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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 ...
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 ...

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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 ...
New state law would clear confusion around surrogacy births

Kristy McKearn BATON ROUGE- Lawmakers are poised to streamline laws dealing with surrogacy births in Louisiana. Some have suggested surrogacy births are currently taking place without clear guidelines on the legal rights of the parents, the surrogate or the child. The topic was of the focus of ...
Council backs deal to buy old hospital for $11 million

headquarters BATON ROUGE- City leaders approved a plan to buy the old Woman's Hospital on Airline Highway and turn it into a public safety complex. Wednesday, Metro Council voted to spend $11 million on the facility, which will include purchasing the buildings and improvements. Mayor-President Kip Holden has called the deal " too good to pass up." The property became ...
Some city workers will have to take driving course

payouts BATON ROUGE - Some city workers are headed to the classroom. Metro Council passed an ordinance that requires city workers who drive city vehicles to take a defensive driving course. Police and fire personnel are exempt, because they already take a more rigorous class. Councilman Buddy Amoroso introduced the ordinance, and it passed with overwhelming support. The city-parish is self ...

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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. ...