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84 firearms stolen from vehicles in Jefferson Parish most cars were unlocked
JEFFERSON PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A total of 84 firearms have been stolen from vehicles in Jefferson Parish. Officials say the majority of the cars were unlocked. "Please remember that firearms stolen from your vehicles are taken by criminals who place those same stolen weapons in the hands of other criminals," Sheriff Newell Normand said. "These individuals who rob, shoot or kill ...
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West Feliciana toddler severely beaten
cruelty to a juvenile ST. FRANCISVILLE - In West Feliciana Parish authorities locked up a mother and her boyfriend after accusing them of beating her 2-year-old child. Deputies charged Dana Vessel, 31, and Brandon Cobb, 26, with second degree cruelty to a juvenile. They also charged Cobb with domestic abuse battery. Investigators said the child's grandmother heard about the beatings ...
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Judge denies Brandon Scott Lavergne’s second appeal
LAFAYETTE, LA (NBC33) - The Lafayette man who pled guilty to killing two women was denied a second appeal today. Louisiana’s Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Brandon Scott Lavergne’s appeal was improperly filed. This is the second time he has submitted an appeal to the court. In January, ...
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Texas Brine starting to make buyout offers
texas brine BAYOU CORNE - A spokesperson for Texas Brine said the company started making buyout offers today for homes and property affected by the Bayou Corne sinkhole. Sonny Cranch with Texas Brine said they had 23 offers ready today and started scheduling appointments to meet with homeowners Saturday. Cranch said as more offers were prepared they'd schedule more appointments. The ...
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New trends for home interior this summer
trends BATON ROUGE - Home decorator Stacy Naquin appeared on News 2 at 4 today to discuss the hottest trends for your home this summer. She owns Stacy Naquin Interiors in Baton Rouge. For more information you can contact her at Email: ...
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Movie Review
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
"It's more than a contest," one contestant asserts. "It's a human drama thing." This contestant, a man in his mid-thirties named Benny, won that "human drama" in 1992, and in S.R. Bindler's fascinating documentary, "Hands on a Hardbody," he's back to compete again. The title of the film is taken from the title of its subject: a peculiar East Texas contest where 25 people stand around a fully loade ... ...
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Bayou Country Superfest to make huge impact on local economy
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Bayou Country Superfest is this weekend and the fans are ready. One pizza shop manager says good weather and good music mean "green" for her business by LSU's campus. "It is exciting we get to see some new faces meet some new people," said Reginelli’s Manager, Caitlin Davis. Tiger Stadium isn’t a stranger to large crowds but the ...
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22 co-workers at Baton Rouge office split $1 million Powerball prize
BATON ROUGE, LA - It was a day of celebration for 24 employees with C.J. Brown Realtors in Baton Rouge who shared a $1 million Powerball prize from the record-setting May 18 drawing. The winnings were claimed on the group's behalf by Belinda "Kim" Miller, who visited Louisiana Lottery headquarters Friday with 22 of her coworkers. The winning ticket, which matched all five ...
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A great beginning to the unofficial start of summer
BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC33) - Music, food and fun! The forecast for the unofficial start to summer is looking great in south Louisiana. Although our temperatures will be warm, a cool front drifing southward on Friday will bring less-humid air to the area, making for a more comfortable-feel outside. Afternoon highs are forecast to rise into the upper-80s each afternoon under mostly sunny skies, ...
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Senators left to figure out funding for state voucher program
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Knowing the funding for the state's voucher program is on shaky ground brings mother Falesha Augustus to tears. Her son loves his new private school, and she's not willing to give up the fight for the scholarships that pay his way there. "Guess what? I haven't told my child, because I am going to do everything that I can do to send him to a better ...
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Double shooting leaves one dead one hospitalized
CLINTON, LA (WAFB) - Officers are on the scene of a deadly shooting in East Feliciana Parish. There is very little information right now, but we're told it happened around 4 p.m. at a home on Highway 10, near Smith Road, just east of Clinton, LA. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office says one person is dead and another was taken to the hospital via AirMed. WAFB has a crew on the ...