10 March 2010
Troopers arrested two individuals Sunday morning, March 7, on two separate traffic stops for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. The first traffic stop, shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Interstate 12 eastbound at LA 441, produced nearly 200 pounds of marijuana. Troopers stopped Aaron G. Major (W/M, age 38) of Concrete, WA driving a 2010 [...]
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10 March 2010
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) announced today the results of the regional innovation strategy it developed in order to create a culture that deeply fosters and supports entrepreneurship throughout the Capital Region. The strategy, which was created in collaboration with Louisiana Economic Development (LED), Louisiana State University (LSU), the Louisiana State University System Research [...]
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10 March 2010
The outside lane of U.S. 190 Eastbound at the Amite River Bridge will be closed on Thursday, March 11 and Friday, March 12 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day to allow crews to make repairs to the temporary travel lane. This closure will allow vehicles up to 11 feet wide to pass through the [...]
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05 March 2010
East Baton Rouge Parish residents can drop off household hazardous materials for safe disposal at the upcoming Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day on Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. City-Parish Recycling Director Susan Hamilton emphasized that this event is only for the collection of residential hazardous materials, and will not [...]
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05 March 2010
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced today that MICHAEL LEE, age 46, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge James Brady and pleaded guilty to charges contained in a corruption-related indictment (“corruption indictment”) and a firearm-related indictment (“firearm indictment”). With regard to the corruption indictment, LEE pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate [...]
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05 March 2010
The number of major crimes reported by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office for 2009 increased by 188 incidents (2.12 %) when compared to 2008, according to the crime figures submitted to the FBI Uniform Reporting (UCR) program. (Major Crimes reported to UCR in 2008 were a 10.46% decrease when compared to 2007). Violent Crimes [...]
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01 March 2010
Today the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released the names of 18 students selected as regional finalists in the state’s annual Student of the Year competition. The 18 students selected include one 5th, 8th and 12th grader from each of the state’s six regions – and represent public and non-public elementary, middle and high schools [...]
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01 March 2010
Northbound and southbound LA 3245 in Baton Rouge from I-12 to US 190 will be closed intermittently in both directions from Wednesday, March 3 to Friday, March 5. Lane closures will be allowed from 8:00pm to 5:00am the following day while crews install subsurface drainage under the existing roadway. This closure will allow vehicles 12-feet wide [...]
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01 March 2010
Two young men were killed Sunday in a three-vehicle crash on LA 70 near Sorrento shortly after 5:00 p.m. State Troopers began investigating the crash that had LA 70 near LA 22 closed to traffic for nearly three hours. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 1991 Honda Civic, being driven by Thomas Walker (W/M, age 18) [...]
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26 February 2010
Three individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury for selling non-authentic paintings falsely attributed to Clementine Hunter, Acting United States Attorney William J. Flanagan announced today. WILLIAM TOYE, age 78, of Baton Rouge; BERYL ANN TOYE, age 68, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and ROBERT E. LUCKY, JR., age 62, of New Orleans, Louisiana, were named [...]
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26 February 2010
On February 25, 2010, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of the man responsible for the 1993 murder of a 31 year old woman south of Denham Springs. The body of Janet Parker Benoit was discovered August 31st 1993 in a church parking lot on Riverton Ave. An autopsy indicated that [...]
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26 February 2010
Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden is inviting Baton Rouge residents to attend one of three parish-wide planning workshops in early March that will help plan the future of Baton Rouge. The workshops, which will be lead by Fregonese Associates, are part of the new comprehensive plan: FUTUREBR. “The success of this comprehensive plan depends on how engaged [...]
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