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• Double shooting in Maringouin leaves one person dead, suspect arrested

  10-02-2018 21:22
  MARINGOUIN - Officials responded to reports of a double shooting Saturday night.Sources say two victims were shot on Church Street near Mayer Street around 9:00 p.m.WBRZ has learned that one of the victims suffered fatal injuries. Family and friends have identified him as 26-year-old Christopher Carter.Major Ronnie Hebert of the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office told WBRZ, "We already tied our murder rate from last year, which was one. We have now do
  
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• Reckless ATV riders arrested in New Orleans

  10-02-2018 21:08
  NEW ORLEANS - State troopers arrested four men for recklessly operating ATV's and a dirt bike on Tulane Avenue in New Orleans, Saturday.The suspects were arrested for numerous criminal charges including reckless operations, narcotics and weapons violations.The four riders were observed blocking traffic, doing wheelies, running red lights and driving on the median. Troopers in an unmarked vehicle approached the riders before damage to any property occurred. One suspect
  
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• Firefighter accused of setting fires, burglarizing firestations

  10-02-2018 15:28
  PHOENIX, AZ - Phoenix police have identified a 36-year-old city firefighter who is accused of entering fire stations and stealing from fellow firefighters, sometimes after setting trash fires to keep crews away.Ryan Donahue remains jailed after being arrested Friday on suspicion of theft, arson, burglary and criminal damage.Online court records don't indicate whether Donahue has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.Police say surveillance and tips led to the arrest of Donahue, an 11
  
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• Denham Springs High Wind Ensemble to perform at Carnegie Hall

  10-02-2018 14:59
  BATON ROUGE - Members of the Denham Springs High School Band are set to make the trip of a lifetime to play at world famous, Carnegie Hall.The yellow jackets are one of just three schools from across the country invited to participate in the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Wind Ensemble Invitational."It's sort of not registered yet," junior Madison Williams, said.Dozens of band students will take the famous stage Monday morning. This gig is one they are ready for."I think that our band is gonna do
  
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• Mainland colleges help Puerto Rican students, vexing island

  10-02-2018 13:41
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Dozens of mainland U.S. universities are helping Puerto Rican students continue their studies while the island recovers from last September's Hurricane Maria, but islanders worry they'll stay away too long.  Brown University is among more than a dozen schools where Puerto Rican students are studying for free. Others include New York University and Tulane University. Many more are offering reduced tuition rates typically granted to in-state residents.&nbs
  
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• Officials: Guard shoots just-released inmate after attack

  10-02-2018 13:40
  PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a prison guard leaving work for the day has shot and critically injured a just-released inmate who attacked the officer in a parking lot near the prison.  The Philadelphia Department of Prisons says 26-year-old Jamal Bennett attacked the 66-year-old Curran-Fromhold Correctional facility guard around 11 p.m. Friday.  The guard fired his personal weapon, striking Bennett in the chest. Bennett was in critical condition at Jefferson
  
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• LA 18 in St. James now open after road work complete

  10-02-2018 12:30
  UPDATE: LA 18 from Jones Street to King View Street is now open. Road work in the area has been completed, according to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office.ST. JAMES - LA 18 from Jones Street to King View Street will be closed from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Feb. 10 through Feb. 13.According to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office, the closure is necessary to string pipe across the roadway for a pipe bore under the river.Detour routes are as followed:LA 18 North, traffic should detour t
  
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• LA 18 in St. James closed throughout Mardi Gras weekend

  10-02-2018 12:30
  ST. JAMES - LA 18 from Jones Street to King View Street will be closed from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Feb. 10 through Feb. 13.According to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office, the closure is necessary to string pipe across the roadway for a pipe bore under the river.Detour routes are as followed:LA 18 North, traffic should detour to the right onto LA 70 for approximately 3.9 miles until they reach LA 3127 on the left. Turn left onto LA 3127 and drive for approximately 12.5 miles until you reach
  
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• Lafayette ranked 10th in U.S. for highest average tax refund

  10-02-2018 12:10
  LAFAYETTE - Residents in Lafayette, Louisiana are reportedly getting a bigger break on their tax refunds than most of the country.According to a new study by Magnify Money, Lafayette is ranked as the 10th best Metro area in the U.S for the average tax refund amount, at $3,253 per average refund.The city also has a high average of taxpayers who get a refund - 80 percent.The study looked at other statistics regarding where taxpayers owe the most to the IRS, and where tax bills hit the hardest.mce
  
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• Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for multimillion dollar fraud scheme

  10-02-2018 11:47
  LAFAYETTE, La. - A Duson man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for a multimillion dollar fraud scheme.  A news release from U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook in Lafayette says 43-year-old Richard Walter Borek was sentenced Friday. He pleaded guilty in August.  Prosecutors said Borek worked as the information technology manager for a Eunice pipeline company from 2012 to 2016. He bought cellphones and electronic tablets using company funds. He t
  
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• Veterinarian: Dead pelicans along highway hit by vehicles

  10-02-2018 11:39
  NEW ORLEANS - Dozens of pelicans died this week along a Louisiana highway. The state wildlife veterinarian says they weren't poisoned or sick, but hit by vehicles.  Coastal consultant P.J. Hahn posted a photo of a dead bird Wednesday on Facebook, saying he'd counted 25 dead pelicans in a short distance along Louisiana Highway 1 near Leeville.  He said cold and lack of food kill juvenile pelicans this time of year, but half of these birds were adults - possibl
  
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• Trump explains refusal to declassify Dems' memo

  10-02-2018 11:33
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is explaining his decision not to declassify a Democratic memo, saying the document is "very political" and needs heavy redactions.  The White House told the House Intelligence Committee the president is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats about abuse of government surveillance powers in the FBI's Russia probe.  Trump followed up with a tweet Saturday saying Democrats "knew, because of sources and methods (an
  
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• Couple sells all for sailboat venture, it sinks on day 2

  10-02-2018 11:32
  MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - A couple who abandoned their workaday lives to buy a sailboat for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure instead lost almost everything when it sank on day two of their journey off Florida.  News outlets report that Tanner Broadwell, Nikki Walsh and their pet pug escaped injury when the 28-foot boat hit something and capsized Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico near Madeira Beach. But the couple says just about everything else on the boat floated away. &
  
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