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  • California corruption case heading to close

    February 20, 2013 7:03 AM

    LOS ANGELES - A prosecutor and defense attorneys plan to argue whether evidence in the trial of six city officials in California proves they were corrupt. Most of the defendants who testified had defended the huge salaries they collected as Bell city officials. They say they earned their nearly six-figure... more »
  • Courthouse changes announced after cocaine thefts

    December 17, 2012 11:58 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Authorities announced several changes today that will be coming to the district court in Baton Rouge, after a major security breach put 48 pounds of cocaine back on the street. Today federal and state investigators said they added a two-key system to the evidence vaults after... more »
  • Announcement planned after cocaine arrests

    December 17, 2012 10:28 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police planned a press conference today to discuss the arrest of workers accused of stealing drugs from the Baton Rouge courthouse. Last week police arrested William Colvin and Debra Bell, both of whom worked in the Clerk of Court's office, in suspicion of stealing a large... more »
  • Wis. mini horse rings bell for Salvation Army

    November 30, 2012 12:42 PM

    WEST BEND, Wis. - Tinker may be miniature - as in a miniature horse - but he's a big money raiser for the Salvation Army. He uses his mouth to hold and ring a red bell and also picks up a "Thank You Merry Christmas" sign. He can also bow... more »
  • EBR public defender arrested for aggravated assault Play Video

    November 15, 2012 6:04 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police arrested 59-year-old Mark Marinoff, a public defender in East Baton Rouge Parish, and charged him with aggravated assault with a firearm this week. Police say Marinoff got into an altercation with another man around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of a fast food... more »
  • Nicholls faces Southeastern tonight in River Bell Classic

    November 15, 2012 10:23 AM

    THIBODAUX - The Nicholls State University football team will close out its home schedule with a Thursday night showdown against Southeastern La. in the River Bell Classic. Kickoff at John L. Guidry Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m. Before the game, Nicholls will honor its 15-member 2012 Senior... more »
  • Chihuahua finds 2 girls lost in Georgia forest

    August 2, 2012 12:29 PM

    NEWNAN, Ga. - A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest. The girls, ages 5 and 8, disappeared Monday for a couple of hours when they were walking on trails near their neighborhood about 30... more »
  • Closing arguments to begin in Bell trial

    June 21, 2012 3:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The defense rested today in the trial of Leandre Bell, the man accused of killing the brother-in-law of former Baton Rouge Police Chief Jeff Leduff. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin later this afternoon, and the jury could be charged after that point. Bell is... more »
  • Mayor Holden rings bell for Salvation Army

    December 22, 2011 10:52 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge's mayor picked up a Salvation Army bell Thursday to help raise money for the charity . Mayor Kip Holden appeared at the Walmart on College to collect contributions for the nearly 150-year-old charitable organization. "It's a great time in Baton Rouge to see people... more »
  • High court upholds death penalty in church deaths

    November 30, 2010 4:41 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and death penalty for Anthony Bell, who killed four of his in-laws and his wife after bursting into a Baton Rouge church in 2006. Bell was convicted in 2008 of five counts of first-degree murder and one of attempted first-degree... more »
  • Prankster Targets Home of Official in Scandal

    October 11, 2010 7:43 PM

    Someone toilet-papered the home of Former Bell, California City Manager Robert Rizzo who faces 53 counts in a public corruption scandal. Neighbors awoke to find streams of toilet paper scattered over Rizzo's house in Huntington Beach and he apparently was not home. He's out of jail on a $2 million... more »
  • City Leaders Busted in Corruption Scandal

    September 21, 2010 7:50 PM

    An ex-city manager and mayor are among eight people arrested in a corruption investigation in Bell, Califonria where some of the leaders made almost a million dollars a year in salary. Ex-city manager Robert Rizzo and Mayor Oscar Hernandez were busted along with several city council members. The d-a, the... more »
  • Sentencing begins in Operation Illegal Motion

    August 19, 2010 11:27 AM

    Sentencing began today in Baton Rouge for ten city officials caught in a ticket-fixing scandal. The case is part of a federal investigation called "Operation Illegal Motion", which led to the resignation and arrest of several local leaders. Today, former senior city prosecutor Flitcher Bell was sentenced to... more »
  • Bell from USS Ponchatoula: dedication May 3-6

    April 26, 2010 5:27 AM

    Navy veterans who served on the USS Ponchatoula will hold a reunion in Ponchatoula May 3-6 and dedicate a bell that once hung from one of its masts. There have been two ships by that name. The bell is from the first - a tanker that served in the Pacific... more »
  • Saints puppies available for adoption in 6-8 weeks

    February 7, 2010 11:34 AM

    Three puppies born at the SPCA in Livingston Parish were given names of Saints' players this weekend. Bell, Payton and Shockey (all female) were born from a basset hound named Lucy. The puppies are said to be basset hound mixes. It will be at least six to eight... more »

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