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  • 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 ...

  • More than 20000 homes without power mostly in Ascension Parish

    Detectives are looking for a killer after a deadly shooting late Sunday night. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said James Dillon, 20, of Independence, was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle. The ...

  • Legislative auditors report released on Dept. of Education

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A new Legislative Audit report released Monday shows some problems with the way the State Department of Education is managing its charter schools. Charter schools are independent, publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that are operated through a charter between a non-profit or other group and the state. State law requires the state to monitor the ...


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Movie Review

Snake Eyes

When crafting a murder-mystery, it takes a lot of gumption for the director to disclose who the murderer is half-way through the movie and expect to retain the audience for the last forty-five minutes. Few directors have worked with stories strong enough to support this kind of structure. The first and most obvious example is Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo" (1958), and the reason that wo ... ...

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  • Mike Molly will not air due to tragic events in Oklahoma

    (CBS) - According to CBS, the season finale of 'Mike & Molly' will not air due to the tragic events Monday afternoon in Oklahoma. CBS officials say it is due to a related storyline. A repeat broadcast will run in the time period instead of the season finale. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date. 'Mike & Molly' airs on WAFB Channel 9 at 8:30 ...

  • Judge tosses ex-BP executives obstruction charge

    NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ...

  • 25-year-old mother arrested for locking her 4 children outside

    BAKER, LA (NBC33) - A Baker woman was arrested after he allegedly locked her four children, ages 1-7, outside of the home for 3 days. She denies the allegations and repeatedly called her children as "bad kids." The Baker Police Department reports that the investigation began on Thursday, May 16 at a trailer located on Jefferson Street. Officials say a witness called police and ...

  • Insurance company blamed for sinkhole buyout holdup

    bayou corne BATON ROUGE - The company which owns land a massive sinkhole appeared on blamed their insurance carrier today for the holdup in buyouts for nearby property. Texas Brine, LLC released a statement which said their carrier hasn't approved any money for buyouts just yet, and they're working with the insurance company to get that money as soon as they can. Around 100 ...

  • Woman accused of locking kids outside for days

    Desertion BAKER - Police arrested a Baker woman accused of locking her four daughters out of their home for at least three days. Baker Police arrested Danielle Kinchen, 25, of 4330 Jefferson St. on May 16 for child desertion charges. Investigators said a witness told them they saw the children, all ages 7 or younger, outside and without adults around while their mother wasn't home for ...

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