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Attorney Client remorseful over fatal accident
WALKER, La. - An attorney for Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley says his client is remorseful over his involvement in an accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Mississippi man.The Advocate reports (bit.ly/14HI7sq) the comments by attorney Sherman Mack came Monday as state police had Sibley's damaged pickup towed from his home in Walker.Mack said Sibley is ...
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UPDATE 1-Gas explosion reported in Washington Parish Louisiana
Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:49am EDT (Adds pipeline details) June 18 (Reuters) - An explosion at a gas line or gas plant about 80 miles north of New Orleans knocked out power to about 10,000 customers on Tuesday, according to local reports. The explosion occurred in the town of Enon, according to the reports. The sheriff's office in Washington Parish said its officers and other first responders were ...
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Huge explosion reported in New Orleans
An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...
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Lafayette Broussard reach accord in land dispute
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Litigation between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations along Ambassador Caffery in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled. That's according to an attorney in the ...
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Gas line explosion rattles Washington Parish
FRANLINTON, La. (AP) -- A gas line explosion has shaken residents out of their beds in a rural area of Washington Parish near the community of ...
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Morgan City firm charged in wastewater case
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The owners of a Morgan City wastewater brokerage have been charged in Baton Rouge federal court for alleged participation in a conspiracy that illegally injected more than 380,000 gallons of industrial wastes down a well in Assumption ...
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Covington man pleads guilty in septic tank scheme
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A former septic system inspector for the Onsite Wastewater Program of the state's Center for Environmental Services has admitted in federal court that he accepted approximately $50,000 in bribes from a septic tank ...
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Troopers seize truck of school board president arrested in deadly hit and run
State Police are looking for a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run on LA 43 in St. Helena Parish. William Iasigi, 21, of Liberty, MS was driving on LA 43 when he stopped his truck in a travel ...
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Tropical depression heads toward southern Mexico
MIAMI, FL (AP) - Forecasters said a tropical depression is expected to bring at least three to five inches of rain to parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and southern Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second tropical depression formed Monday off Belize and was moving early Tuesday over parts of Belize and northern Guatemala. At 4 a.m. Tuesday, it ...
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2nd Victim Dies After Blast at Geismar Louisiana Chemical Plant
An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant claimed a second victim on June 14 as federal authorities were piecing together the cause of the blast that injured dozens more. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at Baton Rouge General Hospital’s burn center, said State Police Capt. Doug Cain. According to company officials, Thrower was an operations supervisor and had worked for ...
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Police investigate shooting on Plank Road
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the Capitol City Monday evening. The Baton Rouge Police Department said one person was shot at the corner of Plank Road and Ontario Street around 7 p.m. The name of the victim was not released. The victim's condition is unknown. Detectives have no suspect or motive in the shooting. If you can help ...
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Contact 9 Hurricane debris finally cleaned up on Petit Amite
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters said it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras. The National ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday June 18
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New Law will remove liability for responding volunteer firefighters in the state
Investigators with Louisiana State Police executed a warrant Monday morning to seize the truck owned by the Livingston Parish School Board ...
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Nuggets name Hornets exec Connelly as new GM
New Nuggets GM Tim Connelly (right) puts a Russian player through a workout. (Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) The Nuggets announced Monday the hiring of Pelicans assistant GM Tim Connelly as their new executive vice president of basketball operations. "We are extremely excited to have Tim join the Denver Nuggets organization," Nuggets CEO Josh ...
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NTSB releases preliminary report on Baker plane crash
Dispatch: "9-1-1 Where's your emergency?" Caller: "An airplane just hit a house. I live on 5408 Rue Nicole." A frantic 9-1-1 call after a plane crashes into a home in Baker, La. This caller was ...
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Authorities searching for escaped inmate
A NASCAR driver turned himself in to authorities after arrest warrants were issued for him and a business partner. Investigators say they stole at least seven vehicles from a ...
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Denham Springs man killed in motorcycle crash
A man who pleaded guilty to child molestation and child porn charges will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison. The Office of the Louisiana Attorney General reported Scott Massey, 35, of ...
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City of Central places moratorium on commercial building
CENTRAL, LA (WAFB) - Cheap is not a word officials in Central want associated with their city. That's how some describe the look of a few new shopping areas and it's forced the council there to shut down the permit process while they come up with some design guidelines. The Village at Magnolia Square, off Lovett Road in Central, has been under construction for some time. "We ...
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911 calls released in Baker plane crash
BAKER, LA (WAFB) - Dispatch: "9-1-1 Where's your emergency?" Caller: "An airplane just hit a house. I live on 5408 Rue Nicole." A frantic 9-1-1 call after a plane crashes into a home in Baker, La. This caller was just a street over when the plane hit. Dispatch: "Ma'am."Caller: "Yes Ma'am I can't KEEP calm right now, my life feels like ...
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Louisianas Cancer Alley may need a new nickname after two fatal blasts
Not that there should be tighter oversight of the Louisiana chemical industry or anything, but there were fatal blasts at two different Louisiana chemical plants last week. Thursday's explosion at the Williams Olefin ...
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Louisiana seafood takes center stage at Aspen International Food Wine Classic
It was an international celebration of food and wine like no other, in the breathtaking backdrop of Aspen, Colorado. Chef Andrew Zimmern even goes so far as to call the Aspen Food and Wine Classic, ';The best food weekend of the year!'; ';It’s really become sort of the showcase internationally for all the best food and wine,'; according to Top Chef judge Gail ...
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Science camp experiment burns 4 to hospital
COVINGTON, La. (AP) -- Two boys were seriously burned and a teacher and a third boy suffered minor burns when a science camp experiment to make "black snake" fireworks got out of control, setting fire to at least one boy's clothes, said Covington Fire Chief Richard ...
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Ga. radio hosts fired mocked ex-player with ALS
ATLANTA (AP) -- A station official says the cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's ...
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Update on injured workers in 2 area plant explosions
ASCENSION PARISH, LA (WAFB) - Of the 77 workers injured in the Williams Olefins explosion in Geismar, LA last week, only two remain hospitalized. One person is in Baton Rouge General's Burn Unit and is listed in good condition. The other injured worker is recovering at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and is listed in fair condition. From the second explosion in Donaldsonville, LA ...
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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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