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  • Summer aviation camps for teens

    BATON ROUGE - Janet Gonzales joined News 2 at 4 to discuss summer aviation camps for teens around Baton Rouge. There are multiple locations for the camps, including in Gonzales and Baton Rouge. Students must be 15 to 18 to take part. For more information go ...

  • Man arrested in dogs disturbing death

    animal GONZALES- Deputies made an arrest following a WBRZ News 2 report about a dog found taped-up and dead in a field. Jacob Blackwell, 25, was booked on charges of cruelty to animals. Investigators said Blackwell kicked the dog to death when it was being "uncooperative," and bound the dog's mouth, legs, and neck with electrical tape and left it in a field. Deputies ...

  • Building destroyed RVs flipped during strong storms

    building MORGAN CITY - Police in Morgan City said strong storms and a possible tornado damaged businesses and RVs this afternoon. Police said they received several reports of strong winds and hail starting around noon, along with tornado reports. They responded to several complaints of downed trees and power lines, as well as roof damage to some homes and businesses. Investigators said a ...

  • Gonzales man arrested in dog torture case said animal was uncooperative

    NBC: Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Ibragim Todashev, a man killed by FBI in Orlando, are responsible for 2011 triple homicide, sources say. They allegedly murdered three people in drug rip-off in Waltham, Mass. to avoid being ...

  • Lawmakers working to help jump start Juban Crossing Development

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Thousands of jobs hang in the balance in Livingston Parish as the Juban Crossing Project continues to stall. Lawmakers are now just a few steps away from getting the funds through the state that they believe will jump start it through legislation. Kristi Clark, property manager for the Village at Juban Lakes apartments, said for years potential tenants have asked her ...


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Hanna

Hanna

In Hanna, British director Joe Wright puts a compelling spin on the conventional action thriller by imbuing the violence with an underlying sense of sadness and pathos. Known primarily for his adaptations of literary romantic dramas such as Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Atonement ... ...

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  • Police say printer thieves threw meth out window during high speed chase

    A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck ...

  • College tuition hike bills scrapped for session

    legislature BATON ROUGE - Attempts to raise tuition at Louisiana's public colleges appear dead for the session, despite concerns about repeated rounds of cuts to schools. Rep. Walt Leger, the number two ranking member of the House, said Wednesday he's shelving his proposal to let the campuses raise tuition according to a plan devised by the Board of Regents. Leger says he ...

  • New complex adds to growing Mid-City Baton Rouge

    low-cost BATON ROUGE- Leslie Garnier is pinching pennies to support her growing family. "We needed to relocate. I was with child, I didn't want to bring the baby where we were living," she told News 2. So naturally Garnier was thrilled to find a brand new gated community, complete with several green amenities, called Mid City Gardens. "You wouldn't expect to find ...

  • NOPD Don’t laugh…we’re looking for a statue of a pig in a chef’s outfit

    NEW ORLEANS, LA (NBC33) - Police have turned to social media to track down a statue that was stolen during Jazz Fest. They simply said "don’t laugh…" in the Facebook post and included a link to the information. "We’re asking for the public’s assistance in located a stolen statue of a pig in a chef’s outfit," the New Orleans Police Department ...

  • NWS Straight line winds cause major damage in Morgan City

    MORGAN CITY, LA (NBC33) - Straight line winds caused some big damage this morning in Morgan City. Several camper vehicles were flipped on their sides on Wednesday, May 22. We’re told the roof was torn off of a local ...

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