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Covering Louisiana
Jindal signs equal pay bill for state workers
Posted 7:20 PM 6/19/2013 by katc
Governor Bobby Jindal has agreed that state agencies should be banned from paying unequal wages to employees of different genders for the same job. Jindal signed the Equal Pay for Women Act into law Wednesday. The bill by New Orleans Sen. Ed Murray doesn't affect private companies. (More)
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Students Could Get Memorial Day Off
Posted 6:39 PM 6/19/2013 by Akeam Ashford
Many see Memorial Day as the unofficial start to summer, but the holiday's meaning -- honoring the men and women who've died serving their country -- is much deeper.
A few weeks back, viewers noted not all schools have the federal holiday off. In particular, Lafayette Parish schools were (More) • Video (1)
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Lafayette
Men sentenced for possession of fake credit cards
Posted 6:27 PM 6/19/2013
The counterfeit cards contained information related to real financial institutions that were improperly charged $9,729 for Wal-Mart gift cards purchased by the defendants.
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St. Martin
Natchitoches man booked in Christmas Day burglaries
Posted 6:15 PM 6/19/2013
A Natchitoches man is in the St. Martin Parish Jail after DNA identified him as a suspect in two Christmas Day burglaries.
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Lafayette
TX man sentenced to 188 months in prison for attempting to produce child porn
Posted 6:06 PM 6/19/2013 by KATC(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Emery Weyland Graham, 43, of Longview, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 188 months in prison for attempting to produce child pornography.
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Lafayette
Milton man sentenced for illegally receiving nearly $325,000 in SSI payments
Posted 5:57 PM 6/19/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
Randy P. Courville, 53, of Milton, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to serve 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release for theft of government money. The judge also ordered Courville to pay $324,818 in restitution.
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St. Mary
St. Mary Parish to cut 26 teachers by attrition
Posted 5:53 PM 6/19/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
CENTERVILLE, La. (AP) - St. Mary Parish Superintendent of Schools Donald Aguillard says attrition will cut the number of teachers nearly 4 percent in the coming school year.
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Education
BESE to review student data storage and sharing
Posted 5:46 PM 6/19/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's top education board is reviewing how the state education department stores and shares public school student data.
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Weather
Scattered Storms Stay in the Forecast
Posted 5:26 PM 6/19/2013 by Rob Perillo
A very typical weather pattern for June (and summer) is expected over the next week for Acadiana.
Look for partly cloudy, hot and humid conditions through the end of the week into the weekend with highs in the lower 90s.
There will continue to be a risk of scattered mainly (More)
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Lafayette
NAMI Volunteer Appreciation & Drive set for June 23
Posted 5:21 PM 6/19/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
National Alliance on Mental Health Annual Fun Day set for June 23, 2013, from 1-4 pm at Girard Park at the Main Pavilion. This is a family-friendly event for members and non-members.
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Weather
Viewer submitted photos of water spout in Grand Isle
Posted 4:40 PM 6/19/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
KATC received several photos of a water spout in Grand Isle at 3:40 today.
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St. Martin
Big rig crash backs up I-10 traffic to Lafayette
Posted 4:33 PM 6/19/2013 by Ian Auzenne
An 18-wheeler crash on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge has traffic backed up on I-10 East.
State police say one big rig and plowed into another between Henderson and Butte La Rose. The driver of the first truck is charged with following too closely.
Troopers have shut down one lane of (More)
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Festival International 2013
Watch premiere airings of Festival 2013 during Fest Week July 1-7
Posted 4:17 PM 6/19/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
AOC Community Media will premiere its footage of Festival International 2013 main-stage performances during Fest Week July 1-7 on AOC 1 (Cox channel 15 or LUS channel 3).
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Covering Louisiana
Louisiana Housing Corporation Awarded $218,261 by HUD for Comprehensive Counseling
Posted 4:03 PM 6/19/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
The Louisiana Housing Corporation has been awarded $218,261 for Comprehensive Counseling by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). LHC was the only organization in Louisiana awarded Housing Counseling Grant funding.
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