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  • France, Iceland among countries added to CDC's updated COVID 'travel risk' list

    August 10, 2021 7:51 AM

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday updated its guidance on which countries pose the highest COVID risk to travelers. While the CDC recommends being fully vaccinated before embarking on international travel, it suggests totally avoiding places that are labeled as, "Level 4: COVID-19 very... more »
  • Frenchwoman who admitted to murdering abusive husband faints during court sentencing

    June 25, 2021 10:02 AM

    PARIS, France - A Frenchwoman who wrote a bestselling biography detailing the shocking abuse she survived at the hands of a male parental figure who eventually became her husband was facing a life sentence for shooting her abuser to death, CNN reports. Valerie Bacot, 40, admitted to French officials... more »
  • French Police: Lone assailant guns down Greek Orthodox Priest and flees, evading capture

    October 31, 2020 5:19 PM

    LYON, France — On Saturday (Oct. 31), a Greek Orthodox priest who was closing a church in the French city of Lyon was shot twice with a sawed-off shotgun by a lone assailant who is currently on the run, CNN reports. The priest, a Greek citizen, is reportedly being... more »
  • French Officials: Woman decapitated in church, among three dead in Thursday terrorist attack

    October 29, 2020 6:41 AM

    NICE, France - A deadly knife attack described as a "terrorist" incident occurred Thursday morning in the French city of Nice and led to the deaths of at least three people, CNN reports. The attack took place in a church, the Notre Dame Basilica, and officials say one of... more »
  • France's president extends lockdown and bans festivals, putting Cannes Film Fest on hold

    April 14, 2020 6:58 AM

    The acclaimed Cannes film festival, originally slated to take place in May, was expected to be postponed until late June or early July due to the virus pandemic. But according to Variety , Cannes attendees may now have to wait even longer for the big event. On Tuesday,... more »
  • Survivors of domestic abuse use creative means to get help during stay at home order

    April 3, 2020 9:02 AM

    While stay at home orders are helping to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, they introduce a new difficulty for survivors of domestic abuse. CNN reports that some women have come up with creative ways to stay safe. For example, on Sunday, a woman walked into a pharmacy... more »
  • French Police: Suspect responsible for stabbing four people near Paris has been "neutralized"

    January 3, 2020 11:42 AM

    PARIS, FRANCE - Authorities say four people in Paris became victims of a stabbing, Friday morning, around 7 a.m. (Central Standard Time). CNN reports that the attack occurred in the park of a Parisian suburb called Villejuif and French police say the person responsible has been "neutralized." So... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Twisters and Grapes..."

    September 19, 2019 11:13 PM

    Tornadic activity in Europe isn't as extensive as what we experience in the United States. The reason seems to be the dynamics that create twisters. There isn't an elevated source of rising hot, dry air to seal-off the instability in the atmosphere. The mountain ranges and uplands create a smaller... more »
  • Another high-ranking state official taking overseas trip

    January 31, 2017 3:21 PM

    BATON ROUGE – State officials are once again taking to the sky for an overseas trip; this time, it's the Lt. Governor who traveled to France this week. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser's office released details of the trip Tuesday – two days into travel. Nungesser is traveling with tourism... more »
  • LSU law students safe in France after Nice attacks

    July 15, 2016 3:08 PM

    BATON ROUGE - All of the 45 LSU Law students that were participating in the study abroad program in France are safe after a truck drove into a large crowd during Bastille Day celebrations, killing 84 people and injuring many more. Five LSU Law students were in Nice at... more »
  • Truck driver behind Nice attack that killed 84 identified

    July 15, 2016 10:53 AM

    NICE, France - The Mayor of Nice has identified the driver in Thursday’s attack as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel. NBC News reported the identity card of the French citizen of Tunisian descent was found in the truck used in the attack that killed at 84 people. France president,... more »
  • Baton Rouge residents remember victims in Paris attacks

    November 15, 2015 8:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Dozens of people decided to spend their Sunday afternoon downtown honoring deceased victims of the Paris, France attacks. More than one hundred people were killed Friday evening at various places throughout the city, during a terrorist attack. People in Baton Rouge did their part to remember the... more »

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