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Twitter Facebook now illegal for Louisiana drivers
A bill prohibiting posting to social media sites while driving gained final approval with a 34-1 Senate vote on Tuesday. It now heads to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk. Violators will face a traffic fine of up to $175 for the first offense and up to $500 for second and subsequent violations. The bill by Livingston Republican Dale Erdey closes what he called a loophole by adding accessing, reading ...
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BP protester settles suit alleging retaliation
JACKSON, Miss. - A woman has reached a lawsuit settlement with a south Mississippi city where she says police arrested her for protesting the BP oil spill then arrested her again in retaliation for suing.Terms of Tuesday's settlement were not disclosed in court records. Attorneys didn't respond to messages Wednesday.Sandra Howard sued Long Beach in U.S. District Court in Gulfport on ...
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Texas pastor pleads guilty to online soliciting
MARSHALL, Texas (AP) -- An East Texas pastor faces up to 10 years in prison for an online chat from church with an alleged 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a Louisiana ...
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Tornado warning issued for Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes
A cluster of strong thunderstorms moving southeast are affecting Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish. National Weather Service meteorologists detected a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Houma and Lockport moving southeast at 25 mph. The cluster of strong thunderstorms will affect areas in and around Houma, Lockport, Dulac, Chauvin, Montegut, and Cocodrie. The primary threat from ...
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Terrebonne board approves consolidation plan
On Tuesday, The Courier reports the board voted to close Greenwood Middle, West Park Elementary, Dularge Elementary and Boudreaux Canal Elementary at the end of this school ...
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PSC approves settlement with Entergy Gulf States
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- State regulators have approved a settlement that would lower Entergy's profit margin, pay a refund and roll back rates for about 92,000 natural gas customers in Baton ...
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Train and truck collision leaves at least one person injured
BAKER, LA (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a collision involving a train and a truck. Injuries were reported due to the crash, but specifics were not given. The name of the driver of the pickup has not been released. The wreck happened on Thomas Road near LA 19 in Baker. No further details were ...
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Rapides school board passes restructuring plan
http://townta.lk/1a5h75z ) the plan, proposed by Superintendent-elect Nason "Tony" Authement, underwent scrutiny from the Rapides Parish School Board and the public at a special meeting Tuesday ...
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Iberville approves $19.6M Ochsner Health Center
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) -- The Iberville Parish Council has awarded the construction bid for the new $19.6 million Ochsner Health System clinic to Lincoln ...
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Court approves sinkhole class-action suit
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A federal court has approved a class-action lawsuit for people impacted by the giant Louisiana sinkhole. It's been almost a year since a massive sinkhole near Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou began causing problems. Bubbling in the bayou led to the now 15-acre sinkhole. About 350 people have been forced out of their homes since August. A New Orleans attorney is ...
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Storms move across La. Miss.
NEW ORLEANS - A line of thunderstorms continues to move across Louisiana and Mississippi bringing with it heavy rain and high winds.The National Weather Service reports wind damage Tuesday night and early Wednesday stretching from Caddo Parish in northwest Louisiana to the Jackson, Miss. area.Trees and power lines are down across much of north Louisiana and in Mississippi a building in Vicksburg ...
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Get the Skinny Louisiana Sunrise Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Toasted Coconut Cream Cheese Buttercream
Recipe by Alyssa Luning Nutrition Facts (1 cupcake, tbsp buttercream): 40 calories, 2.5 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 17 grams carbs, 1 gram fiber, 1 gram sugar, 2 grams protein (Cupcake only: 25 calories, 13 grams carbs, 1 gram sugar) Louisiana Sunrise Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes Yield: 24 mini cupcakes cup cooked red beans, rinsed, drained, mashed with a potato masher or fork cup ...
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No. 2 LSU takes on Alabama first at SEC Tournament
From LSU Sports HOOVER, Ala. – Second-ranked LSU (48-8) faces Alabama (33-24) at approximately 12:30 p.m. CT Wednesday in the SEC Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The game can be heard on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (98.1 FM in Baton Rouge) and live audio and stats of the games may be accessed in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net. Wednesday's game ...
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Public meeting held on West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee
LUTCHER, LA (WAFB) - Residents from St. James and surrounding parishes came had pointed questions on Tuesday night for project planners with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Around 50 people packed the Knights of Columbus Hall in Lutcher to hear what planners had to say about a five-year study on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee. Project Manager, Jeffrey Varisco laid out the details ...
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Lions prepare for Southland Tournament run
From SLU Athletics SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team opens its quest for an NCAA postseason appearance as the No. 4 seed in the 2013 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament that gets underway Wednesday at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The 7,500-seat Constellation Field is home to the Sugar Land Skeeters, a member of the Atlantic ...
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Residents in Lafourche Parish remember F-4 tornado of 1964
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ...
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Two wanted for questioning about stolen credit card
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Two people are wanted for questioning in connection with the use of a stolen credit card.LSU Police say three suspects took the victim's wallet and phone during an armed robbery on April 27th.The robbery suspects were arrested a short time later. The phone was recovered, the wallet and its contents were not.The card was later used at several stores in the Baton ...
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Letter Journalism in New Orleans
To the Editor: On behalf of the more than 150 extraordinary journalists at The Times-Picayune and its Web site, NOLA.com, I want to assure David Carr that we are not the ...
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Pelicans get No. 6 pick in NBA draft lottery
The New Orleans Pelicans have received the sixth overall pick in Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery, dropping a spot after finishing with the fifth-worst record in the league this past ...
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Bobcats seek to regain Hornets nickname
In this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo, Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan looks on from courtside during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in Charlotte, N.C. AP FILE PHOTO CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – NBA great Michael Jordan wants to get Charlotte buzzing again, applying to the NBA to re-name his Charlotte Bobcats the Hornets. If ...
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Legislation targets new Planned Parenthood clinic
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Lawmakers are looking for ways to create roadblocks for Planned Parenthood's construction of a new facility in New Orleans that would provide abortions in addition to other health care services for ...
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Suspect arrested for Donaldsonville shooting
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her four young daughters out of their home for days at a time.A witness told police that the four girls, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1, had been in the same ...
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House overwhelmingly refuses to expand Medicaid
reform BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana House has rejected an attempt to provide government-subsidized health insurance to thousands of people with the Medicaid dollars available under the federal Affordable Care Act. The 59-37 vote against the Medicaid expansion proposal appeared to kill the issue for the legislative session. The Senate's budget committee has refused a similar bill. Gov. ...
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Ex-DeSoto school official sentenced in drug case
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- A former DeSoto Parish School Board member has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing ...
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Blighted property on Government St. to finally come down
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the ...
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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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