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  • 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 ...

  • $3500 reward in fatal poisoning of 2 bald eagles in Thibodaux

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are offering $3,500 for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed the national ...

  • JPSO Boy 13 kills relative 5 with ‘WWE-style wrestling moves’

    Homicide Detective Matt Vasquez says he learned the victim was home alone with her 13-year-old relative who performed "WWE-style wrestling moves" on her the morning of the ...


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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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  • Gleason accepts Atlanta radio hosts apology We have all made mistakes

    Former Saints Safety Steve Gleason walks off the field with quarterback Drew Brees during the third game of the 2011 season against the Houston Texans at the ...

  • Chrysler relents agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps

    Chrysler Group reversed course and agreed to a recall of 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday, giving in to the government's request in the final hours before a ...

  • Live coverage LSU vs. North Carolina

    During the course of the 2013 college baseball season, an eventual matchup between LSU and North Carolina seemed destined for the College World ...

  • UPDATE 3-Major natgas pipeline explodes in Louisiana area evacuated

    Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:21pm EDT * Part of Florida Gas Transmission line shut after explosion * Fifty-five residents evacuated * Florida gas prices up, in line with other regions By Edward McAllister and Eileen Houlihan June 18 (Reuters) - A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, Louisiana, destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries ...

  • Surveillance stopped NYSE bomb plot

    Bomb plots targeting the New York Stock Exchange and the city's subway were among more than 50 worldwide thwarted by top-secret surveillance programs since the 2011 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, authorities said on ...

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