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    8-year-old accidentally shot by older brother

    8-year-old accidentally shot by older brother

    Updated: 6:48 PM 5/18/2013

    BATON ROUGE - An 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his 12-year-old brother in Baton Rouge, according to East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks. Hicks says the boys were at their grandparents' house on the 400 block of Old Rafe Meyer Rd. when the 12-year-old accidentally... (More)
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    LSU softball team rolls past C. Connecticut St in NCAA regional, 11-0

    LSU softball team rolls past C. Connecticut St in NCAA regional, 11-0

    Updated: 10:50 PM 5/18/2013

    Baton Rouge, La- The LSU softball team will live to play another day. The Tigers avoided elimination in the NCAA regionals by thrashing Central Connecticut State 11-0. LSU lost 3-0 in the winners bracket earlier in the day to Louisiana-Lafayette. Now, the Tigers and Ragin' Cajuns will meet again tomorrow... (More)
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    Man pleads for help on hood of truck in Baton Rouge

    Man pleads for help on hood of truck in Baton Rouge

    Updated: 10:10 PM 5/18/2013

    BATON ROUGE, La. - A man pleaded for help after jumping on the hood of a moving truck on Coursey Blvd. after his sign was picked up, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Tommy Stubbs. Stubbs says the man was on Coursey selling shrimp when another man driving a... (More)
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    Off-duty Lafayette police officer killed in Iberville crash

    Off-duty Lafayette police officer killed in Iberville crash

    Updated: 6:45 PM 5/18/2013

    IBERVILLE PARISH - An off-duty Lafayette Police Lieutenant died in a motorcycle crash Saturday on LA Highway 3000, according to Louisiana State Police Tpr. Stephen Hammons. Around 2:00 p.m. 45-year-old Richard "Ricky" Rees was driving a 2013 Harley Davidson north on LA 3000. Rees was entering a sharp right... (More)
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    Open house begins for St. Jude Dreamhome

    Open house begins for St. Jude Dreamhome

    Updated: 6:14 PM 5/18/2013

    BATON ROUGE, La. - Open house has begun for the St. Jude Dreamhome. The house will be open for tours every weekend from May 18-June 9. Register for free at the house to win the Open House Prize: a $5,000 Visa Gift Card, courtesy of the UPS store. ... (More)
  • Sports

    Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

    Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

    Updated: 5:47 PM 5/18/2013

    BALTIMORE - Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown victory, most in horse racing history. Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky... (More)
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    Police officer fired after twin brother's death

    Police officer fired after twin brother's death

    Updated: 5:19 PM 5/18/2013

    SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Police Department has fired the brother of a slain officer, drawing fire from the local police union. Police Chief Willie Shaw said in a statement Friday that he had fired Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies. However, the head of the Shreveport Police Officers... (More)
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    4 Louisiana men convicted of deer poaching in Iowa

    4 Louisiana men convicted of deer poaching in Iowa

    Updated: 5:17 PM 5/18/2013

    COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Four men from Louisiana men have been found guilty of poaching deer in southwest Iowa. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that Michael Fralick, of Ponchatoula, La., was recently convicted of 32 counts of deer hunting violations in four southwest Iowa counties. Fralick was ordered to... (More)
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    LSU baseball team loses regular season finale to Ole Miss, 11-9

    LSU baseball team loses regular season finale to Ole Miss, 11-9

    Updated: 4:49 PM 5/18/2013

    Baton Rouge- Despite scoring 7 runs in the 3rd inning, the LSU baseball team could not pull off the weekend sweep over Ole Miss.  The Tigers had a 7-2 lead after 3, but allowed the Rebels to score 3 in the 4th and 5 in the 7th innning to rally for the 11-9 win.  LSU starter Ryan Eades pitched  4 innings and gave up 5 of those runs. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 48-8 overall record, 23-7 in SEC play.  Next up, a trip to Hoover for the SEC Tournament.

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    FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

    FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

    Updated: 3:34 PM 5/18/2013

    SPOKANE, Wash. - Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials descended on the apartment Saturday morning. No... (More)
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    French president signs gay marriage into law

    French president signs gay marriage into law

    Updated: 3:32 PM 5/18/2013

    PARIS - France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. Hollande's office said he signed the bill Saturday morning, a day after the Constitutional... (More)
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    Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

    Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

    Updated: 3:31 PM 5/18/2013

    SANAA, Yemen - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. The officials said the attack took place around dawn in an area called Deyqa in Abyan province. Officials spoke anonymously because they were... (More)
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    Police: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies

    Police: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies

    Updated: 10:58 AM 5/18/2013

    NEW HOLLAND, Pa. - Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a south-central Pennsylvania farm. Police in Lancaster County tell the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era that the boy was playing with other children in a New Holland pasture on Thursday... (More)
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    Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot

    Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot

    Updated: 10:52 AM 5/18/2013

    DES MOINES, Iowa - Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing. The odds of winning the game's largest jackpot remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. But since about 80... (More)
  • International News

    8 police kidnapped in western Iraq

    8 police kidnapped in western Iraq

    Updated: 10:48 AM 5/18/2013

    BAGHDAD - Police officials say gunmen have kidnapped eight Iraqi policemen who were guarding a post on the main highway to Jordan and Syria. Two officials say the abductions happened Saturday on the desert road west of Baghdad. Violence has spiked in Iraq in recent days, with bombings and other... (More)
  • State News

    New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

    New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

    Updated: 10:43 AM 5/18/2013

    NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people. Police this week arrested two brothers and charged them with 20 counts each... (More)
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