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Republican prompts inquiry into party finances

documents BATON ROUGE- A member of the Republican Party asked the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to peek into the finances of the GOP in the state WBRZ News 2 learned. The new information came a day after ...
Thieves hit church steal 300lb. safe and cash

God WALKER- Police are looking for leads after a church was burglarized and a 300 lb. safe was stolen overnight. "It appears that the offenders entered the Church building through an unsecured window," said Walker Police Capt. John Sharp, who sent a news release about the crime to media Thursday evening. Police were called when workers at Walker Baptist Church noticed the crime ...
Thousands owed to City of Sorrento

ascension SORRENTO - Several dozen people owe thousands of dollars to the City of Sorrento for city services like water, trash, sewer and even for the demolition of condemned properties. Some of the bills add up to more than $1,000. "We are operating a lot in the red," said Councilman Jason Adams. Adams believes the total owed to the town could add up to as much as $60,000. He ...
Emissions could increase during ExxonMobil repairs

sulfur dioxide BATON ROUGE - A leak on environmental control equipment at the ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge could temporarily increase sulfur dioxide emissions from the plant, according to a spokesperson. ExxonMobil said employees discovered a small hole in the surface of a combuster in the sulfur recovery unit that removes sulfur molecules from crude oil. That hole allowed some gases ...
The Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo gears up for 2013 rodeo

Grand Isle, La - The Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo Board of Directors is proud to announce the 17th annual fishing rodeo will be held at Bridge Side Marina on May 24, 25 and 26. Paul Foret, an artist from Baton Rouge, LA designed and handcrafted this year’s awards for all categories. Awards for the Largest Speckled Trout Male and Female will be a crystal vase and the fish will be ...

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8 1/2 [DVD]

Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 is inner turmoil externalized in a grand, rambling, fantastical succession of images. Often referred to as the greatest film ever made about filmmaking, it is a wonderfully self-indulgent meditation on creative blocks and personal crisesthe film director as tortured soul. The main character, Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni), is often read as a cinematic surrogat ... ...

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Scott man arrested on drug charges after driving erratically

Scott, La - A Scott man has been arrested for drug charges after a routine traffic stop. On May 21, officers with the Scott Police Department saw a Silver Mercury Mariner traveling through a dirt construction area. they followed the car and saw the vehicle travel across the center line twice, then enter the curves. while taking the curves, the car's right front and rear tires cross the ...
Roof fails due to storm damage at YMCA on Old Hammond

Baton Rouge, LA (NBC33) - Today's thunderstorms caused structural damage to the C.B. Pennington Jr. YMCA on Old Hammond Highway. There was already roof work being done on the building when the severe weather blew away roofing tiles, creating a hole. Large amounts of water and some debris came in through the hole, damaging computer systems and paper files. Fortunately, nobody was injured. ...
State representatives honor fallen troops

Baton Rouge, La - The sound of twenty-one cannon blasts rang out at the State Capitol, reminding everyone of our nation's fallen soldiers. Today, state representatives paused to take time to remember soldiers who fought and died for our country. Major Derrin Theriault says it's important to take time on Memorial Day to honor the fallen, but says it never gets easier. "Really ...
‘Bonnie Clyde’ miniseries wraps in Donaldsonville on anniversary of couple’s death

DONALDSONVILLE, LA (NBC33) - On this day 79 years ago, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot and killed by officers during an ambush in Bienville Parish. Coincidentally, today is also the day that a miniseries about the crime couple wrapped production in Donaldsonville. For the past six weeks, the series has utilized locations in St. Gabriel, Port Allen, Livonia, St. Francisville, and Baton ...
Foster parent explains rewards of sacrificing for child in need

Baton Rouge, LA (NBC33) - It takes a special person to be a foster parent, to welcome a child into your home. But children in Baton Rouge and across the state need more of those special people. May is Foster Care Awareness Month, but state officials say they constantly need families to step up and volunteer. "We have about 4,002 children currently, as of the end of April, in foster ...

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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.

Barack Obama

The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.

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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. ...