednesday agenda to hear from Delta Utilities amid concerns that its Baton Rouge-area natural gas customers are being overbilled. Hundreds of Delta's customers complained to WBRZ about unexpected jumps in their bills this winter. The utility...
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Bill would require 3 East Baton Rouge Parish agencies to send bank statements to...

A Louisiana bill proposes that three East Baton Rouge Parish agencies send bank statements to the legislative auditor each month.
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EBR judges have 3 second-degree murder trials on their dockets Monday

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish judges on Monday had three second-degree murder trials on their dockets. Five people were accused after Kerisha Johnson, 36, was found dead in 2023. Police say the death of the pregnant woman appeared to be a case of mistaken identity. Officers said...
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1-Year-Old Dies After Falling from Pickup Truck. Police Allege He Wasn’t Properly Restrained

An investigation into the death of the boy, identified as Nicholas Aguilar, remains ongoing
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Baton Rouge family trapped in Mexico after cartel kingpin is killed, ‘We are literally...

As Mandy Bruns-Apolzan, her husband and her 17-year-old son approached the airport Sunday morning in Puerto Vallarta to leave Mexico and head home to Baton Rouge, they saw thick black smoke rising in the distance. It was a bus engulfed in flames. It was one of many. “We had no...
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Traffic stop leads to arrest on multiple drug charges

BATON ROUGE — A traffic stop in Baton Rouge led police to a drug bust and arrest. On Feb. 20, a Baton Rouge Police officer stopped a car for a red light violation at the intersection of Scenic and Harding. When the officer approached the driver, he says he saw a cloud of smoke roll […] The post Traffic stop leads to...
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Family suing hospital and security after relative was murdered as she left work

BATON ROUGE - The family of Patricia Jackson is suing Our Lady of the Lake and Inner Parish Security Corporation, along with Jackson's then-boyfriend, Roland Domino. Jackson, who worked at the hospital, was allegedly killed by Domino in the parking lot. In the suit, Jackson's family alleges that negligence by...
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Houston couple arrested for allegedly breaking into cars in Port Allen

PORT ALLEN — A Houston couple was arrested for allegedly breaking into cars parked at Port Allen hotels. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said it responded to a string of vehicle burglaries at hotels along Lobdell Highway on Thursday. Deputies identified Daleon Potts, 31, and Ladeshia Mills,...
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Baton Rouge man, woman arrested for alleged identity theft used to get $19k car...

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man and woman were arrested for allegedly stealing the identity of an Assumption Parish resident to secure a fraudulent $19,000 car loan. David Glenn Dixon II, 44, and Audrey Leah Berber, 37, each face charges of identity theft, bank fraud, forgery and computer fraud.

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