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    'Sopranos' Star James Gandolfini dead at 51

    'Sopranos' Star James Gandolfini dead at 51

    Updated: 7:19 PM 6/19/2013

    LOS ANGELES- James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos," died in Italy Wednesday. The 51-year-old was vacationing in Rome, HBO and his managers said. In a statement, HBO called the actor a great talent and a gentle and loving person. Gandolfini played conflicted... (More)
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    Jindal signs equal pay bill for state workers

    Jindal signs equal pay bill for state workers

    Updated: 7:00 PM 6/19/2013

    BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has agreed that state agencies should be banned from paying unequal wages to employees of different genders for the same job. Jindal signed the Equal Pay for Women Act into law Wednesday. The bill by New Orleans Sen. Ed Murray doesn't affect private companies.... (More)
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    Ascension considers youth detention tax

    Updated: 6:22 PM 6/19/2013

    GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Council will introduce a proposal Thursday evening at their regular meeting which would levy a one mil tax on homeowners in parish to raise funds for a juvenile detention center. The tax would raise about $900,000 a year and cost about $25 for a home... (More)
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    State Police investigating if Sibley had passenger

    Updated: 6:22 PM 6/19/2013

    ST. HELENA - Louisiana State Police are investigating if a passenger was riding with Malcolm Sibley when he crashed into a truck early Saturday morning. Cody Iasigi, 21, of Liberty, Miss., later died at a hospital from injuries sustained in the crash. Troopers said he and two others,... (More)
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    House votes to cut food stamps

    House votes to cut food stamps

    Updated: 6:00 PM 6/19/2013

    WASHINGTON - The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. The chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-ranging farm bill that would have maintained current spending on food stamps and cut farm subsidies instead. The bill cuts the $80 billion-a-year program by about... (More)
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    BESE to review student data storage and sharing

    BESE to review student data storage and sharing

    Updated: 5:30 PM 6/19/2013

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's top education board is reviewing how the state education department stores and shares public school student data. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education agreed Wednesday to create a task force looking at the issue after concerns were raised about a state data-sharing agreement with an... (More)
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    Appeal for reduced sentence outrages victims' family

    Updated: 4:44 PM 6/19/2013

    BATON ROUGE- The attorney representing convicted killer Brett Gerald wants his sentence reduced. Tommy D'Amico is filing an appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals, calling his client's 35-year sentence for seven counts of vehicular homicide excessive. He believes Gerald's sentence for each count shouldn't run consecutively. ... (More)
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    Waterspout causes damage near Grand Isle

    Updated: 4:32 PM 6/19/2013

    GRAND ISLE - A waterspout off the coast of Grand Isle created a big stir during storms this afternoon.

    The waterspout moved in from the bay side of the island around 3:45 p.m. today.

    The National Weather Service reported it blew a portion of a camp roof off, but didn't do any major damage.

    There were no reports of any injuries.

    IMAGE: Amy Spencer

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    Alleged 'sexting' teacher may face upgraded charge

    Alleged 'sexting' teacher may face upgraded charge

    Updated: 4:30 PM 6/19/2013

    EUNICE, La. - The "sexting" case against former Eunice High School teacher Jackie Fruge, originally filed in Eunice Municipal Court, is likely to be upgraded to a felony and moved to the state district court. The Daily World reports both prosecutors and defense attorney Laura Rougeau have agreed to the... (More)
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    Privatization backed for LSU's Bogalusa hospital

    Privatization backed for LSU's Bogalusa hospital

    Updated: 3:16 PM 6/19/2013

    BATON ROUGE - The LSU Board of Supervisors has agreed to a contract privatizing its rural Bogalusa hospital in January. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, which operates four private hospitals in Louisiana, will take over management of LSU's Bogalusa Medical Center, effective Jan. 6. As with similar... (More)
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    Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill

    Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill

    Updated: 2:45 PM 6/19/2013

    NEW ORLEANS - Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing investigations of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Wednesday's indictment of former BP executive David Rainey adds language alleging that he knew of... (More)
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    Fed foresees lower US unemployment rate

    Fed foresees lower US unemployment rate

    Updated: 2:41 PM 6/19/2013

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to fall faster this year and next than it did in March. The Fed now predicts unemployment will fall to 7.2 percent or 7.3 percent at the end of 2013 from 7.6 percent now. It thinks the rate will... (More)
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    Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast

    Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast

    Updated: 2:35 PM 6/19/2013

    MIAMI - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second tropical storm is drenching areas in its path with up to 10 inches of rain in some places, raising the threat of flash floods. Barry... (More)
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    Sheriffs discuss hurricane prep in Orleans

    Sheriffs discuss hurricane prep in Orleans

    Updated: 2:15 PM 6/19/2013

    NEW ORLEANS - Representatives from southeast Louisiana sheriff's offices met in New Orleans to discuss preparations for the current hurricane season. 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... (More)
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    6 arrested in La. for improper explosives storage

    6 arrested in La. for improper explosives storage

    Updated: 1:34 PM 6/19/2013

    SHREVEPORT - Six executives of a Louisiana company have been arrested on charges of improperly storing explosives. Among those arrested Tuesday were 65-year-old Explo Systems President David Fincher of Burns, Tenn.; 57-year-old Vice President David Smith of Winchester, Ky.; and 67-year-old Vice President of Operations William Terry Wright of... (More)
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    John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

    John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

    Updated: 1:00 PM 6/19/2013

    VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John Paul's canonization... (More)
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