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    Governor to discuss sinkhole response efforts

    Governor to discuss sinkhole response efforts

    Updated: 11:38 AM 5/20/2013

    BAYOU CORNE - Buyouts and outstanding costs for dealing with a sinkhole in Assumption Parish could be on Governor Bobby Jindal's agenda for a press conference scheduled for this afternoon. The governor scheduled the event for 1:20 p.m. at the Bayou Corne Sportman's Landing on Hwy 70 South. ... (More)
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    Escaped inmate captured in Marksville

    Escaped inmate captured in Marksville

    Updated: 12:45 PM 5/20/2013

    MARSKVILLE - A 21-year-old inmate who escaped Friday from a work detail in Marksville has been captured. Avoyelles Parish sheriff's deputies tell The Town Talk that Marksville police arrested Christopher W. Roy Saturday. Deputies say Roy was found hiding in a closet. He was taken to the Avoyelles Parish Dentition... (More)
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    Mason Katz named to SEC Baseball Community Service Team

    Mason Katz named to SEC Baseball Community Service Team

    Updated: 12:31 PM 5/20/2013

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - LSU senior first baseman Mason Katz was named Monday to the 2013 SEC Baseball Community Service Team by the conference office. The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 20 league-sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives... (More)
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    Education official commutes from LA to BR

    Education official commutes from LA to BR

    Updated: 12:26 PM 5/20/2013

    BATON ROUGE - A top official of the state Department of Education lives in Los Angeles and commutes to his office in Baton Rouge. The Advocate reports the educator is Dave Lefkowith, who is an assistant superintendent and oversees Louisiana's new program that will allow public school students to take... (More)
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    Raph Rhymes named SEC Player of the Week

    Raph Rhymes named SEC Player of the Week

    Updated: 12:24 PM 5/20/2013

    BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU senior outfielder Raph Rhymes was named SEC Player of the Week Monday by the conference office in Birmingham, Ala. Rhymes led the second-ranked Tigers to three wins in four games last week, including an SEC series victory versus Ole Miss. He batted .455 (5-for-11)... (More)
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    Ethics board okays role of LSU Board of Supervisors member

    Ethics board okays role of LSU Board of Supervisors member

    Updated: 12:15 PM 5/20/2013

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport hospital. The Board of Ethics signed off an advisory opinion clearing the way for Dr. John... (More)
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    Home improvement fraud arrest made

    Home improvement fraud arrest made

    Updated: 11:22 AM 5/20/2013

    PINEVILLE - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a complaint from a homeowner has led to an arrest. . The homeowner contracted a Pineville man for repairs after the Christmas 2012 tornado damaged his home. Deputies tell The Town Talk 58-year-old Joe Jaime was arrested and booked into the Rapides Parish... (More)
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    Audit: DOE skipped steps in monitoring charters

    Audit: DOE skipped steps in monitoring charters

    Updated: 11:20 AM 5/20/2013

    BATON ROUGE - A new audit says the state education department had gaps in its monitoring of the academic performance of Louisiana's charter schools. The review, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, looked at charter school monitoring activities during the 2011-12 budget year. The audit says the Department... (More)
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    News 2 Investigates: Accident Payouts

    News 2 Investigates: Accident Payouts

    Updated: 10:45 AM 5/20/2013

    BATON ROUGE - The roads in Baton Rouge are designed to be shared, but a News 2 investigation revealed when city-parish vehicles are in wrecks the costs from them are shared as well. Whenever an accident lawsuit involving a city-parish vehicle is settled, the money comes from taxpayer dollars.... (More)
  • Sports

    Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation

    Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation

    Updated: 10:31 AM 5/20/2013

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. A Broward County judge ordered Johnson jailed Monday until he posts a $1,000 bond. Another hearing was set... (More)
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    $1 million Powerball ticket sold in La.

    $1 million Powerball ticket sold in La.

    Updated: 10:24 AM 5/20/2013

    BATON ROUGE - While no tickets sold in Louisiana matched the biggest Powerball jackpot in history this weekend, one ticket sold in Baton Rouge is worth a $1 million prize. Louisiana Lottery officials said the million-dollar ticket was sold at Matherne's Supermarket on Bluebonnet, and matched all five white... (More)
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    Spurs take the opener

    Spurs take the opener

    Updated: 10:10 AM 5/20/2013

    SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs took Game 1 of the NBA's Western Conference finals by shredding the league's top defense. San Antonio shot 53 percent from the field and set a team playoff record by draining 14 three-pointers in a 105-83 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The... (More)
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    Plaquemine shooting suspect arrested

    Plaquemine shooting suspect arrested

    Updated: 9:17 AM 5/20/2013

    PLAQUEMINE - Police say a teen wanted for a weekend shooting turned himself early Monday morning.

    19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr. of Addis is accused of firing shots into a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1, injuring two people and damaging vehicles.

    Holmes faces several charges, including two counts of attempted 2nd degree murder, illegal use of a weapon and damage to property.

  • National News

    Stocks open slightly lower on Wall Street

    Stocks open slightly lower on Wall Street

    Updated: 9:01 AM 5/20/2013

    NEW YORK- Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as the stock market comes off of four straight weeks of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21 points to 15,332 shortly after the opening bell Monday, a loss of 0.1 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was... (More)
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    Conn. train derailment slows down commuters

    Conn. train derailment slows down commuters

    Updated: 8:46 AM 5/20/2013

    HARTFORD, Conn. - Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service. Metro-North is using a fleet of 120 buses at the Bridgeport train station to help rail... (More)
  • State News

    La. hurricane sales tax holiday this weekend

    La. hurricane sales tax holiday this weekend

    Updated: 7:52 AM 5/20/2013

    LAFAYETTE - Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the state's Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and ends at 11:59 p.m. May 26. Louisiana law spares those shopping for hurricane-related purchases from... (More)
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