Provides the latest RSS feeds for Louisiana News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Orleans Sun.com http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/58efbe858884606b/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:07:01 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:07:01 -0500 30 He saw this from behind bars, while he was in prison. Brock just got out last June after serving 15 years, starting with a sentence from armed robbery when he was just a teenager. Now he's ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224969/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:36 -0500 ABC 26 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224969/ Chris Kaman , who had been excused from team activities since last week while the club sought to trade him, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203225892/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:57:09 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203225892/ RUSTON, La. (AP) -- A public memorial service will be held next week in honor of Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis, who died Thursday. He was ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203225894/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:35 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203225894/ SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. John Fleming is urging the Obama administration to not cut the fleet of A-10C war planes stationed at Barksdale Air Force ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203225896/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:34 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203225896/ Channing Tatum, left, and Jonah Hill in a scene from Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street." The film is among dozens of projects scheduled for filming in Louisiana this year. Production ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203221718/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:54 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203221718/ GONZALES, LA (WAFB) - Gonzales mayor Barney Arceneaux weighed in on an incident he says is a poor reflection on a great police department. "Should they have stopped the vehicle that night? ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224329/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:14 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224329/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Trucko Stampley has been found guilty on all four counts of first degree murder. The jury deliberated for just over two hours before returning the verdict. Trucko ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224331/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:11 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224331/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Police have released a sketch of a suspect wanted for an attempted murder back in December.The shooting happened in the 400 block of S. 17th St. on December 11th.The ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224330/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:09 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224330/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - It looks like the world is about to change in a big way for many people who rely on the LSU doctors for their medical care, and they can blame it on budget cuts that ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224332/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:06 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224332/ HAMPTON, TN (CNN/WCYB) – Most people with a fire in their house would rush to call 911, but 90-year-old Cordia Jones tried to fight off the flames instead. "I don't scare ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224333/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:31:04 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224333/ NEW ORLEANS — Universal Pictures is returning to the Bayou State next month for its next big project — an action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise. The name of the ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203222123/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:16:43 -0500 Deseret News http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203222123/ The person spoke to the Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced. Kaman likely won't join the Hornets for Saturday's game at the Detroit ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224973/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:23:39 -0500 USA Today http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203224973/ COVINGTON, La. (AP) -- The last of three teenagers accused of plotting a shooting spree at Lakeshore High School near Mandeville has ended with him admitting to conspiracy to commit terrorizing and ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218797/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:21:11 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218797/ NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Excluded from debates and largely ignored by the Republican establishment, former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer has become the first presidential candidate to qualify for federal ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218799/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:21:07 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218799/ BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Jan. 28 increased from the previous week's ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218800/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:21:02 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218800/ DONALDSONVILLE, LA (WAFB) - Three men have been arrested and two are still wanted for a string of burglaries in Donaldsonville.Deputies arrested Marcus Ester, 18, Fredrico Turner, 18, and Andre ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216822/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:23 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216822/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - An Arizona man has been sentenced to just under two years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender.Noel Carlson, 38, was initially convicted of attempted ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216824/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:20 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216824/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The defense has rested in the quadruple murder trial involving Trucko Stampley, and closing arguments have begun. Stampley is on trial for four murders; Marie and Denise ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216825/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:18 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216825/ MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota company is recalling cooked eggs distributed in 34 states because of possible listeria contamination. Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216826/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:16 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216826/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Citing health concerns, current Superintendent John Dilworth revealed Friday to members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and his Executive Leadership Team that ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216827/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:15 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216827/ LIVINGSTON PARISH, LA (WAFB) - Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says copper thieves climbed a 16 foot utility pole and stole a security camera at the Live Oak High School construction site ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216828/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:14 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216828/ OXFORD, MS (CNN) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour granted nearly 200 pardons on this way out of office, and most of the controversy has focused on the release of four convicted ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216829/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:11 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203216829/ SAN ANTONIO: Tim Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third in a row, beating the New Orleans Hornets 93-81 Thursday ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218801/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:42:38 -0500 Arab News http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203218801/ Commissioner Jim Donelon says a decision won’t be made until next week on whether the state’s property insurer of last resort will pursue a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a $93 million ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203213386/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:26:13 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203213386/ New Orleans is getting greener -- and leafier. .The devastation to the canopy of trees in the city by Hurricane Katrina is being repaired by the nonprofit Parkway Partners, which has been replanting ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208850/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:50:17 -0500 WDSU http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208850/ ---- This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Feb. 5, 1862: Battle of Roanoke Island, N.C. This week 150 years ago in the war, Union Brigadier Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside leads an amphibious ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209664/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:57 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209664/ Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209665/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:55 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209665/ BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Aetna Better Health has asked a state district court to throw out contracts awarded to three private companies involved in the state's new health care delivery system ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209666/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:53 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209666/ BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A 41-year-old Denham Springs man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to a charge that he participated in a scheme to steal ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209667/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:51 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203209667/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Funeral arrangements have been announced for a popular Baton Rouge chef who passed away a week ago. Christopher Raby, best known as "Chef Ya Ya," died at his ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208267/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:22:28 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208267/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A vacant unit of the old Brandywine Condominiums caught fire Friday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the 10900 block of Darryl Drive, but the fire ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208269/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:22:27 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208269/ Tony Dorsett, 57, is one of at least 300 former players suing the National Football League, claiming the NFL pressured them to play with concussions and other injuries and then failed to help them ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208268/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:22:25 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203208268/ Haines City's Briona Brown can finally flaunt a district championship. The senior scored 23 points, 16 in the second half, to help the Hornets capture the Class 7A, District 7 title on Thursday ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203202656/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:45:11 -0500 The Ledger http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203202656/ "I have accepted responsibility for any mistakes my office may have made in terms of the travel policy, assured you that all documentation has been submitted (as well as provided to the local ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203202657/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:44:37 -0500 The Inquisitor http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203202657/ HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University football coach Ron Roberts announced Thursday the addition of the 24th member of the 2012 signing class as defensive back Kevin Harmon signed a ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201653/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:22 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201653/ BATON ROUGE -- Florida shot 50 percent from the floor and took advantage of LSU turnovers as the Gators won in Baton Rouge for the first time since 1996 and handed the Lady Tiger basketball team its ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201654/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:20 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201654/ HAMMOND – In a preseason poll, the baseball coaches in the Southland Conference picked Southeastern Louisiana to finish second in conference play during the 2012 season. A pair of Lions, ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201656/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:18 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201656/ BATON ROUGE – The LSU softball program will play host to its inaugural fan day Saturday at Tiger Park. Festivities are slated to get underway at 3 p.m. and admission is free. Seating is based ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201655/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:16 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203201655/ first hit the film festival circuit, playing at such high profile fests as Venice and Toronto. Next, the film saw a limited theatrical release starting December 2 in NYC and LA. Then, it began ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197192/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:25:20 -0500 Examiner http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197192/ Lakeview— NEIGHBORS IN LAKEVIEW ARE HOPING FOR A DRIER DAY AFTER A PAIR OF WATER-LINE BREAKS SHUT-DOWN THEIR WATER SUPPLY.A SIX INCH WATER MAIN ON MEMPHIS STREET CRACKED OPEN THURSDAY ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203196312/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:09:57 -0500 ABC 26 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203196312/ SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tim Duncan may not make the All-Star game for the first time in 12 years, or even give the San Antonio Spurs much scoring on most nights. But even in back-to-backs, he can ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197188/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:06 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197188/ MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- A group critical of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant told state utility regulators Thursday they need to start over in their review of a request to extend the ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197189/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:27 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197189/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina announced Thursday he won't seek re-election in what's become another blow to conservative Democrats on Capitol Hill and the ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197190/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:26 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197190/ NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former president of the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a plot to rig the outcome of his ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197191/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:23 -0500 Associated Press http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203197191/ Townsel made five 3-pointers, Sterrenberg four. Rakeem Dickerson added 12 points and Marcus Hooten 10 for the Red Wolves (10-14, 4-6 Sun Belt). Brandon Peterson had 10 rebounds. Marcelis Hansberry ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203195742/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:40:00 -0500 USA Today http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203195742/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Detectives are looking for a couple that spent more than $2,000 Tuesday using a stolen credit card.The pair was caught on surveillance cameras buying a Kindle Fire, two ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203195744/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:35:07 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203195744/ BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The Governor is pitching a plan to make Louisiana more competitive. Four bills will be introduced in the upcoming legislative session, the Governor says, to attract more ... http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203195745/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:35:05 -0500 WAFB 9 http://story.neworleanssun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/58efbe858884606b/id/203195745/