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Police say the shooting on North Bolton Road is at least the third there in five years.
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Acadiana and Southwest Louisiana voters weigh a sixth term for Clay Higgins against five challengers, with SpaceX and carbon capture looming large.
Family and friends gathered on Greenwell Springs Road to pray for John Le Nguyen, whose killer is still unidentified three months later.
Shawnta Davis-Ned, 40, failed a breath test after a crash near Duson, troopers say, and now faces vehicular homicide charges.
Ethan Hallman allegedly offered two 18-year-old women a ride before driving them to an apartment, deputies say.
The crash cut off access to City Heights and The Preserve at Old Dutchtown before the road reopened.
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The Red Barn property is offered through an online auction, while tractors and antique sugar kettles are part of a separate estate sale October 30–31, 2026, as the Haynes family relocates to Nashville.
Friday morning's hit-and-run near W Carriage House Drive comes as a nearly $12 million safety project has begun on Old Hammond Highway.
A person died at the scene in Addis, and police have not said what led up to the shooting.
Police are probing whether the Fenner Street shooting was payback tied to the victim's earlier murder case.
The victim had begged deputies to watch the cameras before he was attacked in the dayroom, an affidavit says.
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Sunny skies and low-80s warmth hold through Friday in Baton Rouge, but showers and thunderstorms could disrupt Halloween plans Saturday afternoon.
All-you-can-eat pancakes, a talent show and student art return to Carl Maddox Field House, with tickets starting at $9.
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