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Effort to stop Common Core standards advances
tea party BATON ROUGE - 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 Senate. The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a resolution that calls on state education officials to stop implementation of the Common Core standards, which have been adopted in 45 states and are being phased ...
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Jindal-pushed retirement change delayed by a year
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Gov. Bobby Jindal's push to shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan won't take effect this ...
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Online account privacy bill dies in committee
The House had approved the measure. But Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, ran into concerns in the Senate that he said Wednesday can't be worked out before the session ends June 6. The bill, which passed the House 87-0, was voluntarily deferred without a hearing before the Senate Commerce ...
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Baton Rouge Zoo elephant Bozie joins 3 others at National Zoo in DC
(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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New affordable housing development opens in Mid City
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Brand new, affordable housing opened in Mid City on Wednesday. The energy efficient complex replaces the old Capitol City South Apartments on North Boulevard. City and state leaders hope it will effect a positive change neighborhood-wide. A project four years in the making was completed on Wednesday with the grand opening of the Mid City Gardens Apartment and Activity ...
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Police say printer thieves threw meth out window during high speed chase
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck ...
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College tuition hike bills scrapped for session
legislature BATON ROUGE - Attempts to raise tuition at Louisiana's public colleges appear dead for the session, despite concerns about repeated rounds of cuts to schools. Rep. Walt Leger, the number two ranking member of the House, said Wednesday he's shelving his proposal to let the campuses raise tuition according to a plan devised by the Board of Regents. Leger says he ...
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3 face charges in Oak Hill High vandalism case
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) -- The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office says two 20-year-olds and a 17-year-old are accused of vandalizing Oak Hill High School last ...
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Deputies Dealer admits selling drugs in church parking lot
ST. AMANT, LA (WAFB) - Ascension Parish Sheriff's Deputies arrested two men after a week-long investigation into a report that a white male was selling drugs in the parking lot of a church. Deputies say they began investigating after an anonymous tip came in that a man was selling drugs in the church parking lot in the Lake Martin area of St. Amant. The investigation led detectives to ...
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LSU advances after beating Alabama in SEC Tourney opener
HOOVER, AL (WAFB) - No. 2 LSU wasted no time making its presence felt in Hoover as the No. 2-seed Tigers took care of Alabama 3-0 in their first game of the SEC Tourney. LSU capitalized early on a Mark Laird RBI ground out followed by a Ralph Rhymes RBI. Christian Ibarra continued the scoring with a single and the Tigers had a 3-0 lead after the first inning. LSU continued the strong defense ...
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New Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info
A bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk would subject journalists to a $10,000 fine and up to six months in jail for publishing the names of concealed carry permit ...
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Police New Orleans judge carjacked outside home
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Police say they have arrested three teenagers suspected of carjacking a New Orleans judge outside his home in the city's Carrollton ...
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Assumption Parish
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a collision involving a train and a truck. Injuries were reported due to the crash, but specifics were not given. The name of the driver ...
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LSU-Ark. game to remain on Friday in 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU and Arkansas will play on what has become its traditional Friday slot in 2013 as the two teams will square off in Tiger Stadium on Nov. ...
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Juban Crossing bill heads to House floor
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The idea of a major shopping development moving to Livingston Parish took another step forward Wednesday morning at the Louisiana Capitol. A Senate bill passed through the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs and will now head to the house floor. Juban Crossing would utilize state funds initially and create an estimated 2,500 construction ...
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Powerhouse Gym customers urged to file claim
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The attorney general of Louisiana is urging customers who lost money because of a failed Baton Rouge gym to file a consumer protection claim. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said in a written release that people who signed up for a membership with Powerhouse Gym and were not properly reimbursed should file a claim with the Louisiana Department of Justice's ...
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Another suspect in St. John Parish deadly deputies shooting pleads guilty
One of the seven people arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two sheriff's deputies and the wounding of two others no longer faces charges. Teniecha Bright, 21, of LaPlace was charged ...
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LSU - Arkansas to play the day after Thanksgiving
CBS Sports announced Wednesday that the LSU - Arkansas football game will be played Friday, November 29th in Tiger Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and can be seen on WAFB-TV.Alabama and ...
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West Feliciana joins school cooperative
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) -- The West Feliciana Parish School Board has agreed to join a cooperative of Louisiana school districts that hope to save money through bulk purchases of computers and software and by devising curriculum and online ...
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New Roads disputes Police Jury road tax move
NEW ROADS, La. (AP) -- The New Roads City Council has approved a resolution asking the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury to overturn a resolution it recently adopted seeking to raise the amount of taxes New Roads residents pay for street and road ...
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Orphaned bobcat kittens ride the rails to Illinois
URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- A pair of orphaned bobcat kittens is being cared for at the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Center and they may have made a long trip to get ...
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Twitter Facebook now illegal for Louisiana drivers
A bill prohibiting posting to social media sites while driving gained final approval with a 34-1 Senate vote on Tuesday. It now heads to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk. Violators will face a traffic fine of up to $175 for the first offense and up to $500 for second and subsequent violations. The bill by Livingston Republican Dale Erdey closes what he called a loophole by adding accessing, reading ...
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BP protester settles suit alleging retaliation
JACKSON, Miss. - A woman has reached a lawsuit settlement with a south Mississippi city where she says police arrested her for protesting the BP oil spill then arrested her again in retaliation for suing.Terms of Tuesday's settlement were not disclosed in court records. Attorneys didn't respond to messages Wednesday.Sandra Howard sued Long Beach in U.S. District Court in Gulfport on ...
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Texas pastor pleads guilty to online soliciting
MARSHALL, Texas (AP) -- An East Texas pastor faces up to 10 years in prison for an online chat from church with an alleged 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a Louisiana ...
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Tornado warning issued for Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes
A cluster of strong thunderstorms moving southeast are affecting Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish. National Weather Service meteorologists detected a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Houma and Lockport moving southeast at 25 mph. The cluster of strong thunderstorms will affect areas in and around Houma, Lockport, Dulac, Chauvin, Montegut, and Cocodrie. The primary threat from ...
New Orleans Focus
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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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