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Killer sentenced to 2 life terms plus 100 years

WBRZ BATON ROUGE - An East Feliciana Parish man was slapped with two life sentences plus 100 years for a particularly brutal murder in East Baton Rouge Parish. Dominique Smith was convicted in March and sentenced today for the murder of his former girlfriend, Jessica Palmer, 23, and her three year old son Juan Palmer, Jr. They were found with their throats slashed in a BREC park on Port ...
Texas Brine to begin making settlement offers to residents near sinkhole

BELLE ROSE, LA - Bruce Martin, Vice President of Operations for Texas Brine Company, issued the following statement today regarding settlment offers to residents in Bayou Corne. "We will move forward with the effort to reach settlements with members of the Bayou Corne community affected by the sinkhole. "We understand the frustration of the community and appreciate their patience ...
Suicidal driver arrested for causing crash that injured infant adult

IBERIA PARISH, LA (NBC33) - An infant and a 37-year-old man were sent to the hospital this morning after a car crash. The driver who caused it was allegedly attempting to commit suicide. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that the incident occurred on Hwy 182 shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24. The suspect, Dwayne P. Shaw, 48, allegedly drove his vehicle into oncoming ...
SEC appoints Herb Vincent as Associate Commissioner for Communications

BATON ROUGE, LA - The Southeastern Conference announced today that Herb Vincent has been hired as Associate Commissioner for Communications for the conference. Vincent currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Director at LSU. He will begin his new role with the SEC in September. "Herb brings a wealth of experience as well as ...
Man shot in face suspect escapes

PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - A Ponchatoula man is recovering after being shot in the face Thursday night.According to reports, an officer was patrolling the North Baronne St. area when he saw two men standing in the road, one of which was wearing bloody clothing. The other man took off running when he spotted the officer.Police were unable to find the suspect.The man in the bloody clothing was ...

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Senators hear from public on next years budget

hearings BATON ROUGE - People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. For hours Friday, the Senate Finance Committee heard requests for cuts to be reversed, for programs to be continued and for spending to increase on services with long waiting lists. It was the day ...
La. ranks high in gun violence low in gun safety

laws BATON ROUGE - A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive laws. According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit group that tracks gun regulations around the nation, Louisiana's push is contrary to a national trend towards ...
Vinton man accused of incest cruelty to juveniles captured in Texas

CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A Vinton man was tracked down in Texas after a Grand Jury indicted him for charges related to incest and cruelty to juveniles. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that the original complaint against the suspect, David Lee Massey, 33, was submitted in July 2012. He was accused of taking nude photographs of three juveniles (11, 13, and 14). Massey ...
Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Zac Brown Band Luke Bryan headline Bayou Country Superfest

NEW ORLEANS - Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. The festival's producer, Quint Davis, said the talent and the free fan fest held before the nightly concerts help to entice attendees. In its fourth ...
Court filing New jail wont fix old problems

new orleans NEW ORLEANS - Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman. In papers filed Thursday at federal court, they say the facility lacks space to separately house mentally or physically ill inmates, ...

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19 injured in New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting

Gunmen fired shots during an informal Mother's Day afternoon parade in New Orleans in Louisiana state injuring 19 people, two of them children, according to police.

The wounded in Sunday afternoon's shooting in the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, governed by Indian-American Bobby Jindal, included 10 men and seven women as well as a boy and a girl, both 10.

Local Nola.com citing police said both the 10-year-old victims had graze wounds to the body and were in good condition. A man and a woman were reported to be in surgery Sunday evening.

Immediately after the shooting on Frenchmen Street police reported seeing three suspects running from the scene.

Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said the three gunmen likely worked together, and at least two different weapons were used. One of the suspects is described as a man between 18 and 22 years old with short hair and wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, Serpas said.

Many of the victims were grazed, some by bullets that ricocheted. "At this point, there are no fatalities, and most of the wounds are not life-threatening," Nola.com cited spokesperson Remi Braden as saying in an email.

"But all medical conditions are not known at this time as victims were rushed to nearby hospitals," Braden said. ...