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Two wanted for questioning about stolen credit card
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Two people are wanted for questioning in connection with the use of a stolen credit card.LSU Police say three suspects took the victim's wallet and phone during an armed robbery on April 27th.The robbery suspects were arrested a short time later. The phone was recovered, the wallet and its contents were not.The card was later used at several stores in the Baton ...
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Letter Journalism in New Orleans
To the Editor: On behalf of the more than 150 extraordinary journalists at The Times-Picayune and its Web site, NOLA.com, I want to assure David Carr that we are not the ...
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Pelicans get No. 6 pick in NBA draft lottery
The New Orleans Pelicans have received the sixth overall pick in Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery, dropping a spot after finishing with the fifth-worst record in the league this past ...
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Bobcats seek to regain Hornets nickname
In this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo, Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan looks on from courtside during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in Charlotte, N.C. AP FILE PHOTO CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – NBA great Michael Jordan wants to get Charlotte buzzing again, applying to the NBA to re-name his Charlotte Bobcats the Hornets. If ...
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Legislation targets new Planned Parenthood clinic
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Lawmakers are looking for ways to create roadblocks for Planned Parenthood's construction of a new facility in New Orleans that would provide abortions in addition to other health care services for ...
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Suspect arrested for Donaldsonville shooting
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her four young daughters out of their home for days at a time.A witness told police that the four girls, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1, had been in the same ...
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House overwhelmingly refuses to expand Medicaid
reform BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana House has rejected an attempt to provide government-subsidized health insurance to thousands of people with the Medicaid dollars available under the federal Affordable Care Act. The 59-37 vote against the Medicaid expansion proposal appeared to kill the issue for the legislative session. The Senate's budget committee has refused a similar bill. Gov. ...
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Ex-DeSoto school official sentenced in drug case
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- A former DeSoto Parish School Board member has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing ...
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Blighted property on Government St. to finally come down
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the ...
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Bait car burglars caught on camera
Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon. The crash happened ...
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N.B.A.s Bobcats to Become Hornets
(Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats want to take a step back in time and restore an old nickname to the city. The National Basketball Association (NBA) team will ask the league's board of governors in July to approve changing the franchise's name to Charlotte Hornets effective with the 2014-15 season, Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said on Tuesday. Charlotte's original NBA team enjoyed ...
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New Orleans Police ID Parade Shooting Suspect
New Orleans police have identified Akein Scott as the alleged gunman in Sunday's Mother's Day parade shooting in the Big Easy. "We would like to remind the community and Akein Scott that the time has come for him to turn himself in," Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said of Scott, describing him as "no stranger to the criminal justice system." Officers say ...
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New Orleans prays for Oklahoma
A tornado struck just Moore, Oklahoma, south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, May 20, 2013, ripping apart homes and other buildings in populated areas. The National Weather Service issued a rare tornado emergency for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, meaning that significant and widespread damage and fatalities were ...
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Jordan says Bobcats to become Hornets in 2014
A side-by-side look at jerseys for the Charlotte Bobcats (left) and Hornets. (Dan Lippitt & Andy Hayt / Getty Images & NBA E) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced Tuesday that the franchise has officially submitted paperwork to the NBA to change its name to the ';Hornets'; for the 2014-15 season. ';Let’s bring the buzz back,'; Jordan said at a press ...
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The buzz is back its the Charlotte Hornets in 14
A side-by-side look at jerseys for the Charlotte Bobcats (left) and Hornets. (Dan Lippitt & Andy Hayt / Getty Images & NBA E) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced Tuesday that the franchise has officially submitted paperwork to the NBA to change its name to the ';Hornets'; for the 2014-15 season. ';Let’s bring the buzz back,'; Jordan said at a press ...
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Senate defers gun bill ban on federal oversight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Senators have delayed a vote on a controversial bill that would prohibit enforcement in Louisiana of any federal bans on assault ...
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South Louisiana volunteers aid Oklahoma tornado victims
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ...
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Suspect in fatal bar fight turns himself in
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police say the suspect accused throwing a punch during a bar fight that led to the death of another man turned himself into police Tuesday. According to reports, Andres Gonzalez, 27, and Raphael Domino Jr., 39, were fighting at Club End Zone on Plank Rd. just after midnight on May 5th.After being punched, Domino fell to the ground and hit his head. He was ...
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La. drivers cant tweet or post to Facebook
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Motorists in Louisiana will have to add tweets and Facebook updates to the list of activity banned while driving, in addition to ...
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La. Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion welcomes new leader from Baton Rouge
Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard, presents Lt. Col. Christopher A. Rollins, outgoing commander of the 773rd Military Police Battalion, with the Meritorious Service Award during the change of command ...
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Judge Baton Rouge Police DWI checkpoints unconstitutional
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her four young daughters out of their home for days at a time.A witness told police that the four girls, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1, had been in the same ...
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Statue dedicated to honor those who died in line of duty
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine ...
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PSC to revisit energy efficiency program debate
revisit BATON ROUGE - The state's utility regulatory agency will reconsider a decision to shelve a planned statewide energy efficiency program. The Public Service Commission has been sued over its handling of the issue, with three organizations claiming the commission broke the state's open meetings law by refusing to allow public testimony before voting in February. PSC Chairman ...
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Jindal Marine contractor plans $30M expansion
governor THIBODAUX - An oilfield service company plans a new $10 million headquarters in Gray and a $20 million manufacturing and fabrication plant at a Louisiana port. President and CEO Hank Danos says Danos & Curole Marine Contractors LLC is considering at least two ports. The manufacturing site to be selected will be decided within three months. Gov. Bobby Jindal says the expansion ...
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Cleco sends crews to help in wake of OKC tornado
tornado PINEVILLE - Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system. The crew is expected to arrive in Oklahoma on Wednesday. Cleco's mutual assistance coordinator, Floyd Pittman, says after seeing the damage left in the storm's wake, Cleco's crews head ...
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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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