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Oops Purse snatcher drops spoils of crime picks up time behind bars

LAFAYETTE, LA (NBC33) - An accused purse snatcher did not get the chance to benefit from the spoils of the crime before ended up behind bars. "The victim explained that the suspect was reentering the white vehicle when the purse was dropped outside of the passenger door," Cpl. Paul Mouton, Lafayette Police Department, explained. The suspect, Kellie Colomb, 23, allegedly grabbed the ...
Attorney School board president will not face additional charges in deadly wreck

ALBANY, LA (WAFB) - Sherman Mack, the attorney for Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley, says his client will not face any additional charges for his role in a wreck Saturday morning that killed a Mississippi man. Investigators with Louisiana State Police executed a warrant Monday morning to seize the truck owned by ...
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 ...

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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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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 ...
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. ...
6 arrested in La. for improper explosives storage

Six executives of a Louisiana company have been arrested on charges of improperly storing explosives.Among those arrested Tuesday were 65-year-old Explo Systems President David Fincher of Burns, Tenn.; 57-year-old Vice President David Smith of Winchester, Ky.; and 67-year-old Vice President of Operations William Terry Wright of Bossier City, La. Also arrested were 54-year-old Lionel Koons and ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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One dead, 77 injured in US chemical plant blast

At least one person was killed and 77 injured in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal's home state of Louisiana in southern US.

"This has been a tragic incident," said Republican Jindal Thursday, during a briefing near the plant in Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as "Cancer Alley," between capital Baton Rouge and the state's biggest city, New Orleans.

Some environmental advocates cited by the Chicago Tribune said Thursday's explosion should draw attention to hazards in a region once known as "Bhopal on the bayou."

The Bhopal disaster in December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal in India, is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals.

The corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is particularly dense with refineries and petrochemical plants, the Tribune said.

The surrounding region is the most prone in the nation to toxic oil spills and releases, according to US Environmental Protection Agency records.

Last year, the EPA region including Louisiana was second in the nation in toxic accident reports. ...