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Twister leaves two-mile path of damage near New Orleans
TODAY's Al Roker gets us up to the minute with the latest weather updates, including a mulch fire in Prince George's County, Md., and damage to homes near New Orleans after two tornadoes touched down there ...
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Feds to probe Connecticut train crash
Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...
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Louisiana Reserve Officer Arrested on Home Invasion Charge www.privateofficer.com
A Breaux Bridge reserve police officer is in the Lafayette Parish Jail after he allegedly kicked in the door at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment. Forty-year-old Roland Shello, Jr., is charged with home invasion. The incident took place Wednesday night around 10:15 in the 300 block of Amesbury Drive. Police say Shello knocked on the door and was told to leave. That’s when they say he ...
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OSHA impersonator sentenced in oil spill scam
A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...
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Residents petition to keep NORD center
"For so many years that building has actually been something," said Dionne Lawson, a mother of two children. "When I was a kid, it was the Coogi Center, where we went and we ...
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Trains collide in Connecticut dozens hurt
Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them seriously -- authorities ...
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Reports At least 20 injured in Conn. train collision
At least 20 people were injured Friday when two trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in Connecticut, according to CBS News, Fox News and ...
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Family seeks help to find missing teacher
"I'm not stopping. I will continue to come back every month if I have to until my baby is found," Enclade said. "I'm asking and I'm begging with the public to pleas help me find my ...
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New airline to take flight at Lakefront Airport
Southern Airways Express is a startup, regional airline that plans to serve cities along the Gulf Coast. The 10-seat Caravan 208 aircraft will serve Destin, Gulf Shores, Memphis, Oxford and Panama ...
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Locals address growing IRS scandal
"I think this is just chilling to a lot of people that expect more evenly handed treatment from our government," said Jeff Crouer. Crouere is host of the morning program, "Ringside Politics," which airs weekdays from 7-11 a.m. on WGSO 990 AM. He says the scandal has lead to a heated debate on his show since the report was released this week. "I think the investigation ...
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Dalai Lama Gives New Orleans Hope
Want to know the secret to more love and happiness in your life? How about being in the presence of the Dalai Lama? It’s his first trip to New Orleans. People flocked to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Friday morning to catch a glimpse of his holiness. Twist reporter Deepak Saini has the story. Serene and peaceful, the Himalayas that tower the Tibetan landscape are just as stunning ...
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Woman charged with harboring New Orleans Mothers Day shooter
(Reuters) - Police arrested a 19-year-old woman on Friday and accused her of harboring one of two brothers charged with opening fire at a New Orleans parade on Mother's Day, wounding 20 people in violence that sent shockwaves through the ...
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National WWII Museum waives fee for veterans service members for Armed Forces Day
The newest addition at the National World War II Museum -- the expansive U.S. Freedom Pavilion: Boeing Center -- is expected to draw big crowds as it opens its doors for the first ...
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NRA pushes for recall of Colorado legislator
And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions in his state, CNN has ...
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Judge delays ex-BP engineers trial
NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The judge also had some stern words for attorneys on both ...
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Stocks finish higher for fourth straight week
The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all ended higher Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 finishing at record levels. For the week, the S&P 500 added 2%, the Dow rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq advanced ...
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New arrest made in Mothers Day shooting investigation
The other shooter, police said, was 19-year-old Akein Scott, who was arrested late Wednesday night in eastern New Orleans. Shawn Scott was taken into custody ...
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Powerball jackpot now 2nd-largest in history
Saturday's jackpot will be the largest in the history of the Powerball game, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot that was split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in ...
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HUD offices to take furlough day nationwide on May 24
The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development notified the public that it will close its offices nationwide on May 24 due to the government-wide automatic spending cuts -- also known as sequester ...
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Two sought in Metairie armed robberies
The two men, identified by authorities as 21-year-old David Lewis and 19-year-old Stanford Randolph, were armed with semiautomatic pistols when they committed several robberies in Metairie, Sheriff's Office spokesman Glen Boyd ...
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La. Guardsmen train Haitian officials on emergency response
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Louisiana National Guard military engagement team logistics trainer Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Moore (right) of Alexandria, La., instructs officials from the Haitian Directorate of Civil Protection logistics division on proper emergency supplies storage management at the national emergency operations center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 30, 2013. The LANG's MET is on a ...
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St. Tammany Fire District 12 seeking 3 to join ranks
The St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District No. 12 is looking for brave men and women to answer the call to save lives and apply for entry-level position with the ...
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Powerball surges to $600 million
The cash value is now $376.9 million. Officials said that only one jackpot in the world has been higher, which was the $640 million Mega Millions jackpot in March ...
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Surprising reasons youre eating more
Feel like you can't stop piling food on your plate? There may be some surprising reasons you're eating more, according to a Yahoo! Shine article by ...
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Louisianas Bayou Is Sinking Can $50 Billion Save It
When Terry Serigny was growing up in Leeville, Louisiana, in the 1950s, the Mississippi River delta town was also known as Orange City for its many citrus groves. Today none of those groves remain. Leeville itself is vanishing, sinking into the Gulf of ...
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New Orleans under threat from misconceptions
Looking toward the end of the year and 2011, there are two major challenges facing the city of New Orleans, the misconception created by the oil spill and the massive budget deficit that needs to be filled at a time when the city is still recovering from the devastation of Katrina in 2005.
New Orleans is a city famous for many things, as the setting of A Streetcar Named Desire, as the host city of the famous Mardi Gras, which is one of the most visited events in America, as a major hub for jazz and blues musicians and as the most celebrated city of the American South. Read more
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