The Baldwin Police Department is damaged and one inmate is injured following a fire. Jim Shannon has more.
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Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in a Mississippi deer near East Carroll and Madison parishes. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Baldwin Police Department was heavily damaged in a fire yesterday afternoon. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says a person in a holding cell was severely injured…
Browning says the investigation is in its early stages and they are still trying to determine the exact location where the fire started…
It will be a while before normal operations can resume in the Baldwin Police Department. Browning says the building sustained quite a bit of damage…
Browning says they continue to conduct interviews and will talk with the jailed man when he has sufficiently recovered.
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A survey by offers-dot-com finds the average consumer will spend 55-dollars on Valentine’s Day this year. Spokesperson Sarah Hollenbeck says consumers in Louisiana are more traditional when it comes to Valentine’s Day gifts…
Hollenbeck says many Louisiana couples do not have big plans on Valentine’s Day…
Cut 7 (10) “romantic restaurant”
Hollenbeck says 27-percent of Louisiana shoppers admitted they wait until the week of Valentine’s Day to buy their gifts. She says many will get their sweetheart something for their sweet tooth…
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Global sports entertainment leader Topgolf has broken ground in Baton Rouge, slated to open in late 2018. The ten-million-dollar entertainment venue will feature 15-hundred square feet of private event space and 72 climate controlled hitting bays. Spokesperson Caroline Jerome says it is the ultimate family experience…
Cut 9 (07) “moments together.”
Jerome says the Baton Rouge location will be a first of a kind in Louisiana…
With 41 venues around the world, the company is looking to bring their entertainment complexes to other areas. Jerome says they can’t reveal any information now, but when asked about other Louisiana locations, she said…
It will bring 325 full and part time jobs to Baton Rouge. They operate 40 venues worldwide including Dallas and Houston.
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Chronic wasting disease in deer has been detected in Mississippi and Louisiana wildlife officials are concerned the fatal disease will end up in the Bayou State. A four-year-old buck was found dead of C-W-D near the Louisiana border. State Wildlife Veterinarian, Doctor Jim LaCour says East Carroll, Madison and Tensas parish landowners should curtail supplemental feeding of deer
LaCour says a case of C-W-D has never been documented in Louisiana, but infected deer can spread the disease even before symptoms develop and its something they don’t want in the Bayou State
C-W-D is similar to mad cow disease and L-D-W-F is working with Mississippi wildlife officials on sampling and containment. LaCour says there’s no evidence C-W-D can infect humans, but there are concerns about eating deer that had the disease
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A big part of Mardi Gras is food and family. On St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, many people there are celebrating Fat Tuesday with blood relatives and a few strangers…
And when you are spending time outside all day with family, catching throws, you also need plenty of food. But the parade goers on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans are prepared….