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• Deputies responding to fatal shooting in Plaquemine

  04-02-2018 20:30
  IBERVILLE PARISH- Authorities say one person was fatally shot Sunday evening in Plaquemine.The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Castro Street.The identity of the victim has not been released. According to Sheriff Brett Stassi, the victim is believed to be in his "high teens."This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Timberlake includes Prince tribute at halftime

  04-02-2018 19:58
  MINNEAPOLIS- Justin Timberlake paid tribute to Prince during his Super Bowl halftime performance with a cover of "I Will Die 4 U."The singer's set started out in an underground portion of U.S. Bank Stadium made to look like a club filled with lasers and dancers. Timberlake emerged from into the stadium and performed a dance-filled set that included "Sexyback" and "Cry Me A River."Timberlake danced atop the NFL logo and then with a marching band for "Suit & Tie."Justin Timberlake pa
  
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• Eagles win first Super Bowl in Philly history, defeat Patriots 41-33

  04-02-2018 15:57
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nick Foles went back-and-forth with Tom Brady and the defense came through with a turnover when they needed a stop.The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history thanks to a backup quarterback who had another spectacular game and a strip-sack by Brandon Graham after the defense let Brady have his way for most of Sunday night.Foles tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz with 2:21 left to give Philadelphia a 38-33 lead, but Brady
  
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• Colts: Linebacker Edwin Jackson among 2 killed on highway

  04-02-2018 15:20
  INDIANAPOLIS- The Indianapolis Colts say linebacker Edwin Jackson was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis.The Colts said in a statement Sunday that the team is "heartbroken" by Jackson's death. The statement says the 26-year-old "was loved by all in the Colts organization."State police identified the victims as Jackson, who grew up in Atlanta, and 54-year-old Jeffrey Monroe, of Avon, Indiana. Police sa
  
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• Philly cops use hydraulic fluid on poles to deter climbers

  04-02-2018 14:42
  PHILADELPHIA - While Philadelphia Eagles fans prepare for the Super Bowl, police are working to keep any victory celebrations firmly on the ground.  The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that police officers were out Sunday afternoon rolling hydraulic fluid onto light poles to keep celebrating fans from climbing them in case of an Eagles victory.  Officers who declined to give their names reported greasing about 100 poles up and down Broad Street. They dubbed the
  
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• LSP: Breaux Bridge man killed in fiery single-vehicle crash

  04-02-2018 14:17
  ARNAUDVILLE - Louisiana State Police are investigating a fiery single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 23-year-old Breaux Bridge man early Sunday morning.According to State Police, Troopers began investigating the crash shortly before 5:00 a.m. on LA Hwy 93 near Grain Elevator Road in St. Martin Parish.The crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Dominick S. Roy of Breaux Bridge.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined the crash occurred as Roy was traveling westbound on
  
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• Report: Cold snap killed 35 manatees in Florida in January

  04-02-2018 13:57
  BRADENTON, Fla. - A report says 35 manatees across Florida have died as a result of cold stress syndrome in January.  The Bradenton Herald reports the deaths between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26 were tallied in a preliminary report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The commission says that was five times as many deaths compared to the same period in 2017. But it doesn't come close to the 151 manatees that died during a cold snap in January 2010. &n
  
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• Fired officer accused of inappropriate contact with girls

  04-02-2018 13:48
  SENATOBIA, Miss. - A police officer who was fired by a north Mississippi town is being investigated for inappropriate contact with underage girls.  WREG-TV reports that Arthur Avant was fired from the Senatobia Police Department, then began working Jan. 22 for Tunica County Sheriff's Department.  A self-described "concerned parent" wrote a letter to Senatobia aldermen in December complaining that authorities weren't investigating a complaint made more than a
  
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• Agriculture dept. rolls out new 'Certified Louisiana' logos

  04-02-2018 12:43
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's agriculture department has unveiled a new "Certified Louisiana" logo for products made or grown in the state, hoping to spur people to shop for locally produced goods.  The logo program itself isn't new. But Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain's office has new logo designs and a new website to try to boost visibility of the Louisiana's agricultural products.  To get the logo, a product has to be made, grown manufactured, processed o
  
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• Man arrested for DWI collapses in Assumption jail cell, later dies at hospital

  04-02-2018 12:31
  NAPOLEONVILLE - An inmate at the Assumption Parish Jail collapsed and later died after being at the facility for less than 24 hours.According to Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon, Edward Murphy, Jr. of Labadieville collapsed in his cell at approximately 6:25 a.m. on Sunday, February 04, 2018.Correctional employees were nearby and noticed Mr. Murphy in distress. Correctional officers then began CPR and called for Acadian Ambulance, who arrived at the facility a short time later.Murphy was
  
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• City to use Katrina recovery money to seek end to flood woes

  04-02-2018 12:14
  GULFPORT, Miss. - Mississippi's second-largest city could use recovery money from 2005's Hurricane Katrina to seek a solution to a neighborhood's flooding problem.  WLOX-TV reports that the Gulfport City Council will consider hiring an engineering firm Tuesday to investigate flooding and propose solutions.  Businesses along the stretch of U.S. 49, a central artery in the city, have long complained that unmaintained ditches and a lack of landscaping may be con
  
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• Local woman hopes to inspire others with ancestry research

  04-02-2018 12:02
  MARINGOUIN- For Jessica Tilson and many of the people in Maringouin, Louisiana, they have mostly lived in the small town for nearly 200 years, which sent Tilson on a mission to discover her roots.“I wanted to know about my family,” she said. “I wanted to know who they were, why I behave the way I behave. Why was Maringouin such a close knit
  
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• Israel begins distributing deportation notices to Africans

  04-02-2018 11:54
  JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities have begun distributing deportation notices to thousands of African migrants.  In letters delivered Sunday, Israel says the migrants have 60 days to accept the offer to leave the country for an unnamed African destination in exchange for $3,500 and a plane ticket. Those who don't by Apr. 1 will be incarcerated indefinitely.  Some 40,000 migrants, nearly all from Eritrea and Sudan, fled danger for the safety and opportunities of
  
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• First-ever 'Mid City Gras' parade rolled Sunday

  04-02-2018 11:48
  BATON ROUGE- The first-ever Mid City Gras Parade kicked off today after many years of planning.Marching bands, a float or two, and a lot of walking groups from right here in the area. But the huge crowd that turned out for the parade is what everyone is talking about.Even the mayor made a point to show up for the festivities, and remarked on the amount of people who lined the the entire parade route."The turn out is tremendous," Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said. "The
  
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• Two dead, over 100 hurt in Sunday morning train crash

  04-02-2018 09:42
  CAYCE, S.C. - The Latest on a deadly Amtrak train crash in South Carolina:  1:45 p.m.  So many passengers were injured in a South Carolina that an emergency room doctor says they were brought in on two buses.  Palmetto Health emergency room doctor Eric Brown said the hospital quickly changed a tent they were using as a waiting room to keep people away from patients with the flu into a triage area to diagnosis the injured Sunday. &am
  
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