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Man wanted for bar fight death
Police are searching for a man accused of opening fire into crowds standing outside a gas station and injuring two people early Sunday morning. The Plaquemine Police Department said Shannon Holmes ...
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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Settles Tax Credit Lawsuit
The goal was a good one: investors wanted to reduce their overall state income tax liabilities by investing in film production tax credits. The tax credits were to come directly off the investors' net incomes tax due, according to a story published by the Associated Press. The yield would be $1.33 for every dollar invested. This is what attracted New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton; ...
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New scam charges $83 for deed copy
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) -- A new scam has emerged in St. Landry Parish in the form of letters directing the recipient to pay a firm $83 for a copy of a deed to their ...
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Officials advise residents on reducing storm risks
Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of an 8-year-old Louisiana boy. Officials said it is believed he drowned, but an investigation is ...
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Raph Rhymes named SEC Player of the Week
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU senior outfielder Raph Rhymes was named SEC Player of the Week Monday by the conference office in Birmingham, Ala. Rhymes led the second-ranked Tigers to three wins in four games last week, including an SEC series victory versus Ole Miss. He batted .455 (5-for-11) in four games with one double, two homers and six RBI. Rhymes' two-run homer in the bottom of ...
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Audit DOE skipped steps in monitoring charters
performance BATON ROUGE - A new audit says the state education department had gaps in its monitoring of the academic performance of Louisiana's charter schools. The review, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, looked at charter school monitoring activities during the 2011-12 budget year. The audit says the Department of Education didn't verify that ...
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Prostitution sting nets six arrests
A prostitution sting conducted by the Bossier City Police Department with the assistance of the Shreveport Police Department resulted in the arrest of six ...
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Education official commutes from LA to BR
State Superintendent of Education John White said Lefkowith has experience changing systems and working with industries, which he said are both relevant in revamping how public school classes are offered and improving the state's career diploma ...
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Deputies Man shot and killed while sitting in car
Police are searching for a man accused of opening fire into crowds standing outside a gas station and injuring two people early Sunday morning. The Plaquemine Police Department said Shannon Holmes ...
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Will Smith moving to outside linebacker
METAIRIE, LA (WAFB) - After taking a huge pay cut to stay with the New Orleans Saints, Will Smith will now have to make a position change.Smith will start OTA's at Outside Linebacker in Rex Ryan's new 3-4 defense.The Saints are trying to address a major weakness on the team. Earlier this year the team signed former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Victor Butler. Butler will join Smith, ...
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Hurricane tax free shopping event happens this weekend
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - With hurricane season less than two weeks away, this weekend will be the best time to get prepared. This Saturday and Sunday, shoppers can take advantage of the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday and save a little money while stocking up on supplies. Shoppers picking up things like portable generators, flashlights and batteries will not have to ...
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Court wont get involved in Miss. redistricting
WASHINGTON -; The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's ...
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Firefighter dies in Dallas condo complex blaze
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was removed from the rubble Monday morning. The firefighter's name wasn't immediately released. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says two firefighters were transported to ...
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LSU board member can keep role and lead foundation
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport ...
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Margaritaville construction in final stages
Casino developers received conditional approval to open the site from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Thursday. On June 13, casino developer William Trotter says the staff will start an eight-hour run before shutting down again to test the system and work out the final ...
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Man accused of firing gun at crowd
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) -- A 19-year-old man accused of firing 12 shots into a crowd of almost 20 people and striking two victims at a gas station Sunday surrendered to authorities early ...
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Time to stock up on hurricane items
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax ...
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New problems found at Alexandria Housing Authority
An audit of the Alexandria Housing Authority found 29 deficiencies for fiscal year 2012 and cites 18 unresolved issues from the fiscal years 2009, 2010 and ...
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Services extended to undeveloped area of Scott
http://bit.ly/10HGk0O ) work is expected to begin next month on a $1.2 million project to extend city water and sewer lines under Interstate 10 to serve undeveloped tracts north of the ...
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Charlotte Bobcats want to be Hornets again
Charlotte Bobcats camp isn't something that will make a difference in the win-loss column, but it has the Queen City buzzing nonetheless. According to a report from CBSSports.com, the Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to "Hornets," which would, critically, mean the return of Hugo the Hornet and the beehive-themed free throw lane to Charlotte. Such a change ...
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Ascension considers getting into utility business
GONZALES, La. (AP) -- Ascension Parish government officials, already trying to pull together the early pieces of a parish-wide sewer system, also have been investigating the possibility of getting into the natural gas and water ...
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New Rapides school supt. offers restructuring plan
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) -- Incoming Rapides Parish schools Superintendent Nason Authement is planning to create four "school turnaround teams" as part of a restructuring of the district's central ...
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Police name suspect after shots fired at gas station crowds
At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located ...
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Officials Dead autistic Louisiana boy believed to have drowned
An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Perkins Road near Seigen Lane Sunday morning.The accident happened around 11:30am not far from Siegen Lane. State Police ...
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Former Louisiana Insurance Agent Gets 5 Years in Fraud Case
A 35-year-old Denham Springs, La., man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against them. The Advocate reports Timothy R. Schlatre must report to prison on June 24 to begin serving his 57-month sentence for one count each of mail fraud and money laundering. ...
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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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