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2 Make a Difference: Remembering Melinda Walsh (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE — Melinda Walsh, a well-known broadcaster and community figure in Baton Rouge, died March 24 after a sudden illness. In the days since, people across the community have been remembering the impact she made through her work, her voice and her involvement in local causes. Walsh built a successful career in radio and television. She was part of the popular on-air morning team on 102.5 WFMF, which included Randy Rice. "She was always so calm and easy going and such a positive attitude,"
2 Make a Difference: 20 years after Katrina, the Peggy Martin rose is still growing across the US (opens the original)
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GONZALES — A rose that survived Hurricane Katrina has become one of the most recognized roses in the country and it carries the name of the woman who found it still growing amid the destruction. Peggy Martin lives in Gonzales now, but before Katrina, she and her husband had built a home in Phoenix, a small town in Plaquemines Parish, on 12 acres surrounded by a bayou and the river. Martin had grown an extensive garden there, including 450 antique roses along with camellias and azaleas. When Katr
Baker mayor and police chief reflect on leading city through the 2016 flood 10 years later (opens the original)
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BAKER — Ten years after the 2016 flood, Baker's mayor and police chief are looking back at the first days of a crisis that forced thousands of residents out of their homes. Mayor Darnell Waites and Chief Carl Dunn were both sworn into office on July 1, 2016. Just 42 days later, floodwaters overtook the city. "It rained all day all night into the next day then it stopped raining then the water started backing up," Waites said. "And that's when we realized...we're in trouble." Dunn said he got the
Baker-area veteran visits Vietnam Memorial Wall nearly 60 years after husband's death (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE — Louise "Gidget" McIntyre has dedicated her life to serving her community and her country. McIntyre, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1968, recently traveled to Washington, D.C. with Honor Flight Louisiana. She visited the Vietnam Memorial Wall to find the name of John F. Pender, a U.S. Army soldier killed in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam in 1967. "We were married five months. We were young," McIntyre said. "Then he got his orders for I don't know how long. They let him come b
WBRZ was there as veterans honored for their service in Honor Flight to Washington (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — Seventy-six Louisiana veterans took a free trip to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials honoring their service. Honor Flight Louisiana organized the trip, which left early Saturday from Baton Rouge Metro Airport. The group visited the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. On the flight back to Baton Rouge, veterans received handwritten letters and cards from family and friends expressing love and appreciation for their service. Wh
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