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Baton Rouge woman accused of cruelty to juveniles
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Baton Rouge police have arrested a 28-year-old woman accused of beating her three children, ages 2, 4 and 5, with an extension cord on their back, hip, face, chest and ...
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PCS Nitrogen to cut emissions from Geismar plant
The decision came as part of a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. EPA and DEQ alleged that PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer LP violated the Clean Air Act by introducing phosphoric acid scrubber effluent into its cooling ...
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Senate panel approves 2 cent tax on cellphones
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A new 2 cent monthly tax on cellphones aimed at helping provide services for people with hearing impairment won the support Thursday of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs ...
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Gretna man fined $62K for illegal longline fishing
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Federal authorities have fined a Gretna fishing boat captain $62,500 for allegedly using live bait on longline gear and possessing J-hooks and a permit to catch highly migratory ...
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Trombone Shorty comes home to New Orleans to rock Da Houz
New Orleans ' newest super star was impressive. The weather was near perfect, at least by New Orleans' standards. A warm and humid 80 degrees, sunny, and almost no breeze to speak of. It was wonderful. There were two opening acts for the ...
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Hurricane center Beware of the storm surge
By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during a hurricane, and it can happen ...
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Louisiana State Penitentiary officer arrested on narcotic charge www.privateofficer.com
-- West Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Louisiana State Penitentiary security officer accused of trying to get narcotics through an Angola inmate, a spokesman for Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said Wednesday. Justin Darrel Nettles, 26, 160 Cedars Lane, Crosby, Miss., met a man he thought was a relative of the inmate, but the man actually was an undercover detective offering a ...
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House fire sparked by lightning strike
A lightning strike sparked a house fire on South Lakeside Oaks Dr. Thursday night. Several crews from the St. George Fire Department responded to the fire Thursday evening. The fire was contained to the attic of the house. We're told people were in the house at the time of the fire, but that everyone made it out ...
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LSU falls into the losers bracket after 4-1 loss to Arkansas
It was the premiere match-up of the tournament on Thursday afternoon as LSU's undefeated Aaron Nola and Arkansas stud Ryne Stanek duked it out on the mound, but in the end Arkansas out hit LSU 4-1. LSU (49-9) scored the first run of the game in the 3rd inning with a fielder's choice and a Razorback miscue at second base. Stanek was in a two out jam after walking the bases ...
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Grandview grad Kevin Gausmans MLB debut spoiled as Blue Jays beat Orioles 12-6
TORONTO-Edwin Encarnacion hit his fifth career grand slam, J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 12-6 on Thursday night, spoiling the debut of Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman. Brandon Morrow (2-3) allowed six runs and a season-high 10 hits in seven-plus innings. He walked one and struck out five. Brett Cecil and Brad Lincoln each worked one ...
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Disaster response team deployed to Oklahoma returns to Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The destruction in Oklahoma is much worse in person than what we see on television, that's according to one Baton Rouge man who's just returned from Moore. Chuck Smith is the commander of the region six D-MORT (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team). The region includes Louisiana and Oklahoma. He says Monday's tornado took almost the same path as ...
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Jindal declares NWLA emergency due to wind damage
BATON ROUGE - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from Texas. Each twister had winds up to 100 mph. The storm also brought straight-line winds up to 105 mph to northern DeSoto and southern Caddo ...
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Baton Rouge lawyer sentenced to 27 months in prison
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Baton Rouge lawyer, James M. Bernhard III, was sentenced to 27 months in prison Thursday for wire fraud in connection with the theft of more than $453,000 from his former law firm's trust account. Bernhard pleaded guilty to the wire fraud charge and surrendered his law license shortly before he appeared for sentencing Thursday in Baton Rouge federal court. ...
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Intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Hwy. 7 to be rebuilt in St. Louis Park
The busy intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Hwy. 7 will become an interchange with on- and off-ramps. The city hopes it will spur ...
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Louisiana Passes Measure To Criminalize Reporting On Gun Owners
(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) In the latest move by Louisiana to plow ahead with looser gun laws, the state legislature passed a measure that would criminalize journalists for publishing information about gun owners. ...
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Judge wont let Orleans out of police reform pact
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police ...
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Former school bus driver pleads guilty to drug trafficking other charges
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A former East Baton Rouge Parish School System bus driver pleaded guilty Thursday on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. She was sentenced in federal court to 28 months. The 47 year old Baton Rouge resident, Naeemah Emile, pleaded guilty to money laundering and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine and hydrocodone. ...
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Lawmakers hold ceremony for fallen Louisiana soldiers
Brett Moree reflected on the lives of some of the seven thousand fallen soldiers at Port Hudson National Cemetery Thursday, as he and his coworker planted American flags at the base of tombstones. "It's amazing to see some of the campaigns these men and women have fought in," said Moree. Moree who served 20 years in the Marine Corps himself, says the constant reminders from his ...
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Golden Gate Petroleum to production test Louisiana oil well
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Golden Gate Petroleum (ASX: GGP) will soon participate in production testing of the Hensarling-1 well in the Napoleonville Project, Louisiana. A workover rig is scheduled to arrive today to run the completion operation and commence production testing from the Cris R III sands, which has 49 feet of net oil pay.Another 31 feet of net pay was intersected in ...
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4 vehicles 1 in lake in Pontchartrain accident
The causeway's manager says the lone occupant of that car was rescued by emergency workers and appeared to be in good shape. No serious injuries have been reported so far in the Thursday afternoon accident. Other details on the accident and what caused it were not immediately ...
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Grand jury empaneled to review Medicaid contract
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana attorney general's office says a special grand jury has been selected to look into possible criminal activity involving the award of a $200 million Medicaid contract by Gov. Bobby Jindal's ...
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Mathieu signs with the Cardinals
Phoenix, AZ (WAFB) - The Arizona Cardinals announced Thursday that the team had reached a four year deal with Tyrann Mathieu. The team did not disclose the financial terms of Mathieu's ...
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Special grand jury selected to look into Medicaid contract.
By MELINDA DESLATTE - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana attorney general's office says a special grand jury has been selected to look into possible criminal activity involving the award of a $200 million Medicaid contract by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration. Assistant Attorney General Butch Wilson told a judge that the grand jury was being empaneled Thursday as part of an ...
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Causeway closed in both directions after 3 car crash
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN CAUSEWAY (WAFB/WWL) - According to WWL-TV in New Orleans, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is closed in both directions after a three vehicle crash. Reports are that one vehicle has gone into the water. There is no word on injuries or what caused the crash. St. Tammany Fire Department is on the way to the ...
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State Police share Clyde Barrows fingerprint card on 79th anniversary of death
It took 51 years but 73-year-old Felix Vail is finally facing serious questions in the 1962 death of his wife Mary Horton. Felix claimed they were out checking trotlines on the Calcasieu River when ...
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Louisiana's recovery might be brought to its knees
The six-month moratorium suspending all exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is another blow to an economy already reeling and could potentially undermine the state for years to come.
There can be no one left in Louisiana who has not heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the oil spill that has resulted from the collapse of the rig, which killed eleven people in the process and is now threatening the livelihoods of countless communities along the state’s coast. Read more
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