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• Arbor Foundation gives 1000 trees to flood victims

  28-10-2017 20:50
  DENHAM SPRINGS- Flood victims were given baby trees to symbolize new life Saturday at Denham Springs High School. The baby tree giveaway started out as a campaign made by the Arbor Day Foundation. The organization members give away 1,000 baby trees to victims of natural disasters as a symbol of hope. "There's nothing as healing as taking a tree, planting it and watching it grow, and this whole year has been a process of healing for everyone," tree participant giveaway
  
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• Arbor Foundation gave 1000 trees to flood victims

  28-10-2017 20:50
  DENHAM SPRINGS- Flood victims were given baby trees to symbolize new life Saturday at Denham Springs High School. The baby tree giveaway started out as a campaign made by the Arbor Day Foundation. The organization members give away 1,000 baby trees to victims of natural disasters as a symbol of hope. "There's nothing as healing as taking a tree, planting it and watching it grow, and this whole year has been a process of healing for everyone," tree participant giveaway
  
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• Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office locate all suspects in assault case

  28-10-2017 18:04
  LIVINGSTON PARISH- The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office located four suspects involved in an assault case, Friday.Livingston Parish Police arrested Trey Collins, Randall Delay, Julia Oswald, and Donald Leonard on Oct. 9. According to authorities, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a suspicious man located on Ruth Dr. When they arrived at the scene they found a partially clothed man running through the neighborhood wearing a blood-drench
  
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• Barack Obama called for jury duty in Chicago

  28-10-2017 15:49
  CHICAGO- Former President, Barack Obama has been called to serve as a member of the jury in Chicago.Cook County Judge Tim Evans, told community commissioners that Obama would serve as a member of the jury in November. The former president has residences located in both Washington D.C. and Chicago and is registered to vote. The judge ensures that Obama's safety will be their first priority while he serves his community. Those called can be placed in either a c
  
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• Louisiana governor, wife to travel to Puerto Rico

  28-10-2017 14:56
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his wife, Donna, will travel to Puerto Rico to meet with officials and discuss their recovery from Hurricane Maria.  Edwards and the first lady are making the trip at the invitation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Joining them will be Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis, adjutant general for the Louisiana National Guard, and Col. James Waskom, director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  
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• Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Derek Edwards in Treasurer race

  28-10-2017 14:43
  BATON ROUGE - The Democratic State Central Committee voted to endorse Derrick Edwards in the state's Treasurer race on Saturday.According to the press release, the scheduled vote followed a strong recommendation from the Executive Committee."Derrick Edwards is the best candidate in this race. He has a master's degree in accounting from Tulane University and a law degree. Judging by his opponent's misleading ads, I'm not even sure that he knows the job he's running for," Louisiana Democratic Par
  
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• 18 killed in attack on hotel in Somalia capital

  28-10-2017 14:14
  MOGADISHU, Somalia - Police say the death toll is now 18 in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital, and a gunbattle continues between security forces and the few remaining extremists holed up inside.  Capt. Mohamed Hussein says more than 30 people were wounded in Saturday's attack that began when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the gates of the Nasa-Hablod hotel. It is frequented by politicians and other members of Mogadishu's elite.  The al-Shabab ext
  
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• Delta: Flight carrying Oklahoma Thunder encountered bird

  28-10-2017 13:55
  CHICAGO - Delta Airlines officials say a charter flight carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team from Minneapolis to Chicago apparently encountered a bird when it was landing.  The early Saturday incident on Delta 8935 to Midway International Airport prompted several players, including Carmelo Anthony , Josh Huestis , and Steven Adams , to post photos on social media showing the caved-in nose of their plane. Adams' Twitter post said "we had a rough flight to say the
  
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• Former clinic workers plead guilty to forging prescriptions

  28-10-2017 13:46
  GULFPORT, Miss. - Three south Mississippi residents are pleading guilty to writing unauthorized prescriptions for others.  Nakita Piernas pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Gulfport to conspiring to distribute drugs outside of professional practice. Tyrone Thomas Jr. and Andrea Opoku pleaded guilty to the same charge earlier this month. All three face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.  All three were former employees of Merit Health's
  
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• Bicyclist struck by vehicle on Riverbend Blvd.

  28-10-2017 13:46
  BATON ROUGE - A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle on Riverbend Blvd. Saturday afternoon.According to authorities, the crash occurred on Riverbend Blvd. near Brightside Drive sometime before 1:30 p.m.The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• McComb still debating fate of Confederate monument

  28-10-2017 12:44
  MCCOMB, Miss. - Officials in one Mississippi city are still wrangling over whether they can move a century-old Confederate monument.  The Enterprise-Journal reports McComb has sought two quotes for how much it would cost to move the monument from City Hall to a cemetery in Magnolia where some Confederate soldiers are buried. The lower quote was $31,000.  Mayor Whitney Rawlings supports moving the monument but wants private donors to pay for it. &
  
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• Seatbelt use lags among Louisiana truck drivers, report says

  28-10-2017 12:40
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's pickup truck drivers buckle up less regularly than motorists in cars, SUVs and vans. That's the finding of a new seatbelt use study from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.  The group says 87 percent of drivers and front-seat passengers overall wear their seatbelts as required by state law.  But when broken out by vehicle type, the commission says the percentage falls to under 82 percent for drivers and passengers in pickup truc
  
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• Pentagon chief says North Korea engages in 'outlaw' behavior

  28-10-2017 12:33
  SEOUL, South Korea - The Pentagon's chief says the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating.  And U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis - during a visit to South Korea - is accusing the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs, and pledging to repel any strike.  Mattis says North Korea engages in in what he calls "outlaw" behavior and he says the U.S. will never accept a nuclear North.  Mattis says reg
  
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• Official: Actor Charlie Heaton denied US entry over drugs

  28-10-2017 12:31
  LOS ANGELES - A law enforcement official says "Stranger Things" actor Charlie Heaton was denied entry into the U.S. last week after trace amounts of cocaine were found in his luggage when he arrived in Los Angeles.  The official said Friday that a customs canine sniffed Heaton's luggage when he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport last Saturday and officers found a small amount of cocaine.  The official said Heaton, a British citizen, was refused entr
  
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• US service member dies in helicopter crash

  28-10-2017 12:29
  KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. military says one of its service members has died from injuries sustained in a helicopter crash in eastern Logar province.  A statement from the Resolute Support mission said Saturday that six other U.S. crew members were injured in the crash late Friday evening and are all receiving medical treatment.  The crash was not the result of enemy action, the statement said, adding that all personnel have been accounted for and the cras
  
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