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• Boil water advisory in effect for parts of Ascension Parish

  11-06-2016 21:52
  
  LEMANNVILLE – Officials in Ascension Parish issued a boil water advisory Saturday for parts of the Lemanville area.According to the Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security, the boil water advisory is in effect for Ascension Consolidated Utilities District #1 water customers living in the Lemanville area along Highway 18.Water may be consumed after boiling for at least 20 minutes, and is safe to wash with, parish officials said.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II and family mark 90th birthday with parade

  11-06-2016 19:45
  
  LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II and her family marked her official 90th birthday with a parade, a colorful military ceremony and an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, joined a parade Saturday from Buckingham Palace to the site of the Trooping the Color ceremony. Large crowds are expected to mark her milestone and to enjoy the parade, featuring more than 1,500 soldiers and officers and several hundred horses.Later, the royal couple led the f
  
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• Trump calls for GOP unity but continues intraparty attacks

  11-06-2016 19:38
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP - Campaigning in a pair of crucial battleground states, Donald Trump bashed Democrats and Republicans alike Saturday, from Hillary Clinton to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.First at a convention center in Tampa, Florida, and then in an airport hangar outside Pittsburgh, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee tore into fellow Republicans who have been slow to back him, again dashing hopes among some in the party that Trump would solely train his fire on his lik
  
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• Deputies find drug lab after fire in West Feliciana

  11-06-2016 18:26
  
  WAKEFIELD – Deputies in West Feliciana Parish say they found what appears to be a drug lab after a fire at a trailer park Saturday morning.Deputies responded to the Sinclair Trailer Park in Wakefield around 8 a.m. Saturday. At the scene, deputies discovered “what appeared to be a clandestine lab” that had caught fire and exploded.A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said one person was treated for burns at a local hospital.The investigation is ongoing a
  
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• 4 killed in single-car crash in Vernon Parish

  11-06-2016 17:33
  
  OAKDALE - Investigators suspect excessive speed was a factor in a car crash that killed four people in Vernon Parish.A State Police statement says an unidentified driver lost control of a pickup truck early Saturday before the vehicle veered off Highway 10, struck several trees and burst into flames.The statement says all four occupants of the vehicle were trapped inside and died at the scene of the crash. Their names and ages weren't immediately released.Police said it's unclear if the driver w
  
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• Firefighters say arson caused Topeka Street fire

  11-06-2016 16:37
  
  BATON ROUGE – Fire investigators believe arson is the cause of a vacant house fire in Baton Rouge Saturday afternoon.The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a fire at 1:51 p.m. at 3535 Topeka Street. Spokesperson Curt Monte said firefighters were able to get the fire under control just 16 minutes after getting to the scene.No one was injured but Monte said the fire caused $50,000 in damages.Anyone with information is asked to contact BRFD fire investigators at 225-354-1419.Permali
  
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• 19-year-old woman accidentally shot, killed amid party bus argument

  11-06-2016 15:44
  
  HARVEY - Two people were wounded, one fatally, early Saturday morning after getting off a party bus in Harvey, La., according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. After receiving reports of shots fire in the 1300 block of Manhattan Blvd, JPSO was called to the scene.When deputies arrived, a woman, Clamisha Houston, 19, was found unresponsive lying in the parking lot. She was pronounced dead at the scene. According to deputies, the victim was with a group of people who had been
  
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• Snake falls from car's dashboard onto Arkansas driver's feet

  11-06-2016 15:34
  
  FAYETTEVILLE - An Arkansas woman escaped injury and managed to safely stop her car after a four-foot-long rat snake came out of her dashboard and slithered across her feet as she drove on Interstate 49.Although rat snakes aren't venomous and aren't generally a threat to people, Kelly Swisher says the snake felt "rough and scaly" and gave her a "nails on a chalk board" sort of feeling. She also says she doesn't even remember if she kept her hands on the steering wheel during the incident Thursday
  
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• LSU barring opponents' bands from performing at halftime

  11-06-2016 15:02
  
  BATON ROUGE - A new LSU policy is barring opponents' marching bands from performing at halftime of football games at Tiger Stadium.LSU athletic department spokesman Michael Bonnette says the school adopted the policy last season to address safety concerns. He says the field's sidelines aren't large enough to accommodate bands from both schools as the first half of a game is about to end.Although the policy took effect last season, Bonnette says it only affected bands from two schools that had pl
  
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• When stars seek medical care, risk of 'VIP Syndrome' looms

  11-06-2016 14:51
  
  It's not clear if any doctor could have averted the fentanyl overdose that killed Prince in April. But his death may offer evidence for how the special treatment often afforded the rich and famous can result in worse health care than ordinary Americans receive.One physician delivered test results to Prince's home. Another sent his son, who wasn't a doctor, on a cross-country flight to bring medication to the music star.The tendency for doctors to veer into risky territory when caring for a promi
  
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• Feds consider whether to shut for-profit college watchdog

  11-06-2016 14:46
  
  BOSTON - Federal education officials are deciding whether to shut down the nation's biggest accreditor of for-profit colleges over allegations it overlooked deception by some of its schools.The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges is meant to be a watchdog for hundreds of for-profit colleges. Its seal of approval allows schools to get federal money.But a Center for American Progress analysis says at least 17 colleges certified by the council have been subject of state and federal investi
  
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• Obama urges Senate to pass Puerto Rico aid bill quickly

  11-06-2016 14:43
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to swiftly send him a bill to help Puerto Rico manage its staggering debt crisis.In his weekly Saturday address, Obama says a pending bipartisan bill is not a perfect solution. But he says it's the only option to keep the U.S. territory from spiraling out of control.The House bolstered prospects for Senate passage by voting overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of a rescue package to ease the island's $70 billion debt.Puerto Rico owes its credi
  
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• 'The Voice' singer Christina Grimmie shot at Florida venue

  11-06-2016 14:39
  
  ORLANDO - Florida authorities say "The Voice" star Christina Grimmie died after being shot at a concert venue in Orlando by a suspect who fatally shot himself after being tackled by the singer-songwriter's brother.Orlando Police Department officials said during a news conference that Grimmie was shot about 10:45 p.m. Friday at The Plaza Live, where she had performed earlier. They say the suspect "walked up and shot" Grimmie after the performance, while merchandise was being sold and aut
  
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• EMS: one dead after drowning at Gardere wastewater treatment plant

  11-06-2016 14:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - Investigators are currently investigating a possible drowning at a Gardere area sewage treatment plant in Baton Rouge Saturday afternoon.According to EMS, one person drowned and the East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office responded to the Baton Rouge Wastewater Treatment plant around 1:40 p.m. Saturday. First responders say the person was driving a lawnmower before he drowned.The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says that the worker was working on "so
  
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• Smokie Bourgeois enters race for EBR mayor

  11-06-2016 12:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - Former Metro Councilman Smokie Bourgeois entered a crowded race for mayor Saturday morning.“My parents’ house was right up the street. I rode my bicycle all around and to downtown. That’s why I know it’s uphill all the way to downtown. Today I’m officially doing it again. Riding uphill to get downtown to the Mayor-President’s office.” Bourgeois said.Bourgeois is running on a platform he called “For the
  
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