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  • Seafood board oversight shifted to lt. governor

    board BATON ROUGE - Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne has received new responsibilities from state lawmakers, giving him oversight of a board that promotes Louisiana seafood. Dardenne spoke to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board on Wednesday about the change. While Dardenne said he didn't seek the new responsibility, he said the board will fit into his office, which is charged with ...

  • Cazayoux to join Long Law Firm

    resigning BATON ROUGE - U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. will be joining the Long Law Firm in early July when he leaves his federal job. Cazayoux announced his resignation June 12 after three years as the head federal prosecutor for the Middle District headquartered in Baton Rouge. Long Law Firm was established 25 years ago by U.S. Sen. Russell B. Long. David Guerry, a managing partner, ...

  • LSU vet school offers disaster preparation tips to pet owners

    Baton Rouge, La - If an emergency or bad weather forces you and your pets from your home, Will you know what to do and what to bring? If you are forced to evacuate your home because of a hurricane or other emergency, don’t forget to make preparations for your pets. Pets, just like any other member of your family, have their own special needs. Here are some tips from the Louisiana State ...

  • Minden man dies in crash after running into a tree

    Webster Parish, La - A man has died after a fatal crash in Webster Parish. On June 18, at 8:02 p.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 518 east of U.S. Highway 79. The preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle driven by Joshua Shine, 18, of Minden, was traveling east on Louisiana Highway 518 at a high ...

  • LOCATED Prairieville runaway located in Jefferson Parish unharmed

    PRAIRIEVILLE, LA - UPDATE: Jacquasha Carter, who left her Prairieville residence on May 23, has been located. Carter was picked up by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office today according to Major Kevin Hanna. Carter is being brought back to Ascension Parish. ORIGINAL: Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a 15-year-old runaway, Jacquasha Carter, who left her ...


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The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

Henri-Georges Clouzots existential suspense classic The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) opens in Las Piedres, a village in a poor, unnamed country somewhere in the heart of South America. It is a lost, dilapidated place of nearly suffocating heat where naked chi ... ...

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  • BRECs Baton Rouge Zoo announces new baby Colobus monkey

    Baton Rouge, La - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of a new baby Colobus monkey, born overnight on June 11. The baby is now on exhibit with its mother and father. This is the fifth baby born to the Zoo’s female Colobus. "We had suspicions that our female Colobus was pregnant because she had been gaining weight, but it wasn’t certain," said ...

  • Early morning blaze destroys BR duplex firefighter injured

    BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Flames ripped through a duplex on the 700 block of Holt Dr. early Wednesday morning causing roughly $200,000 in damage. The Baton Rouge Fire Dept say a woman and her five kids were able to escape unharmed, but a firefighter did cut his hand on broken glass in the building. Firefighters responded around 3:00 a.m. and found the duplex's roof engulfed in flames. ...

  • White Castle ferry shutting down a week early

    early BATON ROUGE - The White Castle ferry is shutting down a week early because the state has no staff to continue operating it. The vessel was scheduled to close on June 28 and will now close Friday, June 21. The state Department of Transportation and Development said the ferry will close early because workers are resigning in advance of their planned layoffs and the state has no licensed ...

  • 6 Terrebonne Parish oystermen arrested

    oysters HOUMA - Authorities say six Terrebonne Parish oystermen were arrested for taking oysters during a closed season. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested Hunter Daisy, of Theriot, Darren Billiot, of Theriot, and Rocky Rel, of Houma, on Friday on a charge of unlawfully taking oysters during a closed season from the Sister Lake seed ground. On Saturday, agents ...

  • East Baton Rouge school board to tackle budget

    meeting BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is scheduled Thursday to approve its annual operating budget, but board members remain divided on some of Superintendent Bernard Taylor's proposed spending and cutting plans. The School Board is debating a proposed $426.6 million budget that includes $6.2 million worth of cuts. That budget, however, doesn't reflect the ...

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