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  • Volunteers need to help keep Baton Rouge beautiful

    BATON ROUGE, LA - Several groups will gather Saturday to help clean up Baton Rouge. They hope you’ll want to pitch in some help, too. The CommuniTyler Organization along with the Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX), Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful, (KBRB), and Waste Management of Baton Rouge have joined together to pick up litter and trash in Old South Baton Rouge. Volunteers will be ...

  • Crash involving unlicensed teen driver leaves 10-year-old dead

    INDEPENDENCE, LA (WAFB) - 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 on LA 1054 just north of LA 40 in Independence around 4:30 p.m. The victim's name was not released. Louisiana State Police said the teen was driving a 2004 ...

  • Frustration from lack of communication about sewer buyouts

    Scotlandville, LA (NBC33) - People who live in the University Place subdivision were promised a settlement to move them away from the North Wastewater Treatment Plant. Four months later, they have not seen a thing. "The community is still, basically, in the dark on what's taken place and what's happening," Greg Mitchell said, "and this process should not be that ...

  • Deputies investigating case of dumped dead dog

    feet and neck and left to die GONZALES - Ascension Parish Sheriff deputies are investigating a decaying animal that was bound at its mouth, feet and neck and left to die. "We take these crimes seriously," said Chief Tony Bacala. "We are reviewing the case as we speak to see what we can do." Bacala is asking for the public's help for any tips leading to the dog ...

  • Equipment failure causes thousands to lose power

    entergy GONZALES- An equipment failure left thousands of people without power in East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes. Electricity services were cut about 5:20 p.m. Monday, according to ...


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Man on Wire

Man on Wire

The subject of James Marshs engrossing documentary Man on Wire is so good that its a wonder no one has thought to make a film about it before. Its not that the story is in any way a secret (on the contrary, it made international headlines in August of 1974), but it is quite possible ... ...

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  • Power restored to almost everyone after evening outage

    entergy GONZALES- Most power has been restored to people after an evening of trouble in the area. More than 20,000 Entergy customers lost their utilities Monday night. People in the Southdowns, Old Jefferson and Shenandoah areas of Baton Rouge got power restored. Others in Ascension Parish were still without electricity, but crews had tackled the powerless numbers considerably. Still, ...

  • Seat belt campaign begins Tuesday

    vehicles BATON ROUGE- Tuesday, expect to see area police officers checking for seat belts. The annual Click It or Ticket campaign begins. People not wearing the required safety device can expect a citation. According to crash data, half of the people killed in wrecks were not buckled-up. Louisiana law requires everyone in a vehicle to wear a seat belt. ********Follow the publisher of this ...

  • Senators back plan to push Juban Crossing

    crossing DENHAM SPRINGS- Lawmakers backed a plan that could fuel the development of a planned shopping center in Livingston Parish. The Louisiana Senate approved using state money for infrastructure improvements and bond payments for Juban Crossing. The development is going at the intersection of I-12 and Juban Road. The project has been delayed but developers have said the first phase ...

  • More people talking about outdated car seat law

    parents GONZALES- More experts suggest a state law needs to be changed, so drivers have a clearer understanding of the proper way young children should be restrained in car seats. ...

  • Gov. Jindal to Texas Brine No more excuses about buyout delays

    Bayou Corne, LA (NBC33) - Governor Bobby Jindal issued an ultimatum to Texas Brine on Monday: buy out evacuated residents from their homes, or risk losing every permit the state issued it. Gov. Jindal issued an executive order, telling the state Department of Conservation to investigate Texas Brine's financial condition. Since it has not made any offers after promising to quickly move ...

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