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• US already feeling effects of climate change, report says

  07-08-2017 21:38
  WASHINGTON - A federal climate report says the United States is already feeling the effects of climate change, with temperatures rising dramatically over the last four decades.  That's according to The New York Times, which acquired a draft copy of the report by scientists from 13 federal agencies.  The report says extreme heat waves have become more common and extreme cold waves have less common since the 1980s.  It says emissions of greenh
  
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• HBO says email system not breached 'as a whole'

  07-08-2017 21:35
  NEW YORK - HBO repeated its earlier assertion that it doesn't believe its entire email system has been compromised by hackers.  The network has previously acknowledged a breach that led to the theft of "proprietary information." HBO said it's continuing to investigate and is working with police and cybersecurity experts.  In addition to what appear to be scripts from five "Game of Thrones" episodes, including one upcoming episode, the dump included a month's
  
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• Lost Purple Hearts returned to families of dead soldiers

  07-08-2017 21:33
  NEW YORK - The families of seven dead U.S servicemen have gathered in New York to receive lost Purple Heart medals their loved ones had earned in four wars.  An eighth veteran was present for the ceremony at the historic Federal Hall on Wall Street on Monday, National Purple Heart Day.  The Vermont-based group Purple Hearts Reunited has made it its mission to track down misplaced medals. Founder Zachariah Fike says as many as five are found each week across t
  
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• Officials: New Orleans disaster aid not likely

  07-08-2017 20:54
  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans City Council members say damage from weekend flooding probably won't qualify as a federal or state disaster.  Council President Jason Williams and Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell spoke separately with The Associated Press after visiting flooded areas Monday.  Both say they don't have a dollar value on damage, but it probably won't reach the threshold for federal and state disaster aid.  Williams says he plans Tuesday's
  
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• Council member seeks to amend East Baton Rouge smoking ban before vote

  07-08-2017 19:47
  BATON ROUGE - A member of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council is backing a push to retool an anti-smoking ordinance before it is taken to a vote Wednesday.The proposal aims to ban smoking in all public places across the parish, including businesses like casinos and bars.A vote on the ordinance was deferred in June when council members failed to come to a consensus. The vote is now set for Wednesday, Aug. 9, and some council members want to revise the proposed ban in hopes of assuring it
  
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• Enrollment up as Livingston Parish schools bounce back from 2016 flood

  07-08-2017 19:07
  DENHAM SPRINGS - It’s been a long journey, but Livingston Parish Schools are seeing a comeback after they were impacted by last year's flood.Following the flood at the beginning the previous school year, more than 500 students were displaced. This also put teachers jobs in jeopardy, with about 42 teaching positions came close to being terminated after the decline.“We were down 573 students down that we lost due to the flood,” Livingston Parish School Board Superint
  
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• Rookie officer killed during traffic stop in Missouri; suspect arrested

  07-08-2017 18:14
  CLINTON, Mo. - The suspect in the shooting death of a western Missouri police officer has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.  The charges were filed Monday in Henry County against 39-year-old Ian McCarthy of Clinton, in the shooting death of Clinton police officer Gary Michael.  Authorities were searching for McCarthy Monday in the Clinton area, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of Kansas City.  Michael
  
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• 2 men charged with killing girl, 11, during rape attempt

  07-08-2017 18:08
  NORWICH, N.Y. - Authorities in New York say two men described as a couple are charged with killing an 11-year-old girl during a rape attempt at their rural home.  Police say 34-year-old Tobias Rundstrom-Wooding and 36-year-old James Brower have been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Jacelyn O'Connor. Police were called to their Norwich home July 30 for a report of a girl in cardiac arrest and found the child dead.  Chenango County District At
  
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• Three officers released after inmates snatch keys

  07-08-2017 17:52
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - All of the three correctional officers who had been held by prisoners at a maximum security prison in Arkansas have been released.  Correction Department spokesman Solomon Graves said the last of the three staff had been released about three hours after six inmates snatched keys from them and controlled an area of the Maximum Security Unit at Tucker. Two of the three officers had been released earlier Monday evening.  Graves did not provid
  
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• Arkansas inmates snatch keys, take control of part of prison

  07-08-2017 17:52
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Six inmates have snatched keys from three correctional officers at a maximum security prison in Arkansas and are holding the officers in an area where the prisoners now control the keys and the doors.  The Arkansas Department of Correction said Monday in a statement that the inmates took the keys during recreation call at the Tucker Unit prison, 30 miles southeast of Little Rock.  A spokesman for the department had not further details. The
  
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• Local store's upcoming sale to benefit Baton Rouge food bank

  07-08-2017 16:42
  BATON ROUGE - A local retailer has promised to support the Baton Rouge Food Bank's re-opening during an upcoming sale.For the first weekend of The Royal Standard's Tent Sale, shoppers that donate three or more cans of food or make a $1-3 donation during check out will granted 20 percent off all full-priced items. The food and monetary donations will be sent to the food bank to support its re-opening following the flood in August of 2016.The food drive will be held during the first weekend of th
  
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• Report: Rapist went through open window, stalked victim on social media

  07-08-2017 15:56
  MANDEVILLE - Police are continuing their search for a man who they believe held a woman hostage and raped her over a period of several hours over the weekend.According to a report from WWL-TV, a news partner of WBRZ, police say the suspect snuck into the woman's Mandeville home through an open window before sexually assaulting her. Police added that the incident occurred early Saturday morning in the 2000 block of Monroe Street.The victim told police she'd never seen the assailant befo
  
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• Live Oak Junior High to open with fully refurbished campus

  07-08-2017 15:11
  WATSON - Seventh and eighth grade students in the Live Oak community of Livingston Parish will attend a new, but somewhat familiar, campus come their first day of school.On Aug. 9, students will be welcomed to the new Live Oak Junior High on Old Highway 16, a site that served as the original Live Oak High School for many years. The campus went dormant more than two years ago when the new Live Oak High School campus opened, and all Live Oak students in grades 9-12 were transfer
  
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• Former LSU star Jarvis Landry investigated for possible battery

  07-08-2017 14:49
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Officials say Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry is being investigated for possible domestic battery.  A spokesman for the Broward County State Attorney's office said Monday in an email the allegations were under review and no decision has been made on whether Landry will be charged.  The case was recently referred to prosecutors by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. A police spokeswoman said the incident occurred in April.
  
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• New Orleans dries out following torrential rain

  07-08-2017 14:42
  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans is drying out after torrential rains flooded parts of the city for the second time in two weeks. The City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday. Members say they want proof the drainage system is working.  Sewerage and Water Board spokeswoman Lisa Jackson says there was just too much rain, too fast. The city can pump out an inch of rain in the first hour and one-half-inch  each hour after that. She says one station got 9.4 inches i
  
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• LSU announces pay raises

  07-08-2017 14:31
  BATON ROUGE – LSU is trying to hold the revolving door closed, so it is offering pay raises to some faculty and staff in an effort to keep them from leaving.“… We have to adequately reward our dedicated employees,” LSU President F. King Alexander wrote in a letter announcing raises would be given to keep “and attract quality talent.”Alexander explained: “Your management team has the details of the merit raise process, which
  
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• 3rd Boy Scout dies after sailboat strikes power line on lake

  07-08-2017 14:19
  AVINGER, Texas - A third Boy Scout has died from injuries suffered when a sailboat struck an overhanging power line on a lake east of Dallas.  Texas Parks & Wildlife spokesman Steve Lightfoot says the 11-year-old Scout died Monday. He was hospitalized in Shreveport, Louisiana, following the accident Saturday.  The boy was sailing in a catamaran with two older boys, one 17 and the other 16, when the mast struck the power line at Lake O'The Pines near Aving
  
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• Emergency crews dispatched to River Road plant

  07-08-2017 14:05
  BURNSIDE – Fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire at the old Ormet facility Monday afternoon.Emergency responders confirmed to WBRZ, there was a report of a blaze at the facility but specifics were not available. Fire crews were still headed to the scene and had not reported details of the blaze.Ormet, now Almatis, is on the east side of the Mississipi River in Ascension Parish on River Road at La. 44.Check back for updates to this story.  **************Follow the publ
  
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• WATCH: Jumping goat has fun atop Oklahoma police officer's car

  07-08-2017 13:03
  BLANCHARD, Okla. - An Oklahoma police officer responding to a report about a loose pony was surprised when he arrived to find a small goat running amok. The officer was even more surprised when the animal decided to perch itself atop the his squad car.In a video posted to Facebook by the Blanchard Police Department, the responding officer can be heard joking, “We’ll see if insurance covers that,” as the goat was safely carried off the vehicle by a woman.Se
  
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• Suspect arrested in Central shots fired case

  07-08-2017 12:34
  CENTRAL- A suspect turned himself in to authorities early Monday morning after reports of shots being fired near the corner of Willowbrook at Central Woods.Deputies had been searching for Noah Martin since 7 p.m. Sunday when people reported hearing the shots.The location is a small neighborhood is near the intersection of Wax and Sullivan. No one was injured and it's believed Martin may have only fired two shots in the area around the neighborhood.Martin surrendered to a deputy he saw
  
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• Flambeau Fest lineup announced

  07-08-2017 12:22
  GONZALES - The lineup for Gonzales' rock and country music festival has been announced. According to festival organizers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sam Hunt and Hank Williams Jr. will headline the event. Smaller acts from around the country will fill out the lineup. Flambeau Fest will take place October 7 and 8 at Ascension Fields at Lamar Dixon. Early bird tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. You can visit flambeaufest.com for more info
  
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• Train collides with 18-wheeler in Gonzales

  07-08-2017 09:25
  GONZALES - A train crashed into an 18-wheeler near Felix Avenue in Gonzales around 7:20 Monday morning. A tractor trailer got stuck on the railroad tracks. The train was unable to stop in time to avoid damaging the trailer. There are no injuries. The intersection of LA-44 and Coolidge Avenue and New River Street is closed. Alternate roadways are Cornerview Street or Purpera Avenue. Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD: 1 man dead after Plank Road shooting

  07-08-2017 08:54
  BATON ROUGE - Officers are investigating a shooting that left one dead on the 2300 block of Plank Road. That shooting occurred around 12:30 Monday morning. BRPD says an unknown male was found dead from apparent gunshot injuries. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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