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  • Mayor Waterspout near Grand Isle caused roof damage to two camps

    Mayor David Camardelle said two camps suffered roof damage, but the damage was minor. The waterspout broke apart shortly after viewers spotted it and send photos to WDSU. No injuries were reported in connection with the waterspout. Have photos or video of the waterspout? Send them to us at ...

  • NOPD Bank robbed in Mid City Wednesday

    Police said the incident occurred about 12:40 p.m. at the Gulf Coast Bank in the 200 block of North Carrollton Avenue. Investigators said a man entered the bank and approached a teller. While he did not produce a gun, he demanded money using a note that was handed to a teller. He left the bank with an undetermined amount of cash. The robber was described as a black man with dark skin, a ...

  • Audit on St. Tammany Coroners Office raises more questions

    The audit, conducted by Carr, Riggs & Ingram of Metairi, makes a series of observations, including noting that food purchase and restaurant receipts did not list who shared the meal or the business purpose involved. The audit also questions gas card usage, stating there's no control over the cards. "Any restaurant receipts will document the attendees and purpose of the expense. All ...

  • Crews break ground on new clubhouse

    The $4.3 million project will add cart storage, a community classroom and new lights at the driving range. The old clubhouse was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and demolished in May. The new clubhouse should open in early ...

  • Louisiana teen allegedly killed half-sister with TV wrestling moves

    Police car lights. (QMI Agency) A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in New Orleans after causing the death of his 5-year-old half-sister using wrestling moves he had seen on television, police said. Viloude Louis died Sunday afternoon of blunt force trauma to her body, including broken ribs and a damaged liver, police said, after the boy wrestled with her using World Wrestling ...


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Movie Review

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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  • Prairieville Bridge city men booked on child pornography charges

    Authorities say an investigation resulted in the arrest of Andrew Curtis, 47, of Prairieville, on charges of 20 counts of pornography involving juveniles. In an unrelated case, Troy Anthony Rodriguez, 37, of Bridge City, was booked on one count of pornography involving juveniles after an investigation. To report suspected cases of Internet crime, contact the Attorney General's High ...

  • NOPD investigating Sunday CBD bicycle theft from parking garage

    Police say a white man with a red beard walked into a parking garage in the 700 block of Commerce Street at about 6:35 p.m. and stole a bicycle. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at ...

  • Thousands of tea party activists rip IRS at rally

    Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first ...

  • Tropical Storm Barry forms in southwest Gulf of Mexico

    The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Tropical Depression No. 2 to Tropical Storm Barry. It has winds of 40 mph as it moves west at 10 mph through the southern Bay of Campeche. Forecasters expect the storm to strengthen further, though slightly, before hitting the coast of Mexico on ...

  • 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 ...

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