Victory Over Louisiana Violence

The Lafayette Police Department responded to the 100 block of Griggs Avenue in reference to a shooting in progress on Sunday, September 1, just after 2 a.m.

Upon officers' arrival, they found a woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Officers on scene rendered first aid until paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital. The victim is currently listed in stable condition.

The victim was shot while sitting in a parked vehicle outside of a residence located in the 100 block of Griggs Avenue.

Neighbors describe a chaotic scene when police say five women were shot, one fatally, while leaving a "physical altercation" that began at a business in the 4100 block of South Carrollton Avenue. The car crashed into a fire hydrant and flipped over.

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Despite Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s request that universities strip scholarships from college athletes who are not present during the national anthem, LSU will not be changing its football pregame tradition.

“There will not be any changes to our pre-game football processes this season,” LSU athletics spokesman Zach Greenwell said in a statement to the Illuminator.

Landry spokesperson Kate Kelly declined to comment on LSU’s decision.

Landry made the request to all four of Louisiana’s higher education systems in April after the LSU women’s basketball team was not on the court for the “Star Spangled Banner” before its NCAA Tournament game with Iowa. Video that showed Iowa’s team on the court but not LSU went viral on social media, mostly fueled by conservative accounts.

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St. George and EBR leaders outline transition plans; Broome offers new city $7.2 million a year ST. GEORGE — East Baton Rouge Parish's government could begin directing $600,000 a month to St. George by the end of September, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said Thursday while outlining a proposed intergovernmental

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LSU won't change football pregame to accommodate Landry request that players stand for anthem BATON ROUGE — LSU will not change its football game pregame show to accommodate a request by Gov. Jeff Landry to have the players on the field for The Star Spangled Banner.

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An executive order preventing the use of Critical Race Theory in Louisiana’s K-12 public education system has been signed by Gov. Jeff Landry, his office announced on Tuesday morning, Aug. 27.

According to the governor’s office, “Critical Race Theory (CRT) includes divisive teachings that instruct students to view life through the lens of race and victimhood. Governor Landry believes students should be learning about American exceptionalism and the principles embodied in State and Federal Constitutions of the United States of America that recognize the equal value of every individual.”

“This executive order is a much-needed sigh of relief for parents and students across our state, especially as kids are heading back to school,” said Landry. “Teaching children that they are currently or destined to be oppressed or to be an oppressor based on their race and origin is wrong and has no place in our Louisiana classrooms. I am confident that under Dr. Brumley’s leadership our education system will continue to head in the right direction, prioritizing American values and common-sense teachings.”

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The St. Gabriel Police Department is investigating after a man and 5-year-old died on Monday, August 26, officials said.

According to police, the crash happened around 3:51 p.m. on Highway 30 near Gordon Simon Leblanc Drive.

Police confirmed a 27-year-old man of Zachary, La. and a 5-year-old girl of St. Gabriel, La. were in the vehicle.

The 27-year-old man died at the scene from injuries, and the 5-year-old was transported to a nearby hospital but shortly died after.

The cause of the crash is still unknown at this time, police added.

The 5-year-old girl attended East Iberville Elementary School, officials said. Police said Principal Sherri Pierce and Assistant Principal Justin Joseph also responded to the scene.

Ms. Pierce advised that grief counselors will be on campus tomorrow.

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The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit seized a massive amount of drugs Wednesday evening, including the largest amount of m**h and fentanyl in department history.

The unit conducted a search warrant at a house on Keaty Drive, which led to the investigation of two more homes on Adams Avenue and Vermillion Drive.

Cendy Sammy Keophimanh was arrested in connection to the seizure.

Approximately 2.1 kilograms of fentanyl
Approximately 150 pounds of m**hamphetamine
Approximately 546 grams of he**in
Approximately 1,061 grams of black tar he**in
Approximately 478 grams of ma*****na
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Kilo press
POF USA 300 black out
FN Columbia Scar reported stolen through the ATF
American Tactical AR Pistol .300 black out
Ta**us Judge
CMMG MK4
R***r Revolver .22 caliber

181 pounds of Fentanyl with Para-Fluorofentanyl analogues. Some of the seized exhibits also contain he**in.
105 d/u Adderall
108 d/u Xanax
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Air hydraulic shop press (used to press kilos)
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Keophimanh is now facing addition charges of PWID Schedule II (Adderall), PWID Schedule IV (Alprazolam), PWID Schedule I (Para-fluorofentanyl), PWID Schedule I (He**in) and PWID Schedule II (Fentanyl), police said.

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Experts weigh in on two guns being found at two different East Baton Rouge high schools BATON ROUGE - After deputies recovered two weapons from East Baton Rouge Parish Public School students on Thursday, gun experts talked to WBRZ about the incident.

A man is accused of harassing a bus driver and parents who were dropping off their kids around 6:20 a.m. at North Leighton Drive and North Afton Parkway on Monday, Aug. 19 and Tuesday, Aug. 20. He also threatened to shoot the bus driver, the Baton Rouge Police Department said.

Duane Landry, 67, of Baton Rouge, was charged with intimidation and interference in the operation of schools, unlawful disruption of the operation of a school; penalties, aggravated assault with a firearm, firearm free zone; notice; signs, and wearing or possessing body armor, by a student or non-student on school property.

BRPD said after arriving at the scene, they found Landry who was “wearing body armor with three rifle magazines on the front, with a smaller revolver in his front waistband, another firearm strapped to his thigh with the hammer cocked back and a spare magazine next to it, a knife on the front of his vest, a machete style blade in a sheathe on the front left side of his vest, and a can of bear spray and flex cuffs as well,” according to the affidavit.

According to BRPD, Landry said he told the bus driver that she could not block the intersection with the bus. He said he was a commissioner for the subdivision and could ask people to leave, BRPD said.

They said they did not have enough information at the time to press charges against Landry.

BRPD was able to gather more information in the form of statements from the bus driver and kids that were on her bus. Everyone said that Landry “threatened to shoot her, and that she closed the door to the bus on him due to him attempting to get on the bus,” according to the affidavit.

Some of the parents of the kids also corroborated what was said by the bus driver.

The Baton Rouge man was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Mary Fields was born enslaved around 1832 and freed following the American Civil War. In 1895, Fields was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses. Fields was the first African American woman, and only the second woman, to work in the United States Postal Service. She got her nickname stagecoach because she never missed a day of work, even showing up during heavy snow by wearing snowshoes and carrying the mail packs on her back.

Fields stood six feet tall, and was a woman who commanded attention. Legend has it she wore a 38 Smith & Weston strapped under her apron and could hit anything within 50 paces.

After quitting the mail route in 1901, Fields opened her own laundry and restaurant with the help of Mother Amadeus, the mother superior of an Ursuline convent in Toledo, Ohio.

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Two guns confiscated from different EBR public schools Thursday BATON ROUGE - Deputies recovered two weapons from East Baton Rouge Parish Public School students on Thursday.

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