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11-year-old struck by truck on Perkins Rd.

Perkins Rd. BATON ROUGE, La. - An 11-year-old boy is seriously injured after being hit by a truck on Perkins Rd. and Metairie Dr. near Siegen Ln. Sunday around 11:45 a.m., according to State Police. The boy was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition. Witnesses say the boy crossed into traffic, and there was nothing the driver could have done to avoid hitting the ...
Shooting suspect wanted in Plaquemine

PLAQUEMINE - Police in Plaquemine are searching for a man they say shot two people over the weekend.Police are looking for 19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr.of Addis. Holmes is accused of firing shots at a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1 injuring two people and damaging vehicles. Once in custody, Holmes will face several charges, including two counts of attempted 2nd degree murder, ...
Firefighter sought in Dallas condo complex blaze

DALLAS (AP) -- Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a blaze at a condominium ...
Police name suspect after shots fired at gas station crowds

At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located ...
State parks to open pools for Memorial Day weekend and summer

Baton Rouge, LA - The Office of State Parks is opening swimming pools for the Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25. Pools will remain open through Monday, May 27, then close on Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance and resume regular schedules through the ...

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Officials Dead autistic Louisiana boy believed to have drowned

An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Perkins Road near Seigen Lane Sunday morning.The accident happened around 11:30am not far from Siegen Lane. State Police ...
Former Louisiana Insurance Agent Gets 5 Years in Fraud Case

A 35-year-old Denham Springs, La., man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against them. The Advocate reports Timothy R. Schlatre must report to prison on June 24 to begin serving his 57-month sentence for one count each of mail fraud and money laundering. ...
May 16 Storm Produced 4 Tornadoes in Louisiana

A powerful thunderstorm in the afternoon on May 16 produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from Texas The National Weather Service, in a survey released Saturday, says all tornadoes had winds of 90 mph to 100 mph. The storm also brought straight-line winds up to 105 mph in northern DeSoto and southern Caddo parishes. One person was injured west of Waskom, Texas. Another was injured ...
Ethics Board Senator Can’t Seek Louisiana Citizens Post

Louisiana State Sen. Dan "Blade" Morrish is barred from seeking the CEO’s job at Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. That ruling was reaffirmed on May 17 as the Louisiana Ethics Board upheld an earlier advisory opinion, reports the American Press of Lake Charles. Morrish, a Jennings Republican, chairs the Senate Insurance Committee and sits on the Citizens board of ...
Cute cuddly and overcrowding the shelter army of kittens hits CAA

BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - The Companion Animal Alliance needs your help to save dozens of cats and kittens. An army of cute and cuddly kittens is overcrowding the Baton Rouge animal shelter run by the Companion Animal Alliance. "It's puppy and kitten season," Beth Brewster, head of the Companion Animal Alliance, said. She explained when spring winds down kitten season winds ...

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19 injured in New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting

Gunmen fired shots during an informal Mother's Day afternoon parade in New Orleans in Louisiana state injuring 19 people, two of them children, according to police.

The wounded in Sunday afternoon's shooting in the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, governed by Indian-American Bobby Jindal, included 10 men and seven women as well as a boy and a girl, both 10.

Local Nola.com citing police said both the 10-year-old victims had graze wounds to the body and were in good condition. A man and a woman were reported to be in surgery Sunday evening.

Immediately after the shooting on Frenchmen Street police reported seeing three suspects running from the scene.

Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said the three gunmen likely worked together, and at least two different weapons were used. One of the suspects is described as a man between 18 and 22 years old with short hair and wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, Serpas said.

Many of the victims were grazed, some by bullets that ricocheted. "At this point, there are no fatalities, and most of the wounds are not life-threatening," Nola.com cited spokesperson Remi Braden as saying in an email.

"But all medical conditions are not known at this time as victims were rushed to nearby hospitals," Braden said. ...