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Keith Lee reveals his secret Cane’s order — and it involves coleslaw

Food influencer Keith Lee has a Cane’s order — and a secret way of eating it. On Tuesday morning, Lee was at the original Raising Cane’s in Baton Rouge (3313 Highland Road), helping founder Todd Graves celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Louisiana-born chicken finger chain. Lee...
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$5 million expansion coming to Prairieville hospital

PRAIRIEVILLE - Rise Community Hospital broke ground on a $5 million expansion to its Prairieville campus on Tuesday morning. The project will add 10 beds to the facility, bringing the total to 20. The project is expected to bring 20 new jobs to the community. The hospital has operated in...
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West Baton Rouge detectives are seeking help identifying two burglars

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is looking for help identifying two suspects involved in a burglary. Authorities say that two people broke into the garage of a home located along the 7000 block of Rosedale Road on Sunday around 11 p.m. and allegedly stole two dirt bikes. One person was wearing a mask
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I-TEAM: Councilman Cleve Dunn asks for indictment to be thrown out

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. filed a motion to toss out his grand jury indictment Tuesday, citing procedural missteps by the Attorney General’s Office. Dunn is facing nine felony counts, accused of theft, public bribery, money laundering, public contract fraud, illegal splitting of profits, and..
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REPORT: Councilman Darryl Hurst subpoenaed as probe into alleged corruption in EBR government continues

BATON ROUGE — The Advocate has reported that state investigators have subpoenaed emails involving Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst and two former employees who oversaw a city-parish health initiative as part of a wider probe into alleged corruption in East Baton Rouge Parish's government. The subpoena of Hurst, as well...
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Family asks for help in search for missing man last seen in Baton Rouge

Hunter Bertrand, 27, was last seen in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Aug. 18. According to his family, he was walking west on Mayflower Street, possibly towards St. Charles Street near the downtown riverfront area around 7:30 p.m.
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Little Caesars opens new Baton Rouge location this Saturday

A new Little Caesars restaurant at 320 Lee Drive in Baton Rouge is scheduled to host its grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 29, offering the first 100 guests free pizza for a year with the purchase of Crazy Bread.
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I-TEAM: Baton Rouge attorney jailed on contempt charges; called judge ‘a grinch’

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Attorney Sandra Page was jailed Monday and spent the night in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail on contempt charges. Court documents show an apparent beef between Page and Judge Colette Greggs. In court Tuesday, Judge Greggs ordered Page to undergo a mental health evaluation and wil
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Bar owners say Baton Rouge’s Third Street feels different at night after a police...

BATON ROUGE — Police have increased their presence on Third Street following a series of late-night fights that drew attention from business owners and spread across social media. WBRZ first reported on the fights on Third Street, with video of at least one altercation going viral online. That attention...
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I-TEAM: Lamont Cole breaks silence on bribery indictment

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three weeks after his indictment, former Baton Rouge Metro Council member and current East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Lamont Cole is speaking publicly about his criminal charges for the first time. Cole said this will be his only interview about the case. Cole sat...

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