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  • People D.A. react to Chiefs statement on beating

    summons BATON ROUGE- Reaction is mixed after the city's top cop released a statement concerning the attack on a family in the northern part of town. Police Chief Carl Dabadie said there were serious errors in judgment after a husband, wife, and their daughter were beaten at a gas station on Mother's Day. "It's something I feel sorry about. I hate to see," said Joe ...

  • Donaldsonville gets a new logo

    marketing DONALDSONVILLE, La. - The new logo for the city of Donaldsonville features images that represent its past and hopes for its future. The Advocate reports the logo was developed under the auspices of the nonprofit Louisiana Development Ready Cities as part of a wider marketing effort for the Ascension Parish city. It features the city's founding year of 1806 and images of the ...

  • Shell Shocked documentary panel explores solution to violence during Dalai Lama conference

    NEW ORLEANS, LA (NBC33) - A week after a senseless shooting injured 20 people on Mother’s Day, the conveyor of peace, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, arrived in the Crescent City with his message of hope. Several conference events and discussions revolve around that message. On the first day of the conference, one discussion was led by a group of documentarians who produced "Shell ...

  • Bodies removed from funeral home after waiting families complain

    MODESTO, CA (KCRA/CNN) - Sheriff's deputies raided a funeral home Friday, removing 17 of the bodies. Family members complained it was taking too long for the bodies to be cremated. Acting on numerous complaints, authorities took the bodies to the county coroner's office. Families are being forced to make other arrangements. It's not clear how long the bodies had been at the ...

  • Two dead in separate shootings in N.O.

    Police are investigating two fatal shootings that left a 37-year-old man dead in Central City and a 20 -year-old man dead in the Florida ...


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Amarcord [DVD]

Amarcord [DVD]

Federico Fellinis Amarcord opens and closes with the arrival of the puffballs, which signals the beginning of spring. At various points in the film, other elements--rain, snow, intense sunlight--pour from the sky, signaling the changing seasons and the quick progression of time. It give ... ...

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  • Dave James set to play in EBR Parish Libraries

    BATON ROUGE, LA - Do you like live music? If that’s your thing, you’ll enjoy hearing professional guitarist, singer-songwriter and educator, Dave James play jazz, blues, country, rock and everything in between at the library on Monday, June 17 through Wednesday, June 19. James has been working with young audiences for the past four years, and has performed with a number of ...

  • New Orleans says gunfire wont end second lines

    Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a Mother's Day parade in a New Orleans ...

  • Trained Assassins new Louisiana reality show

    The reality TV bug bites Louisiana residents again. This time it's a show that will feature a group of hunters from the Baton Rouge area. "Trained Assassins" follows a group of cross bow hunters from Louisiana ...

  • Senate Bill in LegislatureAllison DeBattistaEpilepsy Foundation of Louisiana

    Anne Cutler talks to Allison DeBattista about the work of the Foundation and a bill in the current legislative session that impacts 1.2 million Louisiana residents covered by Medicaid. Epilepsy Foundation of ...

  • BRPD Chief Summons in gas station attack mistake

    summons BATON ROUGE - Police Chief Carl Dabadie said today two people connected to what he called a "brutal" attack at a Baton Rouge gas station should have been arrested, not just ticketed. "That was a mistake and an error of judgment," Dabadie said in a press release emailed this evening. The incident happened Sunday evening and put one man in the hospital; his wife ...

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