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4th of July fireworks show, downtown Baton Rouge
Downtown is pretty much going to be closed down for this. If you need to get in/out, do it as early as possible.
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Coffee shop burglar's getaway foiled by child-safety locks
A man accused of stealing more than $20,000 in cash after burglarizing a Metairie coffee shop might have gotten away if it wasn't for a pesky child-safety door lock, according to authorities. The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee pulled...
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Student files Title IX complaint against LA Tech
The student said that a fee paid only by female students is a violation of Title IX.
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100: New Orleans hits triple digits in murders 55 days sooner than last year
New Orleans' year-to-date murder tally hit 100 on Thursday morning (July 9), 55 days sooner than a year ago, and 101 late Thursday night. The grim triple-digit milestone had not been reached until the first week of September in each of the previous two years.
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Facebook page calls for the change of the West Monroe Rebel mascot
Alumni on a Facebook page are calling for the change of the WMHS mascot: The Rebels. But other alumni say no way, the mascot is here to stay.
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An Insider's Guide to Navigating Tales of the Cocktail
Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, founded in 2002, has grown from a family reunion for the cocktail world’s cognoscenti, to the largest gathering of bartenders, distillers, marketers, distributors and enthusiasts in the world; and that’s no accident.
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Hogs wild: Feral pigs pose problems for La. farmers
An LSU AgCenter economist estimates that feral hogs caused more than $30 million in damages to crops on Louisiana farms in 2013, a problem that may increase
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Mandeville beset by recent public obscenity arrests
Recent public obscenity arrests in Mandeville -- including two in the last three weeks along the lakefront -- have police on the alert. Authorities said the trend, like others, is one based on opportunity. Exhibitionists seek an audience.
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John Keller: Defender of the American Can - Hurricane Katrina
John Keller, a recon Marine and lifetime resident of New Orleans, decided to ride out Hurricane Katrina in his apartment building--The American Can. John figured out a way to rescue the almost 300 residents of the building—his exploits included fighting off looters, swimming through floodwaters to find help and hot-wiring boats to aid in the rescue.
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Shooter had history of religious, political rants
The shooter in Thursday night's shooting at the Grand 16 Lafayette movie theater has been identified as John Russel Houser, 59, of Alabama.
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A Louisiana State health Officials Warn of ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba Found in Water System
Health officials in Louisiana have confirmed that an amoeba is infecting the water system in the St. Bernard parish. According to the LA State Department of Health, they found the organism via leaky sample station and has since asked the Parish to conduct an intense 60-day chlorine burn to kill the amoeba and remove it from the water supply. Of course, the Parish has agreed and will comply “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Millennial Awards shine spotlight on New Orleans' young achievers
Even New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu stopped by to speak about how the millennials -- those born in the 1980s to early 2000s -- are playing a part of the city's evolution.
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Bernie Sanders Rally in Louisiana Draws Bigger Crowd than Republican Louisiana Governor
Sanders packed a larger room at the center for his speech, with supporters filling bleachers and crowding into a standing-room section of the venue. Estimates by organizers suggested the crowd was about four times as large as the roughly 1,000 people who came out to see Jindal’s speech.
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Birds disappearing from Metairie canal, Humane Society says
Anastasia Crider says she spent the past three years feeding birds on the West Esplanade Avenue drainage canal near her Metairie home. About six weeks ago, however, almost of all of them inexplicably disappeared. On Friday (July 24), the Humane Society...
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7 great restaurants to BYOB when eating out in New Orleans
Here are seven New Orleans restaurants where you can pick up a six-pack or bottle of wine to enjoy with your meal.
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Tough-talking Louisiana deputy vows to catch burglar who struck his favorite diner
St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Lt. Clay Higgins likes his cheeseburger with a side of justice, Lafayette TV station KATC reports. Higgins, who's been called "The Cajun John Wayne," and has drawn praise from th Washington Post and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon...
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How A Small-Time Drug Dealer Rescued Dozens During Katrina
To the cops, Jabbar Gibson was just a low-level drug pusher. But to the residents of a New Orleans public housing complex, he’s the man who rescued them from Hurricane Katrina when no one else would.
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'Brain-eating amoeba' found in water supply near New Orleans
US health officials confirm the presence of a 'brain-eating' amoeba in the water supply of several communities near New Orleans.
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Revenge porn penalties among 260 new Louisiana laws taking effect Aug. 1
Sending "revenge porn" can land you behind bars, new housing protections are being extended to domestic violence victims and enforcement of sea turtle protection laws is tightening as hundreds of new Louisiana laws take effect Saturday. The provisions of more...
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New Orleanians See Remarkable Progress, A Decade After Hurricane Katrina
Overall, residents say areas ranging from jobs creation and access to public transportation have improved greatly. But a new poll also reveals a widening racial divide in perceptions of the recovery.
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