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  • Escaped inmate captured in Marksville

    inmate MARSKVILLE - A 21-year-old inmate who escaped Friday from a work detail in Marksville has been captured. Avoyelles Parish sheriff's deputies tell The Town Talk that Marksville police arrested Christopher W. Roy Saturday. Deputies say Roy was found hiding in a closet. He was taken to the Avoyelles Parish Dentition Center and booked with simple escape. Roy has been in the Avoyelles ...

  • Ethics board okays role of LSU Board of Supervisors member

    hospital BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport hospital. The Board of Ethics signed off an advisory opinion clearing the way for Dr. John George to continue in both roles, saying that wouldn't run afoul of state ethics ...

  • Education official commutes from LA to BR

    Dave Lefkowith BATON ROUGE - A top official of the state Department of Education lives in Los Angeles and commutes to his office in Baton Rouge. The Advocate reports the educator is Dave Lefkowith, who is an assistant superintendent and oversees Louisiana's new program that will allow public school students to take classes from private firms, online groups and colleges. Lefkowith said ...

  • Community mourns the loss of Louisiana boy who drowned in Pensacola

    PENSACOLA, FL (NBC33) - A community continues to mourn today for an 8-year-old Louisiana boy who drowned over the weekend. "The grief of this family is overwhelming," Sheriff David Morgan, Escambia county Sheriff’s Office, said with tears welling up in his eyes. He had to pause for nearly a minute before continuing. "Let me talk about the good things. I cannot tell you how ...

  • More than 2 dozen seniors will not walk for graduation due to ‘senior prank’

    LAFAYETTE, LA (NBC33) - Roughly two dozen high school seniors may be banned from participating in their graduation ceremony due to a costly act of vandalism. "I do not know all the specifics, but I do know that they used go-carts to destroy some of the grounds," Angela Morrison, Director of Community Collaborations and Partnerships for the Lafayette Parish Public School system, ...


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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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  • Officials advise residents on reducing storm risks

    Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of an 8-year-old Louisiana boy. Officials said it is believed he drowned, but an investigation is ...

  • Raph Rhymes named SEC Player of the Week

    BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU senior outfielder Raph Rhymes was named SEC Player of the Week Monday by the conference office in Birmingham, Ala. Rhymes led the second-ranked Tigers to three wins in four games last week, including an SEC series victory versus Ole Miss. He batted .455 (5-for-11) in four games with one double, two homers and six RBI. Rhymes' two-run homer in the bottom of ...

  • Home improvement fraud arrest made

    jaime PINEVILLE - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a complaint from a homeowner has led to an arrest. . The homeowner contracted a Pineville man for repairs after the Christmas 2012 tornado damaged his home. Deputies tell The Town Talk 58-year-old Joe Jaime was arrested and booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center Friday on a charge of home improvement fraud. Jamie later was ...

  • Audit DOE skipped steps in monitoring charters

    performance BATON ROUGE - A new audit says the state education department had gaps in its monitoring of the academic performance of Louisiana's charter schools. The review, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, looked at charter school monitoring activities during the 2011-12 budget year. The audit says the Department of Education didn't verify that ...

  • News 2 Investigates Accident Payouts

    money BATON ROUGE - The roads in Baton Rouge are designed to be shared, but a News 2 investigation revealed when city-parish vehicles are in wrecks the costs from them are shared as well. Whenever an accident lawsuit involving a city-parish vehicle is settled, the money comes from taxpayer dollars. In the past seven years alone, more than $5 million was paid to settle accident lawsuits ...

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