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Raising Cane’s mobilizes to deliver aid to victims of North Texas Oklahoma tornadoes
Baton Rouge, La - Thousands of people across North Texas and Oklahoma are in desperate need of food, water, shelter and other basic necessities after their communities were devastated by deadly tornadoes over the past several days. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, which has several restaurants and hundreds of Crewmembers in the affected areas, is teaming with the American Red Cross to assist ...
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Parents pleased with LEAP result improvements
Baton Rouge, LA (NBC33) - LEAP scores increased alongside the difficulty of the test, pleasing parents of elementary and middle school students. The East Baton Rouge Public School System fared below average on this year's LEAP tests. Only 62 percent of its students performed at the "basic" level or above. But that number was better than in years past. Many parents credit the ...
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $27000 to Baton Rouge-area schools nonprofits and literacy organizations
Baton Rouge, La - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $27,000 to Baton Rouge-area schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations to support adult, family and summer literacy programs. Award recipients include: Family Service Center, West Feliciana Parish Schools Saint Francisville Christ's Way Academy of Learning and Career Center Baton Rouge Greater Baton Rouge Literacy ...
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Authorities looking for storage unit burglar
St. Martinville, La - Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office are searching for a man they think may be connected to a rash of storage unit burglaries. On April 27, the St. Martinville Police Department received a burglary complaint of a city storage building unit located near the rear of McDonald’s. On May 15, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office received a ...
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New state law would clear confusion around surrogacy births
Kristy McKearn BATON ROUGE- Lawmakers are poised to streamline laws dealing with surrogacy births in Louisiana. Some have suggested surrogacy births are currently taking place without clear guidelines on the legal rights of the parents, the surrogate or the child. The topic was of the focus of ...
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The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyamalans live-action feature film version of the popular Nickelodeon anime-style series that ran for three years (2005 to 2008), is a vast and largely joyless--at times leaden--epic. Having never seen the television series, I cant make any c ... ...
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Council backs deal to buy old hospital for $11 million
headquarters BATON ROUGE- City leaders approved a plan to buy the old Woman's Hospital on Airline Highway and turn it into a public safety complex. Wednesday, Metro Council voted to spend $11 million on the facility, which will include purchasing the buildings and improvements. Mayor-President Kip Holden has called the deal " too good to pass up." The property became ...
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Some city workers will have to take driving course
payouts BATON ROUGE - Some city workers are headed to the classroom. Metro Council passed an ordinance that requires city workers who drive city vehicles to take a defensive driving course. Police and fire personnel are exempt, because they already take a more rigorous class. Councilman Buddy Amoroso introduced the ordinance, and it passed with overwhelming support. The city-parish is self ...
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Maurepas residents calling on Corps to solve debris dilemma
LIVINGSTON PARISH, LA (WAFB) - Homeowners in Maurepas want the U.S. Corps of Engineers to find a solution to a big flooding problem in southern Livingston Parish. They peppered Parish President Layton Ricks with questions at a meeting on Wednesday night. Images of a flooded Maurepas and stories of survival from Hurricane Isaac are still etched in their minds. "There were a few people ...
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I-team Deadly Draw investigation into shooting of unarmed teen
Threat analysis tactical pistol In classes like these and others, experts typically teach that you're supposed to keep your index finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire. So what happened? "Is there any reason why (your finger) was inside the trigger guard?" asked an investigator. "Sir, I don't know. I can't answer that question. That's a, ...
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Man woman arrested on crimes against nature charges
livingston FRENCH SETTLEMENT- A man and woman face charges for crimes against nature and child pornography charges. Doyle Trauth, 42, and Lisa Trauth were arrested after deputies said they were "alerted about disturbing images and videos on a computer belonging to" the pair. Investigators said files included visuals of Lisa Trauth "engaging in sexual intercourse with a large ...