MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities have recovered a Confederate monument that had been stolen in Alabama and was the subject of a ransom note threatening to convert it into a toilet, New Orleans police confirmed Friday.

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Stolen Confederate monument recovered in New Orleans

A *TORNADO WATCH* has been issued for the entire WBRZ Weather Forecast Area, except St. Mary Parish, until 7am Saturday. The primary threats include a few tornadoes, and a couple intense tornadoes within the watch area, scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80mph and isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter.

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TORNADO WATCH issued for I-10/12 corridor until 7am

The Missouri offense was firing on all cylinders as Emma Nichols was dominant in relief during a run-rule win over No. 17 LSU.

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Wilmes, Missouri walk-off series opener against LSU

Senior quarterback Michael Ford rallied Oswego East to the Southwest Prairie Conference win with his arm and, more importantly, his legs.

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‘This is the Super Bowl’: Oswego East revs up behind Michael Ford, snaps 15-year losing streak to Oswego with win at West Aurora

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) – Many Louisiana families are living on the edge of hunger. At HOPE Ministries in North Baton Rouge, Janet Simmons says her organization is working in overdrive to feed the state's most vulnerable."This is a pretty struggling community all the time," Simmons said.Those who can't afford food are urged to pick up a bag of free groceries for their family. New data from the center for planning excellence shows the portion o…

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Baton Rouge food insecurity increases 35% amid pandemic, study says

Today: After severe storms rolled in overnight, we are left with light to moderate showers and isolated storms this morning. Rain should taper by the second half of the day. Cold front is expected to sweep through this afternoon or evening. The front may trigger a few more showers and storms, but the severe weather threat has ended for our area. Clearing skies later today with highs in the low and mid 80s.

Saturday Morning: Cold front moves in later today; Mostly sunny on Sunday

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) ––– Instead of meeting with the persons named in the $50 million lawsuits against LSU, the Senate Select Committee met with students stating their disappointments with the university on Thursday.Mia LeJeune is one of the students who spoke before the committee.

LSU Student speaks out on campus safety

Moody was one of only three freshmen in the country to average at least 15 points and five rebounds per game.

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Arkansas freshman Moses Moody will hire an agent and enter NBA draft

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of salmonella in eight states that has sickened 19 people, the CDC confirmed in a statement Thursday.

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