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• Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk to resign

  26-06-2017 21:09
  
  CENTRAL - Founding Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk has announced his resignation from the school system.Faulk made the announcement at the Central School Board meeting Monday. He's served as the school system's superintendent for more than 10 years.Faulk will resign his position, effective December 31, 2017, to become the Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents.The board has now started the process of finding his replacemen
  
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• Coast Guard rescues two people, two dogs in Lake Pontchartrain

  26-06-2017 20:22
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Two people and two dogs were rescued from a disabled vessel in Lake Pontchartrain Monday, according to the United States Coast Guard.The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 2:00 p.m. that one adult, one child and two dogs were aboard a disabled inflatable vessel that had started to lose air near the Twin Span and I-11 Bridge in Lake Pontchartrain, according to the Coast Guard.The New Orleans Sector Coast Guard launched a response boat and diverted a MH-65 Dolphin He
  
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• Trump travel ban takes effect Thursday

  26-06-2017 20:10
  
  WASHINGTON - The State Department says it will start implementing President Donald Trump's ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries 72 hours after it was partly reinstated by the Supreme Court.  That means the temporary ban will go into effect Thursday morning.  State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says her agency will provide more details about how it will be implemented after consulting with the Justice and Homeland Security departments. She say
  
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• Pharmacy head gets 9 years for deadly outbreak

  26-06-2017 19:38
  
  BOSTON - The co-founder of a Massachusetts pharmacy has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds more.  Barry Cadden was acquitted of second-degree murder charges under federal racketeering law but was convicted of conspiracy and fraud charges.  A judge sentenced Cadden on Monday after hearing statements from people who said he ruined their lives.  Cadden was charge
  
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• FINAL: LSU loses game one of College World Series Finals

  26-06-2017 19:37
  
  Click HERE to watch the full post-game conference.OMAHA, NEB. - The LSU Tiger baseball team fell to the Florida Gators in game one of the College World Series Finals, 4-3. The best 2-of-3 series resumes Tuesday night with game two set to begin at 7:00 p.m.. Coach Paul Mainieri going with fifth-year senior Russell Reynolds to start the game against the Gators was an unusual move however with limited options the head coach went with one of his
  
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• Man, 15-year-old son accused of killing Louisiana black bear

  26-06-2017 18:36
  
  NEW IBERIA - Louisiana officials say a rifle confiscated in a night hunting case let authorities track down a father and son accused of killing a Louisiana black bear .  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says 59-year-old Elie Dupre of New Iberia and his 15-year-old son both were cited for killing a bear near Lydia in 2015. Dupre could not be reached for comment.  The citation can bring up to 120 days in jail, a $950 fine, plus up to $10,000 in
  
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• Central residents tired of flooding; drainage clean-up to begin July 10

  26-06-2017 18:29
  
  CENTRAL – Residents in Central are tired of their neighborhood flooding every time it rains.They say the flooding occurs where Beaver Bayou flows into two canals.After the rain over the weekend, the Cimmeron Subdivision off Hooper Road received several inches of water. Residents say the problem is debris in the bayou that is clogging up the waterway."And the water backs up and the next thing we know our yards are full,” John Green, Central resident said.Central Mayor Junior S
  
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• Tired of sifting through multiple mortgage company requests

  26-06-2017 18:21
  
  CENTRAL - Ten months after the August 2016 flood, Louisiana residents are still fighting with mortgage companies for their insurance money. Many have contacted 2 On Your Side about the personal challenges they have had with various lenders. In August, Debby Phillips says her home took on five feet of water. She says dealing with her mortgage company and sifting through the many requests has been the biggest nightmare of all."Everybody has been so nice to us... The worst, worst thing in
  
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• Louisiana jurors acquit man in Air Force sergeant's stabbing

  26-06-2017 17:07
  
  BENTON - Louisiana jurors have acquitted a man of murder charges in the 2016 stabbing death of an Air Force sergeant.  Bossier Parish jurors on Friday said Benjamin Shaw wasn't guilty of second degree murder, although there's little factual dispute that he stabbed Tech. Sgt.  Zechariah Casagranda in  an altercation stemming from a dance floor dispute.  Prosecutors said Shaw stabbed the Barksdale Air Force Base airman nine or 10 times and was
  
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• Multi-million dollar expansion at BRCC announced

  26-06-2017 15:40
  
  BATON ROUGE – Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System announced a multi-million dollar expansion project at the Baton Rouge Community College Acadian Campus on Monday. The governor says the expansion will bring much needed workforce training and career opportunities to north Baton Rouge. The state-of-the-art workforce development center planned fro the Acadian campus will provide a hands-on training environment that will prepare
  
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• Audit says Senate bill would leave 22M uninsured

  26-06-2017 15:40
  
  WASHINGTON - The Senate health care bill would result in 22 million more uninsured Americans over the next decade compared to current law.That's according to an analysis Monday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.The figure may further complicate Senate GOP leaders' plans to pass their bill this week. It's barely an improvement upon the health care bill that passed the House - which would have resulted in 23 million more uninsured.Several GOP senators have said they want to see thei
  
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• Deputies searching for missing man last seen on Saturday

  26-06-2017 15:06
  
   WEST BATON ROUGE – The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance from the public in finding a man last seen on Saturday. According to the agencies, the man missing has been identified as Bryan Manriquez. He was last seen at 5 a.m. on June 24 when he left for work. Manriquez works in Geismar and drives a 2012 black Chrysler 300 with a Louisiana license plate bearing ZQT 983. Anyone with information on th
  
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• Superdome lit purple and gold in support of LSU Baseball

  26-06-2017 14:48
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The Mercedes-Benz Superdome will be lit in LSU's signature colors as the Tigers face off against the Florida Gators in the College World Series Finals.Starting Monday night, June 26, the Superdome will be lit up with the college's purple and gold color scheme. According to SMG, the company that manages the Superdome, the lights will remain up all throughout the Tiger's championship series.The Tigers play their first game in the series Mo
  
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• Missing North Carolina teenager found one year later, suspect in custody

  26-06-2017 14:39
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A teenage girl from North Carolina has been found alive in Georgia after she went missing more than a year ago and a 31-year-old man is now in custody, according to the FBI.The teenager had been missing since May 23, 2016, and was found this weekend at a home in Duluth, Georgia, more than 200 miles away from her hometown, the FBI said Sunday.The FBI said its Atlanta-based agents worked with detectives from the Gwinnett County Police Department in Geor
  
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• Authorities seek person of interest in fatal St. Tammany Parish stabbing

  26-06-2017 14:21
  
  ABITA SPRINGS - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking a person of interest in connection with a fatal stabbing in the Abita Springs area.Deputies are currently seeking a Honduran national known as "Veto". He is in his mid-to-late 50s and approximately 5’6” tall. He has a medium build, a dark complexion, salt/pepper hair, and a moustache."Veto" does not have a vehicle and will most likely be walking or riding a bicycle. He is be
  
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• TPSO: One arrested, two wanted for attempted murder after robbery, shooting during drug deal

  26-06-2017 14:19
  
  TICKFAW – One man was arrested and two others are wanted for allegedly robbing and shooting a man after a drug deal in Tickfaw. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies received a report of someone shot on June 17 at a home on Durbin Road Extension.Deputies found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and he was transported from the scene to the North Oaks Medical facility. He received medical treatment and is currently listed in stable conditio
  
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• Police: TSA worker caught stealing cash at Florida airport

  26-06-2017 14:14
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. - A Transportation Security Administration employee at a Florida airport has been fired after police said surveillance video showed him stealing cash.  The Orlando Sentinel reports 22-year-old Alexander Shae Johnson was arrested Thursday. Court records show he faces a third-degree felony grand theft charge.  An Orlando police report says a passenger selected for a pat-down search while going through security at Orlando International Airport saw J
  
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• Former Packers RB Ahman Green jailed on child abuse claim

  26-06-2017 14:08
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. - Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green is jailed in Brown County, Wisconsin, on suspicion of child abuse.  Online records show Green was booked into the jail Monday on a possible charge of child abuse-intentionally causing harm for an incident that occurred Sunday. Green was expected in court Monday afternoon.  Records do not list a defense attorney. Lammi Sports Management, which has handled Green's appearances, had no immediate c
  
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• 3 teens accused in Mississippi child's death appear in court

  26-06-2017 13:51
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - A judge says there's probable cause to hold three Mississippi teens in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy, who authorities say was in a car stolen from a supermarket parking lot.  Judge Bruce McKinley of Madison County ruled Monday that 19-year-old Byron McBride, 17-year-old D'Allen Washington and 17-year-old Dwan Wakefield should remain jailed until a grand jury meets to consider charges in the May 18 death of Kingston Frazier.  According
  
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• Philando Castile family reaches $3M settlement in death

  26-06-2017 13:32
  
  MINNEAPOLIS - The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist who was killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death.  The settlement was announced Monday by attorneys for Valerie Castile and the city of St. Anthony.  The settlement avoids the drawn-out process of a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from Philando Castile's death. The 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker was killed by St.
  
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• JK Rowling marks 20 years since Harry Potter's first appearance

  26-06-2017 13:15
  
  LONDON - Wizarding legend Harry Potter's tale has turned 20.  Author J.K. Rowling's first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in Britain on June 26, 1997.  Since then, it has sold more than 450 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 79 languages.  The books' magical world has inspired multiple films, spinoffs, memorabilia and amusement park attractions. The White Elephant Cafe, the Edinburgh spot where Rowling
  
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• Man wanted for allegedly stealing televisions from O'Neal Lane Walmart

  26-06-2017 13:09
  
  BATON ROUGE – East Baton Rouge Sheriff's detectives are searching for a man who allegedly stole to 40-inch televisions from Walmart. The theft occurred on June 21 at the Walmart located at 2171 O'Neal Lane when an unknown black man picked a 40-inch Samsung television and a 40-inch Vizio television. According to the sheriff's office, the Samsung television was valued at $498 and the Vizio television was valued at $318.The man placed both televisions in his shopping cart and exi
  
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• Attorney general warns residents of several door-to-door scams

  26-06-2017 12:49
  
  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is warning residents of an increase in reports of door-to-door scams where someone shows up at their door offering a service or product for a very low price. There are several different scams that being offered to residents, Landry says. They are as follows:One of the scams is someone claiming to be a handyman offering to conduct minor repairs to a resident's home, to clean their yard or to repair a driveway. The scammer cla
  
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• Dali's bones to be exhumed in Spain for paternity test

  26-06-2017 12:22
  
  MADRID - A Spanish judge has ordered the remains of artist Salvador Dali to be exhumed following a paternity suit by a woman.Dali, considered one of the fathers of surrealist art, died in 1989 and is buried in his museum in the northeastern town of Figueres.The woman, Pilar Abel, is a tarot-card reader from the nearby city of Girona. Born in 1956, Abel says she is the offspring of an affair between Dali and her mother, Antonia. Dali was then married to his muse, Gala.A Madrid court statement say
  
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• Supreme Court reinstates Trump travel ban

  26-06-2017 12:17
  
  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it.The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.Trump said last week that the ban would take effect 72 hours being cleared by courts. The justices will hear arguments in the case in the fall.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Entergy experiences sporadic outages across BR area

  26-06-2017 09:12
  
  BATON ROUGE - Currently Entergy is experiencing sporadic power outages across the Baton Rouge area.
  The outage temporarily delayed the start to work day at the 19TH JDC downtown. According the Entergy the power was restored shortly before 9:00 a.m.
  An Entergy spokesman did not know the cause of the outages Monday morning.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Officials indentify 9-year-old girl missing on the Tangipahoa River

  26-06-2017 06:39
  
  INDEPENDENCE – Search and recovery efforts resumed Monday morning on the Tangipahoa River for a 9-year-old girl who disappeared while playing in the river Sunday afternoon.The young girl, identified as Gabrielle McCoy of Roseland was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The search is centered on the Serenity Sands area, according to Dennis Crocker, the Tangipahoa Parish Fire Administrator.The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office put the search on hold around 10:30 p.m. due to rough water c
  
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• Officials identify child missing on the Tangipahoa River

  26-06-2017 06:39
  
  INDEPENDENCE – The search for a nine-year-old girl continued Monday morning along the Tangipahoa River, the second day of searching after the child went missing while playing on the waterway this weekend.Gabrielle McCoy of Roseland was last seen around 1:30 Sunday afternoon when she and another child got caught in a strong current. The other child was rescued by a witness, but adults could not get to McCoy before she was swept away.The search is centered on the Serenity Sands area, an
  
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• Travel ban, church-state case await action by Supreme Court

  26-06-2017 06:22
  
  WASHINGTON - Before the Supreme Court justices begin their long summer break, they're poised to act on the Trump administration's travel ban and a separation of church and state dispute involving a Missouri church playground.
   But something could overshadow rulings in those high-profile cases: If Justice Anthony Kennedy were to use the court's last public session on Monday to announce his retirement.
   Kennedy has given no public sign that he would step down this year, but he tu
  
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• Air bag maker Takata files for bankruptcy in Japan, US

  26-06-2017 06:13
  
  Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of faulty air bag inflators.
   The company announced the expected action Monday morning Tokyo time. Takata confirmed that most of its assets will be bought by rival Key Safety Systems, based in suburban Detroit.
   Takata was done in by defective inflators that can explode with too much force when they fill up an air bag,
  
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• New Orleans police: 2 men robbed, beaten in French Quarter

  26-06-2017 06:11
  
  NEW ORLEANS  - New Orleans police say an unidentified man is hospitalized in critical condition after being beaten and robbed.
   Police say a 32-year-old man and another man were beaten by four or five other men during a robbery late Saturday night in the French Quarter.
   Police say the two victims were transported to a local hospital after the incident was reported shortly before 11 p.m. The attackers accosted the men, and stole their wallets and cell phones before fle
  
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• 3 pulled from window of burning home

  26-06-2017 05:43
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Fire Department says an intentional fire set caused minimal damage to a home in the 2700 block of Iroquois St. near Plank early Monday morning.Three people were rescued from the window of the home according to firefighters in a brief write up.There were no injuries.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 'Donut Boy' donates treats to thank cops across country

  26-06-2017 02:59
  
  Tyler Carach, 9, of Florida will visit New York City to donate donuts to NYPD officers.
  
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