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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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Senate rejects move to stop Common Core standards
The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core ...
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2 booked in Rapides church break-in
ALEXANDRIA - A man and woman have been arrested in connection with the burglary and vandalism of a church in Rapides Parish. The Town Talk reports that Nathaniel Thomas Burns, 24, of Woodworth and Jessica Davis Dousay, 22, of Pineville were booked this week at the Rapides Parish jail. Both face charges of trespassing, criminal damage to property and simple burglary of a religious building. ...
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Plaquemines Parish man arrested for having sex with juvenile he met online
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LA - A Northshore resident has been booked on after chatting online with a juvenile and proceeding to have sex with her. On Monday, May 20 at around 11:50 p.m., patrol deputies with Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office encountered a suspicious vehicle parked behind a business in the 2200 block of Engineers Road in Belle Chasse. Deputies learned that a 14-year-old ...
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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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DOTD studying highway paths around sinkhole
study BATON ROUGE - The Department of Transportation and Development said they're studying the area around the Assumption Parish sinkhole for a possible alternate highway in case La. 70 is compromised. DOTD recently installed several monitoring stations along the highway and three bridges over Bayou Corne, Grand Bayou and Bayou Choupique to detect movement and changes in elevation near ...
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Pit bull found in median on I-110 had to euthanized due to injuries
Congestion on I-10 West is now from the I-10/I-12 Junction to Dalrymple due to a crash on the left shoulder on I-10 West past ...
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Man accused of torturing dog has past arrest for assault
Congestion on I-10 West is now from the I-10/I-12 Junction to Dalrymple due to a crash on the left shoulder on I-10 West past ...
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Efforts to end sugar program fail in Congress
bill WASHINGTON D.C. - 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 floor. The nearly $1 trillion Senate farm bill being debated this week keeps the federal sugar program intact and provides the option for price-control insurance for southwestern ...
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27-year-old unrestrained driver killed in two-vehicle crash impairment suspected
BEAUREGARD PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A DeRidder man died last night in a two-vehicle crash. Officials say he was not wearing a seatbelt and he was ejected from his truck. The Louisiana State Police responded to the scene of the crash at roughly 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22. It happened on Hwy 26 east of U.S. Hwy 171 in Beauregard Parish. Brian Lavelle Martin, 27, was driving his truck down LA ...
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DOTD installs enhanced monitoring equipment near Bayou Corne sinkhole
Assumption Parish, La - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will use enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole. The improvements will provide broader observation and greater accuracy in measuring the area for movement and subsidence. DOTD will be able to use data from these monitoring systems and alert responders via DOTD’s Traffic ...
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Hurricane forecast Another busy Atlantic season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what's considered an average Atlantic season. Last year was the third-busiest ...
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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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Hurricane preparation tax holiday this weekend
holiday BATON ROUGE - People getting ready for hurricane season will get a break if they buy supplies this weekend. The annual Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26. On those days state sales tax will be waived on the first $1,500 of purchases of elligible items. To see a full list of elligible supplies and services, visit ...
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New FM radio emergency alert system in place
BATON ROUGE - State emergency officials scheduled a demonstration today of a new emergency alert system which uses FM radios to let the public know about disasters. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said the state recently finished installing the ALERT FM system in all 64 parishes and 42 colleges and universities around Louisiana. The system would carry ...
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Former tenant claims wrongful eviction by Gonzales Councilman
Gonzales, La (The Creole) - Debra Williams lived as tenant in a "shed" owned by Gonzales Councilman Timothy Vessel, Sr. from May 1, 2012 until her eviction on February 4, 2013, barely a month after he assumed office. According to our news partners ...
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LSU and Arkansas to battle in SEC Tournament
BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU baseball team looks to continue their hot play when they face SEC West foe Arkansas Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The Tigers knocked off Alabama in their opening game Wednesday. LSU used a three-run first inning and superb pitching from Cody Glenn to shut out the Tide. Thursday, LSU and Arkansas will start their top pitchers. The Tigers will send Aaron Nola (10-0) to the ...
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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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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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Republicans question reason behind financial records request
documents BATON ROUGE - Questions surround the state Capitol after the Legislative Auditor told the Republican Party of Louisiana to hand over financial documents. "State law says they are suppose to submit it," Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera said. Recently, a legislator brought the law to his attention. State statute 18-447 requires political parties to file an annual report ...
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Ascension to hire 50 new teachers
staffing GONZALES - Ascension Parish is looking to hire 50 new teachers. The school board is poised to hire the new teachers in an effort to ease staffing levels due to continued growth. 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 1. Diane Allison, the district's ...
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Mayor Holden’s preparing Baton Rouge for the future.
Baton Rouge’s mayor, Kip Holden, has spent most of his tenure as mayor outside the city on foreign or domestic trips to business conferences or meetings aimed at promoting cultural ties. It’s a strategy that has been successfully employed by some of the world’s greatest leaders.
The Mayor of Baton Rouge, Kip Holden, is going out of his way to increase economic activity in Louisiana’s capital by undertaking a series of what one might call ‘promotional’ trips to cities around the US and the world, promoting Baton Rouge as a serious contender for investment by big businesses. Read more
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