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  • Sibley claims he had reason for leaving deadly crash

    fatal ALBANY - Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley has a specific reason why he left the scene of a crash where one man died, but he and his attorney are not explaining just yet. They said they won't do so until Louisiana State Police close their investigation, which could take four to six weeks. Investigators said early Saturday morning Sibley hit another truck ...

  • Bayou Corne residents accepting buyouts

    texas brine BAYOU CORNE - Some homeowners are taking buyout offers from the company blamed for causing a massive sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Some residents called the offers low, but said it's their only way out of the mess. So far Texas Brine LLC has offered buyouts to 88 residents since they began making offers back in May. Clyde Landry said he didn't agree with the first ...

  • I-10 widening project near Highland Siegen complete

    Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - It’s finally finished - the six lane expansion on I-10 from Highland to Siegen Lane. After months of delays and constant work, the six lanes are open. DOTD also announced that they intent to expand I-10 all the way to LA-22. They will also be expanding I-12 from Walker to Satsuma. Juban Road to Walker is expected to be completed by summer of 2013. Everyone ...

  • Man flips girlfriends vehicle after forcing his way into her workplace

    THIBODAUX, LA - A Thibodaux man has been arrested after he took his girlfriend’s car while drunk and flipped it into a ditch. On June 17, around 3:00 a.m. Tyrone Jackson, 24, showed up to his girlfriend’s place of work in the 300 block of North Canal, intoxicated. The victim took her keys from Jackson since he was intoxicated, and attempted to lock the door behind her. Jackson ...

  • Two more lanes opened on I-10

    Louisiana State Police reports I-10 East is closed at Whiskey Bay on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to multiple crashes. Traffic on I-10 East is being diverted onto I-49 North.Drivers trying to get ...


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French Connection II [Blu-Ray]

French Connection II [Blu-Ray]

At the beginning of John Frankenheimers French Connection II, the title card rushes at us from the depths of the screen just as it did in William Friedkins unexpectedly gritty, genre-twisting 1971 Oscar-winner, suggesting that the film to come will barrel toward us ... ...

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  • Inmate captured who walked away from work release program

    PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - U.S. Marshals have captured an inmate who walked away from a work release program. According to reports, Tederick Bessie walked away from Elmer's Chocolate Factory in Ponchatoula around 6 a.m. Monday. He was captured just before 5 p.m. Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Office. Bessie, 30, had been serving time for simple robbery. He was scheduled for release in ...

  • Residents worry about drainage on Eden Church Road

    DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (WAFB) - Engineers have a warning for Livingston Parish leaders about a potential problem with a newly-constructed road. The parish spent $2.2 million making Eden Church Road in Denham Springs safer, but another issue has surfaced. When construction on Eden Church Road got underway, residents like Terry Woodworth could hardly wait for the highway to open. "It was ...

  • Hope Academy gets cleaning as part of companys global week of service

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The principal at a Baton Rouge school says they have no money for maintenance and barely have someone to change light bulbs. So, when a local company offered to help for no charge, they said bring it on. Around Hope Academy, on Jefferson Highway, there are people all over. Some are cutting grass, some cutting hedges and others asking where they can find more ...

  • Heavy congestion after wreck on I-10

    closed BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials closed I-10 East after a wreck past Highland Road during the afternoon rush. State Police said the wreck was located three miles past the Highland exit and blocked all eastbound lanes, but traffic was still passing on the shoulder. Traffic backed up in both directions of I-10 after the wreck. At 6 p.m. DOTD reported traffic was bakced up on I-10 East ...

  • Residents near Geismar plant explosion affected emotionally physically

    Geismar, La (NBC33) - After Thursday's explosion at the Williams Olefin's plant in Geismar, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade started taking surveys of people living near the plant. The team went door-to-door and surveyed 67 people, asking them about any possible physical or emotional effects the incident may have caused them. Forty-four of those surveyed say they've been out of ...

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