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  • Man arrested in drive-by shooting

    DONALDSONVILLE - Sheriff's deputies arrested a man after a drive-by shooting this afternoon in Donaldsonville. Lt. Col. Bobby Webre with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said they arrested Toran Munson, 28, in suspicion of attempted murder after the shooting. Investigators said Munson got into an argument with another man he'd had past run-ins with while Munson was driving ...

  • Lawmakers pass measure to limit money to Planned Parenthood

    Money BATON ROUGE- A committee of lawmakers passed a measure that would block some government money from going to Planned Parenthood. It now heads to the full House. The measure sparked emotional testimony from people supporting. It comes as Planned Parenthood is the subject of two federal lawsuits over alleged unscrupulous billing practices. Shawna Kimbrough was among those who testified ...

  • Local schools prepared for disaster

    Baton Rouge GONZALES - Pecan Grove Primary is nearing the end of the school year, but students are still practicing for a severe weather scenario. This comes after a tornado ripped apart an Oklahoma town and damaged two schools. At least seven children were killed at one of those schools. "We practice the plan, the children practice the plan, whether it be a weather related incident ...

  • Planned Parenthood under fire at the Capitol

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Thousands of people in Louisiana use Planned Parenthood’s services every year. A group of lawmakers are pushing a resolution to prevent state funds from being used for those services. Today, advocates on both side of the issue defended their positions. New Orleans-native Shawna Kimbrough maintains that one trip to Planned Parenthood as a teen changed her life ...

  • State Police are making sure drivers buckle up 2013 Click It or Ticket Campaign

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Over 100 police agencies are patrolling Louisiana's streets to make sure you buckle up. Mike Edmonson, State Police Colonel, said he knows the importance of wearing a seatbelt firsthand because it saved his life. "I simply fell asleep. I hit the concrete wall at 50 miles per hour. I went from 50 to zero," Edmonson said. "I've got the results ...


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Tumbleweeds

"Tumbleweeds" is about the texture and uneven rhythm of life, chronicling the desperate plight of a single mother named Mary Jo, who is caught in an endless cycle of bad boyfriends, and how she and her daughter, Ava, her precocious and increasingly frustrated adolescent daughter, survive a migratory life of moving from town to town, destructive relationship to destructive relationship. ...

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  • Local Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma to help tornado victims

    Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - Volunteers with Red Cross chapters all across the south are on their way to Oklahoma tonight. Ten people from the Baton Rouge area have already left to lend a hand, and more are expected to head out in the next few days. One couple, Kathy and Clay Smilie packed their bags as soon as they heard about the tornado. The pair has been volunteering with the Red Cross ...

  • Suspect in fatal bar fight turns himself in

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police say the suspect accused throwing a punch during a bar fight that led to the death of another man turned himself into police Tuesday. According to reports, Andres Gonzalez, 27, and Raphael Domino Jr., 39, were fighting at Club End Zone on Plank Rd. just after midnight on May 5th.After being punched, Domino fell to the ground and hit his head. He was ...

  • Cannon fire to be heard at state Capitol

    downtown BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police say cannon fire will be heard in downtown Baton Rouge Thursday morning as the state House of Representatives remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. As part of the ceremony, a 21-gun salute will be conducted. Residents, employees and visitors to the State Capitol complex should expect to hear numerous loud ...

  • Police release photos of car burglars

    BRPD BATON ROUGE - Police asked for help identifying several people they said broke into a bait car in Baton Rouge which had hidden cameras inside. Detectives said the bait car was hit on two separate days. Three people were caught on camera breaking into the car on May 7 around 9:03 p.m. in the 1100 block of Myrtle Street. The second time police said only one person broke into the car, and ...

  • Cause of widespread outage being investigated

    BATON ROUGE - An Entergy spokesperson said they're looking into what caused an equipment failure that plunged thousands of homes into darkness last night. Catherine Ward with Entergy said an auto transformer at the Willow Glen switchyard failed, which left about 19,000 in Ascension Parish and 2,800 in East Baton Rouge Parish without power for several hours. Ward said the outage was so ...

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