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  • NBC33 Losing it in Louisiana season 4 episode 3

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - NBC33's Losing it in Louisiana contestants are on their way to major weight loss. Now the Bally Total Fitness trainers wanted to see how far they could push the contestants. They came up with a four part fitness test to see just how fit the group really is. "I had my trainer in my ear telling me to go go go go, so I did and I gave it all I had," ...

  • Residents in Lafourche Parish remember F-4 tornado of 1964

    Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ...

  • Two wanted for questioning about stolen credit card

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Two people are wanted for questioning in connection with the use of a stolen credit card.LSU Police say three suspects took the victim's wallet and phone during an armed robbery on April 27th.The robbery suspects were arrested a short time later. The phone was recovered, the wallet and its contents were not.The card was later used at several stores in the Baton ...

  • Pelicans to pick sixth in 2013 NBA Draft

    NEW ORLEANS, LA - The New Orleans Pelicans received the sixth overall selection in the upcoming NBA Draft, as determined by the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery held tonight in New York City. This marks the first time in franchise history the Pelicans have held the sixth overall selection and only the fourth time the franchise has drafted in the top ten since the franchise moved to New Orleans. Going ...

  • Bill banning smoking on all Louisiana college campuses may become law

    Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - Bill banning smoking on all Louisiana college campuses may become law Universities across the state could soon be putting stronger smoke-free policies in place if a proposed law passes through the legislature. Some LSU students say it's good for the health of students and faculty, while others say it's not a problem whatsoever. The bill already made it ...


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Wise Blood [DVD]

Wise Blood [DVD]

Based on one of only two novels written by Flannery OConnor in her short lifetime, John Hustons Wise Blood is a baffling tragicomedy of contradictions, which on the surface is precisely what OConnor wanted the story to be. Unfortunately, the translation from page to screen mutes much ... ...

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  • Suspect arrested for Donaldsonville shooting

    A woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her four young daughters out of their home for days at a time.A witness told police that the four girls, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1, had been in the same ...

  • Refinery flaring after compressor trip

    plant BATON ROUGE - Officials at the ExxonMobil Chemical Plant in Baton Rouge said a compressor trip caused them to start flaring this afternoon. A spokesperson from ExxonMobil said it wasn't an emergency situation, and all the appropriate agencies had been notified. Flaring is used to burn off material that can't be processed at the plant during a unit shutdown, slowdown, or ...

  • Woman evicted from councilmans storage shed

    shed GONZALES - A woman filed a police report claiming Gonzales City Councilman Tim Vessel was stealing utilities from neighbors to power his storage shed where she lived for nearly a year. In a Gonzales Police report obtained by News 2, Debra Williams gave detectives copies of monthly rent receipts for $550 cash signed by Vessel. She said she contacted police after Vessel evicted her in ...

  • House overwhelmingly refuses to expand Medicaid

    reform BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana House has rejected an attempt to provide government-subsidized health insurance to thousands of people with the Medicaid dollars available under the federal Affordable Care Act. The 59-37 vote against the Medicaid expansion proposal appeared to kill the issue for the legislative session. The Senate's budget committee has refused a similar bill. Gov. ...

  • Local Tea Party organization claims the IRS needs to be shut down

    Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - Members of the Tea Party Patriots say the IRS needs to be shut down. A handful of people protested outside of the local IRS office. They said it's shameful that the IRS-targeted groups like theirs, which is made up of middle-class Americans. Some of them placed the blame on government in general, while others said President Obama should never have let this ...

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