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Baton Rouge blues legend Kenny Neal returns to stage at Capital City Music Festival...

BATON ROUGE — The inaugural Capital City Music Festival will feature blues, zydeco, Southern soul and brass-band music. The event, at the Lawn at L'Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge on Oct. 24, is headlined by Kenny Neal, Cupid and Lil Nathan and The Zydeco Big Timers. The full lineup...
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Livingston Parish woman pleads guilty to wire fraud scheme

A Denham Springs woman who worked as an accountant pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud.
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Houston man faces felony charges over $43,000 in fraudulent LASERS benefits

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — A Houston man is facing felony charges after allegedly receiving more than $43,000 in fraudulent benefits from the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System. The man, identified as Dyer, is accused of failing to notify the state of his mother’s death to continue collecting...
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TikTok star Mr. Prada found mentally competent to stand trial in death of Baton...

TikTok star Mr. Prada was found mentally fit Thursday to stand trial in the killing of a Baton Rouge therapist. Two doctors found 22-year-old Terryon Thomas — who was known as Mr. Prada on TikTok — mentally competent to stand trial in the death of 69-year-old William Nicholas Abraham, a well-known Baton Rouge mental he
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Baker man accused of stabbing father wanted after cutting off ankle monitor, missing court...

BAKER — A man accused of stabbing his father in January has a warrant out for his arrest after he cut off his ankle monitor and did not show up for a court hearing at the 19th JDC, court records say. Jeremiah Gill, 22, was arrested on attempted first-degree...
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Central Police assistant chief dies after brief battle with illness, department says

CENTRAL — Central Police Department Assistant Chief Clifton Ivey has died, the department said Thursday. According to the department, he died after a "brief illness." Ivey started at the department in October 2020. "He was paramount in growing the Department, upgrading equipment, and implementing policies and procedure
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BRPD operation targeting areas near after-hours clubs yields several arrests, citations

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department says that its officers have made several citations, misdemeanor summonses and arrests since the start of a crackdown on crime around after-hours clubs in the city. Operation Impact targets multiple after-hours clubs, including one on North Foster Road and another on...
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Texas man arrested for allegedly collecting retirement benefits on behalf of deceased mother

BATON ROUGE - A Texas man was arrested for allegedly collecting Louisiana retirement funds on behalf of his mother for nearly two years after she died. The Louisiana attorney general's office said 48-year-old Mansa Dwayne Dyer of Houston did not tell the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System that his mother died.
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Dog vanishes for seven years before a microchip miracle changes everything

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Champ was placed with a family 10 years ago by the Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge. Three happy years were granted to the human and animal alike, but all of a sudden, the dog vanished. For seven years, no one knew what had happened or where Champ could be – until last month! The dog wa
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‘I’m getting a kickback’: LaMont Cole texts reveal alleged Baton Rouge corruption scheme

The corruption case against LaMont Cole centers on text messages between the former Metro Council member and current school superintendent and a city-parish contractor who is his close friend, court records show. Texts sent to and from Cole show he “agreed to accept bribes” from his friend, Terral “TJ” Jackson,...

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