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  • Suspect in deadly bar fight surrenders to police

    raphael domino BATON ROUGE - Police said a man wanted for murder after a bar fight in Baton Rouge turned himself in to detectives earlier today. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Andres Gonzales, 27, faces second-degree murder charges in the death of Raphael Domino Jr., 39, earlier this month. Investigators said Gonzales punched Domino and knocked him over during a ...

  • PSC to revisit energy efficiency program debate

    revisit BATON ROUGE - The state's utility regulatory agency will reconsider a decision to shelve a planned statewide energy efficiency program. The Public Service Commission has been sued over its handling of the issue, with three organizations claiming the commission broke the state's open meetings law by refusing to allow public testimony before voting in February. PSC Chairman ...

  • Jindal Marine contractor plans $30M expansion

    governor THIBODAUX - An oilfield service company plans a new $10 million headquarters in Gray and a $20 million manufacturing and fabrication plant at a Louisiana port. President and CEO Hank Danos says Danos & Curole Marine Contractors LLC is considering at least two ports. The manufacturing site to be selected will be decided within three months. Gov. Bobby Jindal says the expansion ...

  • Cleco sends crews to help in wake of OKC tornado

    tornado PINEVILLE - Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system. The crew is expected to arrive in Oklahoma on Wednesday. Cleco's mutual assistance coordinator, Floyd Pittman, says after seeing the damage left in the storm's wake, Cleco's crews head ...

  • 1300 new jobs coming to Louisiana due to $30m corporate expansion project

    THIBODAUX, LA (NBC33) - A $30 million corporate expansion project will bring roughly 1,300 new jobs to Louisiana. Danos & Curole Marine Contractors announced on Tuesday, May 21 that it has selected a site in Gray, La. for its new $10 million corporate headquarters facility. In addition, they are evaluating multiple port locations to build a new $20 million manufacturing and fabrication ...


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Tumbleweeds

"Tumbleweeds" is about the texture and uneven rhythm of life, chronicling the desperate plight of a single mother named Mary Jo, who is caught in an endless cycle of bad boyfriends, and how she and her daughter, Ava, her precocious and increasingly frustrated adolescent daughter, survive a migratory life of moving from town to town, destructive relationship to destructive relationship. ...

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  • Man arrested after stealing speakers wheels from a vehicle being serviced

    Houma, LA (NBC33) - A Houma resident has been arrested after stealing items off of a car while it was being serviced at a dealership on May 15. Jermaine Netters, 29, stole car speakers, tires and rims from a vehicle being serviced at Greg Leblanc Nissan. The vehicle's owner told Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies that an acquaintance of hers saw her tires and rims being ...

  • Toughened school safety bill wins final passage

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Public schools, already required to have written crisis management plans, will now have to coordinate those plans with local law enforcement and emergency preparedness officials - and hold annual safety drills to rehearse them. The bill rewriting Louisiana's school safety law received final passage Thursday with a unanimous Senate vote. It comes in response to ...

  • House backs ban on drivers using social media

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A ban on posting to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter while driving appears likely to hit Louisiana's law books. Both the House and Senate have easily approved the idea. The proposal has one more stop before reaching final passage after getting unanimous House backing Thursday. The bill by Livingston Sen. Dale Erdey returns to the Senate for approval ...

  • Arson suspect accused of setting church on fire during Sunday service

    NEW ORLEANS, LA (NBC33) - A New Orleans man faces a $300,000 bond for allegedly setting a church on fire while roughly 148 people were inside. Firefighters were called to the Kingdom Hall church in Gentilly on Sunday, May 19 shortly before 10:30 a.m. Officials say ten units and 23 firefighters responded to the call. Fortunately, members of the congregation were able to extinguish most of it ...

  • Man fires gun at ex-girlfriend roommate after attempting to ‘fix’ relationship turns himself in

    St. Martin Parish, La (NBC33) - A St. Martin Parish man has surrendered to authorities after he fired a gun at his ex-girlfriend and her roommate. On May 11 at around 10:57 p.m., Johnny Alexander, 35, went to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, located in the 600 block of Berlin Drive. His intent was to reconcile their relationship. During their conversation, Alexander pulled out a ...

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