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Road closures tonight for movie shoot

shoot BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Mayor-President's Office said some streets will be closed tonight for a movie shoot. They said there will be intermittent closures on the northbound US 61 ramp to eastbound US 190 for crews to film the movie "Search Party." The closures will start around 11 p.m. tonight and continue through 2 a.m. Friday. The mayor's office said ...
Intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Hwy. 7 to be rebuilt in St. Louis Park

The busy intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Hwy. 7 will become an interchange with on- and off-ramps. The city hopes it will spur ...
Mathieu makes it official and signs with the Arizona Cardinals

Arizona (NBC33) - Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu has officially signed with the Arizona Cardinals today. According to NFL.com’s Albert Breer, the two parites agreed upon a four-year, $3.052 million deal. Mathieu will receive a signing bonus of $265,000. He will also receive a bonus totaling $662,500 that will be spread across his remaining three years in Arizona; Mathieu will receive ...
RSD administrators parents hopeful despite low LEAP scores

BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - There are seven schools in East Baton Rouge Parish that are in the Recovery School District, and while the district got one of the lowest overall LEAP scores in the state, parents said they're not willing to give up yet on their children's schools there. A 37 out of 100 isn't the type of score Topeka Randle likes to see her son's school district ...
Prepare for storm season with the 2013 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

Baton Rouge, La - Louisiana residents can save money on flashlights, batteries, generators and other emergency supplies during the 2013 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26. The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins on June 1. Meteorologists predict an active season with 18 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes. ...

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Swordfish

The four college-age guys who sat in front of me in the theater watching Swordfish loved it--or at least certain parts of it. I could tell which parts they loved most because they would rock back and forth in their chairs, pumping their fists, barely suppressing a yelp of exultation. ...

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GOHSEP announces ALERT FM sends emergency alerts straight to your phone

Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - Just in time for hurricane season, there's a new way to get the latest information from state police on watches, warnings, and alerts. It's called ALERT FM. The system sends any alerts or emergency notifications straight to your cell phone. There's also an FM reciever you can use that sends the messages. The alerts come from the state police or ...
Louisiana Passes Measure To Criminalize Reporting On Gun Owners

(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) In the latest move by Louisiana to plow ahead with looser gun laws, the state legislature passed a measure that would criminalize journalists for publishing information about gun owners. ...
Former school bus driver pleads guilty to drug trafficking other charges

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A former East Baton Rouge Parish School System bus driver pleaded guilty Thursday on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. She was sentenced in federal court to 28 months. The 47 year old Baton Rouge resident, Naeemah Emile, pleaded guilty to money laundering and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine and hydrocodone. ...
Lawmakers hold ceremony for fallen Louisiana soldiers

Brett Moree reflected on the lives of some of the seven thousand fallen soldiers at Port Hudson National Cemetery Thursday, as he and his coworker planted American flags at the base of tombstones. "It's amazing to see some of the campaigns these men and women have fought in," said Moree. Moree who served 20 years in the Marine Corps himself, says the constant reminders from his ...
Jindal adviser LSU privatization deals on track

hospitals BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals. Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols says all deals will be completed next month. Nichols was addressing questions raised by the Legislature's financial analysts about whether next year's ...

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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. ...