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• Deadline to file La. taxes is Wednesday

  May 13, 2013 11:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The deadline for filing 2012 Louisiana individual income tax returns is Wednesday. The state Department of Revenue says filing can be made electronically and more information is available at the department's website, www.revenue.louisiana.gov/fileonline. Officials say the average refund processing time for electronic returns is 10 business days;... more »

• $1M Powerball ticket sold in La.

  May 13, 2013 10:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Lottery Corp. reports that nobody won the top jackpots in the multistate Powerball and Louisiana Lotto drawings on Saturday night but one Powerball ticket sold in St. Francisville matched 5 numbers to take a $1 million prize. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn... more »

• Violence hidden behind "Christian values" in La. swamp plot of new TV show

  May 6, 2013 7:56 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- TV shows about Louisiana's culture aren't enough for television producers who are rolling out new features, this time about the mos "salacious stories from south of the Mason-Dixon Line." Southern Fried Homicide and Swamp Murders join the summer line-up on Investigation Discovery, a cable network connected with... more »

• German Pellets: Construction starting soon in La.

  April 17, 2013 4:21 PM

  URANIA - A German company says construction will begin soon on a wood pellet plant in central Louisiana. An announcement posted Wednesday on the German Pellets GmbH website says the plant will be able to produce about 1.1 million tons of pellets a year in U.S. measurements. The pellets are... more »

• La. marathon runner: "People without limbs" after explosions Play Video

  April 15, 2013 3:03 PM

  BOSTON - At least one group of runners competing in the Boston Marathon when two explosions occurred said they are all right. Varsity Sports sporting goods in Baton Rouge had two teams competing in the marathon, and put out on social media that they were okay after the explosions... more »

• Gun measures put moderate Senate Dems in bind

  April 12, 2013 4:15 PM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's push for tougher gun measures and expanded background checks is putting several moderate Senate Democrats in a bind, forcing them to take sides on a deeply personal issue for rural voters. The Senate is scheduled to begin weeks of discussion over gun control legislation pushed... more »

• Trina Edwards hospitalized

  April 5, 2013 10:13 PM

  GONZALES- Trina Edwards, the wife of infamous former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, was recently in the hospital. She's pregnant, and posted on her Facebook page the baby is doing okay. "The baby is fine and completely healthy," she wrote. She was having kidney problems, according to a post... more »

• E. Feliciana split over proposed tax to fund schools Play Video

  April 5, 2013 5:42 PM

  CLINTON - A tax proposal East Feliciana Parish residents will vote on Saturday has leaders torn down the middle. School Board Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. wants a $4 million proposed tax to raise money for the parish's struggling school system, which isn't meeting state requirements. "Even though we're... more »

• Urgent care to fill void left by EKL closure Play Video

  April 4, 2013 6:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It won't be long until Earl K. Long Memorial is just a memory. Due to changes in the LSU Health System and budget cuts, the hospital is closing on April 15th. To fill that void, Our Lady of the Lake will run an urgent care center... more »

• Petition: Parents want Prescott Middle returned Play Video

  April 2, 2013 10:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A group of East Baton Rouge Parish parents is asking the Recovery School District to return the Prescott Middle School building to the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. They are circulating an on-line petition that outlines their request, and said when RSD took over seven... more »

• Lawmaker wants to ban social media while driving

  March 29, 2013 6:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Posting to Facebook or Twitter while driving could soon be illegal. Senator Dale Erdey pre filed Senate Bill 147 which would make it illegal to "access, read or post to a social networking site" while driving. The bill keeps the current texting while driving laws... more »

• Coast Guard: emergency ends where tug hit pipeline

  March 19, 2013 4:31 PM

  LAFITTE- An emergency situation near the Gulf of Mexico has ended, according to the Coast Guard. Last Tuesday, a tugboat and barge collided with a pipeline causing an explosion and a fire that burned for days. The four crew onboard the tug escaped, but the captain sustained second... more »

• Man arrested in cookie cake attack

  February 28, 2013 2:22 PM

  HAUGHTON - A 44-year-old man was arrested after he attacked his father with a cookie cake just East of Shreveport. Kenneth Fulmer is charged with simple battery of the infirmed and disturbing the peace. Deputies in Bossier Parish said he and his father got into a fight and... more »

• Court rejects $1B in 'phony tax deductions' by Dow

  February 27, 2013 6:06 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal court in Louisiana is rejecting transactions by The Dow Chemical Co. that created $1 billion in what the U.S. Justice Department calls "phony tax deductions." Justice said Wednesday that the tax-reduction scheme was created by Goldman Sachs and the law firm of King & Spalding.... more »

• Voters, area lawmakers react to State of the Union Play Video

  February 12, 2013 10:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The president urged Congress to strengthen the middle class, boost job creation and promised to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan in half within a year. "It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country - the idea that... more »

• Jacoby Jones, Ed Reed make New Orleans proud in Super Bowl

  February 4, 2013 4:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Even though the Saints didn't play in Sunday's Super Bowl, the Crescent City was well represented by two of its sons. Ed Reed and Jacoby Jones both played a vital role in the Baltimore Ravens capturing a 34-31 win and the second Super Bowl in franchise... more »

• La. Black Caucus founder Richard Turnley Jr. dies

  January 23, 2013 3:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Richard Turnley Jr., one of the founding members of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, died recently after battling a long illness. Turnley and nine other African American legislators established the caucus in 1977 to bring together black legislators and champion causes of the "least among us."... more »

• 'Rocket Man' to play BR, Elton John jams in March

  January 9, 2013 7:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Elton John will be making a stop at the River Center in March. Ticketmaster.com will begin selling tickets to the concert in late January. The concert is set for March 29 at 8:00 p.m. After fees, tickets start at $47. The website lists its most expensive... more »

• New reality series to focus on Trina and Edwin Edwards Play Video

  January 4, 2013 11:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former governor Edwin Edwards and his new wife are the focus of the latest reality TV series to come out of Louisiana. Production on "The Governor's Wife" has already finished, and it is scheduled to air on A&E Feb. 27. According to reports, the show... more »

• Startup auto company moving into former GM plant

  January 3, 2013 12:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A startup car company called Elio Motors is moving into the former General Motors plant in Shreveport, where it would build three-wheeled, low-price vehicles. Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Thursday that Elio is buying part of the plant to assemble its unusual-looking car. The company says the two-seat... more »

• LSU loses to Clemson in last-second field goal

  December 31, 2012 10:50 PM

  ATLANTA- Clemson toppled LSU 25-24 in a last second field goal during the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday night. Chandler Catanzaro kicked the game-winning, 37-yard field goal. Clemson was ranked 14 going into the game, LSU was ranked eight. Catanzaro's kick set off a wild celebration on the... more »

• Christmas storm kills 1 in Richland Parish

  December 25, 2012 10:21 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Christmas storms killed at least one person in Louisiana, damaged buildings from central Louisiana into southwest Mississippi and cut power to at least 14,000 people and businesses in Louisiana and 5,000 in Mississippi. Richland Parish Sheriff Lee Harrell said that 53-year-old Allen Sullivan died around 2 p.m.... more »

• Louisiana payrolls jump most in nation in November

  December 21, 2012 2:22 PM

  Louisiana payrolls rose by 13,000 jobs in November or 0.9 percent, the largest jump in percentage from October levels of any state in the nation. Payroll employment pushed to an all-time high of 1.96 million in the state, moving beyond the pre-Hurricane Katrina peak of 1.95 million for the first time,... more »

• Louisiana to observe moment of silence Friday

  December 20, 2012 11:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal asked the state to observe a moment of silence, to honor the victims of a school shooting on Connecticut. The silence is set for 9:30 A.M. local time. Twenty-six people were killed, many elementary school children, when a gunman opened fire inside a school... more »

• Groups seek investigation in teen's death

  December 11, 2012 10:21 AM

  BREAUX BRIDGE - Several groups including relatives of a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by a Breaux Bridge police officer are demanded an independent investigation. The Advocate reports the groups have characterized the death as excessive force against an unarmed teenager who panicked. State police say Darneisha Harris was... more »

• 2 children burned in Covington house fire

  December 6, 2012 12:29 PM

  COVINGTON - Two children pulled from a burning home in Covington have been taken to a burn center in Galveston, Texas. Authorities say three other people, including two other children made it out of the house uninjured. The Times-Picayune reports the fire broke out around 1 a.m. Thursday. State Fire... more »

• AG wont give opion on State budget constitutionality

  December 5, 2012 10:33 PM

  Baton Rouge - A group of Louisiana State Representatives say the state is living beyond it's means and they believe it could even be illegal. State Rep. Hunter Greene and other House members think the 25-billion dollar state budget is too much and not affordable. They give three reasons.... more »

• Dangerous gas encountered at sinkhole vent well

  November 20, 2012 6:01 PM

  BAYOU CORNE - Workers setting up a vent well near an Assumption Parish sinkhole encountered a dangerous gas and shut down operations, according to the parish police jury. They said the workers drilled the well into the top of a salt dome near the sinkhole, and began venting it... more »

• Governor continues to take party to task

  November 15, 2012 10:38 PM

  Baton Rouge - The governor has been all over national media outlets with his take on what the Republican Party has to do to regain the trust of the American people. In interview with Politco just this week Governor Bobby Jindal challenged standard tenants of the republican party with quotes... more »

• GOP-led states start warming up to health care law

  November 15, 2012 1:21 PM

  WASHINGTON - From the South to the heartland, the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law is cracking. Ahead of a federal deadline Friday for states to declare their intentions, Associated Press reporters interviewed governors and state officials around the country. AP found surprising openness... more »

• Gun sales up following election Play Video

  November 8, 2012 5:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two days after President Barack Obama was reelected to his second term, some gun stores have seen increased sales, especially for high powered rifles. Gun enthusiasts are fearful another assault weapon ban is looming, so there's a run on everything. C.J. Hebert, owner of Hebert... more »

• State: vehicle thefts in Louisiana drop

  November 5, 2012 8:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana's a little bit safer for your automobile, according to the Commissioner of Insurance. Jim Donelon reported Monday, vehicle thefts in Louisiana have declined nearly 42 percent over a five-year period from 2006 through 2011. "We are pleased that we continue to see progress since, in... more »

• Large fire being fought near Country Club of La.

  November 5, 2012 5:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters continued to battle a house fire this evening in an East Baton Rouge gated community. Eldon Ledoux with St. George Fire Protection District said the fire at 18614 Amen Corner Court still wasn't under control at 4:30 p.m. Ledoux said there were no known... more »

• Gov. Jindal reacts to FEMA response to Hurricane Sandy Play Video

  November 1, 2012 10:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal reacted to the government's fast action in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FEMA agreed to reimburse New York and New Jersey for the full cost of emergency public transportation and power restoration. But in Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal asked for the same... more »

• Councilman: Permit to 'level playing field'

  October 22, 2012 9:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge councilman says the only reason he sponsored a proposal to extend bar hours to 4 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays is to create permit fees necessary to fund additional enforcement personnel in the Alcoholic Beverage Control Office. Ulysses Addison says the ABC board has... more »

• Look up sample ballots for 2012 election

  October 11, 2012 2:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sample ballots are available for the 2012 election. Besides the president's race, Louisiana voters in some districts are also choosing a U. S. Representative, Associate Supreme Court Justice, as well as a number of constitutional amendments. Click here to search the Secretary of State's ballot... more »

• 25 new West Nile cases in La.

  October 5, 2012 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's health department says 25 new West Nile virus infections have been reported in the state this week, including seven that caused potentially fatal neuro-invasive disease, the most serious consequence of the mosquito-borne virus. The seven were reported in Ascension, Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Franklin, Grant and... more »

• Isaac damaged 59,000 homes in La.

  September 28, 2012 3:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Hurricane Isaac damaged nearly 59,000 homes across southeast Louisiana. That is more than four times the number officials estimated a week after the storm made landfall on Aug. 28. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says the most severe damage hit houses and rental... more »

• Tougher road ahead for minors caught drinking Play Video

  September 20, 2012 5:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge prosecutor's office now offers a new pre-trial intervention program for minors caught in possession of alcohol. The $750, four-month program is intended for first-time offenders who face Minor In Possession charges. The misdemeanor MIP will be expunged once minors complete the steps. ... more »

• Isaac's effects on Louisiana, by the numbers

  August 31, 2012 5:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Here's an overall look at Hurricane Isaac's effects on the state of Louisiana at this point. POWER OUTAGES - Statewide: 593,000 customers without power statewide, down from a peak of 903,000. -Parishes with more than 100,000 customers out of service: 2 Friday, 2 Thursday. -Parishes with... more »

• Hurricane warning issued for SE Louisiana

  August 26, 2012 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The National Weather Service upgraded a hurricane watch which covered much of southeast Louisiana was to a warning this afternoon. The warning covers a swath of Louisiana, including Assumption, Ascension and Livingston parishes, and lasts until 4 p.m. Wednesday. Forecasters also put East Baton Rouge, West... more »

• DHH: 53 new West Nile cases, 3 deaths Play Video

  August 24, 2012 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state Department of Health and Hospitals said three more people died this week from the West Nile Virus, and 53 new cases were reported. That brings the year's total deaths to nine, the most in recent years according to DHH. The most was in 2002,... more »

• Budget group: Film tax break program needs limits

  August 7, 2012 5:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A new report is suggesting state lawmakers should lessen Louisiana's generous film tax credits and cap the amount of money it can cost the state each year in lost revenue. Louisiana spent $231 million last year to attract movie productions, through a tax break program that continues... more »

• WEB EXTRA: read the entire GOHSEP emergency release issued Friday night

  August 4, 2012 10:30 AM

  Officials from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana National Guard and the Department of Environmental Quality have engaged with local officials in Assumption parish who are responding to the threat of subsidence and subsurface instability in the... more »

• Program brings natives home, finds them jobs Play Video

  August 2, 2012 10:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- There's action to end the brain drain in Louisiana with a call for people from Baton Rouge to come home for jobs. The Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce is trying to link them with good paying careers. "The ones who maybe went to high school... more »

• Report: Louisiana among most vulnerable to voting problems

  July 25, 2012 1:53 PM

  WASHINGTON - A new report lists Louisiana among six states ranked as least-prepared to deal with voting problems. The report from Common Cause, Rutgers Law School and the Verified Voting Foundation found Louisiana, along with Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi and South Carolina, had several defficiencies in voting preparedness. ... more »

• Applications top 10,000 for La. voucher program

  July 11, 2012 3:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state education department has received more than 10,000 applications for Louisiana's statewide voucher program set to start in August that will use taxpayer money to send students to private and parochial schools. Superintendent of Education John White announced the applicant numbers Wednesday. As many as 2,000... more »

• Search for accused rapist in Baton Rouge

  July 2, 2012 7:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a man they say forced his way into an apartment early Monday morning and then fled out a window when deputies arrived. Sheriff's official say it happened just after 6 a.m. in the 8100 block of Jefferson... more »

• Sex offenders fight for right to use Facebook

  May 30, 2012 3:46 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in state courts. Sex offenders have successfully challenged many of the restrictions, arguing that the laws infringe on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions. The legal battles in Indiana,... more »

• One injured in Gulf platform fire

  May 29, 2012 5:32 PM

  VENICE- Coast Guard crews from South Louisiana are working a platform fire about 20 miles off Louisiana's shoreline. One tank caught fire this morning on a platform owned by Energy XXI. Seven people were on the platform when the fire started; all were evacuated but one person was injured.... more »

• House backs bill to limit gun restrictions in La.

  May 24, 2012 5:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana House has agreed to rewrite the state's constitutional protections for weapon owners, striking a provision that gives the Legislature explicit authority to limit concealed handguns. Supporters say the change would give Louisiana the strongest gun protection in the nation and could guard against Supreme Court... more »

• Made In Louisiana: Fishing poles made from scratch Play Video

  May 20, 2012 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Corey Magill never imagined he'd be dealing with thread, paint and a sewing machine motor. But then again, he never imagined he'd be crafting fishing poles, either. Magill began crafting fishing poles years ago after a fly fishing trip to Alaska. "I jumped at the opportunity. I... more »

• New heart technology saves lives

  April 25, 2012 11:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - New technology from Emergency Medical Services in Baton Rouge could save your life if you have a heart attack. A new "12-LEAD" system allows paramedics to send information about how your heart operates to emergency rooms before you even get there. That could shave an... more »

• Father and son presumed killed by lightning

  April 12, 2012 4:10 PM

  PONCHATOULA - Tangipahoa Parish deputies recovered the bodies of two missing fishermen Thursday. Luther Clyde Baham Sr., 54, of Kentwood, and his son Luther Clyde Baham Jr., 33, of Hammond, were reported missing early this morning after they never made it home from a fishing trip Wednesday. It was... more »

• Breakaway school district legislation to be discussed today

  April 12, 2012 8:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Legislation will be discussed today in the Senate Education Committee pertaining to the proposed Southeast Baton Rouge School District, a group seeking to break away from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. authored the bills. Senate Bill 299... more »

• Boil advisory lifted for parts of East Feliciana Parish

  April 11, 2012 3:12 PM

  EAST FELICIANA - A boil advisory for parts of East Feliciana Parish has been lifted. The advisory affected Smith Road and Hepzibah Road after Water District #7 reported it had experienced problems with the water supply system. The system has been given the "all-clear" so water is now... more »

• Police arrest man for Relax Inn murder

  April 6, 2012 3:36 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Police have arrested a man wanted for a murder at the Relax Inn in Plaquemine. Port Allen police located Jerome Harden, 21, at a home on Atchafalaya St. and arrested him without incident Friday around 11:30 a.m. Harden is accused of murdering Brian Daly, 31, of... more »

• Early voting begins Saturday

  April 6, 2012 2:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Early voting for the April 21 elections begins Saturday, April 7 and runs until April 14. Voting is held at the Registrar of Voters office in each parish from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. A photo ID is required. One of the biggest items... more »

• Catholics follow Way of the Cross

  April 6, 2012 12:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Catholics participated in the Way of the Cross today in downtown Baton Rouge. Pilgrims started at St. Joseph Cathedral and walked through the Capitol grounds visiting 14 stations before returning to the steps of the cathedral. The Way of the Cross is a symbolic... more »

• Monterrey Bridge closure affects thousands

  April 6, 2012 10:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A highly traveled bridge in Baton Rouge is shut down without notice forcing thousands of people to find another route. Find out why the Monterrey Blvd. Bridge is closed and what's being done to get it up and running. News 2's Sarah Rosario gets answers... more »

• "Shake and Bake" meth lab allegedly found in Assumption home

  April 5, 2012 10:35 AM

  LABADIEVILLE - The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force says it uncovered a "shake and bake" meth lab, marijuana and mushrooms at a home on Hwy. 1011 near Labadieville. Neil J. Templet, age 34, of 186 Highway 1011, Napoleonville, was booked with the creation or operation of a... more »

• Man reapprehended after smashing through glass door

  March 28, 2012 6:14 PM

  BAKER - Baker police arrested a man today after he escaped custody. Officers say they were bringing Jcolby Johnson, 24, of Baton Rouge, to parish prison after his appearance at Baker City Court on other charges when he broke away and ran toward a glass door. Officers say... more »

• Santorum wins in Louisiana, some local races lead to run-off

  March 25, 2012 11:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Santorum's 49% win in Saturday's GOP primary made news around the country. However, there were also some closely watched local races on the ballot in some areas. In Ascension Parish, Jessie LeBlanc won the race for 23rd Judicial District Judge. LeBlanc took down Matthew Pryor... more »

• Louisiana Nursery damaged in storm Play Video

  March 21, 2012 1:50 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Workers at Louisiana Nursery on LA 42 are literally picking up the pieces. The wind and rain tore through all three acres of the garden center. Store Manager Earl Risch says, " It was just a massive blow or wind and rain... Kind of gives you... more »

• Fitzpatrick pleads no contest to felony hit and run

  March 12, 2012 12:43 PM

  GONZALES - Kathleen Fitzpatrick pleaded no contest to charges that she ran over 22-year-old Crisy Hadley, killing her in Prairieville in 2010. She entered the plea today as part of a deal with prosecutors that was arranged by the victim's mother, Monica Chambliss. Chambliss told News 2 she... more »

• Dangerous intersection gets red light

  March 7, 2012 11:07 AM

  ADDIS - After nearly a year of waiting, residents in Addis are finally getting what they asked for. A light at what they call a dangerous intersection is now up and running. News2's Sarah Rosario gets answers on what drivers think of the new changes and if they... more »

• Suspect in Gibbs murder arrested in Texas

  March 5, 2012 5:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Texas Southern University Police arrested the suspect in the murder of former Southern running back Silas Gibbs Monday. Police took Walter Jerome Fort, 22, into custody in Houston after a tip led them to a campus bus stop where Fort was sitting. Fort initially... more »

• Louisiana woman found dead in Oklahoma field

  March 4, 2012 10:21 AM

  SAPULPA, OK - A Louisiana woman is found dead in an Oklahoma field. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Saturday the body is that of 41-year-old Mitzie Pace of Oak Ridge, Louisiana. Officials say they were able to identify Pace, also known as Mitzie Meiley, through a... more »

• Livingston Parish bicyclist struck

  February 29, 2012 11:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The family of 34-year-old Earl Jones says someone swiped their son and fled the scene shortly after midnight Sunday morning as he was riding his bike along Lockhart Road. Earl Jones is deaf and could not call out for help. He was found hours later... more »

• LPSO seeks suspected armed robber

  February 22, 2012 12:33 PM

  WALKER - Livingston Parish deputies are looking for a suspected armed robber suspected of participating in the robbery of Babe's Corner Grocery and Deli Tuesday. Detectives are searching for J. W. "Wayne" Riggins, a 32-year-old white male weighing approximately 150 pounds and standing 5'9" tall with brown hair and brown... more »

• Jury given Trucko Stampley murder case

  February 3, 2012 5:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Trucko Stampley's fate is now in the hands of the jury. The case was given to the jury just before 5 p.m. after a week of testimony. Stampley never took the stand in his defense. The prosecution rested yesterday after three days of testimony. The... more »

• Jindal announces economic reform plans

  February 2, 2012 12:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Today Governor Bobby Jindal announced today four economic development reforms he will pursue in the upcoming legislative session to make Louisiana more competitive than other states to secure economic development projects. Governor Jindal said, "If our goal is to truly become the best place in the... more »

• Dobard named new Recovery School District Superintendent

  January 18, 2012 11:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - There is a new leader for the state's struggling schools. Patrick Dobard was named the new superintendent of the Recovery School District by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education today, taking the place of the new BESE Superintendent John White. The nomination came from... more »

• Dozens of windows shot out in Iberville Parish Play Video

  December 29, 2011 12:59 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Iberville Parish and Plaquemine lawmen are looking for whomever shot out dozens of windows in and around Plaquemine overnight. Plaquemine PD Captain Kenny Payne tells News 2 more than twenty windows were shot out in Plauqemine city limits. He said eleven were shot out outside of... more »