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• Pelicans rally after Cousins ejection, beat Thunder 114-107

  20-11-2017 21:20
  NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Davis had 36 points and 15 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied after DeMarcus Cousins' ejection to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-107 on Monday night.  Cousins had 18 points and nine rebounds before he was called for a flagrant foul on Russell Westbrook with five minutes remaining in the third quarter.  Cousins raised his elbows near Westbrook's face after grabbing a rebound, and the Thunder guard dropped to the floor hold
  
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• Judge permanently blocks Trump sanctuary cities order

  20-11-2017 21:11
  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has permanently blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.  U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick issued the ruling on Monday in lawsuits brought by two California counties, San Francisco and Santa Clara. Orrick said Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress.  The judge had previously put a temporary hold on the
  
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• One killed, one injured in crash of Air Force training jet

  20-11-2017 20:30
  DEL RIO, Texas - An airman has been killed and another injured after an Air Force training jet crashed near Amistad Reservoir on the Texas-Mexico border.  An Air Force statement says the twin-jet, two-seat T-38 Talon jet aircraft assigned to Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio went down about 4 p.m. Monday about 14 miles northwest of the base.  One airman was dead at the scene. The injured airman was taken to Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio. No
  
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• US ending temporary permits for almost 60,000 Haitians

  20-11-2017 20:26
  WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation.  The Homeland Security Department says conditions in Haiti have improved significantly, so the benefit will be extended one last time until July 2019 to give Haitians time to prepare to return home.  Advocates and members of Con
  
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• Two-vehicle crash on LA 1 leaves at least one person injured

  20-11-2017 19:12
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities say at least one person has been injured in a two vehicle crash that happened on LA 1 Monday evening.The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday on LA 1 on top of the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge.At least one person has been injured.All lanes of the roadway were reopened around 7:30 p.m. Monday.Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Group seeking solutions for city's traffic problems

  20-11-2017 18:46
  BATON ROUGE - Traffic is the number one enemy in the capital city. CRISIS, Capital Region Industry Sustainable Infrastructure and Solution, is a coalition of business leaders who are looking for possible solutions to the city's traffic woes.The group's Executive Director, Scott Kirkpatrick, says this has been a year long research project where they've received feedback from elected and state officials on ways to alleviate traffic."Unfortunately, as we know... We have some of the worst
  
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• Crash shuts down US 190 at Miss. River Bridge, multiple injuries reported

  20-11-2017 18:35
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say at least three people have been hurt in a crash that shut down eastbound lanes of US 190 at the old Mississippi River Bridge Monday evening.The crash was reported shortly after 6 p.m. on Highway 190 at the Mississippi River Bridge. DOTD says all lanes have reopened as of 7:20 p.m. Monday.Three people were reportedly hurt in the crash, one of them was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Perma
  
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• State Fire Marshal issues citation to filthy halfway house after WBRZ report

  20-11-2017 17:52
  BAKER- The State Fire Marshal has issued a citation to a halfway house in Baker which will now require the owner to get in compliance with state laws for commercial buildings.
  The building was not equipped with smoke detectors when the State Fire Marshal showed up as the WBRZ Investigative Unit was looking into the halfway house. Immediately, Pastor Ricky Sinclair said he went out and got them for the building. The facility has also been placed on a mandatory fire watch until a fire alarm can b
  
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• Rent to own investment washed away after loan goes unpaid

  20-11-2017 17:25
  BATON ROUGE - A rent to own deal might have been too good to be true. Now a woman and her four grandchildren are likely going to be kicked out of their home.For at least the last year, the man who bought a home in Baton Rouge then leased it to Francis Cain hasn't been paying the mortgage. Cain thought she was paying for an opportunity to one day buy the house. She's now realizing she'll soon be packing up and moving out.Cain says she initially saw the posting for the house on Craigslist."A grea
  
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• CBS suspends Charlie Rose following sexual harassment allegations

  20-11-2017 17:01
  NEW YORK — PBS says it is immediately halting distribution of Charlie Rose’s interview program and CBS News suspended him following The Washington Post’s report of eight women who accused the veteran newsman of multiple unwanted sexual advances and inappropriate behavior.The women, three of whom spoke on the record in the deeply-reported story, accused Rose of groping them, walking naked in front of them and relating an erotic dream.Rose told the Post that he was &
  
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• Hunter discovers human remains in wooded area in Tangipahoa Parish

  20-11-2017 16:46
  AMITE - A hunter made a morbid discovery Monday morning as he stumbled upon human remains in a wooded area on the Northshore.According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, the remains were found near East Factory Street in Amite around 10 a.m. Monday. The sheriff's office says they were discovered by a rabbit hunter in the area.The remains have yet to be identified, however authorities believe they are that of a middle-aged man. The cause of death has not been determined
  
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• CATS to purchase Baton Rouge's first ever electric buses

  20-11-2017 15:55
  BATON ROUGE- The CATS Board of Commissioners announced on Thursday the approval of purchasing three electric Proterra buses.The buses will be used to enhanced planned Bus Rapid Transit service launching in 2018.The board says the buses will cost approximately $2.8 million, which will be funded through three federal transit grants.The electric buses will be the first for CATS, and will mark the beginning stages of planning for express service along its popular Plank Road and Florida Boulevard li
  
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• Police: Man uses mom as getaway driver in fast food heist

  20-11-2017 15:51
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Authorities in western New York say a man had his mother serve as his getaway driver while he robbed a fast-food restaurant at gunpoint.  Police in the town of Orchard Park, just south of Buffalo, say a 30-year-old man entered a Mighty Taco restaurant around 2 a.m. Sunday armed with a gun and demanded cash from the register.  Officers say he ran out and got into a van that was seen leaving the parking lot around the same time the robbery
  
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• Defensive lineman headed for championship killed in crash

  20-11-2017 15:05
  SCOOBA, Miss. - A Mississippi football player scheduled to play in the National Junior College Athletic Association national football championship next month was killed in a car crash.  News outlets report that Tyone Clemons was killed Saturday in a one-vehicle crash in Jones County. Clemons was a defensive lineman at East Mississippi Community College and a former West Jones High School all-star.  Maj. Jamie Tedford with the Jones County Sheriff's Office say
  
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• WATCH: Driver discovers giant spider in her car, remains remarkably calm

  20-11-2017 14:54
  COFFS HARBOUR, Australia - Video posted on Facebook shows a woman remaining incredibly calm after she realized a giant spider had hitched a ride in her car.Bianca Merrick on her way home when she looked up and found the huge, hairy arachnid right above her head."Unfortunately, the spider is real," Merrick told Yahoo. Merrick lives in the brush near Coffs Harbour, saying that spiders aren't all that uncommon. She did however note that the spiders are
  
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• Man convicted of killing roommate over stolen beer

  20-11-2017 14:14
  PITTSBURGH- A Pennsylvania man accused of beating his roommate to death over stolen beer has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.A judge handed down the verdict Monday in the nonjury trial of 35-year-old Justin Vankirk.Police say the Brentwood resident told investigators he confronted 58-year-old roommate Charles Parker about the Keystone Ice beer last year and fought with him, then left him lying on the floor and went to bed.Vankirk says he returned home the next afternoon and found
  
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• EBRSO to accept applications for Christmas Crusade for Children program

  20-11-2017 13:54
  BATON ROUGE – The sheriff's office is jump-starting its annual toy drive with a significant donation from an area business.Starting next week, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office will take applications for the Christmas Crusade for Children program. For nearly 30 years, the program helps children in need get donated holiday gifts.Parents can apply by visiting an EBRSO substation Nov. 27 through Dec. 1, or by visiting the Baton Rouge City Constable's Office Community
  
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• Della Reese, of TV's 'Touched by an Angel,' has died at 86

  20-11-2017 13:43
  LOS ANGELES- Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama "Touched by an Angel," has died at age 86.A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday evening in California. No cause of death or additional details were provided.
    
  Before "Touched by an Angel" debuted in 1994, Reese was mainly known as a singer, although she had cos
  
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• Off-duty military policeman shoots suspects during armed robbery

  20-11-2017 13:37
  SAO PAULO, Brazil - Surveillance video captured the heroic actions of an off-duty military police officer as two armed robbers rushed into a Brazilian pharmacy.Military policeman Rafael Souza was browsing the store with his wife and young child when the hooded gunmen entered. According to a report from the Sun, one of the raiders, 24-year-old Jefferson Alves, pointed the gun at Sgt. Souza after he identified himself as a police officer.Still cradling his young child i
  
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• Audit: Nursing home payments up, but not patient numbers

  20-11-2017 13:33
  BATON ROUGE- A new audit says Louisiana's payments to private nursing homes for taking care of Medicaid patients have risen substantially over the last decade. But while the facilities are pocketing ever-higher dollars from the state, their occupancy rates stayed largely flat.
    
  Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera's office said Louisiana uses payment structures that are out of step with other states, driving up costs on the nursing homes and long-term rehabilitation facilities.
  
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• Garcon Road in Ascension Parish to close through much of December

  20-11-2017 13:26
  GONZALES - Garcon Road in Ascension Parish will be shut down for the next several weeks as crews do drainage work on the roadway.According to parish officials, the road will be shut down north of Gonzales starting Nov. 27 through the following four weeks. The bridge over the drainage canal is planned to be replaced with box culverts for better drainage. Traffic on the south side of bridge will exit on to Highway 621, while traffic on north side of bridge will need to exit through Bourq
  
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• Harrison Ford comes to the rescue after car accident

  20-11-2017 13:14
  SANTA PAULA, Calif.- Harrison Ford came to the real-life rescue of a woman who was involved in a car accident north of Los Angeles.Santa Paula, California, police tell the Ventura County Star that the actor and a friend were in the area when a car rolled off a highway in the small town Sunday around noon. Senior Officer Matt Alonzo says Ford and the friend came to the driver's aid and acted as good Samaritans. He says Ford and other people on scene were able to help the woman out of the car. Sh
  
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• Trump intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror

  20-11-2017 12:46
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.  Trump said Monday that the designation will impose further penalties on the country. He called it a long overdue step and part of the U.S. "maximum pressure campaign" against the North.  The move returns North Korea to the list of countries the U.S. views as state sponsors of terror for the first time since 2008. That's when the North was removed in a bid to
  
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• Trump intends to declare NKorea a state sponsor of terror

  20-11-2017 12:46
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.  Trump said Monday that the designation will impose further penalties on the country. He called it a long overdue step and part of the U.S. "maximum pressure campaign" against the North.  The move returns North Korea to the list of countries the U.S. views as state sponsors of terror for the first time since 2008. That's when the North was removed in a bid to
  
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• Trump promises 'huge tax cut for Christmas'

  20-11-2017 12:29
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is promising to give Americans "a huge tax cut for Christmas."  Trump said Monday before a Cabinet meeting that a tax overhaul "will bring urgent to relief to hardworking families." Trump praised the House passage of a tax bill last week and said he said he was "very hopeful" that the Senate would also approve a version.  The president said he expected to work with Republicans in the House and Senate on a plan that will be
  
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• Baby panda attempts to take first steps

  20-11-2017 12:16
  FRANCE- A new baby panda tried to take its first steps last week.ABC News reports that Mini Yuan Zi is the first panda born in France. The new baby is a resident of the ZooParc de Beauval in Saint-Aignan, France.In the video, the little one pulls up, pushes its legs and tries to walk.According to the zoo, the Mini Yuan Zi was born April 8.Permalink| Comments
  
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• United Blood Services offering special voucher to those who donate

  20-11-2017 09:47
  BATON ROUGE- A local blood bank is trying to "ham it up" to get folks to donate blood.Blood centers tend to see a drop in donations around the holidays. United Blood Services is hoping to change that.United Blood Services is hosting a three-day blood drive that begins today. To get more people in the door, the blood bank is offering a special voucher for a free ham or turkey from Whole Foods to the first 30 people each day.United Blood Services is located at 8234 One Calais Ave.Blood drive hour
  
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• Pringles creates Thanksgiving feast-flavored chips

  20-11-2017 09:21
  Pringles has created an entire Thanksgiving meal of stackable potato chips this holiday season.USA Today reports that Pringles' new Thanksgiving "dinner" chips include eight flavors including turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, creamed corn, green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese and pumpkin pie.Instead of coming in the tradition Pringles can, the holiday chips come in a TV-dinner-style tray with separate sections for different flavored chips.The chips aren't available in sto
  
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• Efforts being made to restore dwindling Louisiana swamps

  20-11-2017 08:41
  The swamps of Louisiana are a true staple to the state. However, every 100 minutes a field of land is lost."We made a choice more than a hundred years ago to keep the river in its channel for navigation and flood control. And those are decisions that made a lot of sense but we also interrupted the natural system that made all of this possible here," explains Steve Cochran, the director of Restore Mississippi River Delta. Cochran says that while the levees are necessary, the barricades have take
  
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• 1 killed, 3 hurt in boat's collision with barge

  20-11-2017 08:18
  WESTWEGO- One person was killed and three others were injured in a boat's collision with a parked barge in Louisiana.The U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release that a 22-foot recreational boat with four passengers struck a barge around 4:15 a.m. Sunday and ran aground, ejecting one passenger near Bayou Segnette.The barge launched a small boat to assist, recovering the ejected person.One woman died and two women and one man were reported to be in serious and critical conditions.The names of the
  
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• Man arrested for forcing his way back into mall after being banned

  20-11-2017 07:55
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities said an intoxicated man was detained by a Mall of Louisiana security guard after previously being banned from the building.The incident took place on Sunday. The man was identified as Jon Bass II.The security guard told officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department that Bass was intoxicated and was remaining inside the mall after having been banned earlier that same day.According to the affidavit, Bass was escorted out of the building but forced his way back in and in
  
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• UPDATE: Authorities say missing 7-year-old boy found safe

  20-11-2017 07:23
  UPDATE: Authorities said that 7-year-old Kevin Gibson has been found safe. The investigation is ongoing and further inquires should be directed to the New Orleans Police Department. NEW ORLEANS –Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory on behalf of the New Orleans Police Department for a 7- year-old child.The child, Kevin Gibson, is a black male with short black hair and brown eyes. A clothing description is not available.
  
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• Authorities believe missing 7-year-old to be in imminent danger

  20-11-2017 07:23
  NEW ORLEANS –Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory on behalf of the New Orleans Police Department for a 7- year-old child.The child, Kevin Gibson, is a black male with short black hair and brown eyes. A clothing description is not available.Kevin was last seen late Sunday evening in the Upper 9th Ward near the intersection of Alvar Street and North Prieur Street.Law enforcement has reason to believe the child is in imminent danger.WWL-TV
  
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• Trump: NFL should suspend Oakland Raiders' Marshawn Lynch

  20-11-2017 06:36
  WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump says the NFL should suspend Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch.Lynch sat during most of the U.S. anthem and stood for the Mexican anthem before Sunday's game against the Patriots at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.Marshawn Lynch sits during the US national anthem, stands for Mexican anyhem pic.twitter.com/8wdaKprEki— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) November 19, 2017Lynch hasn't stood for the national anthem since returning from retirement this season.Tr
  
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• Thibodaux man killed in three-vehicle crash Sunday night

  20-11-2017 06:18
  TERREBONNE PARISH- Louisiana State Troopers were on the scene of a crash that left one man dead Sunday night.The deadly three-vehicle crash occurred on LA 311 near Bull Run Road shortly before 6:30 p.m.Authorities said 49-year-old Troy Leblanc was traveling north on LA 311 in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Another driver, 76-year-old Philip Aucoin Jr., was traveling south on LA 311 in a 2005 Chevrolet Impala.For unknown reasons, Leblanc crossed the center line and struck Aucoin's vehicle head-on
  
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• Louisiana chef accused of stalking, threatening woman

  20-11-2017 05:59
  MONROE- A chef who was named the 2016 Louisiana Seafood King is accused of stalking a woman.News outlets report an arrest affidavit filed Saturday says 35-year-old William Blake Phillips texted and called the woman a total of 54 times, showed up at her home several times after being told not to come and threatened to hurt and kill her.The affidavit says Phillips told Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies he contacted to woman, but did not travel to her home.Phillips was transported to the Ouachita
  
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• Notorious cult leader and murderer Charles Manson dies in prison at 83

  20-11-2017 05:39
  Notorious murderer and cult leader 83-year-old Charles Manson died of natural causes on Sunday evening, according to prison officials in California.ABC News reports that Manson shocked the world with a series of brutal murders and his face became a symbol of evil for many as he displayed seemingly no remorse and made dark, menacing statements.He was deemed responsible for a two-day murderous rampage through southern California in August 1969 that left seven people dead, according to ABC News.Pr
  
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