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I-10 East and Westbound is closed to traffic between Perkins and Dalrymple because of a vehicle fire. Traffic from the incident has reached the I-10/I-110 merge and the I-10/I-12 merge. Please use alternateMore >>
I-10 East and Westbound is closed to traffic between Perkins and Dalrymple because of a vehicle fire.More >>
International intelligence agencies joined the investigation Sunday into the two passengers who boarded the missing Boeing 777 jetliner with stolen passports, as Malaysian authorities revealed that radar images...More >>
Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports.More >>
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft is preparing its customers for the end of technical support and security updates for its XP operating system. As of April 8, Microsoft says it will retire its old, dependableMore >>
Microsoft is preparing its customers for the end of technical support and security updates for its XP operating system.More >>
An 18-year-old has been arrested after being accused of starting a fire in his mother's Houston-area apartment because she would not give him money to buy marijuana. Reports say that John Carter is facingMore >>
An 18-year-old has been arrested after being accused of starting a fire in his mother's Houston-area apartment because she would not give him money to buy marijuana.More >>
Sunday, March 9 2014 12:05 AM EST2014-03-09 05:05:14 GMT
A Baton Rouge man has been arrested after THE Baker Police say they found him with drugs, weapons, and thousands in cash during a raid Friday night. According to the probable cause report, 21-year-oldMore >>
A Baton Rouge man has been arrested after THE Baker Police say they found him with drugs, weapons, and thousands in cash during a raid Friday night. According to the probable cause report, 21-year-oldMore >>
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
Crestworth Elementary, Crestworth Learning Academy and J.K. Haynes
Elementary Charter School in Baton Rouge closed early Friday due to a
strong chemical smell in the Scotlandville area.
A strong gas or
chemical smell in the area has been around since Thursday, but residents
say the smell seems to be getting stronger. There is no word on what
chemical is causing the smell or where it is from.
The Senior Citizens Center at Greater King David on Elmer Avenue was also evacuated.
DEQ is sending in large mobile monitoring equipment to check
the Scotlandville neighborhood this weekend.
The Baton Rouge
Fire Department said the choice to close the schools was made by
school officials. Fire officials said at this time they see no reason
to evacuate residents in the area.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
Students at Crestworth Elementary are waiting to be picked up after the school closed early due to a strong chemical smell.
WAFB
