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• Several arrested following narcotics investigation in Livingston Parish

  06-11-2017 21:24
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office arrested several individuals following a narcotics investigation."On November 3, numerous search warrants were conducted on residences located on Perrilloux Rd. in Livingston - better known as 'Barnard Trailer Park' - in reference to illegal narcotics. During the search, detectives found methamphetamine, heroin, Oxycodone, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and cash believed to be the proceeds of illegal narcotics transactions. These search
  
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• Tropical Storm Rina forms in Atlantic; no threat to land

  06-11-2017 21:01
  MIAMI - Tropical Storm Rina has formed far out in the Atlantic Ocean where it poses no immediate threat to land.  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Rina has formed about 890 miles east of Bermuda. It has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.  The storm is currently moving to the north at 7 mph.  No coastal watches or warnings are in effect.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Fatal Mississippi police shooting: Judge dismisses $35M suit

  06-11-2017 20:57
  JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit that sought $35 million in damages from a Mississippi city and a white police officer in the June 2016 shooting death of a black man.  U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled Monday that relatives of the man, Antwun "Ronnie" Shumpert, hadn't proved their case against the city of Tupelo or Officer Tyler Cook. She writes there was no proof Cook acted improperly in shooting Shumpert and no proof Tupelo failed to prop
  
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• Two men who pursued gunman attend shooting vigil

  06-11-2017 20:54
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - The two men who pursued the gunman after the Texas church shooting visited a vigil together and prayed with community members mourning the 26 people killed in the attack.  Stephen Willeford and Johnnie Langendorff arrived at the vigil with relatives Monday night. They locked arms in a circle and bowed their heads in extended prayer. Many wept openly, including Willeford, who could be seen wiping away tears streaming down his chin. &nbsp
  
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• House panel backs late changes to tax proposal

  06-11-2017 20:22
  WASHINGTON - A key House panel has approved late changes to the Republicans' sweeping tax overhaul plan.  They restored the tax exemption for employees receiving child care benefits from their companies, but also put new requirements on a tax credit used by working people of modest means.  The House Ways and Means Committee voted 24-16 along party lines to adopt the amendment from its chairman, congressman Kevin Brady. The changes were made to the complex GOP
  
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• Man accused in 3 murders escapes Mississippi jail

  06-11-2017 19:49
  HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. - Police are searching parts of two states for a man charged with three murders who escaped a northwest Mississippi jail.  WREG-TV reports police searched a house in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday looking for Antoine Adams.  The 27-year-old Adams pushed open a window in his jail cell in Marshall County, Mississippi, and crawled under a fence to freedom early Sunday.  Adams is accused of killing a man and leaving him in a rur
  
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• Comite River Diversion Canal not making much progress due to lack of funding

  06-11-2017 19:25
  BATON ROUGE- A task force meeting was held Monday to discuss funding for the slow-moving Comite River Diversion Canal project of nearly 25 years.Rep. Valerie Hodges questioned the priority of the project, and recalled the 2016 flood."This is a priority that saves lives," Hodges said.Officials at the Amite River Basin Commission says that tax dollars currently going towards the project only cover about ten to fifteen percent of the cost.Sen. Mack White says th
  
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• Baton Rouge man recalls deadly 2006 church shooting

  06-11-2017 18:55
  BATON ROUGE - As residents in Texas mourn the deaths of the 26 killed in Sunday's deadly church shooting, locals are recalling a similar incident that occurred right here in Baton Rouge. "I felt so sad, it brought back memories," Robert Brown said. "Every time this happens, it brings back memories."Brown lost his mother, father-in-law and two other family members 11 years ago. And Brown's daughter was murdered at another location. The man charged in their death was Brown's son-in-law,
  
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• FBI seeking another suspect after five charged in 2013 armored car guard's death

  06-11-2017 18:11
  UPDATE: The FBI is now seeking the public's help for information regarding Robert Brumfield III (aka Lil Rob). Anyone with information on Robert Brumfield III is asked to call the FBI New Orleans Field Office at 504-816-3000.NEW ORLEANS- Five people face federal criminal charges in the shooting death of an armored car guard nearly four years ago during a robbery at a bank in New Orleans' Carrollton neighborhood.  Loomis armored car guard Hector Trochez was ki
  
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• 5 charged in 2013 armored car guard's death

  06-11-2017 18:11
  NEW ORLEANS- Five people face federal criminal charges in the shooting death of an armored car guard nearly four years ago during a robbery at a bank in New Orleans' Carrollton neighborhood.  Loomis armored car guard Hector Trochez was killed Dec. 13, 2013, while making a cash delivery. On Monday, Acting U.S. Attorney Duane Evans' office announced the unsealed indictments of five men in Trochez's death. A woman described as a girlfriend of one of the suspects is charged with o
  
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• Man finds family memories buried in flood debris, seeks out owners

  06-11-2017 16:32
  DENHAM SPRINGS - The holiday spirit is already making its way into a community that's still recovering from last year's record flood.Landon Richard found three handmade Christmas ornaments, with children's hand prints and names, in a debris pile on the banks of his backyard pond."Something just in the back of my mind, it was like that itch you can't get out," Landon said. "I knew I had to go back."Inside the container, covered in mud and algae, were the three porcelain ornamen
  
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• 2 inmate deaths in a week in New Orleans

  06-11-2017 16:23
  NEW ORLEANS- Two inmates have died in the past week after experiencing medical problems at the New Orleans jail.The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed Monday that 32-year-old Narada Mealey, from the suburb of Harvey, died Thursday. He was taken to a hospital on Oct. 29 after being examined by jail medical personnel.The sheriff's news release didn't detail Mealey's medical problems. However, Mealey's aunt told The New Orleans Advocate that Mealey had been suffering from an ulcer and that
  
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• The Blood Center seeking more donations after TX mass shooting

  06-11-2017 16:12
  NEW ORLEANS- The Blood Center issued a statement Monday afternoon urging people to donate blood following the tragic events of Sunday's San Antonio church shooting.Billy Weales, President and CEO of The Blood Center, is asking those with type O negative red blood cells to donate as soon as possible.Type O- is the universal blood type, and can typically be used when a patient requires an immediate transfusion without needing any prior knowledge of the patient’s blood type."The
  
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• Police seeking missing New Orleans teen

  06-11-2017 16:12
  NEW ORLEANS - Police are asking for the public’s help to find a teen reported missing from her New Orleans-area home Monday morning.According to a report from WWL, the mother of 14-year-old Lindsey Midrid told police her daughter left home in the 2300 block of North Villere Street before 1:30 a.m. Monday. The mother said she was awakened by the sound of her dogs barking.Police say Midrid was last seen in her bedroom around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night. She is described as a Hispanic female
  
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• Suspects fill shopping cart at Dollar General, leave without paying

  06-11-2017 15:01
  ASCENSION- Deputies are seeking information regarding two suspects who stole from a Dollar General store.On Oct. 16th around 7:45 p.m. two suspects walked into a Dollar General store on Hwy. 431 in Ascension Parish.According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, the suspects filled their basket with items and left the store without paying. They drove off in an older, white Cadillac with a damaged front end. Anyone who may have information regarding this theft is urged to call the A
  
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• US Army names LSU student No. 1 ROTC cadet in the nation

  06-11-2017 14:56
  FORT KNOX, KY - An LSU student has been ranked the number one ROTC cadet across the country by the US Army.College seniors from universities around the US were selected by Cadet Command as the top Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets for its annual national order-of-merit list.Among them was LSU student Michael Orgeron, who was named the top ROTC cadet in the country.Congrats to #LSU student Michael Orgeron for being named @USArmy's No. 1 nationally ranked ROTC cadet!htt
  
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• Murder-suicide among violent acts over weekend in St. Tammany

  06-11-2017 14:32
  ST. TAMMANY PARISH- Deputies from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office dealt with multiple deadly shootings over the weekend, including a murder-suicide.Just before 11 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a residence on East Elm Street in Lacombe. Authorities said a woman believed her ex-boyfriend was a passenger in a pickup truck that had followed her home. The woman also said she had a protective order against him.Shortly after that call, dispatchers received another call from someone at the
  
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• Attorney says attack on Paul was not political

  06-11-2017 13:59
  FRANKFORT, Ky.-An attorney for the man accused of assaulting U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says the attack was not politically motivated but was a regrettable dispute he said most people would regard as trivial.Matthew Baker sent a statement to The Associated Press on behalf of his client, 59-year-old anesthesiologist Rene Broucher. Police have charged Broucher with misdemeanor assault after he admitted to tackling Paul from behind. A senior adviser said Paul is recovering from five broken ribs.Baker did
  
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• Firefighters respond to house fire in Central

  06-11-2017 13:58
  CENTRAL- Firefighters have been dispatched to a fire in Central.The Central Fire Department is currently at the scene of a duplex fire in the 14800 block of Central Woods.According to authorities, the fire is under control and no injuries have been reported. Cause of the fire is still being investigated. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Victims killed in Texas church massacre range from 18 months to 77 years old

  06-11-2017 13:02
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TX - Officials say that the 26 people killed in a shooting at a small South Texas church range in age from 18 months to 77 years old.Freeman Martin, a regional director of the Texas Department of Safety, said Monday that 20 were injured in the shooting Sunday morning at the church in Sutherland Springs. Martin says 10 people were still hospitalized in critical condition.Martin said those treated in hospitals ranged in age from 5 to 73.Authorities have said that Devi
  
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• Ages of victims killed in Texas church massacre range from 18 months to 77 years old

  06-11-2017 13:02
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TX - Officials say that the 26 people killed in a shooting at a small South Texas church range in age from 18 months to 77 years old.Freeman Martin, a regional director of the Texas Department of Safety, said Monday that 20 were injured in the shooting Sunday morning at the church in Sutherland Springs. Martin says 10 people were still hospitalized in critical condition.Martin said those treated in hospitals ranged in age from 5 to 73.Authorities have said that Devi
  
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• Texas church gunman had 3 guns; no carry license

  06-11-2017 12:35
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - The special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in Houston says three guns have been recovered from the suspect in the deadly church shootings in Texas.  Fred Milanowski said during a news conference Monday that officers recovered a Ruger AR-556 rifle at the church.  Milanowski said two additional handguns were recovered from the vehicle driven by Devin Patrick Kelley - a Glock 9m
  
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• Doctor dressed up as the Joker delivers baby on Halloween

  06-11-2017 11:54
  PARIS, TENN - A family was able to celebrate both the birth of their new daughter and Halloween this year, thanks to their doctor. Dr. Paul Locus, an obstetrician at the Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tennessee, helped Brittany Selph give birth to her daughter, Oaklyn, while wearing a Joker costume. Dr. Locus wore the Batman villain's signature green wig, purple suit, white face paint and sloppy red lipstick. Selph and her husband, Justin, arr
  
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• Missing Baton Rouge woman found in Biloxi

  06-11-2017 11:49
  BILOXI,MS- The missing Louisiana woman that was last seen more than a week ago has been found.WLOX reports, Linda Thompson was found Monday morning in a home under construction in a neighborhood off Brodie Road.Authorities said, that Thompson is alive and is being looked at by medical personnel.Thomas reportedly went missing from her Baton Rouge home Oct. 27. Her SUV was found abandoned in the median of I-10 near I-110 the next day.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Residents against possible affordable housing apartment complex

  06-11-2017 11:47
  BATON ROUGE - Some residents in the Melrose Place subdivision are opposed to a developer who's interested in building an affordable housing apartment complex in a lot nearby.LDG Development, a Kentucky based company, wants to build a 264-unit apartment complex in a lot between North Ardenwood and Waverly Drive.Some residents in the subdivision are opposing the proposed complex, like Melrose Place subdivision Home Association president Clayton Weeks, who believes it will bring problems."On this
  
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• Baton Rouge residents upset over proposed railroad crossing closures

  06-11-2017 11:44
  BATON ROUGE - Many residents at a public meeting Monday night were angry that six railroad crossings near downtown could get closed. The proposal to improve safety at the sixteen crossings is a partnership between the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the East Baton Rouge City-Parish and the Kansas City Southern Railroad company.Ten of the crossings between the LSU Lakes and Spanish Town Road would get improvements like new crossing arms, brighter caution lights, and sidew
  
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• Edenborne at LA 44 to close Wednesday due to rain forecast

  06-11-2017 11:19
  ASCENSION PARISH- West Edenborne Parkway will close Wednesday morning at La. Hwy. 44 because the road is not safe for anticipated rainy weather,according to the Sheriff's Office.The road is under construction and driving on it in the rain could be dangerous. It will close at 7 a.m. and the Sheriff's Office said it will reopen as soon as it's safe.Drivers who need to get to River Parish Community College, Alliance Safety Council or the Emerson service center can take La. Hwy. 30  to Sou
  
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• Ex-Trump aides ask judge to be removed from home detention

  06-11-2017 09:55
  A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman can be removed from home confinement as the criminal case against him moves forward.ABC News reports, Paul Manafort and business associate Rick Gates surrendered last week to face charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.A federal magistrate last week ordered Manafort and Gates to be placed on home confinement. They're planning to ask a judge in court Monday to lift t
  
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• Authorities looking for stolen trailer from Pointe Coupee

  06-11-2017 09:21
  POINTE COUPEE- The Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a stolen trailer.The trailer was taken between Saturday evening and Monday morning from LA Hwy. 411 near Callaway Lane in Maringouin.The trailer contained a large number of tools used for building houses.Authorities are offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who stole the trailer.Anyone with information about the crime should contact the Pointe Coupee Detectives
  
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• Curtis King jury selection to begin after 2013 murder

  06-11-2017 08:44
  BATON ROUGE- A jury selection will being in a 2013 Baton Rouge murder case.Curtis King is accused of killing Taylor Latham.Authorities found Latham shot to death in her parked car on Louisiana Avenue. Investigators said King threatened Latham through text before killing her.King is also accused of kidnapping Latham's daughter who later appeared at a women's shelter a few days after the murder.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Disney: Runner dies after collapsing during race in resort

  06-11-2017 08:26
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.- A runner died after collapsing near the finish line of a half-marathon race at Walt Disney World in Florida.According to an Orlando Sentinel report , Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said the runner died after collapsing Sunday during the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon.Officials did not release any information about the runner.Wahler's statement expressed condolences to the runner's family.The 13.1-mile race course winds through the Disney resort.Permalink| Comments
  
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• LSU law school open for classes after electrical box explosion

  06-11-2017 08:05
  BATON ROUGE- The Paul M. Hebert Law Center is open today for classes.An electrical box exploded at the LSU law school on Friday. Due to the explosion, the building was closed and classes were canceled.Three people were injured during the incident, one LSU facilities employee and two subcontractors. No students were injured. Power was knocked to the churches along Highland Road and nearby LSU buildings.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Gov. Abbott suggests connection between gunman, Texas church

  06-11-2017 07:37
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas-Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is suggesting there may have been a connection between the gunman who shot and killed 26 people in a South Texas community and the Baptist church where the slayings happened.Abbott tells ABC's "Good Morning America" he expects people will learn about any such link "in a few days." He said he didn't want to go further, saying "law enforcement is looking very aggressively into this.""I don't think this was just a random act of violence," Abbott tol
  
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• Powerball jackpot worth $191 M still not claimed

  06-11-2017 07:00
  BATON ROUGE- The winner of the $191 million jackpot has still not claimed their prize.The winner from the October 25 Louisiana Powerball drawing has 167 days to claim the jackpot. The $191 million ticket was sold at Brownie's in Eunice.The winning numbers were 18, 22, 29,54,57 and the Powerball was 8. Nationally, a total of 17,429,345 tickets (plays) were sold for the October 25 drawing.The advertised Powerball jackpot represents an estimate of the annuity prize amount, which is paid in 30 grad
  
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• Passenger train stranded for hours after swing bridge breaks

  06-11-2017 05:48
  WESTLAKE, La.- Officials say a passenger train carrying nearly 60 people to New Orleans and other destinations became stranded for hours when a swing bridge malfunctioned in Louisiana.Amtrak spokeswoman Chelsea Kopta said the Sunset Limited was operating between Los Angeles and New Orleans on Sunday and was delayed when it was unable to cross a bridge in the Westlake, Louisiana, area.The railroad owner, Union Pacific, says the swing bridge broke shortly before noon when it was in the process of
  
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