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  • Arson suspect accused of setting church on fire during Sunday service

    NEW ORLEANS, LA (NBC33) - A New Orleans man faces a $300,000 bond for allegedly setting a church on fire while roughly 148 people were inside. Firefighters were called to the Kingdom Hall church in Gentilly on Sunday, May 19 shortly before 10:30 a.m. Officials say ten units and 23 firefighters responded to the call. Fortunately, members of the congregation were able to extinguish most of it ...

  • Man fires gun at ex-girlfriend roommate after attempting to ‘fix’ relationship turns himself in

    St. Martin Parish, La (NBC33) - A St. Martin Parish man has surrendered to authorities after he fired a gun at his ex-girlfriend and her roommate. On May 11 at around 10:57 p.m., Johnny Alexander, 35, went to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, located in the 600 block of Berlin Drive. His intent was to reconcile their relationship. During their conversation, Alexander pulled out a ...

  • Knife-wielding attempted armed robbery suspect gets punched leaves with no money

    BAYOU VISTA, LA (WAFB) - Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who got a little more than he bargained for when he tried an armed robbery at a tire shop Tuesday morning. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said the attempted armed robbery happened at Chabill's Tire Service in Bayou Vista around 7 a.m. Deputies said the suspect walked up to the victim, pulled out a ...

  • Raceland woman dies after car crash

    drunk GRAY, La. - State police say a 24-year-old Raceland woman has died from injuries she suffered in a head-on collision April 27 with a driver troopers allege was drunk. Jeneva Billiot died over the weekend at University Hospital in New Orleans, where she was taken after the crash. Troopers say 31-year-old Brandon Cheramie, of Galliano, was southbound on La. Highway 1 around 10 p.m. when ...

  • LSU assistant mens basketball coach resigns accepts position at Memphis

    Baton Rouge, La - LSU men’s basketball assistant coach Robert Kirby submitted his resignation to the LSU Athletics Department late Monday. He has been named Tuesday an assistant coach at the University of Memphis. Kirby served one year at LSU under Head Coach Johnny Jones and the veteran coach will be returning to his hometown for his next job. "I totally enjoyed my year here at ...


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Tumbleweeds

"Tumbleweeds" is about the texture and uneven rhythm of life, chronicling the desperate plight of a single mother named Mary Jo, who is caught in an endless cycle of bad boyfriends, and how she and her daughter, Ava, her precocious and increasingly frustrated adolescent daughter, survive a migratory life of moving from town to town, destructive relationship to destructive relationship. ...

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  • Tibetan monks visit Capital City for first time prepare for Dalai Lamas birthday celebration

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Tibetan monks are staying here in Baton Rouge in preparation for the Dalai Lama's birthday on Friday. This is the first time these monks have visited the Capital City. They are staying at the Tam Bao Meditation Center off of Florida Boulevard for the remainder of the week. They will be constructing a mandala, which is a sand painting that symbolizes ...

  • Passenger dies from injuries sustained in April head-on collision

    Galliano, La - A Raceland woman died over the weekend from injuries she sustained in a crash on the evening of April 27, when the vehicle she was riding in struck another vehicle head-on. The investigation revealed that a 2004 Jeep Laredo was traveling south on LA 1 in Galliano, LA, shortly before 10:00 p.m. The Laredo was being driven by Brandon Cheramie, 31, of Galliano. A 2001 Buick LeSabre ...

  • Baton Rouge Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma

    The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine ...

  • LSP kicks off Click It or Ticket campaign

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - For the next couple of weeks, officers from more than 130 agencies will be conducting overtime patrols and checkpoints in Louisiana, as Operation Click It or Ticket kicks off. In a news conference Tuesday morning, Louisiana State Police demonstrated how a flipping vehicle can toss out a driver who is not buckled up. A survey last year showed nearly 80 percent ...

  • Robert Kirby leaving LSU for Memphis

    BATON ROUGE – LSU men's basketball coach Robert Kirby is leaving one Tiger program for another one. Kirby has joined the University of Memphis staff as an assistant coach. The Memphis native returns home after one year with LSU and head coach Johnny Jones. "I totally enjoyed my year here at LSU," Kirby said. "It was very educational as well as enjoyable with the ...

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