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4 booked in shooting death in Baton Rouge
Also Friday, 21-year-old man Carzel Robertson of Baton Rouge was booked on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Royal Anthony Jones, who was shot to death Wednesday ...
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Diplomatic marathon G8 focusing on Greece NATO on Afghanistan
The G8 -- comprised of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia -- are "firmly committed" to applying sanctions, pressure and diplomatic ...
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St. Bernard plans museum dedicated to sugar
On Friday, Peralta announced plans to turn the Old Arabi Jail into the St. Bernard Parish Sugar Museum. The parish says the museum will showcase sugar's role in the parish's history. A ...
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Danziger cop Kaufman cites media leaks in bid for new trial
A former New Orleans police officer convicted of orchestrating a cover-up of deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina claims federal authorities waged a "secret public ...
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Angela Coleman to be sentenced in plot to loot charities
U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle was weighing whether to sentence Angela Coleman, a niece of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, at home or in court. Coleman has an undisclosed medical condition. ...
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Oceans [Blu-Ray]
Oceans, a French documentary distributed stateside by Disney as part of its ongoing series of ecologically minded nature documentaries that ...
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SLU forum focuses on Civil War generals
The theme is "Lee's Generals," and will focus on the top commanders who served under and with Robert E. Lee in the army of the Confederate States. The program is sponsored by the ...
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AgCenter ULM to establish coopertive research program
A Friday news release from LSU says that the joint program will provide opportunities for faculty members to develop joint projects that combine the efforts of current research programs. ULM and ...
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Public lodges its budget requests with senators
The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a day to give the public an opportunity to lodge requests for next year's $25 billion operating budget. Lawmakers are haggling over how deeply to cut ...
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Louisiana State Championship Knife and Tomahawk Competition this weekend
The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/JTwl36) that organizer Wade Tucker said the Louisiana Gator Tooth Knife and Tomahawk Throwing Club is sponsoring the event. The first competition was held last ...
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West Monroe horse show runs through weekend
The News-Star reports the show is one of the largest in the nations. Competition begins at 8 a.m. Contests include cart-pulling and jumping and there is a costume category. All events are free and ...
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