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  • Republicans question reason behind financial records request

    documents BATON ROUGE - Questions surround the state Capitol after the Legislative Auditor told the Republican Party of Louisiana to hand over financial documents. "State law says they are suppose to submit it," Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera said. Recently, a legislator brought the law to his attention. State statute 18-447 requires political parties to file an annual report ...

  • Ascension to hire 50 new teachers

    staffing GONZALES - Ascension Parish is looking to hire 50 new teachers. The school board is poised to hire the new teachers in an effort to ease staffing levels due to continued growth. Funds needed to hire the new teachers are listed in the school district's 2013-14 budget, which is due for adoption June 18. The new fiscal year begins July 1. Diane Allison, the district's ...

  • Man fatally shot in car on I-10

    i10 NEW ORLEANS - Homicide detectives in New Orleans are investigating a fatal shooting this morning on Interstate 10. Officers responded around 4:45 a.m. to a report of a traffic accident near the I-10-U.S. Highway 90 split. When they arrived, they found a car riddled with bullet holes had struck an overpass concrete support. Officers say the 31-year-old driver was struck multiple ...

  • Senators continue to comb through the state budget

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - At the Capitol on Thursday the Senate Finance Committee will continue to comb through the State’s operating budget. The proposed budget was passed over to the Senate from the House more than a week ago. The $500 billion budget was passed over to the Senate cobbled together with a mix of one time funds and reductions to several tax exemptions. It falls to the ...

  • State Capitol holds Memorial Day celebration downtown today

    Baton Rouge, La - Speaker Chuck Kleckley and all members of the Louisiana House of Representatives will recognize fallen members of the armed forces with a Memorial Day tribute on Thursday, May 23. This year’s Memorial Day celebration, led by state Representative and army veteran Nick Lorusso, R-New Orleans, will remember those who have died while serving in the United States Armed ...


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Some Like It Hot [DVD]

Some Like It Hot [DVD]

In the annals of film comedy, there are a select few films that truly stand out as having withstood the test of time--that are just as funny now, if not funnier, than they were when first released--and Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot is right at the top. Named ... ...

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  • Man charged with murder in death of girlfriends baby

    A 32-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after allegedly swallowing drugs when detectives showed up to execute a search warrant.According to police reports, narcotics detectives went to a home in ...

  • Raising Cane’s mobilizes to deliver aid to victims of North Texas Oklahoma tornadoes

    Baton Rouge, La - Thousands of people across North Texas and Oklahoma are in desperate need of food, water, shelter and other basic necessities after their communities were devastated by deadly tornadoes over the past several days. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, which has several restaurants and hundreds of Crewmembers in the affected areas, is teaming with the American Red Cross to assist ...

  • Parents pleased with LEAP result improvements

    Baton Rouge, LA (NBC33) - LEAP scores increased alongside the difficulty of the test, pleasing parents of elementary and middle school students. The East Baton Rouge Public School System fared below average on this year's LEAP tests. Only 62 percent of its students performed at the "basic" level or above. But that number was better than in years past. Many parents credit the ...

  • Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $27000 to Baton Rouge-area schools nonprofits and literacy organizations

    Baton Rouge, La - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $27,000 to Baton Rouge-area schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations to support adult, family and summer literacy programs. Award recipients include: Family Service Center, West Feliciana Parish Schools Saint Francisville Christ's Way Academy of Learning and Career Center Baton Rouge Greater Baton Rouge Literacy ...

  • Authorities looking for storage unit burglar

    St. Martinville, La - Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office are searching for a man they think may be connected to a rash of storage unit burglaries. On April 27, the St. Martinville Police Department received a burglary complaint of a city storage building unit located near the rear of McDonald’s. On May 15, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office received a ...

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