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Baton Rouge council purchases hospital
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The former Woman's Hospital is officially on its way to becoming a new public safety complex for Baton Rouge Police and the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's ...
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Angola guard arrested in Livingston home invasion
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) -- Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion ...
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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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Louisiana test results up overall voucher schools flat
State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test ...
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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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Senate rejects end of federal sugar program
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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 ...
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Landrieu seeks to delay flood insurance increases
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the ...
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Truck driver pleads guilty to mail theft
http://bit.ly/12PAePX ) 49-year-old Joel Raymond Polaski, of Thibodaux, faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty Wednesday to possession of stolen mail in federal court in New ...
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Republicans chafe over financial statement request
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's Republican Party is blasting the legislative auditor's office after both the GOP and the state Democratic Party were asked to turn over financial statements to comply with a long-overlooked ...
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Ex-cops sentence reduced in kickback scam
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former New Orleans police captain who was convicted of plotting to arrange a contract to provide security for Entergy at inflated rates and then skim off the top has had his prison sentence reduced by more than three ...
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Man found fatally shot in car on I-10
A 32-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after allegedly swallowing drugs when detectives showed up to execute a search warrant.According to police reports, narcotics detectives went to a home in ...
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Ex-bookkeeper admits theft sentenced to 30 months
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A former bookkeeper for a Baton Rouge firm has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting she stole over $217,000 from her employer and an insurance ...
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Ascension Parish hiring 50 new teachers
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 ...
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Man charged with murder in death of girlfriends baby
A 32-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after allegedly swallowing drugs when detectives showed up to execute a search warrant.According to police reports, narcotics detectives went to a home in ...
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No big winners in Wed. Lotto Powerball drawings
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corp. reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday ...
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St. Amant church parking lot used for drug deals
ST. AMANT, La. (AP) -- Ascension Parish deputies have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly dealing prescription pills out of a church parking ...
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Senate to have say on Common Core standards
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state ...
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Maurepas residents calling on Corps to solve debris dilemma
LIVINGSTON PARISH, LA (WAFB) - Homeowners in Maurepas want the U.S. Corps of Engineers to find a solution to a big flooding problem in southern Livingston Parish. They peppered Parish President Layton Ricks with questions at a meeting on Wednesday night. Images of a flooded Maurepas and stories of survival from Hurricane Isaac are still etched in their minds. "There were a few people ...
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I-team Deadly Draw investigation into shooting of unarmed teen
Threat analysis tactical pistol In classes like these and others, experts typically teach that you're supposed to keep your index finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire. So what happened? "Is there any reason why (your finger) was inside the trigger guard?" asked an investigator. "Sir, I don't know. I can't answer that question. That's a, ...
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Authorities searching for missing man
(RNN) - British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.According to BBC News, eyewitnesses said man was attacked in a ...
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Bill to regulate surrogacy nearing final passage
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A proposal to create the regulatory framework for surrogacy births in Louisiana edged to within one step of final legislative passage Wednesday, winning overwhelming support from the ...
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Man arrested for killing leaving dog in field
Sheriff's Deputies are searching anyone with information about a dog that was found dead in an open field in Ascension Parish Sunday evening.The dog was found lying in the middle of a field on Black ...
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Senate approves revamped equal pay for women bill
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A week after rejecting a bill that would have prohibited employers from paying unequal wages for the same job based on gender, the Louisiana Senate reworked the proposal to apply only to state ...
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Code enforcement looking into drainage dispute in Pride
PRIDE, LA (WAFB) - A little rain has turned into a huge problem for one Baton Rouge woman. Puddles are all over her yard and the water is now coming into the house. Code enforcement officials say they are now taking a look at what the problem could be. "It's very frustrating. I'll tell you, I won't bite my tongue to tell you," said Aline Newman. Rain is the four ...
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Sinkhole lawsuit granted class action status
BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) - A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit over the Bayou Corne sinkhole.The formal order defining the people who are part of the class has not been signed, but it is expected to include anyone who owned or leased property in the evacuation zone.Property owners near the sinkhole have filed suit against Texas Brine and Occidental Chemical ...
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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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