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Sinkhole lawsuits to get class-action status
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge in New Orleans says he will grant class-action status to four lawsuits filed over issues raised by the Assumption Parish sinkhole. That's according to a new court filing ...
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Former Southern receiver signs with the Arizona Cardinals
Former Southern University wide receiver Charles Hawkins has signed with the Arizona Cardinals. In 2012, Hawkins caught 31 passes for 467 yards and seven touchdowns for a Jaguars team that finished 3-6. The New Orleans native attended St. Augustine High School before enrolling at ...
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Collins leaving LSU basketball team
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU guard Corban Collins has decided to leave the LSU basketball program."We have granted a release from LSU to guard Corban Collins," said head coach Johnny Jones. "We appreciate his hard work during his time here and wish him well in the future." As a freshman, Collins averaged 2.6 points and 1.0 rebound in the 27 games he played.The North ...
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Nola on Pitcher of the Year Watch List
LUBBOCK, TX (WAFB) - The Pitcher of the Year Watch List is down to 22 players and it includes LSU starter Aaron Nola.The award, sponsored by Diamond Sports, will be presented on June 29 as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame's annual Night of Champions event in Lubbock. In 13 starts this season, the sophomore from Catholic High School, is 10-0 with a 1.99 ERA. He has struck out 97 ...
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Cannon salute honors Louisiana fallen
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Memorial Day ceremonies will be the norm over the next few days and Louisiana lawmakers took some time Thursday morning to hold their own service remembering military servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. A 21-gun salute by cannon was followed by the playing of "Taps," as members of the House of Representatives paid tribute to two ...
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Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.Concerts, lectures and wreath-laying ceremonies are planned at the Vicksburg National Military Park.On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a Vicksburg stamp that's part of a Civil War commemorative series. On Saturday, ...
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Baton Rouge council purchases hospital
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The former Woman's Hospital is officially on its way to becoming a new public safety complex for Baton Rouge Police and the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's ...
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Angola guard arrested in Livingston home invasion
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) -- Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion ...
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Kevin Gausman to make Major League debut for the Orioles
From LSU Sports BATON ROUGE, La. -- Former LSU right-hander Kevin Gausman will make his MLB debut in Toronto Thursday night when he takes the mound as the Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher against the Blue Jays. The Orioles on Thursday will officially promote Gausman and add him to the active roster for his Major League debut in Toronto. "We're trying to win," manager ...
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Louisiana test results up overall voucher schools flat
State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test ...
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Man gets 8 months for failing to file income taxes
taxes BATON ROUGE- Former Denham Springs man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge to eight months in federal prison after admitting that he did not file income tax returns on $2.3 million he earned over a four-year-period. Failure to file a federal income tax return is a misdemeanor crime that is punishable by no more than one year in prison. The Advocate reports 42-year-old Roderick Dewitt ...
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Senate rejects end of federal sugar program
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Louisiana's $3.5 billion sugarcane and sugar mill industries could breathe a sigh of relief after an effort to effectively end the federal sugar program was defeated on the Senate ...
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Landrieu seeks to delay flood insurance increases
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the ...
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Truck driver pleads guilty to mail theft
http://bit.ly/12PAePX ) 49-year-old Joel Raymond Polaski, of Thibodaux, faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty Wednesday to possession of stolen mail in federal court in New ...
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Republicans chafe over financial statement request
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's Republican Party is blasting the legislative auditor's office after both the GOP and the state Democratic Party were asked to turn over financial statements to comply with a long-overlooked ...
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Ex-cops sentence reduced in kickback scam
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former New Orleans police captain who was convicted of plotting to arrange a contract to provide security for Entergy at inflated rates and then skim off the top has had his prison sentence reduced by more than three ...
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Man found fatally shot in car on I-10
A 32-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after allegedly swallowing drugs when detectives showed up to execute a search warrant.According to police reports, narcotics detectives went to a home in ...
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Ex-bookkeeper admits theft sentenced to 30 months
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A former bookkeeper for a Baton Rouge firm has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting she stole over $217,000 from her employer and an insurance ...
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Ascension Parish hiring 50 new teachers
Funds needed to hire the new teachers are listed in the school district's 2013-14 budget, which is due for adoption June 18. The new fiscal year begins July ...
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Man charged with murder in death of girlfriends baby
A 32-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after allegedly swallowing drugs when detectives showed up to execute a search warrant.According to police reports, narcotics detectives went to a home in ...
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No big winners in Wed. Lotto Powerball drawings
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corp. reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday ...
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St. Amant church parking lot used for drug deals
ST. AMANT, La. (AP) -- Ascension Parish deputies have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly dealing prescription pills out of a church parking ...
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Senate to have say on Common Core standards
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state ...
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Maurepas residents calling on Corps to solve debris dilemma
LIVINGSTON PARISH, LA (WAFB) - Homeowners in Maurepas want the U.S. Corps of Engineers to find a solution to a big flooding problem in southern Livingston Parish. They peppered Parish President Layton Ricks with questions at a meeting on Wednesday night. Images of a flooded Maurepas and stories of survival from Hurricane Isaac are still etched in their minds. "There were a few people ...
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I-team Deadly Draw investigation into shooting of unarmed teen
Threat analysis tactical pistol In classes like these and others, experts typically teach that you're supposed to keep your index finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire. So what happened? "Is there any reason why (your finger) was inside the trigger guard?" asked an investigator. "Sir, I don't know. I can't answer that question. That's a, ...
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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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