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It took a goal-line stand and another defensive stop in the final 1 1/2 minutes, but No. 7 LSU escaped Starkville, Miss., with a win.
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One person was displaced Friday when his home was damaged by an early morning fire, a spokesman with the Baton Rouge Fire Department said in a news release.
Firefighters were called to 1248 N. 38th St. at 3:25 a.m., Barry Mounce said in the release. They had the fire under conrol by 3:41 a.m.
The person who lived in the home was not there at the time of the fire but showed up as firefighters were working, Mounce said.
Investigators suspect the housse was intentionally set on fire, Mounce said. Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Fire Department at (225) 354-1419.
Lanes on I-110 are now open.
A wreck with injuries this morning at I-110 and Evangeline closed the Interstate for several hour.
Emergency Medical Services transported one person to a local hospital.
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Interstate 110 near the Weller Avenue Exit.
One man was killed and three others were injured in an early morning shootout on Interstate 110 near the Weller Avenue Exit, a Baton Rouge police spokesman said in a news release.
Officers patrolling the area at about 2 a.m. saw what appeared to be a stalled or crashed vehicle in the south-bound lanes of I-110, Capt. Rodney Adams said in the relase. Upon further investigation, officers found four shooting victims in and around the vehicle.
All four were taken to local hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds, Adams said. One of the men, who has yet to be identified, died. The other three suffered non life-threatening inuries.
The interstate where the shooting occured will be closed this morning while homicide detectives investigate the crime scene.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact police at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.
Baton Rouge police have identified the man killed this morning on North Marque Ann Drive as 30-year-old Lance Johnson of 26333 Millstone Road, Denham Springs.
Officers found Johnson lying in the parking lot at 1819 Marque Ann Drive at 2:18 a.m., police spokesman Capt. Carl Kelley said in a news release.
Police were called to the area to investigate a report of gunshots, Kelley said. When officers arrived, they found Johnson, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Kelly said.
No arrests have been made and police do not have a motive for the shooting, Kelley said. But, witnesses saw a man wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans flee the scene, Kelley said.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact police at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.
Baton Rouge police are investigating the early morning shooting of an unidentified 30-year-old man.
Officers found the man lying in the parking lot at 1819 Marque Ann Drive after being called to the area to investigate a report of gunshots being fired, said police spokesman Capt. Carl Kelley in a news release. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made and police do not have a motive for the shooting, Kelley said. But, witnesses saw a man wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans flee the shooting scene.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact police at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.
Authorities arrested at least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, booking records show. Those booked and the counts against them:
To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.
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