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  • La. hurricane sales tax holiday this weekend

    supplies LAFAYETTE - Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the state's Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and ends at 11:59 p.m. May 26. Louisiana law spares those shopping for hurricane-related purchases from paying the state's 4 percent sales tax on the first $1,500 in ...

  • Firefighter dies in Dallas condo complex blaze

    DALLAS (AP) - Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was removed from the rubble Monday morning. The firefighter's name wasn't immediately released. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says two firefighters were transported to ...

  • Plaquemine shooting suspect arrested

    shannon holmes PLAQUEMINE - Police say a teen wanted for a weekend shooting turned himself early Monday morning. 19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr. of Addis is accused of firing shots into a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1, injuring two people and damaging vehicles. Holmes faces several charges, including two counts of attempted 2nd degree murder, illegal use of a weapon and ...

  • Teachers We were forced out by legislation

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - For Emma Shepard teaching was a calling, more than just a career for over two decades. "Teaching kindergarten, that was why I went into teaching because you get to build a foundation," explained Shepard, a now retire teacher. But in her last years the job became more difficult to do thanks, she said, to recent legislation. "It was always fun you ...

  • Medicaid expansion up for discussion in Senate Finance

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - A proposed law that would expand Medicaid and follow what’s termed as the ‘Arkansas Model’ is up for discussion Monday in the Senate Finance Committee. This same bill passed through the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare a few days ago. Also on the Senate side, several House bills that would expand gun owner’s rights are scheduled for ...


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Harlan County, U.S.A. [DVD]

Harlan County, U.S.A. [DVD]

Although Harlan County, U.S.A. was director Barbara Kopples feature debut, she had been involved in the production of several landmark documentaries of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the Maysles brothers Gimme Shelter (1970) and Peter Davis Oscar-wi ... ...

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  • 11-year-old struck by truck on Perkins Rd.

    Perkins Rd. BATON ROUGE, La. - An 11-year-old boy is seriously injured after being hit by a truck on Perkins Rd. and Metairie Dr. near Siegen Ln. Sunday around 11:45 a.m., according to State Police. The boy was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition. Witnesses say the boy crossed into traffic, and there was nothing the driver could have done to avoid hitting the ...

  • Shooting suspect wanted in Plaquemine

    PLAQUEMINE - Police in Plaquemine are searching for a man they say shot two people over the weekend.Police are looking for 19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr.of Addis. Holmes is accused of firing shots at a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1 injuring two people and damaging vehicles. Once in custody, Holmes will face several charges, including two counts of attempted 2nd degree murder, ...

  • Police name suspect after shots fired at gas station crowds

    At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located ...

  • State parks to open pools for Memorial Day weekend and summer

    Baton Rouge, LA - The Office of State Parks is opening swimming pools for the Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25. Pools will remain open through Monday, May 27, then close on Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance and resume regular schedules through the ...

  • Officials Dead autistic Louisiana boy believed to have drowned

    An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Perkins Road near Seigen Lane Sunday morning.The accident happened around 11:30am not far from Siegen Lane. State Police ...

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