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Eight-year-old proves rare disease is merely a challenge to overcome
Zachary, LA (NBC33) - Mikayla Blunt knows she is not quite like everyone else. She has a bigger personality, and she is more controlling than her siblings and most of her peers. She also has a severe form of a rare disease known ...
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Hearing set for one suspect in Mothers Day shooting
NEW ORLEANS, LA (AP) - One of two suspects arrested after gunfire during a neighborhood parade in New Orleans on Mother's Day left 20 people hurt is set for a court appearance. Shawn Scott, 24, is scheduled Thursday for what court records call a preliminary hearing in magistrate court. Shawn Scott and his brother, Akein Scott, 19, were arrested days after the shooting, which brought an ...
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Governor Jindal signs more bills into law
Baton Rouge, La - Governor Bobby Jindal announced he has signed bills passed by the Legislature into law, bringing the total number of bills signed for the 2013 Regular Legislative Session to 399 on June ...
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Tangipahoa deputies searching for suspected car burglar
Hammond, La - Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that the suspect pictured in this photo has been identified as 55 year old Kenneth Lee Dunkin of Felder Lane in Hammond, LA. A warrant is currently being issued for Dunkin’s arrest. Dunkin will be charged with attempted burglary. Additional charges may be forthcoming as the investigation unfolds. Authorities in Tangipahoa ...
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Man booked into EBR prison for possession distribution of child pornography
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - A Bridge City man was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after he admitted to downloading and distributing pornography involving juveniles. According to the arrest report, Trey Anthony Rodriguez, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, June 18 by the Louisiana Department of Justice after they executed a search warrant. Rodriguez allegedly admitted to investigators ...
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Were I not so exhausted from the overabundance of horror and fantasy films that use the gimmick of having their stories recorded on video firsthand by the characters within the story, I might be more appreciative of some of the clever tricks that debut director Josh Trank pulls in Chronic ... ...
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Louisiana Gun Law Bobby Jindal Signs Legislation Making Publishing Gun Records A Crime
US Republican Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty ...
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Trash talk creates a stench with some city officials
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Trash talk is creating quite the stench for some city officials with talks of a second landfill in north Baton Rouge. It's something Baton Rouge isn't used to: hills, but on the other side of a 250 foot tall so-called "hill," is a big pile of trash. More than 400 acres are set aside for the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill. Department of ...
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LSU receives SEC papers for transfer player Keith Hornsby
From LSU Sports BATON ROUGE – The LSU Athletics Department received and confirmed Wednesday the signed Southeastern Conference scholarship papers for transfer men's basketball player Keith Hornsby from Williamsburg, Va. Hornsby played the past two seasons at the University of North Carolina Asheville and the 6-4, 190-pound guard will sit out the 2013-14 season under NCAA ...
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Baker not cutting police force despite budget problems
Police BAKER - City officials say police in Baker will keep their jobs, despite the city's money problems. Officials in Baker have been working on cutting back on their city spending for years, but the city is almost $2 million in the hole. Lately, the city's been spending previous years' surplus, but the extra money is running out and leaders say it's time to make some ...
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Area doctors agree obesity is a disease
healthcare BATON ROUGE - The American Medical Association is classifying obesity as a disease, and doctors around the capital city are backing the move. Tuesday, top doctors said they made the change in an effort to reduce heart disease and type 2 diabetes, which are often linked to obesity. The shift means obesity now requires treatment and that could effect health care costs. ...