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LPSO Deputy shoots man who attacks him after domestically abusing woman
Kennedy continued his attack on the deputy, who drew his weapon in self-defense and fired twice, striking Kennedy with a non-life-threatening wound, according to the sheriff's ...
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Police Intoxicated mom left baby in vehicle to go to bar
A spokesman for the Kenner Police Department confirmed to WDSU that the infant was strapped into a baby carrier inside the vehicle - with the keys in the ignition and the engine running - for about an ...
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Auto supplier G-Tekt to expand in West Jefferson adding 23 jobs
G-Tekt, which manufactures auto parts for several Japanese automakers, is expanding in West Jefferson and adding 23 jobs. G-Tekt North America Corp. will proceed with a $28.6 million manufacturing plant in West Jefferson as it starts to narrow its search for a research and development facility along the Route 33 corridor between Dublin and Marysville. Both facilities will open in the first ...
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Unrestrained 10-year-old girl killed in Monday Tangipahoa Parish crash
State police say a 10-year-old girl died after she was ejected from a car in a crash on La. Highway 1054 northeast of Independence in Tangipahoa ...
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1 accused in Garden District rape asks that trio be tried separately
The two teens arrested in connection with a kidnapping, rape and robbery in the Garden District were transferred to Orleans Parish Prison and the case will be handled in adult ...
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Louisiana casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March
State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ago. The big exceptions were 8.7 percent one-year increases at both L'Auberge Lake Charles and the slots casino at the New Orleans Fair ...
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Power line falls on school bus in Treme no injuries reported
Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ...
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Rescuers search board by board for survivors
Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ...
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1 adult 2 juveniles arrested in connection with Montz fires
Beau Badeaux, 24, along with two male minors, ages 16 and 15, were arrested on three counts of aggravated arson each. Additionally, Badeaux was booked on six counts of delinquency of a ...
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JPSO 2 Monday night Harvey shootings leave 2 men dead
Officers followed a trail of blood leading across the street to an open field in the 2200 block of Alex Kornman Street. There, officers found the body of 32-year-old Larry Wix. He was pronounced dead on the ...
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Oil Tank Explodes in Louisiana
An oil tank has exploded in Louisiana, several miles outside of Baton Rouge, reported the Associated Press. The explosion, which happened late Thursday night near Denham Springs, prompted the evacuation of 30 to 35 homes. No injuries have been reported thus far. The fire is contained in a 200-square-footarea. One of two oil holding tanks that were at the scene ruptured and caught fire but ...
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Okla. tornado death toll revised down to at least 24
A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary ...
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Okla. Medical examiner expects more bodies
The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...
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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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