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  • Obama nominates Walmart's Burwell as budget chief

    March 4, 2013 7:39 AM

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has tapped Walmart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's heated partisan budget battles. Obama will announce Burwell's nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget during a White House ceremony Monday morning. If confirmed by... more »
  • Man charged in fires at Wal Mart locations

    January 23, 2013 12:57 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Fire investigators charged a man with setting fires at two Wal-Mart locations. Paul Triplett turned himself in to authorities. Investigators said Triplett set the fires in the Home Living Sections at locations on O'Neal and College on Saturday. Employees evacuated the stores and extinguished the... more »
  • Two teens wanted for holdup at busy Wal-Mart

    January 3, 2013 9:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Deputies are looking for two men who robbed people with a gun at a popular shopping center late Wednesday night. According to investigators, the pair approached people getting into their vehicles in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on College Drive. One of the men had a... more »
  • After controversy, planned Wal-Mart is approved

    August 14, 2012 12:32 PM

    PONCHATOULA- This city of a few thousand is getting a Super Wal-Mart. The City Council approved elements needed for the project to move forward. But, it doesn't come without controversy. Some people who live near the planned store on Hwy. 51 near the intersection with Hwy. 22 have... more »
  • Man says rattlesnake bit him at Wal-Mart in Washington

    May 16, 2012 12:46 PM

    LEWISTON, Idaho - A man says he reached down to pick up a stick lying in the gardening aisle of a Wal-Mart in eastern Washington state, only to discover that it was a rattlesnake that then bit his hand. Mica Craig says he was shopping in the outdoor garden department... more »
  • Wal-Mart Stock Slides on Bribery Allegations

    April 23, 2012 7:28 PM

    Shares of Wal-mart took a dive after news reports alleging executives of the company in Mexico used a vast bribery scheme to build new stores and covered it up. Wal-Mart stocked dropped nearly 5 percent during trading, at one point. This weekend, the New York Times reported Wal-Mart used millions... more »
  • Man arrested for exposing self in Wal-Mart

    February 23, 2012 8:50 AM

    A man is under arrest in St. Mary Parish after he was caught on security camera exposing himself. A deputy was called to Wal-Mart in Bayou Vista after an indecent behavior complaint. Police say store security cameras show Napolian Webb exposing himself in one of the aisles of the... more »
  • 2 shot at Wal-Mart distribution center in Va.

    February 22, 2012 12:58 PM

    PETERSBURG, Va. - A fire department spokeswoman says two people have been shot at a Wal-Mart distribution center in central Virginia. Dinwiddie County fire spokeswoman Denice Marrs says one person was airlifted from the center. The shooting happened around noon Wednesday. She says she does not know the conditions of... more »
  • Wal-Mart debuts 'Great for You' seal

    February 7, 2012 7:02 AM

    WASHINGTON - You may like the food you buy, but is it "Great for You"? Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads "Great for You" to packaging of some of its house-brand foods. The green and white seal,... more »
  • Target announces midnight opening for Black Friday

    October 28, 2011 1:01 PM

    NEW YORK - As the run-up to holiday shopping intensifies, Target Corp. is saying its stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day for the first time this year. That's four hours earlier than last year. The stores will stay open for 23 hours and close at 11... more »
  • New businesses coming to New Roads

    September 27, 2011 6:19 PM

    NEW ROADS-- New Roads has commitments from at least three businesses to build in the city within the next 18 months. "Home" for them will be what is now a soybean field. A new million-dollar road will connect Major Parkway and Hospital Road, something that attracted a super Wal-Mart... more »
  • Man pushes stolen TV out of store

    November 3, 2010 11:36 AM

    GONZALES- Police are looking for the man who walked out of Wal-Mart, with a 42'' television. Store employees told police, the man, never paid for it. The television cost about $600. The suspect was caught on video, leaving the store with the TV loaded in a shopping cart. "While passing... more »
  • Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand

    September 13, 2010 11:55 AM

    Wal-Mart is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain's own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers. The Wal-Mart Family Mobile service will run on T-Mobile USA's network. Unlimited calling and texting will cost $45 per month for the first line... more »
  • Wal-Mart wants Discrimination Lawsuit Thrown Out

    August 25, 2010 7:59 PM

    Wal-Mart asked the Supreme Court to throw out a class action lawsuit that alleges gender discrimination over pay for female workers. Wal-Mart could faces billions in damages if the suit is heard and the company loses. The suit was first filed by six women in 2001 and a federal appeals... more »
  • Man who used stolen credit card in custody

    August 10, 2010 4:04 PM

    Update : The man who used a stolen credit card to buy two televisions is in custody. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said the man used the card to buy a television at the Wal Mart at Cortana then bought another at the Baker Wal Mart on... more »
  • EBRSO looking for man using stolen credit card

    August 10, 2010 1:00 PM

    The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who used a stolen credit card to buy two televisions. The suspect was caught on store surveillance cameras. Investigators say he used the card to buy a television at the Wal Mart at Cortana then bought another... more »
  • Port Allen City Council considers installing traffic cameras

    July 13, 2010 4:27 PM

    The Port Allen City Council will consider installing red light cameras at three intersections along Highway 1. Those intersections are Court Street, Avenue G and the light in front of Wal Mart. Traffic studies show there are more than 250 red light violations at each of these locations every... more »
  • Lawmakers look to ban drop-side cribs

    May 25, 2010 1:26 PM

    Cribs with a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily would be banned under legislation aimed at reducing infant deaths. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced a bill late Monday to outlaw the sale and manufacture of the cribs following the... more »
  • Wal-Mart to pay $27.6M in California Dumping Case

    May 3, 2010 2:06 PM

    It's being called one of the largest settlements of its type in the United States Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $27.6 million to settle claims of improperly handling and dumping hazardous waste. Officials say Wal-Mart employees were caught illegally storing and dumping hazardous waste at 236 stores across... more »
  • Deputies looking for cell phone thief

    April 19, 2010 9:52 AM

    East Baton Rouge Parish deputies are looking for a man that robbed a customer at the Wal-Mart at 10606 North Mall Drive. According to deputies, the suspect bumped into another customer and grabbed the cell phone out of the customer's hand. The suspect then fled the scene in a white... more »
  • Wal-Mart to cut thousands of jobs at Sam's Club

    January 24, 2010 4:02 PM

    Wal-Mart plans to cut 11,200 jobs at its Sam's Club warehouse division. The terminations represent about ten percent of the workers across the company's 600 scores. The company also cut its new business membership representative positions. Those cuts affect about two workers per store. Employees were told about... more »
  • Store pulls potentially toxic jewelry

    January 12, 2010 2:11 PM

    An international chain store says it will stop selling a charm bracelet that lab testing showed was laden with the toxic heavy metal cadmium. The products were made in China. Claire's says it has no reason to believe the product is unsafe, but is getting rid of the items... more »
  • Wal-mart to close some Sam's stores

    January 11, 2010 7:07 PM

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will close 10 Sam's Club stores and cut 1,500 jobs to reduce costs. In a statement, Sam's Club CEO Brian Cornell said they are shutting down the ones that continue to lose money. No stores in Louisiana are on the list. Stores in Nampa, Idaho;... more »
  • Wal-Mart selling caskets and urns

    October 28, 2009 9:37 PM

    Wal-Mart is now in the funeral business, selling caskets and urns on its website at prices meant to undercut most funeral homes. All are less than $2000, except for the Sienna Bronze Casket which sells for $3,199. Caskets ship within 48 hours and federal law requires funeral homes to accept... more »
  • EBRSO looking for man, woman using stolen credit card

    October 26, 2009 6:55 PM

    The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office are looking for a man and woman accused of using a stolen credit card at the Wal-Mart on O'Neal Lane. A man reported to the EBRSO Financial Crime Division that his credit card was stolen on September 21 while he was in Ascension... more »
  • Wal-mart begins weekly price cuts

    October 21, 2009 8:56 PM

    Just in time for the holidays Wal-mart says it will cut prices for a week at a time on thousands of items, from bananas to board games. The world's largest retailer says nationwide cuts start this week and will continue through the holiday season. more »
  • Death sentence upheld for convicted cop killer

    October 20, 2009 2:26 PM

    Louisiana's Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of Shedran Williams for the May 2004 murder of a Baton Rouge police officer. Williams was convicted of shooting Lt. Vickie Wax while she was working a security detail at a now-closed Wal-Mart in Baton Rouge. Williams, then 33, shot... more »

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