🌱 Truck Hits St. George Fire District HQ + New EBR Health Resources

Welcome back, Baton Rouge! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in Baton Rouge.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 73 Low: 47.

Here are the top three stories today in Baton Rouge:

1. On early Wednesday morning, an 18-wheeler truck hit the St. George Fire Protection District headquarters. At around 4:00 a.m., the truck rolled over bushes into the building. No one was severely injured in the crash and the building did not sustain major damage. As of now, there is no known cause for the crash; the case is being investigated by Louisiana State Police. (WAFB)
2. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is planning to announce new public health resources for East Baton Rouge Parish today, Mar. 31. Expected to be announced is the relaunch of HealthyBR.com, a resource hub for EBR residents. Mayor Broome is making her announcement at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center at 10:00 am. (BRProud.com)
3. Around 7:45 pm on Tuesday night, a person was shot on Denham St. The victim survived and their gunshot wounds were considered non-life-threatening. Baton Rouge police are still investigating the shooting. (BRProud.com)

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Today in Baton Rouge:

• YMCA of the Capital Area Job Fair At ExxonMobil YMCA (5:00 PM)
• Pajama Storytime At East Baton Rouge Parish Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The new marsh boardwalk and outdoor classroom at Cypremort Point State Park are nearing completion. The area will be used to teach about the plants and animals that call the marsh home. (Instagram)
• The Baton Rouge Police Department will have its weekly Community Walk and Talk Thursday, today, Mar. 31 in the Capitol High School area known locally as “Easy Town.” Attendees are meeting in the 1000 block of North 23rd St. at 3:00 p.m. (Facebook)
• Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has teamed up with the Downtown Business Association of Baton Rouge to bring you an awesome downtown festival VIP experience! Win VIP passes to Ebb & Flow Festival, Live After 5, and more. (Facebook)

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That's it for today. I'll see you soon!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.