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1 week ago | 
kplctv.com | Raley Pellittieri
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials confirmed five people, including two children, were taken to the hospital after a seven-car pile-up on the interstate on Thursday, May 29. The multi-vehicle crash happened around 11:10 a.m. on I-10 East near Siegen Lane. Officials said one patient is in critical condition, two patients are in serious condition, and two patients are stable. According to the Louisiana State Police (LSP), troopers are working to open the lanes to traffic.
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1 week ago | 
kalb.com | Raley Pellittieri
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A bear was caught digging through trash cans in a neighborhood in Central on Wednesday morning, May 28. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, this happened around 9 a.m. on GlenWatts Road near Hooper Road. “While he claimed it was just a ‘snack emergency,’ our deputies kindly reminded him that dumpster diving is a bear-y bad idea,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a post on Facebook.
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1 week ago | 
kplctv.com | Raley Pellittieri
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators determined that someone intentionally set a house fire that officials say sent two people to the hospital earlier this month. The fire happened off Perkins Road on Chalmette Avenue around noon on Sunday, May 18. According to the St. George Fire Department, smoke was coming from the house when crews arrived on the scene, but one person was still inside. Firefighters rapidly deployed a hose line to enter the home safely.
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1 week ago | 
fox8live.com | Raley Pellittieri
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A bear was caught digging through trash cans in a neighborhood in Central on Wednesday morning, May 28. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, this happened around 9 a.m. on GlenWatts Road near Hooper Road. “While he claimed it was just a ‘snack emergency,’ our deputies kindly reminded him that dumpster diving is a bear-y bad idea,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a post on Facebook.
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1 week ago | 
fox8live.com | Raley Pellittieri
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A woman is facing charges after officials say she intentionally set fire to her ex-boyfriend’s boat and threatened nearby residents. Jail records show Zhanea Lee, 30, was arrested on Tuesday, May 27, on one count of aggravated arson. The incident Lee is accused of occurred on Greenwell Springs Road around 7:45 a.m. on May 16.
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2 weeks ago | 
kktv.com | Raley Pellittieri |Jordan Gartner
ZACHARY, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A child has died in Louisiana after drowning in a community pool on Monday night. According to the Zachary Police Department, the drowning happened around 7:30 p.m. while the girl’s family was having a graduation party in the Meadow View Subdivision. Police said the 4-year-old girl’s mother pulled her from the pool after finding her and began CPR.
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2 weeks ago | 
kplctv.com | Raley Pellittieri
ST. GABRIEL, La. (WAFB) - An animal hospital in Iberville Parish is under investigation after officials say multiple dogs were found abandoned and malnourished at the facility. According to the St. Gabriel Police Department, over 30 dogs were rescued from the St. Gabriel Animal Hospital on Sunday night, May 18. Officers reported that many of the dogs were in poor and deteriorating health. Police said the remains of several dogs were found discarded in a trash can on the property.
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3 weeks ago | 
kplctv.com | Raley Pellittieri
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana residents only have a few more days to pay their state income tax on time. According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, the 2024 Louisiana state income tax deadline is Thursday, May 15, 2025. Tax payments submitted after this deadline are subject to penalties and interest. Taxpayers can file their returns in three ways:Electronically file for free through the Department of Revenue’s Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point (LaTAP) web portal.
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1 month ago | 
ksla.com | Raley Pellittieri
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three men linked to a Southern University student’s hazing death joined an exclusive list of members expelled from the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The fraternity’s website now shows Caleb McCray and Kyle Thurman are expelled from the fraternity’s Beta Sigma Chapter. It shows Isaiah Smith, the “Dean of Pledges,” is expelled from the fraternity’s Lambda Alpha Chapter. According to the list, only 203 members have been expelled from Omega Psi Phi Fraternity since 1911.
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2 months ago | 
kplctv.com | Raley Pellittieri
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mike VII is back outside enjoying his habitat on LSU’s campus after being kept inside while he recovered from anesthesia. According to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, a team performed a routine dental cleaning and exam of Mike VII over the weekend. The live tiger mascot received the services in his night house on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge. An ophthalmologist also examined Mike’s eyes, and doctors drew blood for analysis, according to the vet school.
