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12-year-old arrested for drugs, man found with 950 pirated movies

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 4:10pm

ZACHARY, LA (WAFB)- A Zachary man is facing charges after police seized drugs and pirated movies.

Gary Sloate, 57, has been charged with 950 counts of illegal use of counterfeit trademarks, 31 counts of prohibited sound reproduction without consent, one count of possession of tools and equipment for manufacturing unauthorized recordings and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile

Sloate was arrested after a traffic stop Tuesday evening.  A 12-year-old boy in Sloate's car allegedly had small amounts of cocaine and diazepam.

The 12-year-old has been charged with possession of cocaine and diazepam and obstruction of justice.

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Two men shot inside car, one dies

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:28am

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- The violence that plagued the end of the weekend in Metro Baton Rouge continued Monday night with a shooting that left one person dead and another wounded.

This one happened in the 6000 block of Oak Park Drive in Baton Rouge, which is the Glen Oaks area, around 11:30 p.m.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Dederick Droze, 24, was found dead inside a car.

Deputies said another man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

His name was not released and his condition is unknown.

Investigators said they learned the two victims were shot while inside the car.

A man was seen running from the scene after the shooting, but there was no description.

EBRSO is looking for him.

Detectives have not released any information about a possible motive for the shooting.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Board tabs two people to lead Central Middle

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:21am

CENTRAL, LA (WAFB)- The Central School Board has recommended two people to be the next principal at Central Middle School.

Principal Sandy Davis of Tanglewood Elementary will lead Central Middle beginning next year.

Jason Fountain, the current assistant principal at Tanglewood Elementary, will serve as the interim principal starting in July 2013.

Less than two weeks ago, the school board nominated Al Chapman from Indiana.

However, the board realized the next day the Chapman had been suspended from his superintendent and principal positions in Indiana.

"I asked the board to rescind that recommendation and I made two other recommendations," said Superintendent Michael Faulk. "One appointing interim associate principal for one year and the second appointing a permanent principal beginning with the 2013 school year."

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Intersection project causes problems for some businesses

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 5:53am

GREENWELL SPRINGS, LA(WAFB)- Some longtime industry owners in Baton Rouge claim a state of Louisiana project currently under construction is bad for business. The plan includes changing an intersection near North Sherwood Forest on Greenwell Springs Road.

In the last 13, years Dale Babin and his team of mechanics have put in some serious elbow grease. He said customer service was a key factor in building a successful auto repair business.

When a developer out of Kentucky started building across the street, Babin said the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development allowed his new neighbors to adjust the intersection in front of the property. It is not even finished yet and Babin said it has already thrown a wrench in his plans.

"I'm having customers complain already that they're having trouble getting into my location," Babin said.

Eddie Knippers owns the property and a manufacturing business on the same lot.

"We had a load of steel and we had to put it on another job and carry it in on pickup trucks," Knippers said.

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Honeywell plant reports acid leak

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 4:41am

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- The Honeywell chemical plant in Baton Rouge reported an acid leak Monday morning.

Peter Dalpe, a spokesperson for Honewell, said there was no offsite impact, but there is monitoring in place.

Dalpe also said it was a relatively minor leak, but they were still calculating the amount.

The material that leaked is hydrofluoric acid, which is used to make products such as refrigerants.

Dalpe said the leak was quickly contained and stopped.

There were no injuries.

He added there is NO shelter-in-place advisory due to the leak.

Per procedure, the Louisiana State Police was notified of the leak.

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Witnesses say one person injured in shooting

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Monday, May 14th, 2012, 5:36am

Police responded to reports of gunfire in Baton Rouge that possibly left one person wounded Sunday night.

It happened on Somerset Street near Snipe Street, which is off Harding Boulevard, in the Scotlandville area.

The Baton Rouge Police Department has not yet released any official details, but witnesses said one person who suffered a gunshot wound was taken to the hospital.

That person's condition is unknown.

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SLIDESHOW: Louisiana Legends Awards Gala

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 11:44am

Country Music Star Mickey Gilley was among five "Louisiana Legends" honored Thursday night, May 10 at the Old State Capitol.

The others included Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a Baker native and the newly-appointed director general of the Foreign Service for the U.S. State Department; Dr. James Andrews, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon; Gayle Hatch, a weightlifting and strength and conditioning coach of the 2004 U. S. Weightlifting team,...

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