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Senior guardsman removed over sex assault allegations

LOUISIANA (CNN) - The Louisiana National Guard's highest ranking enlisted soldier has been removed from active duty after "substantiated allegations" of sexual harassment and possible sexual assault, a spokesman said Monday. Sgt. Maj. Tommy Caillier was removed on June 14 "for cause" in relation to allegations by a member of the National Guard, spokesman Lt. Col Mike ...
NTSB releases preliminary report on Baker plane crash

Dispatch: "9-1-1 Where's your emergency?" Caller: "An airplane just hit a house. I live on 5408 Rue Nicole." A frantic 9-1-1 call after a plane crashes into a home in Baker, La. This caller was ...
Authorities searching for escaped inmate

A NASCAR driver turned himself in to authorities after arrest warrants were issued for him and a business partner. Investigators say they stole at least seven vehicles from a ...
SCAM ALERT Life Watch scam promises free emergency alert service

BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - An emergency alert service is targeting seniors, scamming them out of money. Telemarketers claiming to be with Life Watch call seniors offering them a free medical alert device system. They ask for the person's credit card information so shipping can be billed. The company then puts a recurring $40 monthly payment on their card, but when the customer tries to ...
Denham Springs man killed in motorcycle crash

A man who pleaded guilty to child molestation and child porn charges will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison. The Office of the Louisiana Attorney General reported Scott Massey, 35, of ...

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Bad Taste [DVD]

Not since John Waters' Mondo Trasho (1970) has a movie's title been more appropriate to its subject matter than Peter Jackson's Bad Taste. Although he is now known as the man to whom New Line has entrusted $300 million to produce the much-anticipated The Lord of the Rings trilogy, just over a decade ago Jackson was a complete unknown New Zealander who wanted to get into the m ... ...

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City of Central places moratorium on commercial building

CENTRAL, LA (WAFB) - Cheap is not a word officials in Central want associated with their city. That's how some describe the look of a few new shopping areas and it's forced the council there to shut down the permit process while they come up with some design guidelines. The Village at Magnolia Square, off Lovett Road in Central, has been under construction for some time. "We ...
Bayou Corne residents wonder what it will take to get more help

BAYOU CORNE,LA (NBC33) - Some people living in Bayou Corne don't want to be forgotten. Residents said They are worried state officials are losing interest in their cause. They explained they've heard a lot of promises, but after 10 months, they've seen little results. "It's been 10 months, and we are still in the same place as we were 10 months ago," Johnny Ruiz, ...
Three victims of Geismar explosion remain hospitalized no longer critical

BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Two patients remain in the hospital following Thursday’s deadly explosion at Willaims Olefins plant in Geismar. All of the remaining patients are listed in either good or fair condition. One is being treated at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and one is being treated at the Baton Rouge General. While the victims of the explosion continue to heal, investigators ...
911 calls released in Baker plane crash

BAKER, LA (WAFB) - Dispatch: "9-1-1 Where's your emergency?" Caller: "An airplane just hit a house. I live on 5408 Rue Nicole." A frantic 9-1-1 call after a plane crashes into a home in Baker, La. This caller was just a street over when the plane hit. Dispatch: "Ma'am."Caller: "Yes Ma'am I can't KEEP calm right now, my life feels like ...
Louisianas Cancer Alley may need a new nickname after two fatal blasts

Not that there should be tighter oversight of the Louisiana chemical industry or anything, but there were fatal blasts at two different Louisiana chemical plants last week. Thursday's explosion at the Williams Olefin ...

They said it

Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Stamford Sydney Airport, Australia

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One dead, 77 injured in US chemical plant blast

At least one person was killed and 77 injured in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal's home state of Louisiana in southern US.

"This has been a tragic incident," said Republican Jindal Thursday, during a briefing near the plant in Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as "Cancer Alley," between capital Baton Rouge and the state's biggest city, New Orleans.

Some environmental advocates cited by the Chicago Tribune said Thursday's explosion should draw attention to hazards in a region once known as "Bhopal on the bayou."

The Bhopal disaster in December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal in India, is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.

The corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is particularly dense with refineries and petrochemical plants, the Tribune said.

The surrounding region is the most prone in the nation to toxic oil spills and releases, according to US Environmental Protection Agency records.

Last year, the EPA region including Louisiana was second in the nation in toxic accident reports. ...