EBR leaders partner to address opioid addiction, rising number of overdose deaths
2 months 1 week 10 hours ago
Tuesday, February 09 2021
Feb 9, 2021
February 09, 2021 11:20 AM
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BATON ROUGE - Opioid abuse, a devastating epidemic that the United States continues to battle, is known for its tragic impact on families and entire communities.
Areas that wrestle with widespread opioid abuse may also see increased crime rates, hospitalizations, as well as cases of child abuse and child neglect.
City leaders in East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR) have partnered with community advocates to combat the epidemic locally, and these efforts were addressed in a public news conference on Tuesday (Feb. 9) morning.
EBR leaders partner to address opioid addiction, rising number of overdose deaths
2 months 5 days 8 hours ago
Tuesday, February 09 2021
Feb 9, 2021
February 09, 2021 11:20 AM
February 09, 2021
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BATON ROUGE - Opioid abuse, a devastating epidemic that the United States continues to battle, is known for its tragic impact on families and entire communities.
Areas that wrestle with widespread opioid abuse may also see increased crime rates, hospitalizations, as well as cases of child abuse and child neglect.
City leaders in East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR) have partnered with community advocates to combat the epidemic locally, and these efforts were addressed in a public news conference on Tuesday (Feb. 9) morning.
District attorney: Baton Rouge rapper NBA YoungBoy under federal investigation
2 months 4 days 1 hour ago
Tuesday, February 09 2021
Feb 9, 2021
February 09, 2021 7:47 AM
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BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge rapper with a lengthy arrest record is once again under investigation, this time by federal authorities.
On Tuesday (Feb. 9), District Attorney Hillar Moore confirmed to WBRZ that Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, who is also known as NBA Youngboy, is under investigation for his alleged connection to a September 2020 music video that was filmed in Baton Rouge and led to the arrests of 16 individuals (including Gaulden) on drug and weapons charges.