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13-year-old charged with 2nd degree murder of 5-year-old sister
TERRYTOWN, LA (WAFB) - A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with second degree murder after his 5-year-old sister died Sunday. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Detectives say the boy admitted to practicing "WWE" moves on the girl, even after she told him that she was in pain. According to reports, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputies were called to a house in Terrytown, LA ...
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Bald eagles poisoned in Thibodaux
THIBODAUX, LA (WAFB) - Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife Fisheries are offering a $3,500 reward for information on who poisoned a pair of bald eagles.The eagles were found in a field near Martinez Rd. in Thibodaux. Testing revealed that the eagles had ingested large amounts of poison in late March or early April. X-rays performed on the birds ...
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North Carolina adds a run in the third inning
OMAHA, NE (WAFB) - Landon Lassiter started the top of the third inning with a double down the third base line for North Carolina. Moran followed with his second hit and Lassiter scored from second giving the UNC a 3-0 lead over LSU.Brent Bonvillain replaced Glenn and quickly gave up a single to Holbertson and a walk to Cody Stubbs to load the bases. Bonvillain retired the next three batters ...
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No injuries reported in pre-dawn Louisiana gas line explosion fire
A pre-dawn blast at a natural gas line lit up the eastern Louisiana sky Tuesday, but no injuries or significant property damage were reported, officials said. The explosion occurred about 5:30 a.m. CDT south of Franklinton, the seat of Washington Parish, The (New Orleans) Time Picayune reported. The 30-inch line was quickly shut down and the fire extinguished, said Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman ...
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JPSO Boy 13 kills relative 5 with ‘WWE-style wrestling moves’
Homicide Detective Matt Vasquez says he learned the victim was home alone with her 13-year-old relative who performed "WWE-style wrestling moves" on her the morning of the ...
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Gleason accepts Atlanta radio hosts apology We have all made mistakes
Former Saints Safety Steve Gleason walks off the field with quarterback Drew Brees during the third game of the 2011 season against the Houston Texans at the ...
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$3500 reward in fatal poisoning of 2 bald eagles
killed NEW ORLEANS - Federal investigators say someone poisoned and killed two bald eagles in Thibodaux. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are offering $3,500 for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed the national birds. Fish and Wildlife Service agent Sidney Charbonnet says the eagles were found in early April, about ...
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200 gallons of gas spilled in Bossier Parish
Louisiana BENTON- Hazardous materials crews are on the scene of a gas spill in Bossier Parish. Lt. Bill Davis of the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office says it happened just before noon at an Exxon gas station on Highway 3 at Highway 162. KTBS-TV reports a motorist apparently hit a hose attached to a fuel truck and gas began to spew. Approximately 200 gallons of gas was spilled. ...
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Inning-by-Inning recap of LSU vs North Carolina
Omaha, NE (NBC33) - The LSU baseball team is facing #1 seed North Carolina right now in the College World Series. The loser will be eliminated from the tournament. LSU batting order: 1.McMullen 2.laird 3.Bregman 4.Katz 5.Rhymes 6.Ibarra 7.Ross 8.Jones 9.Stevenson Here is an inning-by-inning recap of the ...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over Dixie Brewery building
demolition NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Dixie Brewing Co. in an effort to stop any demolition of a brewery as part of the new VA hospital under construction in New Orleans. The Advocate reports the VA plans to demolish some parts of the German Romenesque building, which opened in 1907 but was crumbling even before Hurricane Katrina damaged it. Dixie ...
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Authorities looking for Lafayette armed robbery suspect
LAFAYETTE, La - The Lafayette Police Department is looking for a man that robbed a convenience store. On June 17 at around 10:25 p.m. police went to a store located in the 2300 block of Ambassador Caffery Parkway regarding an armed robbery. The employee there told officers that an unknown black male entered the convenience store armed with a handgun and demanded money from the cash ...
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Alaska feeling the heat nothing new in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC33) - While south Louisiana has basked in the heat and humidity for several weeks now, residents in southern Alaska are wiping their brows with record high temperatures in the 80s and 90s. A large, clear air-mass, sitting over southern Alaska, is to blame for heating things up in towns surrounding Anchorage, Alaska. On Monday afternoon, the towns of Talkeetna, Cordova, ...
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Last radio transmission reveals pilot knew he was going to crash Baker investigation continues
BAKER, LA (NBC33) - The cockpit voice recorder aboard the plane that crashed in Baker is being examined in Washington, DC, according to information provided in the preliminary investigation report. Reports note that pilot John Fowler did not have a flight plan for his trip on Friday, June 7 from the Baton Rouge Airport to McComb, Mississippi. His last transmission to the tower at BTR stated ...
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Major pipeline explodes in Louisiana
Blast at Louisiana chemical plant kills one, injures dozens A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, La., destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries were reported, local officials said. The blast on the Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) pipeline, which transports gas from Texas to south Florida, sent a mushroom cloud into the sky ...
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I-10 widening project officially completed
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Some drivers have already been enjoying the widened stretch along I-10 between Highland Road and Siegen Lane for the past couple days. A ribbon cutting Tuesday morning made the completion of the project official. City leaders joined the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for a ceremony celebrating the completion of the six-lane, $60 million ...
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UPDATE 3-Major natgas pipeline explodes in Louisiana area evacuated
Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:21pm EDT * Part of Florida Gas Transmission line shut after explosion * Fifty-five residents evacuated * Florida gas prices up, in line with other regions By Edward McAllister and Eileen Houlihan June 18 (Reuters) - A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, Louisiana, destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries ...
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Gas line explosion rocks Louisiana town sends residents packing
View results An early morning gas line explosion on Tuesday sent residents of one Louisiana community packing, as emergency responders rushed to extinguish the flames and contain the fire.';We’ve evacuated around 55 people,'; said one emergency responder, in a WWL-TV report. ';There have been no fatalities; no one died. There’s no injuries.'; Firefighters have the ...
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Levee district moving ahead with Morganza work
morganza HOUMA - The Terrebonne Levee District is gearing up for its busiest year of levee-building yet as its board plans to move ahead with millions of dollars in construction paid for with a new 1/2-cent sales tax. The Courier reports the board will review its upcoming budget at a meeting noon Wednesday. Terrebonne Levee Director Reggie Dupre said this fiscal year's budget, which ...
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Police investigating death of toddler in Shreveport obvious signs of trauma
SHREVEPORT, LA (NBC33) - Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 3-year-old child. The Shreveport Police Department was called to the hospital shortly after 9:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17. Staff contacted them because the child was admitted with obvious signs of trauma. The female toddler died shortly after arrival at the hospital. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the ...
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Deputies arrest suspected air conditioner thief
Sheriff's deputies are looking for an inmate who walked away from a work release program. According to reports, Tederick Bessie walked away from Elmer's Chocolate Factory in Ponchatoula around 6 a.m. Monday. Bessie, ...
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DOTD opens six lanes of traffic on I-10
ribbon cutting BATON ROUGE - State transportation officials marked the opening of six lanes of traffic today as part of the ongoing widening of I-10 in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Department of Transportation and Development said work was recently completed on the widening between Siegen Lane and Highland Road, part of the overall "Geaux Wider" interstate project. The $60 ...
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BESE to consider funds for Course Choice program
program BATON ROUGE - The state education board is being asked to allocate $2 million for a pilot program to expand online high school course offerings to public school students. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education considers Tuesday the funding plan for the "Course Choice" program to begin in the 2013-14 school year. Initial plans were to finance the program through the ...
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WANTED Man accused of raping female juvenile
ASCENSION PARISH, LA - Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in searching for a Hispanic male, Justo Venegas, 31, who is wanted for forcible rape. Chief Tony Bacala of the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that on June 9 deputies responded to a call in reference to a female juvenile who had been raped at her residence. After the incident, ...
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Gas line explosion in Washington Parish causes mass power outage no injuries
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA (NBC33) - Thousands are without power after a 30-inch gas line exploded in Washington Parish. Fortunately, there are no injuries reported. The explosion happened at roughly 4:00 a.m. near the intersection of Hwy 60 and Hwy 1072. The fire was extinguished around 7:00 a.m. "We’re excited we have this thing under control," Sheriff Randy Seal, said. "At ...
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Strain Only hire licensed horticulture professionals
BATON ROUGE, LA - Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., is urging Louisiana homeowners to hire only licensed landscape horticulturists, arborists and landscape irrigation contractors when doing major landscaping work at their homes or businesses. "Every spring and summer, ‘yard specialists’ claiming to be landscaping professionals begin ...
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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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