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• Two transported from New Roads assisted living complex fire

  23-10-2016 20:16
  
  CORRECTION: A previous version of this story reported that the fire was at Lakeview Nursing Home. Authorities confirm fire is at False River Manor Apartments.NEW ROADS – Firefighters in Pointe Coupee Parish battled a fire at an assisted living complex in New Roads Sunday night.Captain Steven Juge with the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office said the fire had spread to three units at the False River Manor Apartments on Hospital Road in New Roads. Juge said
  
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• Cajun Army needs volunteers to answer the call

  23-10-2016 19:56
  
  BATON ROUGE – About two dozen soldiers with the Cajun Army gathered for a prayer vigil at the State Capitol Sunday.The soldiers say they are looking for direction in their effort to help flood victims in need. Crews spent the day in French Settlement gutting the home of an elderly man who could not afford the repairs.“They saved my life,” John Meaulance said. “I can tell you that. They’re out here. They are doing all this for me.”The Ca
  
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• Man saves woman, young child from submerged truck

  23-10-2016 16:07
  
  HAMMOND - A Ponchatoula man says he got lucky when he jumped into the water to rescue a woman and her child and that he'd do it again.The Hammond Daily Star reports Sunday that Josh Burns was traveling with his wife on I-55 Friday when they noticed a crash.It was a dump truck that went over the side of an elevated section of Interstate 55 at Ruddock.A man surfaced and started yelling about a child.Burns took off his shirt and gave his wife everything in his pocket before jumping into th
  
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• Alex Smith leads Chiefs past mistake-prone Saints, 27-21

  23-10-2016 15:42
  
  KANSAS CITY - Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes in another efficient outing, Daniel Sorensen returned an interception of Drew Brees for another touchdown and the Kansas City Chiefs held off the mistake-prone New Orleans Saints 27-21 on Sunday.Spencer Ware ran for 77 yards to go with his 46-yard touchdown reception, and Tyreek Hill made an acrobat 38-yard TD catch to help the Chiefs (4-2) win their ninth straight at home.Brees got the Saints (2-4) within 24-21 with his touchdown pass to Brand
  
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• Man charged with 11 counts of attempted murder for shooting into home

  23-10-2016 14:39
  
  BAKER – A Baton Rouge man was charged with 11 counts of attempted murder after Baker Police say he fired multiple shots into a home earlier this month.According to arrest records, the shooting happened before 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 13 at an unidentified home in Baker.One victim told investigators that 23-year-old David Chambers, another man and Chambers’ girlfriend arrived at her home and started an argument. The victim after she went inside to get her phone, she stepped outside a
  
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• Tour bus crash in California kills 13, hurts 31

  23-10-2016 14:04
  
  DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. - Authorities say 13 people died when a tour bus rear-ended a semi-truck on a California highway.California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Jim Abele says the early Sunday crash just north of Palm Springs injured an additional 31 people.He says the USA Holiday tour bus was returning to Los Angeles after a visit to the Red Earth Casino in Thermal, California.He says the bus was traveling much faster than the semi, and the impact was so strong, the bus went
  
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• At least 7 dead in tour bus crash in California

  23-10-2016 14:04
  
  DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol says at least seven people have died after a tour bus and a semi-truck crashed on a freeway near Palm Springs.CHP Officer Stephanie Hamilton confirmed the fatalities to the Desert Sun newspaper in Palm Springs as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The newspaper reports more bodies are being removed by firefighters using ladders to climb into the bus' windows.It says at least 25 bus passengers have been taken to area hospitals.Desert
  
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• Posting ballot selfies: Personal choice or illegal act?

  23-10-2016 14:00
  
  TRENTON, N.J. - You probably already know who you're voting for on Election Day. Now one more question: Is it OK to take a picture of your ballot?Laws nationwide are mixed on whether voters can legally take "ballot selfies." Those are pictures of themselves in the act of voting or of their ballots.Federal judges have struck down bans on selfies in at least two states, and rules have changed in others. But in many states, taking a picture of your ballot still carries potential fines or jail terms
  
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• Exiting Sen. Vitter leaves guidebook for his successor

  23-10-2016 13:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - U.S. Sen. David Vitter is leaving a guidebook for the person who will follow him into office.The Republican incumbent, who isn't seeking re-election on the Nov. 8 ballot, sent major candidates in the Senate race the comprehensive, 102-page guidebook .The document includes information about how he handled town hall meetings, flag and tour requests, satellite office hours and constituent communications.It outlines how to connect people to government agencies that handle individual pr
  
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• LSU establishes legacy scholarship program

  23-10-2016 13:50
  
  BATON ROUGE - As part of an effort to reconnect the LSU family, the LSU Board of Supervisors has approved the Louisiana Tiger Legacy Scholarship Program, which will begin with the summer/fall 2017 incoming class.The academic, merit-based scholarship will be awarded to incoming, full-time, Louisiana resident freshman or transfer students whose parent either graduated from or are currently employed at LSU's flagship campus.LSU President F. King Alexander, in a news release, says the new scholarshi
  
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• Double shooting at nightclub kills one

  23-10-2016 12:15
  
  BATON ROUGE – Police are investigating a double shooting where one person died outside a North Foster Drive nightclub overnight.Christopher Edwards, 30, Port Allen, was shot in the torso area and died. A 35-year-old woman was also shot and taken to a hospital. She is expected to survive, police said.Police said it appears Edwards and others got into a fight inside The Executive Club, 2231 N. Foster, and the fight turned into gunfire outside. The woman did not appear to be an intended t
  
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