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St. Martin
No wake zone in lower St. Martin Parish
Posted 6:48 PM 5/23/2013 by Press Release
(St. Martinville)- With the approaching Memorial Day Holiday, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office would like to remind citizens that a No Wake Zone is in effect for Lower St. Martin Parish (Stephensville/Belle River). The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office along with area law enforcement agencies will be patrolling the water ways and will be strictly enforcing the No Wake Zone.
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National News
Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty
Posted 6:39 PM 5/23/2013
PHOENIX (AP) - The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008. The judge scheduled a retrial for (More)
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Calcasieu
Calcasieu man accused of having child porn
Posted 6:32 PM 5/23/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
A Lebleu Settlement man is accused of downloading child pornography. Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations arrested Charles B. Compton, 41, in Calcasieu Parish on Wednesday. State Police investigators recovered a computer and other devices from Compton and forensic tests revealed child (More)
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Education
Mamou Elementary LEAP Test Issues
Posted 6:24 PM 5/23/2013 by Chris Welty
Some Mamou Elementary parents want answers about failing scores on the LEAP test.
Administrators say, during testing week, a teacher showed review videos that were potentially too similar to questions on the actual test. The school reported that to the state, which decided the students may (More)
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Program Teaches Kindergarten Students How to Swim
Posted 6:22 PM 5/23/2013 by Akeam Ashford
According to The Centers for Disease Control, about ten people drown in the United States every day. Of those drownings, two are children four-years-old or younger. St. Martin Parish officials are trying to avoid those numbers with the "Every Child's a Swimmer" program. This year, the Kiwanis (More) • Video (1)
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Covering Louisiana
Gov. Jindal signs bills into law
Posted 6:16 PM 5/23/2013 by Press Release
BATON ROUGE - Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced he has signed bills passed by the Legislature into law, bringing the total number of bills signed for the 2013 Regular Legislative Session to 26.
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HB 10 by Rep. Pearson: Adds certain hallucinogenic substances to the list of (More)
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Saints
Ryan: Hurt feelings bringing him, Saints together
Posted 5:40 PM 5/23/2013 by AP
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season.
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Covering Louisiana
Jindal adviser: LSU privatization deals on track
Posted 5:38 PM 5/23/2013 by AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals.
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Gulf Coast
Gulf anglers get longer red snapper season
Posted 5:37 PM 5/23/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.
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Covering Louisiana
Senate panel approves 2-cents tax on cell phones
Posted 5:36 PM 5/23/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
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Covering Louisiana
Senate rejects move to stop Common Core standards
Posted 5:35 PM 5/23/2013 by AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A resolution pushed by tea party groups seeking to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing was killed Thursday by the Louisiana Senate.
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Covering Louisiana
4 vehicles, 1 in lake in Pontchartrain accident
Posted 5:32 PM 5/23/2013 by AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A four-car accident on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway sent one car catapulting into the lake.
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Covering Louisiana
Judge won't let Orleans out of police reform pact
Posted 5:30 PM 5/23/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police department.
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Covering Louisiana
Grand jury empaneled to review Medicaid contract
Posted 5:29 PM 5/23/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
The Louisiana attorney general's office said a special grand jury was selected Thursday to look into possible criminal activity involving the awarding of a $200 million Medicaid contract by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration.
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St. Landry
St. Landry Crime Stoppers: Stolen ATV
Posted 5:25 PM 5/23/2013 by KATC
St. Landry Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's assistance in solving a recent rash of ATV thefts in Eunice.
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