🌱 Wingstop Windows Shattered + BR Paramedics Featured In Documentary

Happy Monday, people of Baton Rouge! Here's everything happening today in Baton Rouge.

First, today's weather:

Sun and some clouds. High: 85 Low: 68.

Here are the top three stories today in Baton Rouge:

1. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an incident in which a local restaurant's windows were smashed with a baseball bat. When officers were called to the Wingstop on Florida Boulevard on Thursday, they found several shattered windows; video footage appears to show a woman stepping through a shattered glass door while holding a bat. No arrests have been made at this time. (WBRZ)
2. A pair of Baton Rouge first responders will be featured in an upcoming documentary called "Into the Unknown — A Parademics' Journey." Nicky Johnson and Nicole Jagers, who are going on 15 years as emergency responders, participated in the filming to highlight the mental strength required in their work. According to experts, approximately 30 percent of first responders develop a mental health condition; Jager notes this has been challenged even more due to an increase in violent crime in the Capital Area. (WJTV)
3. Get your thrills at the Thrillville Capital City Fair, running through Apr. 10 at Memorial Stadium! The fair features rides, games with prizes, live sea lions, classic carnival foods, and more. The Baton Rouge Police Department and Thrillville fair security will be on site. (WAFB)

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Today in Baton Rouge:

• Grab & Geaux: DIY Felt Magnolia At East Baton Rouge Parish Library (9:00 AM)
• Medicare 101 At CenterWell Senior Primary Care in Hammond (10:00 AM)
• Get Organized: Overcoming Procrastination At East Baton Rouge Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Hybrid Event - Spiritual Ecology Circle At The Red Shoes (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Deputies are searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for over a week. Bennet Savage was last seen at her Denham Springs home on Mar. 25 and is believed to be in the Baton Rouge area. (WBRZ)
• The Baton Rouge Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented three DAR Good Citizen Awards to local students. Good Citizen Awards are presented to high school seniors who display exceptional dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Congratulations to the winners! (The Advocate)
• Louisiana State Police have identified the man killed in a crash in West Baton Rouge Parish Friday night. 52-year-old Warren Beemer, 52, of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas died in the accident. Beemer served as the youth pastor at the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge in the 1990s before moving to Texas. (WAFB)

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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.