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Sources: Colorado Preparing for Deion Sanders’s Arrival
53% Center coverage: 15 sources
Muskegon-area high school basketball roundup for Dec. 2
77% Center coverage: 13 sources
US & CanadaThree members of the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band were killed in a crash in Natchitoches Parish. Two of the students were tuba players and the other was a percussionist. Authorities identified the victims as Broderick Moore, Tyran Williams, and Dylan Young.See the Story
3 Southern University marching band members killed in crash
82% Center coverage: 11 sources
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Baton Rouge · Baton RougeFirst responders were called to the scene of an incident in Baton Rouge's Mississippi River near North Street late Wednesday (December 7) morning, authorities say. A witness told BRProud they saw the man standing on top of a barge docked on the levee shortly before entering the waters.See the Story
Authorities searching for man who disappeared in the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge police say
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Baton Rouge · Baton RougeA store clerk stabbed a customer during a fight that started when the man couldn't prove he was old enough to buy a pack of cigarettes, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.See the Story
Store clerk stabs customer who cannot prove he's old enough to buy cigarettes, sheriff says
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Baton Rouge · Baton RougeIn all, 58,641 students were enrolled across LSU, Southern University, Baton Rouge Community College and River Parishes Community College. That figure is up from 55,025 in fall 2021 and 48,556 in fall 2018. For the third straight year, workforce issues topped the list of potential impediments to growth.See the Story
Baton Rouge college enrollment at all-time high; need to keep grads at home, BRAC says
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
House Fire · Baton RougeThe St. Helena Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Louise Lane around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Upon arrival, firefighters found an elderly man in a bedroom. The victim has not yet been identified, but the man is believed to be 74 years old.See the Story
Greensburg man dies in house fire, State Fire Marshal says
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Baton Rouge · Baton RougeMeshell Hale is on trial for first-degree murder after allegedly poisoning her live-in boyfriend, Damian Skipper. The prosecutor said Hale allegedly purchased a deadly chemical called barium acetate using her pay pall account. This caused Skipper to be in and out of the hospital with severe stomach problems.See the Story
Key witness a no-show in trial for Baton Rouge poisoning trial; judge orders her arrest
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Baton Rouge · Baton RougeThe Heisman Trophy Trust presents the trophy each December to the outstanding college football player who embodies the ideals of integrity, perseverance and determination. Since its inception in 1935, four players with ties to Louisiana have taken home the trophy. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana State Museum unveiled a new exhibition honoring the state's four Heisman Trophy winners.See the Story
Louisiana museum honors Amite graduate Smith and three other Louisiana Heisman winners
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Baton Rouge · Baton RougeEpiscopal 75,See the Story
Check out Tuesday's boys basketball boxes
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Basketball · Baton RougeScotlandville had 10 blocks and outrebounded East Ascension 40-31. The Hornets led 27-9 at halftime before putting together its best shooting stretch in the third quarter. Scotlandville connected on 21 of 45 shots (46.6%), and it was more than enough to hold up against East Ascension.See the Story
Scotlandville's defense already in midseason form during rout of East Ascension
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