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Baton Rouge Film Commission launches rebrand

Baton Rouge, La - The Baton Rouge Film Commission (BRFC) has launched a complete rebranding, including logo and website redesign. The new ...
Early morning blaze destroys BR duplex

BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Flames ripped through a duplex on the 700 block of Holt Dr. early Wednesday morning doing some $200,000 in damage. The Baton Rouge Fire Dept say a woman and her five kids were able to escape unharmed, but a firefighter did cut his hand on broken glass in the building. Firefighters responded around 3 AM and found the duplex's roof engulfed in flames. It took about ...
Assessment results show SU’s teachers strong in the classroom

Baton Rouge, La - The state’s latest report on new teacher assessments shows the teacher education program at Southern University and A&M College is placing first-rate teachers in Louisiana classroom, according to the head of the school’s College of Education. "What we see from this report is that our young teachers are not only passing the certification examination, but ...
Interim BRPD chief Education communication skills necessary for officers

Baton Rouge, LA (NBC33) - The Baton Rouge Police Department has a lot it wants to accomplish. One of its biggest priorities is the simplest: talking to the people it serves. At a forum hosted by Metro Councilwoman Tara Wicker on Tuesday, Interim Chief Carl Dabadie was joined by Sgt. Herbert "Tweety" Anny, the leader of the BRAVE program, and Sgt. Don Stone, who heads up the local ...
BRFD investigates house fire

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house fire early Wednesday morning. It sparked at a home in the 700 block of Holt Drive in Baton Rouge around 3:30 a.m. Holt is off Goodwood Boulevard near its intersection with South Flannery Road. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the fire is under control and no injuries have been reported. It is not ...

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The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

Henri-Georges Clouzots existential suspense classic The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) opens in Las Piedres, a village in a poor, unnamed country somewhere in the heart of South America. It is a lost, dilapidated place of nearly suffocating heat where naked chi ... ...

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Introduction to Yoga for Women at Zachary library

Zachary, La - Women can come to the Zachary Branch, 1900 Church Street, on Thursday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m. for a demonstration of yoga exercises and a discussion of the benefits surrounding these relaxing movements. This demonstration will be conducted by a certified yoga instructor from the Fitness Design for Women. Come prepared to learn how to connect with your mind body and spirit! For ...
Lafayette car burglar caught in the act arrested

Lafayette, La - A man has been arrested on burglary charges after being caught attempting to burglarize a car. On June 18, at approximately 1:20 a.m., Lafayette police responded to the 100 block of Belle Fontaine in regards to a car burglary incident. When officers arrived they met with an off-duty Lafayette Parish Sheriff Deputy who had detained a black male suspect for burglarizing a ...
Shaw founder sued for using name Shaw

Jim Bernhard BATON ROUGE- The Shaw Group, now part of CB&I since a buyout recently, is suing founder Jim Bernhard and others, accusing them of using the company's name. Bernhard and the three partners are being sued in an effort to stop them from using the name "Shaw" in two business ventures. According to court documents obtained by WBRZ News 2, Shaw Capital LLC and ...
Plant worker remembered for loyalty helping others

Chuck Montero DONALDSONVILLE - A man killed in a chemical plant accident last week, will live on, in the form of life-saving technology. Ronald "Rocky" Morris died Friday evening at CF Industries, when a pipe carrying nitrogen, ruptured. He'd been at the job for over three decades, as part of the plant's rescue team. Family and friends of Morris say his job, wasn't ...
Hammond man arrested after stealing two AC units

Hammond, La - A man has been placed under arrest in conjunction with the robbery of two air condition units in Hammond. Johnny Williams Jr., 34, was arrested yesterday after being positively identified as the suspect in a burglary. Earlier that day, witnesses observed Williams steal two air-condition units from an apartment complex on Quick Blvd. When deputies made contact with Williams, ...

They said it

Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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One dead, 77 injured in US chemical plant blast

At least one person was killed and 77 injured in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal's home state of Louisiana in southern US.

"This has been a tragic incident," said Republican Jindal Thursday, during a briefing near the plant in Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as "Cancer Alley," between capital Baton Rouge and the state's biggest city, New Orleans.

Some environmental advocates cited by the Chicago Tribune said Thursday's explosion should draw attention to hazards in a region once known as "Bhopal on the bayou."

The Bhopal disaster in December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal in India, is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.

The corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is particularly dense with refineries and petrochemical plants, the Tribune said.

The surrounding region is the most prone in the nation to toxic oil spills and releases, according to US Environmental Protection Agency records.

Last year, the EPA region including Louisiana was second in the nation in toxic accident reports. ...