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  • Man pleads for help on hood of truck in Baton Rouge

    Coursey Blvd. BATON ROUGE, La. - A man pleaded for help after jumping on the hood of a moving truck on Coursey Blvd. after his sign was picked up, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Tommy Stubbs. Stubbs says the man was on Coursey selling shrimp when another man driving a pickup truck pulled over and picked up his sign. When the man in the truck went to pull off with the sign, the man ...

  • Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...

    CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ...

  • Powerball winning numbers 22 10 13 14 52 and P11

    At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located ...

  • Off-duty Lafayette Police officer killed in motorcycle crash

    Police are investigating two fatal shootings that left a 37-year-old man dead in Central City and a 20 -year-old man dead in the Florida area. At approximately 12:21 a.m., officers responded to a ...

  • 12-year-old charged for shooting brother

    According to WWL-TV in New Orleans, a seventh person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a Mother's Day second line celebration that injured 19 ...


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Movie Review

The Conspirator

The Conspirator

I imagine that viewers will likely be split by the transparency with which Robert Redfords The Conspirator, a handsomely mounted dramatization of the trial of Mary Surratt, who was accused of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, comments on the politica ... ...

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  • Jindal IRS offenses worthy of jail time

    CNN - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will deliver biting criticism to President Barack Obama for recent controversies surrounding his administration in a speech Saturday to Virginia Republicans as they nominate GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli in the state's gubernatorial race. According to Jindal's prepared remarks provided to CNN, the Republican governor will address the IRS' extra ...

  • Buyout delays have Bayou Corne residents outraged

    BAYOU CORNE,LA (NBC33) - People living in Bayou Corne have had enough of waiting to be bought out. They say Texas Brine is wasting time and not giving any one an offer. "Texas Brine playing a game of we'll frustrate you. We will promise you things. We'll disappoint you," Nick Romero, Bayou Corne resident, described. Texas Brine crews have appraised homes in the area, but ...

  • Farm day helps special needs kids feel like a winner

    PRAIRIEVILLE, LA (NBC33) - Kids with special needs got a chance to be care free for the day in Prairieville. "They feel special and included and amazing and they just they deserve it. They love it," Shannon Woodside, mother of three special needs kids, described. It's part of farm day 2013. the goal mix kids with and without disabilities. Kids got to have fun and raise ...

  • LSP Colonel Mike Edmonson earns law enforcement honor

    LOUISIANA STATE POLICE - Colonel Mike Edmonson traveled to Tennessee Saturday at the invitation of Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork to attend the 25th Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Festival Law Enforcement Memorial and Awards Ceremony. Based on the nomination by Sheriff Woolfork, Edmonson will be presented with the Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award. The Buford Pusser National ...

  • Louisiana State Police Colonel Edmonson receives national award

    Courtesy: Louisiana State Police Col. Edmonson with Sheriff Pusser's Daughter (Courtesy: Louisiana State Police) Courtesy: Louisiana State Police Courtesy: Louisiana State ...

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