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EBR Public Works departments address proposed budget cuts
Posted 4:40 AM 11/25/2025 by Halle Jefferson
BATON ROUGE - During Monday night's budget hearing, several of the East Baton Rouge Public Works department heads said residents may see a significant impact on response times if the (More)
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Elayn Hunt Correctional Center inmate dies after fight, sheriff says
Posted 4:31 AM 11/25/2025 by WBRZ Staff
ST. GABRIEL — An inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center died Monday after a fight with another inmate, Sheriff Brett Stassi told WBRZ.
Stassi said the two inmates got into a fight in a cell. After the fight was over, one inmate collapsed and was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Authorities are waiting on autopsy results for an official cause of death.
No further details were immediately available.
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