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  • Man accused of sex crimes in Alaska arrested in Jefferson Co.

    Jefferson County on Wednesday. Deputy U.S. Marshal Chad Simpson said Troy Tysdal was arrested at his workplace in Toronto, Ohio. Simpson said Tysdal is wanted on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor (rape) issued by the Alaska State Police. On Wednesday, the Mountain State Fugitive Task Force received a collateral lead request from the U.S. Marshals Service in Alaska to locate and arrest ...

  • Upcoming lane ramp closures in the New Orleans area

    The I-10 East on ramp from veterans Memorial Boulevard will close from 9:30 p.m. June 19 to 5:30 a.m. June 20 while crews move pile driving equipment across the ramp. A suggested detour is the Clearview Parkway entrance to I-10 ...

  • Tropical Storm Barry forms in the southern Gulf of Mexico -NHC

    June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:56pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second tropical storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The storm was located about 75 miles (115 kms) east-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico, packing maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km/h), the NHC ...

  • Kitten rescued on Elevated Expressway Wed. Humane Society of La. says

    The agency says it received a call from a motorist reporting a kitten on the overpass between Ames and Barataria boulevards at about 10 a.m. The agency called local cat handler Juliana Ackil, who located the kitten crouching on top of the guardrail. Juliana was able to park her car on the shoulder, place a sweater on the kitten and grab her before she could escape, according to the agency. HSL ...

  • No tapering Federal Reserve to continue stimulus

    The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ...


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Pépé le Moko [DVD]

Pépé le Moko [DVD]

Pp le Moko is the film that made consummate French actor Jean Gabin a star. It was hardly his first rolehe had already played in a dozen movies since 1930, and he would eventually star (that is, play the lead role) in dozens and dozens of films over his multi-decade career. Deviously handsome in an unconventional way, Gabin excelled at conveying confidence and authority, even when trapped ... ...

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  • Louisiana Sheriffs discuss hurricane prep in New Orleans Wednesday

    Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hosted Wednesday's meeting. At a news conference, he discussed evacuation plans for his office's facilities and inmates in the Orleans Parish Prison. Also discussed were New Orleans' booking procedures for anyone arrested during or after an evacuation; and, coordination with neighboring sheriff's ...

  • Former Wash. Parish Sheriff’s Office employee arrested on abuse of office charge

    Tonya Butler, 45, managed the jail kitchen of the Sheriff's Office from July 1, 2012, until her resignation on May 13, it says. During her employment, the Sheriff's Office says Butler supervised and inmate food preparation crew and told one of the inmates she wanted to claim her as a dependent on her federal income tax return. Butler asked for the inmate's date of birth and social ...

  • NOPD Man reported missing found safe in care of medial facility

    Police say Kirby Poole, 62, is doing well and in the care of a medical facility. Police previously said Poole had not been seen since June 3. His son said Poole checked himself out of University Hospital June 3, police previously ...

  • NOPD investigating June 12 French Quarter attempted armed robbery battery

    Police say a female victim was walking in the 900 block of Conti Street at about 4 a.m. when she noticed she was being followed by a man and a woman. The victim attempted to enter a bar on the corner of Conti and Burgundy streets when one of the people following her attempted to grab her purse, police say. One of the people following her struck her in the face when she wouldn't release the ...

  • Nobel recipient among winners of Jefferson Awards

    WASHINGTON -; Two U.S. Senators, the winner of a Nobel Prize for peace, a labor leader and the owner of a professional tennis team are among the people being honored with a national prize for public ...

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