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• Funeral held for disabled man who drowned as teens laughed

  29-07-2017 19:59
  COCOA, Fla. - Hundreds of people filled a Florida church for the funeral of a disabled man who drowned while a group of teens taunted him, did nothing to help him and recorded his death.  Thirty-one-year-old Jamel Dunn died July 9 in a Cocoa retention pond. His body was found July 14.  Dunn's death received international attention after it was discovered that the teens, ages 14 to 18, were heard in the video laughing at him as he drowned. Florida prosecutors
  
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• Highway 405 briefly shut down in Plaquemine after possible chemical leak

  29-07-2017 17:53
  PLAQUEMINE - Authorities briefly closed Highway 405 in Iberville Parish after a possible monochloride release. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, authorities closed off the road near Shintech after a strange odor was detected. Believing that the odor may have resulted from a possible chemical leak, authorities briefly closed the roadway until the scene was deemed clear.Authorities still haven't confirmed if a leak actually occurred i
  
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• Highway 405 briefly shut down in Plaquemine after chemical leak

  29-07-2017 17:53
  PLAQUEMINE - Authorities briefly closed Highway 405 in Iberville Parish after a monochloride pipe ruptured at the Shintech plant. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, authorities closed off the road near Shintech after a strange odor was detected. Authorities briefly closed the roadway until the scene was deemed clear.There were no injuries or fire in the incident. The gas release was contained and Highway 40
  
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• Report: 4 arrested at protest near French Quarter

  29-07-2017 17:19
  NEW ORLEANS - Police have arrested four people at a protest in New Orleans Saturday.Police told WWL that about 75 anti-fascist and 50 anti-Sharia law protestors gathered near Decatur Street and Esplanade Avenue Saturday. Three New Orleans residents and an Opelousas resident were arrested for disturbing the peace.The following people were arrested:-Perry Stoltz-Holstein, 29, of New Orleans-Peter Coene, 29, of New Orleans-Benjamin Bornstein, 28, of New Orleans-Brody Guillory, 30
  
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• Lost little pig in New Iberia has GoFundMe page for vet expenses

  29-07-2017 15:05
  NEW IBERIA - A little pig who was rescued on side of a roadway in New Iberia earlier this month now has his own GoFundMe page.KATC reports that the lost pig of New Iberia, now named Travis, has a page asking for donations to pay for vet visits. The page was set up by those who are currently taking care of Travis.Travis the Pig was rescued in July by a group of citizens along Old Jeanerette Road. He is reportedly doing well in a foster home, getting training a
  
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• Area of Livingston Parish under boil water advisory

  29-07-2017 14:37
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - A water boil advisory has been issued for the village of Albany and nearby areas in Livingston Parish after a fire hydrant was run over by a vehicle.According to Albany Mayor Gene Glascock, the boil advisory will be in effect until the Albany Water Works Department system is completely flushed out and tested.The areas under the boil advisory include Hwy. 441 south of I-12, and all of Hwy. 42, according to Glascock. The advisory does not affect Springfield, LA, Glascock said.
  
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• 14-year-old girl raped twice in one night at UK railway station

  29-07-2017 14:22
  LONDON - Police made two arrests Saturday after a teenage girl was allegedly raped twice in the same night by two different men.According to police the girl was walking with a friend into the city's Witton train station Tuesday evening when a man approached her, led to her to a secluded area of the station, and raped her.CNN reports that shortly after the attack, the girl left the area and flagged down a passing car to ask for help. When she got into the vehicle, police believe she was sexually
  
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• Baton Rouge woman convicted of stealing mother's benefits

  29-07-2017 14:00
  BATON ROUGE - A 54-year-old Baton Rouge woman has pleaded guilty to stealing Social Security benefits meant for her mother.  Acting U.S. Attorney Corey R. Amundson, in a news release Friday, said Lucille Williams entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick.  Amundson's office says Williams submitted reports to the Social Security Administration falsely stating that her mother was alive and that she used the payments for her mother's care and su
  
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• Baton Rouge woman convicted of stealing benefits

  29-07-2017 14:00
  BATON ROUGE - A 54-year-old Baton Rouge woman has pleaded guilty to stealing Social Security benefits meant for her mother.  Acting U.S. Attorney Corey R. Amundson, in a news release Friday, said Lucille Williams entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick.  Amundson's office says Williams submitted reports to the Social Security Administration falsely stating that her mother was alive and that she used the payments for her mother's care and su
  
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• Hundreds of children gifted free supplies at back-to-school event

  29-07-2017 13:43
  BATON ROUGE - Hundreds crowded under a covered picnic area at the Waddill Wildlife Refuge, trying to avoid the rain and grab some free school supplies Saturday.It's all a part of "Fishing for Backpacks", a back-to-school event that began four years ago."From the first year we went from having to maybe a hundred kids to this year we probably at four hundred and something odd kids," Organizer Wendell Williams said.The Good Times Bass Fishing&a
  
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• Report: Teen who live streamed deadly crash denied lower bail

  29-07-2017 13:25
  FRESNO, Calif. - A teenager accused of driving under the influence and causing a deadly car crash while live streaming on social media will remain behind bars after a judge refused to lower her bail Friday.Obdulia Sanchez, 18, had asked a judge to either release her or to reduce her bail from $560,000 after she was arrested for the deadly crash that claimed the life of her sister. Based on the serious nature of the charges, and a prior reckless driving offens
  
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• BRPD, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Smithfield Foods distribute tons of food

  29-07-2017 13:18
  BATON ROUGE - The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Smithfield Foods, along with the Baton Rouge Police Department, distributed food supplies until nothing was left early Saturday morning.According to BRPD's Facebook page, volunteers went out early and worked through the weather to help load up vehicles with food as they went through the delivery line set up at BRPD Headquarters on Airline Hwy.All supplies were exhausted by around 10 a.m., according to the post, which went on to say the food do
  
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• Firefighters respond to house fire on N. Foster Drive

  29-07-2017 13:03
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters with the Baton Rouge Fire Department are responded to a working house fire on N. Foster Drive near Linden Street Saturday afternoon.The fire started sometime before 1 p.m. in the 3900 block of N. Foster Drive.Firefighters arrived on scene and were able to control the fire quickly, according to BRFD.Two adults and five children were displaced from the residence as a result of the fire, according to BRFD. Red Cross officials were notified of the incide
  
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• 2 family dogs killed after faulty water heater sparks house fire

  29-07-2017 13:03
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters say two family pets perished Saturday after a malfunctioning water heater started a house fire on N. Foster Drive Saturday afternoon.The fire started just before 12:50 p.m. in the 3900 block of N. Foster Drive.According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire was brought under control in under 10 minutes after firefighters arrives. Fire damage was mostly contained to the attic, but the rest of the house sustained significant smoke and water damage.Firefi
  
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• Florida man faces charges after baby dies in hot bedroom

  29-07-2017 13:00
  LARGO, Fla. - A Florida man faces charges after his 8-month-old son died while being kept in a sweltering bedroom with no air conditioning.  The Tampa Bay Times reports that 25-year-old William Francis Hendrickson was told by authorities the day before to keep his children in another room.  The baby died on Thursday after being kept in a mobile home bedroom in Largo that was 109 degrees when police arrived.  Authorities say the baby's body t
  
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• Review coming for Louisiana schools for deaf, blind students

  29-07-2017 12:44
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's education department is seeking an outside group to review state-run schools for children with special needs.  The agency announced it is seeking proposals from organizations that could conduct an evaluation of operations and academic programs at the Louisiana School for the Deaf, the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired and the Louisiana Special Education Center.  Of particular interest to the department is devising improvemen
  
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• Chicago giving departing inmates overdose-reversing drug

  29-07-2017 12:33
  CHICAGO - Chicago now gives at-risk inmates the overdose-reversing drug naloxone upon their release from jail and Los Angeles is poised to follow suit, putting the antidote in as many hands as possible as part of a multifaceted approach to combatting the nation's opioid epidemic.  The Cook County Jail in Chicago has trained about 900 inmates how to use naloxone nasal spray devices since last summer and has distributed 400 of them to at-risk men and women as they got out. The d
  
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• Federal judge blocks Arkansas from enforcing abortion laws

  29-07-2017 12:27
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing four new abortion restrictions, including a ban on a common second trimester procedure.  U.S. District Court Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction late Friday night against the new abortion restrictions, three of which are set to take effect on Tuesday. The laws include a ban on a procedure known as dilation and evacuation. Abortion-rights supporters contend it's the safest and most common p
  
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• Lottery luck strikes twice for Quebec man who won millions

  29-07-2017 12:24
  QUEBEC CITY - There are lucky men, and then there's Jules Parent.  For the second time in nine years, the 69-year-old Quebec retiree has won a million Canadian dollars playing the lottery.  Parent muses, "Was I born under a good star?"  He showed up at lottery offices to pick up a check for $1,222,069 after winning the jackpot from an online play worth $3.20. Loto-Quebec places the odds of such a bet at about one in 23 million. &
  
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• Man accused of kidnapping student loses teaching license

  29-07-2017 12:20
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Board of Education has revoked the teaching license of a man who led police on a nationwide manhunt after running away with a 15-year-old student.  WSMV-TV reports that the board announced its decision Friday against Tad Cummins.  The 50-year-old, whose trial is set for January, has filed paperwork saying he is pleading not guilty to charges of taking a minor across state lines for sex, and obstruction of justice. &am
  
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