| Arkansas-pine Bluff Beats Mvsu 69-66 In Swac Kevin Burwell . Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Lebaron Weathers added a free throw with 6 seconds left to push the lead to three before Burwell missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer.The victory completed a... | |
| Alabama State Upsets Prairie View 50-48 In Swac Robin Jones and Smith led Prairie View A&M with 13 points. The Lady Panthers led the SWAC with 42 percent shooting from the floor during the regular season, but were held to 35 percent (18 of... |
| Tidewater Promotes New Coo Oil tanker operator Tidewater Inc. said Wednesday that Jeffrey M. Platt, its executive vice president, has been promoted to chief operations officer.Platt will be responsible for overseeing the... |
| Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault Hits 1/2 Million Mark, Houses About 1/3 Of World's Crop Species OSLO, Norway (AP) — Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse... |
| Deconsolidation Vote Decision Delayed LAFAYETTE — It is unlikely that voters will be asked this year whether they want to scrap consolidated government after the City-Parish Council on Tuesday deferred a decision on a... |
| Ex-n.o. Housing Official Gets Prison For Theft NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former New Orleans housing official who pleaded guilty to living in federally subsidized housing when he wasn't entitled to the benefit has been sentenced to eight months in... |
| Body Found Along Gravel Road Identified ZACHARY, LA (WAFB) - Police have identified a body found by workers along a gravel road Monday. Kelvin Moore was found shot to death near McHugh Road by workers with the Department of Public Works... |
| Psc Approves Increase In Towing Rates BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Drivers who discover their vehicles have been towed away will be paying more to get them back. The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved a 20 percent increase in... |
| Longtime New Roads Principal Remembered email NEW ROADS, LA (WAFB) - He was known as one of the best educators around New Roads. For 29 years, Edward Nelson was the man who made an impression on hundreds of kids in Pointe Coupee Parish.... |
| Bese Proposes Increase In School Funding Formula BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has proposed a nearly $3.4 billion funding formula for public school districts that's $72 million more than the... |
| Accused Workplace Shooter Officially Charged BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A man accused a fatal workplace shooting was officially charged Wednesday. Richard Matthews was indicted on two counts of first degree murder and five counts of attempted... |
| Wanted man may be in BR A man being sought by Lafayette police in the theft of a pickup truck is believed to be in Baton Rouge, said Cpl. Paul Mouton, a Lafayette Police Department spokesman. The man stole a 2008 Toyota... |
| Jeffery Lee Guillory wants new trial LAFAYETTE — Jeffery Lee Guillory is asking for a new trial following his conviction last week in Lafayette of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree robbery. A jury convicted... |
| Council split over management decision DONALDSONVILLE — City Council members split Tuesday over how far to push Ascension Parish government on hiring a local resident to manage the west bank recreation program if the parish takes... |
| Opelousas man indicted on child porn LAFAYETTE — A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted Larry Caillier II on charges of production and possession of child pornography and attempt to coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual acts.... |
| Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African American history opens on the National... |
| Florida men arrested after guns and drugs found in hotel rooms HAMMOND, LA (WAFB) - Two Florida men were arrested late Tuesday night at a hotel after drugs and guns were found in their rooms. Roberto Sanchez, Jr., 32, and Michael Caruso, 24, were arrested... |
| Man arrested on fraud charges BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge man is facing fraud charges after allegedly using false money orders. Timothy M. Strain, 47, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with mail fraud and... |
| Coroner: Exec hit forehead in fall, then drowned NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans coroner says a Houston energy executive drowned in the Mississippi River, and apparently hit his forehead as he fell from a steamboat dock. Dr. Frank Minyard said... |
| Coroner: Hit forehead in fall, then drowned Douglas Schantz found a lesion on his forehead as well as evidence of drowning.Minyard says he expects results of blood tests in two to three weeks, showing how much Schantz drank before leaving... |
| Deforestation conference to turn plans into action brings nations at heart of problem to table PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the... |
| Palestinians call off ceremony honoring woman involved in deadly hijacking of Israeli bus RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has called off a ceremony honoring a woman involved in the deadly hijacking of an Israeli bus. The Palestinians had planned on Thursday to... |
| Journalists bear brunt of government crackdown in Iran, says watchdog BEIRUT (AP) — Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them currently held... |
| Comments on Cuban political prisoners haunt Brazilian president BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. A... |
| Russian traffic police force civilians to form highway shield to stop suspect MOSCOW (AP) — Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal... |
| Guillory sentencing date set LAFAYETTE — Jeffery Lee Guillory will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 15, following his conviction last week on charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree robbery in... |
| PSC approves increase in towing rates The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved a 20 percent increase in rates for nonconsensual tows. Until regulators approved an 8 percent interim increase in 2008, the rates had not changed... |
| Deputies arrest undocumented workers at construction site SATSUMA, LA (WAFB) - More than a dozen illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday morning after authorities conducted an impromptu roundup in Livingston Parish. Sheriff's deputies say 18... |
| Double Fatality Crash in Calcasieu Parish Two people died this morning as the result of a two vehicle crash in Calcasieu Parish. A 1998 GMC pickup driven by Raymond Armentor, 47, of Sulphur, was traveling west on U.S. 90 east of Vinton,... |
| Fatal Crash in Jeff Davis Parish A Eunice woman died early this morning as the result of a single vehicle crash in Jefferson Davis Parish. The driver, Shasta Ann Fuselier, 31, of Eunice, La., was traveling north on La. 102 near... |
| Loyola To Offer Minor In New Orleans Studies Starting this fall, students at Loyola University in New Orleans will be able to minor in the study of New Orleans.According to a news release from the university, the new interdisciplinary minor... |
| GM Stalls Closing Shreveport Hummer Branch For Order General Motors has received a fleet order for 849 Hummers, so the Shreveport plant won't shut down for two weeks in May, after all.GM spokesman Otie McKinley says the plant has a month to build the... |
| Gulf-wide charter-fishing survey gearing up LSU's Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy and the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have a $650,000, three-year federal grant for the project.It will include a survey of charter... |
| East Jerusalem, home to Muslim and Jewish shrines, is crux of Israeli-Palestinian conflict Israel's plan to build 1,600 new apartments in contested east Jerusalem has thrown a spotlight on the city at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. —What's the bottom line? Israel wants... |
| Israeli supermarket makes TV ad inspired by surveillance tape of Hamas assassination JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli supermarket commercial is looking to cash in on the infamous surveillance footage of an assassination team killing a Hamas commander in Dubai. A new TV campaign for... |
| Thunder return home to face Hornets (Sports Network) - While the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be well on their way towards ending a playoff drought, the New Orleans Hornets enter tonight's showdown between these teams in danger of... |
| Missing AGL Executive Found Deceased in New Orleans AGL Resources reported that one of its executives, Sequent Energy Management President Douglas N. Schantz, was found deceased yesterday after apparently falling accidentally into the Mississippi... |
| Henderson To Be Honored By His Hometown Once the parade is over, Noel said Henderson will be given the keys to the city by Mayor Donald Cravins Sr. as well a street sign in recognition of the city's decision to rename Jefferson Street in... |
| Mobsters arrested in Cosa Nostra crackdown in Italy and United States ROME (AP) — Italian police say several Mafia suspects have been arrested in raids in Sicily, New York and Miami. Police in Palermo say the crackdown on the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate was still... |
| Hungary's president signs law making Holocaust denial punishable by 3 years in prison BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom has signed a law making Holocaust denial punishable by three years in prison. The law was approved last month by Hungarian lawmakers,... |
| Ouachita Parish schools look at 4-day school week Three years ago, the administrative staff looked at whether such a move would save money. Board member Scott Robinson asked Tuesday for a similar study, updated to consider increased energy costs,... |
| Judge sets date for 1985 murder trial BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A judge has set a date for the trial of a man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman and beating her to death in 1985. District Judge Tony Marabella set an Aug. 9 trial date... |
| Media watchdog condemns remark made by French foreign minister in Kosovo BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A media watchdog on Wednesday condemned French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about... |
| Record 237 individuals and organizations nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize OSLO (AP) — A Nobel Peace Prize official says the committee that selects the winner is considering a record 237 nominations for the 2010 award. Permanent secretary Geir Lundestad said Wednesday... |
| Criticism of Mandela by ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, makes headlines in South Africa JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A British newspaper's interview quoting Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the anti-apartheid icon has prompted outraged headlines in South Africa. In Tuesday's... |
| Spain announces release of aid worker kidnapped by Islamic militants, but 2 others still held MADRID (AP) — A Spanish aid worker kidnapped late last year in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants was freed Wednesday but two colleagues remain in captivity, the Spanish government said.... |
| South Africa's ruling party says ANC leader's song about killing whites not meant literally JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's governing party says a leading member didn't mean it literally when he sang about killing whites. African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema... |
| Public voices concern on gas storage JEANERETTE, La. (AP) -- Dozens of residents and salt miners spoke out against plans to build a natural gas storage facility in the Cote Blanche salt dome at a public... |
| Kossa Indian dancers performing next 2 weekends Kossa Plaza Museum .Kandik said the dancers perform at home four times a year.The nonprofit group is in its 41st year. Kandik says it has performed worldwide, including two weeks last year... |
| US defense chief holds strategy talks with Gulf ally Saudi Arabia about response to Iran RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was keeping up the pressure on Iran on Wednesday, consulting with the United States' closest and most influential ally in the... |
