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  • Seniors accused in Comeaux High vandalism

    vandalized LAFAYETTE- Police say 19 Comeaux High seniors face misdemeanor charges after they allegedly vandalized the school over the weekend. Lafayette police Cpl. Paul Mouton says the students received misdemeanor summonses for criminal mischief and criminal trespassing for vandalizing the school grounds. Comeaux High Principal Joe Craig tells The Advocate the students didn't spray ...

  • La. suspends explosives license

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana. Louisiana State Police spokesman Julie Lewis says Explo System's state explosives licenses will remain in revocation pending civil and criminal investigations. Explo Systems had a multimillion-dollar military contract ...

  • LSP focusing on rear seat belt usage

    traffic BATON ROUGE - State Police plan to take a closer look at seat belt usage in back seats during their annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The state passed a law in 2009 requiring all vehicle occupants, including those in the back seat, to buckle up. Troopers say more than half of the people killed in Louisiana traffic crashes didn't wear seat belts. Troopers said today overall ...

  • Person of interest sought in Morgan City shooting

    investigation MORGAN CITY - Police are calling on the public to help track down a suspect wanted in a deadly shooting Monday night. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the corner of Garber St. and Federal Ave. shortly after 11 p.m. When they arrived, police say they found the victim, Mikki Dauntain, with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He was later pronounced dead at a ...

  • Red Cross volunteers deploy to Oklahoma

    response BATON ROUGE - Teams of Red Cross volunteers in Louisiana left today to help people affected by a devastating tornado in Oklahoma. Red Cross spokesperson Nancy Malone said teams from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and Lake Charles all headed north early Tuesday morning with Emergency Response Vehicles. The vehicles will help volunteers distribute food and supplies to residents ...


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The Matrix

The Matrix

During the first 30 minutes of "The Matrix," a new high-octane, Hong Kong-influenced sci-fi thriller from Andy and Larry Wachowski, you will most likely have no idea what is going on. In fact, it doesn't make a lick of sense. The Wachowski Brothers, who both wrote and directed this sophomore effor ... ...

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  • Unlicensed teen crashes vehicle 10-year-old passenger died 2 additional juveniles injured

    TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A 10-year-old girl died yesterday after the car she was a passenger in flipped and crashed. We’re told the child was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. The Louisiana State Police reports that the crash happened at roughly 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20. The vehicle was traveling on Highway 40 in Tangipahoa Parish. Officials say the car ...

  • Dalai Lama second lines at Tulanes commencement

    NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO-CNN) - It's time to go out with a bang. Years of hard work for Tulane University graduates can finally pay off. Of course, a graduation in New Orleans would not be complete without a second line. And you probably haven't seen his holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama raising the roof with his umbrella. Graduates Ariana and Janine say, "Everyone loved it. It was so ...

  • Trio arrested on drug charges after meth found during search

    Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon. The crash happened ...

  • Fico touches them all

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A simple glance at the box scores will tell you LSU's Rachele Fico pitched two games against UL-Lafayette this past weekend and lost them both. They were a pair of defeats that ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament Regionals, just a year after LSU reached the College World Series for the first time since 2004. The truth of the matter is no ...

  • Oil Tank Explodes in Louisiana

    An oil tank has exploded in Louisiana, several miles outside of Baton Rouge, reported the Associated Press. The explosion, which happened late Thursday night near Denham Springs, prompted the evacuation of 30 to 35 homes. No injuries have been reported thus far. The fire is contained in a 200-square-footarea. One of two oil holding tanks that were at the scene ruptured and caught fire but ...

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