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  • Officer fired after found driving without license plate

    The New Orleans Police Department said Jeremy Wilcox was pulled over in July by a St. John Parish sheriff's deputy because he was driving a truck without a license plate. When he ran a check on Wilcox's driver's license, the deputy found out there was an arrest warrant out for Wilcox in St. Charles Parish, where he issued a bad check for $2,505 in September ...

  • City officials State law hampers police detail reforms

    FROM IMPLEMENTING POLICE DETAIL REFORMS. MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU ASKED A FEDERAL JUDGE FOR GUIDANCE, BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOW REQUIRED - UNDER A CONSENT DECREE - TO REFORM HOW THE NOPD MANAGES AND COORDINATES OFF DUTY PAID DETAILS. DURING THE RECENTLY ENDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION STATE LAWMAKERS PASSED LAWS DEALING WITH PAID DETAILS THE CITY SAYS CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED. the law prohibits the officer of ...

  • Tigers eliminated from CWS in 4-2 loss to North Carolina

    After the Tar Heels got blown out by North Carolina State and the Tigers lost a heart-breaker to UCLA Sunday, the No. 1 and No. 4 overall seeds squared off Tuesday afternoon in ...

  • Louisiana plant explosion kills 1 injures 5

    HOUSTON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and five others were injured in an explosion that rattled a fertilizer plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana Friday evening, local media reported. The explosion, caused by a nitrogen vessel rupture, happened at around 6:15 p.m. at CF Industries in Donaldsonville, a southern city located along the west bank of the Mississippi River, local media ...

  • Upcoming lane ramp closures in N.O. and surrounding areas

    Two right lanes of I-10 West between Clearview Parkway and Veterans Memorial Boulevard, the Clearview Boulevard on ramps to I-10 West and the veterans Memorial Boulevard off ramp from I-10 west will close from 7:30 p.m. June 18 to 6:30 a.m. June 19. One lane of I-10 West will remain ...


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Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

Paul Thomas Andersons Punch-Drunk Love has been referred to as the Adam Sandler movie for people who hate Adam Sandler, and Anderson himself has described it as an art-house Adam Sandler film. ...

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  • Poll Congress approval rating just 16 percent

    According to a new national poll, just 16 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83 percent of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove. The poll was released ...

  • Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012

    NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...

  • No injuries reported in pre-dawn Louisiana gas line explosion fire

    A pre-dawn blast at a natural gas line lit up the eastern Louisiana sky Tuesday, but no injuries or significant property damage were reported, officials said. The explosion occurred about 5:30 a.m. CDT south of Franklinton, the seat of Washington Parish, The (New Orleans) Time Picayune reported. The 30-inch line was quickly shut down and the fire extinguished, said Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman ...

  • Police Jefferson Co. women caught stealing 15 handguns from Carroll Co. home

    Jefferson County women were arrested after officials said they were caught in the act of burglarizing a home near Carrollton and stealing more than a dozen handguns.Stephanie M. Carter, 36, of Wintersville, and Kelly L. Downen Nation, 27, of Steubenville, were arrested on Monday.According to a news release from Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams, the women were arrested around 2 p.m. near the ...

  • Thibodaux police Drunk man takes keys flips girlfriend’s car

    Police say they located Jackson in the 100 block of Tiger Drive after he flipped his girlfriend's vehicle several times in a ditch on La. Hwy. 3266 in a one-car ...

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