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Former Wash. Parish Sheriff’s Office employee arrested on abuse of office charge
Tonya Butler, 45, managed the jail kitchen of the Sheriff's Office from July 1, 2012, until her resignation on May 13, it says. During her employment, the Sheriff's Office says Butler supervised and inmate food preparation crew and told one of the inmates she wanted to claim her as a dependent on her federal income tax return. Butler asked for the inmate's date of birth and social ...
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NOPD Man reported missing found safe in care of medial facility
Police say Kirby Poole, 62, is doing well and in the care of a medical facility. Police previously said Poole had not been seen since June 3. His son said Poole checked himself out of University Hospital June 3, police previously ...
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NOPD investigating June 12 French Quarter attempted armed robbery battery
Police say a female victim was walking in the 900 block of Conti Street at about 4 a.m. when she noticed she was being followed by a man and a woman. The victim attempted to enter a bar on the corner of Conti and Burgundy streets when one of the people following her attempted to grab her purse, police say. One of the people following her struck her in the face when she wouldn't release the ...
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Nobel recipient among winners of Jefferson Awards
WASHINGTON -; Two U.S. Senators, the winner of a Nobel Prize for peace, a labor leader and the owner of a professional tennis team are among the people being honored with a national prize for public ...
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Physicians group labels obesity a disease
The American Medical Association adopts a new policy on obesity The change diagnoses nearly one-third of Americas with a medical condition AMA decision could increase funding for future research, doctor ...
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Images 10 Gross things in your home
Home sweet home? Think again. The Science Channel says there are 10 "gross things" in your house that you should know about before assuming your house is ...
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NOPD investigating Tuesday night killing in New Orleans East
He went there. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his support for one of the most divisive football teams in the country--and it's not one of the two teams that play in his ...
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Moving company owner moved to jail after extorting customer police say
Owner of "Mr. Move" - a Metairie moving company - was moved to the St. Tammany Parish jail after investigators said he was extorting ...
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Tangipahoa Sheriff IDs man wanted in Hammond car burglaries
The Sheriff's Office says a warrant for attempted burglary has been issued for Kenneth Lee Dunkin, 55, of Fielder Lane in Hammond. Additional charges may be forthcoming as the investigation unfolds, according to the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office said Dunkin is a responsible for multiple car ...
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Louisiana Senator Elbert Guillory Discusses His Decision To Become A Republican
Hello, my name is Elbert Lee Guillory, and I'm the senator for the twenty-fourth district right here in beautiful Louisiana. Recently I made what many are referring to as a 'bold decision' to switch my party affiliation to the Republican Party. I wanted to take a moment to explain why I became a Republican, and also to explain why I don't think it was a bold decision at all. ...
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Atlanta TV station severs ties with fired radio hosts over Gleason skit
Former New Orleans Saint and ALS patient Steve Gleason issued a statement on the segment in which three radio hosts mocked him in his battle with the debilitating disease in a segment that enraged ...
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Jindal supports $1M allocation for deaf services
The legislation, signed Tuesday, will steer a slice of state sales tax to the Telecommunications Fund for the Deaf. It was a compromise reached after Jindal opposed a proposal to charge a new, 2-cent monthly tax on cellphones to drum up money for the ...
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Neighborhoods push for tougher enforcement of noise ordinance
"Right now we have a noise ordinance that does not really work well for anybody," said coalition chair Nate Chapman. "We think we can make the noise ordinance more fair and more ...
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Feds again leave empty-handed in Hoffa hunt
The search in a field near Detroit for ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa ended Wednesday, and as with so many past attempts to find him, authorities walked away empty-handed, the FBI ...
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Wednesday Exact Weather forecast Tracking the tropics
Tropical depression two is in the southern Bay Of Campeche moving west-northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is expected to become a tropical storm late Wednesday night. By Thursday night the storm will move inland and quickly weaken over the mountainous terrain in southern ...
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Our values won Obama says in Berlin
U.S. President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of past U.S. leaders with a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate that a senior administration official said would ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear ...
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Lil Wayne Im not stepping on U.S. flag in video
Recording artist Lil Wayne meets fans and celebrates his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 in New ...
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Was TWA Flight 800 crash accidental
Skeptics who have long theorized that TWA Flight 800 was brought down by sinister forces will get a fresh surge of energy when a new documentary attempts to disprove that the 1996 crash was ...
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Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen following a security handover ceremony at a military academy outside Kabul June 18, ...
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Police search for missing New Orleans East teen
New Orleans police said 15-year-old Shanna Rodgers was last seen about 10 p.m. Monday in her home in the 4600 block of Gabriel Drive. Rodgers' mother told officers she checked on her daughter, but she was not in her ...
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Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings
"You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...
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COL BB North Carolina 4 Louisiana State 2
Trent Thornton hurled seven efficient innings and Brian Holberton homered Tuesday in North Carolina's 4-2 College World Series win over Louisiana State. Thornton, a freshman, allowed two runs on nine hits and overcame four walks while Colin Moran chipped in with three hits, an RBI and two runs scored as the top-seeded Tar Heels eliminated LSU. With the victory, North Carolina advances to ...
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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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