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Efforts to end sugar program fail in Congress

bill WASHINGTON D.C. - Louisiana's $3.5 billion sugarcane and sugar mill industries could breathe a sigh of relief after an effort to effectively end the federal sugar program was defeated on the Senate floor. The nearly $1 trillion Senate farm bill being debated this week keeps the federal sugar program intact and provides the option for price-control insurance for southwestern ...
27-year-old unrestrained driver killed in two-vehicle crash impairment suspected

BEAUREGARD PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A DeRidder man died last night in a two-vehicle crash. Officials say he was not wearing a seatbelt and he was ejected from his truck. The Louisiana State Police responded to the scene of the crash at roughly 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22. It happened on Hwy 26 east of U.S. Hwy 171 in Beauregard Parish. Brian Lavelle Martin, 27, was driving his truck down LA ...
DOTD installs enhanced monitoring equipment near Bayou Corne sinkhole

Assumption Parish, La - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will use enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole. The improvements will provide broader observation and greater accuracy in measuring the area for movement and subsidence. DOTD will be able to use data from these monitoring systems and alert responders via DOTD’s Traffic ...
Former Southern receiver signs with the Arizona Cardinals

Former Southern University wide receiver Charles Hawkins has signed with the Arizona Cardinals. In 2012, Hawkins caught 31 passes for 467 yards and seven touchdowns for a Jaguars team that finished 3-6. The New Orleans native attended St. Augustine High School before enrolling at ...
Collins leaving LSU basketball team

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU guard Corban Collins has decided to leave the LSU basketball program."We have granted a release from LSU to guard Corban Collins," said head coach Johnny Jones. "We appreciate his hard work during his time here and wish him well in the future." As a freshman, Collins averaged 2.6 points and 1.0 rebound in the 27 games he played.The North ...

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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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Nola on Pitcher of the Year Watch List

LUBBOCK, TX (WAFB) - The Pitcher of the Year Watch List is down to 22 players and it includes LSU starter Aaron Nola.The award, sponsored by Diamond Sports, will be presented on June 29 as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame's annual Night of Champions event in Lubbock. In 13 starts this season, the sophomore from Catholic High School, is 10-0 with a 1.99 ERA. He has struck out 97 ...
Cannon salute honors Louisiana fallen

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Memorial Day ceremonies will be the norm over the next few days and Louisiana lawmakers took some time Thursday morning to hold their own service remembering military servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. A 21-gun salute by cannon was followed by the playing of "Taps," as members of the House of Representatives paid tribute to two ...
Hurricane preparation tax holiday this weekend

holiday BATON ROUGE - People getting ready for hurricane season will get a break if they buy supplies this weekend. The annual Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26. On those days state sales tax will be waived on the first $1,500 of purchases of elligible items. To see a full list of elligible supplies and services, visit ...
New FM radio emergency alert system in place

BATON ROUGE - State emergency officials scheduled a demonstration today of a new emergency alert system which uses FM radios to let the public know about disasters. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said the state recently finished installing the ALERT FM system in all 64 parishes and 42 colleges and universities around Louisiana. The system would carry ...
Former tenant claims wrongful eviction by Gonzales Councilman

Gonzales, La (The Creole) - Debra Williams lived as tenant in a "shed" owned by Gonzales Councilman Timothy Vessel, Sr. from May 1, 2012 until her eviction on February 4, 2013, barely a month after he assumed office. According to our news partners ...

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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. ...