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BESE to review student data storage and sharing
database BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's top education board is reviewing how the state education department stores and shares public school student data. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education agreed Wednesday to create a task force looking at the issue after concerns were raised about a state data-sharing agreement with an outside organization. Superintendent of Education John ...
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Baton Rouge mother saved her five daughters from a house fire
early morning fire destroyed a family's home , but they survived. Now, the Baton Rouge mother tells us even though her house is gone, she is just happy her kids are safe. Sheron Mitchell said her first thought when she smelled the smoke was to get her five daughters out. They are all safe, but their entire house is destroyed. "By the time they made it, the whole house entire side ...
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Tigers return from College World Series
POSTED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 6:00pm UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 6:04pm The LSU baseball team is back in Baton Rouge today after their run at the program’s seventh national title fell short on Tuesday. The record setting season from the Tigers ends on a sour note after losing two straight games at the College World Series. The LSU offense scored just 3 runs in 2 games; ...
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Louisiana teen allegedly killed half-sister with TV wrestling moves
Police car lights. (QMI Agency) A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in New Orleans after causing the death of his 5-year-old half-sister using wrestling moves he had seen on television, police said. Viloude Louis died Sunday afternoon of blunt force trauma to her body, including broken ribs and a damaged liver, police said, after the boy wrestled with her using World Wrestling ...
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Waterspout forms in Grand Isle LA
waterspout Wednesday afternoon. WWL-TV in New Orleans says that the Grand Isle Fire Department is reporting a power line was knocked down and there was some shingle damage on a home, as the spout mostly stayed out to sea. The waterspout happened around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The video was shot by Tyler Smith of Grand Isle. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
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The Jane Austen Book Club
While it certainly helps to be familiar with the works of Jane Austen and to be able to distinguish between, say, Elizabeth Bennett and Marianne Dashwood, it is not a perquisite to enjoying screenwriter-turned-first-time-director Robin Swicord's romantic dramedy T ... ...
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BRPD looking for armed robbery suspect
POSTED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 4:30pm UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 4:34pm The Baton Rouge Police Department needs the public's help in located a fugitive wanted on robbery charges. Johndell Taylor is wanted for Armed Robbery. If you have information on the location of Taylor contact Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP(7867), text CS225 plus your message to CRIMES(274637) or ...
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Red Cross app offers hurricane preparedness tips
Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - With hurricane season in full swing, it’s time to start thinking ahead and getting prepared at home. Red Cross has an app you can download to get information on how to prepare, as well as where to find help. This is also the busiest season for the organization, so our local chapter says it's always looking for volunteers. As for being ready, officials say ...
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Truck plunges into New River in Gonzales
According to our news partners at The Creole , The Gonzales Fire Department was on the scene of the one-vehicle accident today at New River Street and Coontrap Road. The Fire Department received the call shortly after noon today. "We arrived on scene and secured a wench cable onto a bulldozer that was being pulled by the truck on a trailer," sated Gonzales Fire Chief Tracey ...
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Prairieville man arrested on child pornography charges
The search for a missing 10-month-old boy from Birmingham is over. Birmingham police say he and his alleged captor were found in Dallas, Texas around 11:30 Tuesday night. A missing child alert was ...
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Privatization backed for LSUs Bogalusa hospital
bogalusa medical center BATON ROUGE - The LSU Board of Supervisors has agreed to a contract privatizing its rural Bogalusa hospital in January. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, which operates four private hospitals in Louisiana, will take over management of LSU's Bogalusa Medical Center, effective Jan. 6. As with similar previous deals, the board signed off on the ...