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• Davis, Pelicans edge Hornets in OT for 2nd straight win

  19-11-2016 21:27
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Davis had 38 points and 16 rebounds, Jrue Holiday added 22 points and nine assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-116 in overtime Saturday night for their second straight win.New Orleans (4-10), which hadn't won back-to-back games all season, overcame a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit and found unlikely bench scoring from guard Langston Galloway to keep Charlotte (8-4) from tying its best franchise start through 12 games.Galloway finished with
  
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• LSU fans enjoy tail gating for last home against Florida

  19-11-2016 21:23
  
  BATON ROUGE – Although LSU lost to Florida in a close finish, fans did not deter from their game rituals.The game against Florida marked the last LSU home game of the season and for some it was a time to reminisce.For one couple, Stuart and Joanie Wren, they not only found love for one another on LSU's campus, but also for the Tigers."Every time we come back it's just nostalgic," Joanie Wren said."We just love our Tigers, and we can't believe how long it's been since we went here," she
  
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• Gold Star family of slain California soldier booed on flight

  19-11-2016 20:31
  
  STOCKTON, Calif. - The father of a California soldier recently killed in Afghanistan says he felt disrespected and hurt by passengers who booed him and his family when they were on a flight to meet his son's remains.Stewart Perry said he and his wife and daughter were flying on an American Airlines flight from Sacramento to Philadelphia with a transfer in Phoenix to receive the remains of his son, Sgt. John Perry, of Stockton.He says the flight to Phoenix was 45 minutes late and the crew, fearin
  
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• Police: 16-month-old survives attempted hanging at day care

  19-11-2016 20:06
  
  MINNEAPOLIS - Police say a woman tried to hang a 16-month-old boy at a Minneapolis day care then threatened to jump from a freeway overpass.Assistant Police Chief Kris Arneson says a parent arriving at the day care Friday rescued the boy, and that he is "doing fine."Arneson says the woman fled in a van, ran over a pedestrian and struck a bicyclist. Arneson says the pedestrian and bicyclist will survive.The woman later went to the Park Avenue overpass above Interstate 94 and threatened to jump, b
  
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• Hundreds help deliver hot meals to flood victims

  19-11-2016 19:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – Volunteers came by the hundreds to help flood victims in need of a hot meal for Thanksgiving.The Healing Place Church is on a mission to provide 10,000 holiday meals to flood victims and more than 1,400 bags of groceries.The church was hoping to get about 400 volunteers to help with the mission, but instead 1,400 people showed up to help on Saturday."So many people have lost homes. They've lost vehicles, they've lost their business and this is a simple act of kindness to
  
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• Thousands gather to mourn, celebrate, journalist Gwen Ifill

  19-11-2016 18:06
  
  WASHINGTON - Washington journalist Gwen Ifill was remembered Saturday as an accomplished newswoman, cherished friend and woman of faith by thousands of mourners - including first lady Michelle Obama.Mrs. Obama did not speak at the service, but former Attorney General Eric Holder read a letter from President Barack Obama, who was in Peru. Many in attendance at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church were members of the media and political class, including ex-CNN anchor Bernard Shaw and civil rights attorney V
  
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• National WW2 Museum's PT boat almost ready for water tests

  19-11-2016 18:04
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A World War II patrol torpedo boat that sank three enemy vessels and participated in two invasions is taking a barge trip to a canal so the crew that lovingly restored the USS Sudden Jerk can learn its ways and get it tested for tour boat duty.The National World War II Museum says the 78-foot-long PT-305 is the only combat veteran PT boat that's restored and in working order.It will eventually carry tours on the huge tidal lake along New Orleans' northern city line.Josh Schick, a p
  
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• Native American Fall Powwow to be held Nov. 19 & 20

  19-11-2016 17:39
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Indian Heritage Association is holding its 50th annual Fall Powwow this weekend.
  The Native American Powwow is a cultural festival that celebrates Native American traditions. The festival will feature Native American music, dancing, food and a variety of vendors offering authentic crafts. There will also be demonstrators that will show Native American dancing, beading techniques, crafts and jewelry makers.
  The Powwow will be held on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 at Ar
  
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• Southern to take on Mississippi Valley one week ahead of Bayou Classic

  19-11-2016 15:29
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Southern University Jaguars are set to take on Mississippi Valley State at A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday.Kick-off is set for 4 p.m.
  The Jaguars go into the game on a seven-game winning streak with only two losses against Tulane and University of Louisiana Monroe at the beginning of the season.
  The game on Saturday marks one week away from the 43rd annual Bayou Classic showdown against rival Grambling State University. The game is set for 4 p.m. on Nov. 26 in the Me
  
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• Disaster recovery center in Baker to close Saturday

  19-11-2016 14:44
  
  BAKER – The disaster recovery center located in Baker will close on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.The center is located at the following address:The Council on Aging
  3334 Jefferson St.
  Baker, LA 70714
  Assistance from the Small Business Administration has been relocated to the Workforce Development Center on Baker Boulevard.Additionally, the last debris pass has been made in the 70714 area in Baker. Officials say that any additional debris will have to be removed by the homeowner of their
  
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• Studio boss hopes sluggish movie-making industry rebounds

  19-11-2016 14:19
  
  BATON ROUGE - The head of Louisiana's largest film and television production studio says he hopes to see the sluggish movie-making industry rebound in the coming year after a steep downturn that followed changes to the state tax incentive program.Patrick Mulhearn, director of Celtic Media Centre, says he's cautiously optimistic.The Baton Rouge Metro Council has approved a new 2-cent tax rebate on every dollar of purchases related to movie production - a move that Mulhearn said could help as the
  
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• Gov. Edwards declares Nov. 19 Adoption Awareness Day

  19-11-2016 13:57
  
  BATON ROUGE - November 19 is now Adoption Awareness Day in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced in a press release Saturday.Edwards said the day is dedicated to raise awareness for adoption, and for families willing and able to provide a home to a child in foster care."I encourage anyone who has a heart for children and the desire to expand their family to consider adoption and make a powerful difference in the life of a child," Edwards said. "There are hundreds of children in our
  
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• Calcasieu bans smoking, vaping in public buildings, parks

  19-11-2016 13:48
  
  LAKE CHARLES - Changes are on the horizon for Calcasieu parish smokers.The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury unanimously voted Thursday to ban smoking and vaping in parish buildings and parks.KPLC-TV reports the ordinance will not affect RV or campground sites, private residences, restaurants or bars.Originally, it would have taken effect in January but the date was changed to March, so officials can notify the public. After six months, the police jury will review the ordinance to fix any problems th
  
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• Police: Missing Kansas newborn found in Dallas; 2 in custody

  19-11-2016 13:14
  
  WICHITA, Kan. - Police in Kansas say a week-old newborn girl who went missing after her mother was shot to death has been found alive in Dallas.The Wichita Eagle reports that Chief Gordon Ramsay said Saturday morning that suspects in the death of 27-year-old Laura Abarca-Nogueda took the child and fled to Texas, where Sofia Victoria Gonzalez Abarca was found safe.Ramsay said two people are in custody.Police and the FBI had been looking for the child since Thursday. Ramsay said law enforcement re
  
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• Saudi-led coalition declares 48-hour-ceasefire in Yemen

  19-11-2016 13:11
  
  CAIRO - The Saudi-led military coalition declared a 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen on Saturday, on the condition that Shiite rebels abide by it and allow humanitarian assistance into besieged cities, particularly the city of Taiz.However, minutes after it went into effect, activists in Taiz said that rebel shelling continued in the city while a rebel-affiliated military spokesman said that there was no halt of fighting.Col. Sharaf Loqman, a military spokesman, told The Associated Press that the figh
  
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• State motor vehicles department will reverse no cash policy

  19-11-2016 12:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Department of Motor Vehicles will reverse its no cash policy on most transactions as soon as Dec. 1.The News-Star reports the department's commissioner, Karen St. Germain, confirmed the move late Friday, citing pressure from lawmakers.But the policy won't be completely reversed. St. Germain says customers will be able to pay for their driver's licenses, vehicle registrations and titles with cash, but won't be able to do so for reinstatement fees.Legislative audits in 20
  
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• Shooting reported on Wenonah St.

  19-11-2016 12:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting that occurred near the 3400 block of Wenonah St. late Saturday morning.There is one possible victim from the shooting, but police have not yet confirmed.More information will be added to this story as it becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• La National Guard museum exhibit about US war in Middle East

  19-11-2016 11:32
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. war in the Middle East is the subject of a new exhibit at the Louisiana National Guard museum in New Orleans.It's called "Global War on Terror: The Louisiana National Guard and the 21st Century Warfight." The museum's director, Maj. Heather Englehart, says it includes touch-screen maps, a mini-theater and interactive oral history booths with videos of guard members talking about what they've seen and done in the Middle East over the past 15 years.The exhibit opened Friday
  
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• Community schools model draws interest in Lafayette

  19-11-2016 11:28
  
  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette officials are taking a closer look at the concept of community schools.The Advertiser reports Debbie Meaux, president of the Louisiana Association of Educators, and Karran Harper Royal, coordinator for the Louisiana branch of the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, presented the model to Lafayette school board members earlier this month.Royal said the community model begins with an assessment of a school's needs and assets. This includes asking students, teachers and parents w
  
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• Deer hunting season opens Saturday in Mississippi

  19-11-2016 11:25
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - Cool weather has arrived on time for Saturday's opening of deer season, when many Mississippians will be in the woods.The first hunting window runs until Dec. 1, with an additional window for hunting later in December and January. Hunting with dogs is allowed during the current period.Hunters 16 or older can kill antlerless deer and bucks with antlers of legal size on private land. On public land, they can only kill legal bucks.In most of the state, hunters can kill five antlerl
  
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