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  • Deadline approaching for Powerhouse Gym claims

    caldwell BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell reminded people affected by the failed Powerhouse Gym in Baton Rouge that they should file a claim with the Louisiana Department of Justice's Consumer Protection section by Friday, May 31. Powerhouse Gym planned to open in January 2012, and the owners started charging people for memberships in 2011. Caldwell said the owners then ...

  • Woman accused of stealing from retirement home residents

    Slidell, La - A thief who was preying on the elderly was arrested by Slidell Police. All of the victims were over 89-years-old and residing at a Slidell retirement home. One of the victims came forward in April after she discovered several pieces of her late husband’s jewelry missing from her room. Detectives began investigating all of the employees who had access to the victim’s ...

  • Gonzales councilman faces opposition with recall committee

    Gonzales, La (The Creole) - The ‘Recall Gary Lacombe Committee’ met on Monday, May 20, to strategize on the best way to achieve its objective of obtaining the requisite number of signatures to force a recall election of the embattled Gonzales Councilman. In order to achieve its objective, nearly 2,200 registered voters in the city must sign the recall petition by October 8, 2013, ...

  • New Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info

    A bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk would subject journalists to a $10,000 fine and up to six months in jail for publishing the names of concealed carry permit ...

  • Dog on the Interstate

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - A large dog was spotted in the grassy median on Interstate 110 near the Governor’s Mansion exit shortly before 2:00 p.m. today. NBC33 News spotted the animal on traffic cameras shortly before 2:00 p.m. At this time we have no information regarding how the dog got there, or whether or not he is hurt. A passing motorist stopped to render aid to the animal. The ...


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  • AG to Powerhouse Gym Members File a claim

    BATON ROUGE, LA - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell reminds consumers adversely affected by Baton Rouge’s Powerhouse Gym to file a claim with the Louisiana Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection section by Friday, May 31. Judge Tim Kelley of the 19th Judicial District Court has issued a judgment allowing the Attorney General’s Office to create a registry of adversely ...

  • High speed chase over $37 printer ended by off-duty officer

    Slidell, La - A married couple nearly hit an officer and led Slidell police on a high-speed chase after stealing a $37 computer printer from a retail store. Around noon on Tuesday, May 21, authorities received a call from a Wal-Mart on Natchez Drive in reference to a theft. An employee spotted Clint Coslett, 48, and his wife, Prilla Coslett, 32, stealing a computer printer. The ...

  • Police New Orleans judge carjacked outside home

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Police say they have arrested three teenagers suspected of carjacking a New Orleans judge outside his home in the city's Carrollton ...

  • Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Assumption Parish

    The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a collision involving a train and a truck. Injuries were reported due to the crash, but specifics were not given. The name of the driver ...

  • Test results up overall voucher schools flat

    NEW ORLEANS - State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores. While results were not uniformly better in all subjects, Education Superintendent John White said more than half the state's districts saw improvement overall. White said charter schools ...

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