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  • Suspect shot twice after knocking deputy to the ground additional drug battery charges

    LIVINGSTON, LA (NBC33) - A Livingston man was shot twice after he allegedly knocked a deputy to the ground. The man is recovering in a local hospital and will be booked on a handful of charges once he is released. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that it all started on Sunday, May 19 after deputies responded to a call about a disturbance at a home on Florida Blvd. When ...

  • Bill creating a state collections department moves forward

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Representative Chris Broadwater and a supporting cast presented his bill to members of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee on Monday. The bill would create a centralized collection department to work in conjunction with the Department of Revenue and the Attorney General's Office. "At a time when we've seen cuts to higher education, ...

  • Casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March

    win NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's state-regulated casinos all won less money in April than in March. The drop totals $35.8 million. State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ago. The big exceptions were 8.7 percent one-year increases at both L'Auberge Lake Charles and the slots casino at the New Orleans Fair Grounds. April winnings totaled $196.4 million, up ...

  • Coming up tonight at 10 Scotlandville sewer situation

    SCOTLANDVILLE, La - The smelly situation in Scotlandville was supposed to be resolved by now, at least according to those living there. The Metro Council approved a buyout plan to offer homeowners a certain amount for their properties in January, and 4 real estate agents were hired in April to negotiate deals with homeowners.but that's when residents say it feels like everything ...

  • Celebration turns to tragedy Father describes moments before after crash on Perkins

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - It should have been a day of celebration; a family barbecue to celebrate the end of a school year. Instead, an 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life in a local hospital with his family by his side, including his twin brother. "We were having a graduation party for the twins," Frank Ester recalled. "Everything was finished and we were taking a little ...


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Movie Review

Confidence

Confidence

So, Im dead, is the opening line of voice-over narration in the neo-noir crime twister Confidence. It is spoken by a slick con artist named Jake Vig (Edward Burns) who is lying in a pool of his own blood. Its a catchy opening, but dead narrators are nothing new, and that essentially sums up everything about the film itself: catchy, but not quite catchy enough to cover over the fact that we ... ...

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  • Eyewitnesses speak out about shooting in Plaquemine

    PLAQUEMINE, La (NBC33) - - A man wanted for allegedly shooting up a Circle K gas station Saturday night turned himself into police Monday morning. The shooting happened after a fight that at another gas station. Two people had to be taken to the hospital. They're expected to be recover. "It’s scary that you're just waiting at a gas station and you just start being shot ...

  • Louisiana revokes companys explosives license

    JACKSON, Miss. - An explosives recycling company that authorities said improperly stored millions of pounds of a military propellant, causing the evacuation of a Louisiana town last year, was stripped of its state explosives licenses on Monday.Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Julie Lewis said Explo System Inc.'s state explosives licenses will remain revoked "pending the adjudication ...

  • Attack captures attention of documentary filmmaker

    Donald Ray Dickerson BATON ROUGE - An incident at a gas station has captured the attention of a man producing a documentary on violence in Baton Rouge. Wendell Richardson specifically will feature what some are calling a race-fueled attack of a family at a gas station near Scenic Highway and Plank Roads two weekends ago. "I think documentaries do help us find out what the problem is ...

  • Residents on Perkins Road worried about pedestrians

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - After the boy was hit on Perkins, residents are worried that there could be more accidents. Any driver would tell you, Perkins Road is pretty congested, but try being a pedestrian. June Lyle, who lives along Perkins, believes something needs to be done. "I don't think it's pedestrian-friendly because it's more of major road," Lyle said. ...

  • Medicaid expansion bills continue to be defeated at the Capitol

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - One by one, proposed laws to expand Medicaid are being shot down at the capitol. The latest in the line, Senate Bill 125, died in the Senate Finance committee. Even though lawmakers keep shooting Medicaid expansion down, those who would benefit from the expansion are hopeful that the last expansion bill they have left will make it. As a registered nurse and healthcare ...

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