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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

    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)


  • Calcasieu

    Calcasieu man accused of having child porn

    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)


  • Education

    Mamou Elementary LEAP Test Issues

    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)


  • _Continuous News

    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

    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.

    HOUSE

    HB 10 by Rep. Pearson: Adds certain hallucinogenic substances to the list of (More)


  • Saints

    Ryan: Hurt feelings bringing him, Saints together

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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