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Baton Rouge received more robocalls per capita than any other city, report shows

BATON ROUGE - This isn't about your car's extended warranty, thank goodness.

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Dufrocq School principal no longer on the job after Investigative Unit uncovered reports of child left in squalor

BATON ROUGE - Seven weeks after an Investigative Unit report about a child left covered in feces, the principal at the Dufrocq School has left the job.

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Deputies seize pair of stolen Corvettes, 22 pounds of marijuana in Slidell bust

Sheriff's deputies recovered a pair of stolen sports cars and seized nearly two dozen pounds of marijuana from a home in southeast Louisiana.

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Teacher booked for rape amid claims that she gave birth to student's child

A school teacher has been arrested for sex crimes, including a rape charge, after deputies investigated claims she was impregnated by a student.

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One week after his son's arrest, high-ranking BRPD officer placed on leave as feds investigate department

Troy Lawrence Sr., a BRPD deputy chief whose police officer son was arrested last week after it was revealed he tased a handcuffed suspect, has been placed on administrative leave as the department faces a federal investigation over alleged police misconduct. 

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State will allow individual parishes to opt out of statewide burn ban

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is set to ease restrictions considering the statewide burn ban, which has been in effect since August 14.

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Three Females Injured in JoCo Crash

Three females were injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred Saturday in Johnson County.

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Gonzales man was trying to kill woman when he drove his truck through her bedroom wall, deputies say

Deputies believe a man intended to kill a woman when he crashed his truck through her bedroom wall on Monday. 

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EBR Schools' proposal for staggered schedules substituted; new proposal asks Narcisse to develop new plan

UPDATE - The vote for the staggered schedule tiers did not happen Thursday night, as the motion was substituted with a new one.

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EBR school board refuses to vote on staggered start times, asks superintendent for new plan

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System unveiled its proposed staggered start times for all schools in the district, but the motion was substituted for a new plan. 

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