Monday 6th September, 2010

• Shrimp and oil are still king at this Louisiana festival

  Los Angeles Times

  The unique event has gone on for 75 years. Organizers weren't going to be stopped by an oil spill, even one that hurt the seafood industry. 'We're going to overcome this,' says the festival king.

• Key oil spill evidence secured on boat in the Gulf

  WAFB 9

  ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - A key piece of evidence in the oil spill probe has been safely secured on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, and investigators are getting their first chance to personally look...

• EBR coroner now has local pathologist on contract

  WAFB 9

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - For the past year, the coroner's office in Louisiana's capital has had to send bodies to Lafayette or hire local pathologists to autopsy them. But now it has a local p...

• Authorities probe shooting involving Many officer

  WAFB 9

  MANY, La. (AP) - State authorities are investigating a shooting involving a Many police officer. Louisiana State Police said in a news release that the shooting happened near an apartment complex ear...

• Saints adjusting to new starters on defense

  WAFB 9

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Malcolm Jenkins says he would be surprised if Brett Favre didn't try to pick on him when the Saints host the Vikings in the NFL season opener Thursday night. Jenkins says he&...

• Violent Labor Day weekend in the Capital City

  WAFB 9

  email BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - It was a violent Labor Day weekend in the Capital City. Baton Rouge police handled four separate shooting incidents, which started on Friday. Two people lost their liv...

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