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Man arrested, accused of buying hotel room for Orleans Parish Jail escapee in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man was arrested after being accused of helping an escaped inmate found in Baton Rouge.
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Diocese of Baton Rouge again offering summer meals to children
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Diocese of Baton Rouge is again offering free summer meals to children ages 18 and under. The meals will go out on a first-come, first-served basis during the month ...
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Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to provide free summer meals for kids, teens
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is making sure kids and teens in rural areas have access to nutritious summer meals by serving free meals throughout its 11-parish ...
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Baton Rouge man accused of hitting officer with his vehicle and nearly injuring another
A wanted man was apprehended by the Baton Rouge Police Department on Thursday, May 22. Carey Ervin, 23, of Baton Rouge, was ...
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Three Orleans jail escapees captured Monday in Baton Rouge and Texas, leaving two at large
Lenton VanBuren Jr., 26, was caught in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Attorney General ... Authorities are executing a search warrant at a hotel where VanBuren was staying, a law enforcement source ...
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Breaking down LSU baseball's opponents in the Baton Rouge Regional, including Dallas Baptist
The Tigers, selected as the No. 6 overall seed in the field, will host No. 2 Dallas Baptist, No. 3 Rhode Island and No. 4 Little Rock in the Baton Rouge Regional beginning on Friday. LSU's first ...
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Sixth Orleans jail escapee captured Monday in Baton Rouge, leaving four still on the loose
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Justice Center jail escapee Lenton VanBuren Jr. was recaptured Monday (May 26) in Baton Rouge, a law enforcement source told Fox 8.. VanBuren’s arrest means six of ...
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A $4 billion plan to reduce flood risk in the Amite River Basin. Can it be done?
The Amite River Basin Commission, a Baton Rouge regional agency most tied to the long-running Comite River Diversion Canal, has aimed big with its first master plan. It proposes nearly $4 billion ...
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Sixth Orleans Parish jail escapee captured Monday in Baton Rouge, leaving four still on the loose
Baton Rouge police, acting on a tip, stopped a man wearing a mask, the source told Fox 8. The man was detained and identified as VanBuren. Authorities are executing a search warrant at a hotel where ...
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3 more New Orleans inmates captured today, leaving 2 at large
Inmate Lenton Vanburen was detained in Baton Rouge, 72 miles northwest of New Orleans, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a post on X. Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were taken into ...
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Three more inmates who escaped New Orleans prison are captured; 2 escapees remain at large
Three more of the 10 inmates who busted out of a New Orleans facility in a high-profile jailbreak were recaptured in two different states, authorities said on May 26. Lenton Vanburen, Leo Tate ...