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  • Stored items tell more about ‘Granddad Bandit’

    KIMBERLY VETTER

    A search of a vehicle and a storage unit authorities say were used by a Baton Rouge man dubbed the “Granddad Bandit” revealed several items tied to emergency rescue agencies, two weapons and a “hold-up” note, a federal search warrant return says.

  • Killer gets 70-year term

    JOE GYAN JR.

    Three-time felon Marlon “One Black’’ Washington, described by a prosecutor as “unsalvageable,’’ was sentenced under heavy security to 70 years in prison Thursday for the 2007 slaying of a man on Leonidas Street.

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  • Health care critics speak

    MICHELLE MILLHOLLON

    Ricky Landry, of Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket, in Metairie, is concerned that the new federal health-care plan will force his business to increase grocery prices.

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  • Suit seeks damages in recalled La. cheese

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    A 75-year-old man whose attorney claims he spent more than a month in an intensive-care unit after eating Veron Foods head cheese has sued the Prairieville company.

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  • Two men shot to death in one day

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    Two Baton Rouge men were killed seven hours apart Thursday in unrelated shootings, police said, bringing the number of people killed by gunfire in Baton Rouge to four since Sunday.

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  • Driver of truck dies in accident on I-12

    DENHAM SPRINGS — A man died Thursday night after the tractor trailer he was driving on Interstate 12 near the 4-H Club Road overpass ran off the road and into a concrete culvert, a Denham Springs Police spokesman said.

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  • Many offices to close for Labor Day

    City-parish, state and federal offices are closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.

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  • Police and fire briefs for September 3, 2010

    An overheated extension cord caused a fire Thursday morning at a house at 2221 Curtis St., a Fire Department spokesman said in a news release.

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  • Man gets 30 years in BR shooting death

    A 28-year-old Baton Rouge man pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter and was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2008 shooting death of another man outside a club on North Acadian Thruway West.

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  • Woman gets 10 years for role in drug deals

    BILL LODGE

    A Baton Rouge woman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday for assisting her Mississippi boyfriend as he sold crack cocaine to Louisiana residents.

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Another Gulf rig burns

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Boats spray water on an oil and gas platform that exploded Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. All 13 crew members were rescued.

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An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico with seven oil-producing wells caught fire Thursday morning about 100 miles off the coast of Louisiana, but all 13 workers on board survived after they jumped into the water. By Thursday afternoon, the fire on the platform, owned by Mariner Energy Inc. of Houston, was extinguished, said U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Peter Troedsson, chief of staff for the Eighth Coast Guard District. Continue reading →

Another Gulf rig burns

An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico with seven oil-producing wells caught fire Thursday morning about 100 miles off the coast of Louisiana, but all 13 workers on board survived after they jumped into the water. By Thursday afternoon, the fire on the platform, owned by Mariner Energy Inc. of Houston, was extinguished, said U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Peter Troedsson, chief of staff for the Eighth Coast Guard District. Continue reading →

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    I am getting tired of all the people who cite the fact that not all Muslims are terrorists or that we are a nation that has religious freedom to justify the building of the mosque near ground zero in New York.

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    This is a sad day in America. I have been following the uncivilized debate about the building of the Park 51 Muslim Community Center with dismay and utter sadness. What has happened to America?

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At Random for September 3, 2010

DANNY HEITMAN Kids are so drawn to the indoors these days, perched at either the TV, computer or video games, that when our 9-year-old son suggests an outside activity, we feel obliged to cheer him along.

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Our Views: Economic revolution

The Press Club of Baton Rouge is a popular forum for state and local government officials to speak about the affairs of the day.

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Gov. Bobby Jindal is pressing for the lifting of the deep-water drilling moratotium, citing possible damage to Louisiana's economy. What is your opinion on the moratorium?

  • The moratorium should be lifted immediately.

    56% 56%

  • The moratorium should remain in place until better safety measures are implemented.

    37% 37%

  • The moratorium should not be lifted.

    5% 5%

  • I have no opinion.

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No respect

T.J. Yates has been the starting quarterback for the entire Butch Davis era at North Carolina. That the Tar Heels have been considered a rising defensive team in that stretch says volumes about how the redshirt senior is perceived in Chapel Hill. Continue reading →

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Another Gulf rig burns

An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico with seven oil-producing wells caught fire Thursday morning about 100 miles off the coast of Louisiana, but all 13 workers on board survived after they jumped into the water. By Thursday afternoon, the fire on the platform, owned by Mariner Energy Inc. of Houston, was extinguished, said U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Peter Troedsson, chief of staff for the Eighth Coast Guard District. Continue reading →

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Louisiana's Fall Festivals

Where but Louisiana can you witness the re-enactment of a famous duel, enter a drumstick eating contest, and watch Native Americans drumming and dancing all in the same month? Continue reading →

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Silly toy, serious trend

Silly Bandz are silicone bands that come in all kinds of different shapes — hearts, cars, dolphins, food, etc. Put one on your wrist and it looks like a regular rubber band. Take it off and all of a sudden it’s a dinosaur. Continue reading →

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Canning survives

GROSSE TETE — Charlotte Cheeseman Hoffman is pleased canning is coming back. Of course, she said, it never was “out” in her house. Hoffman, who grew up in Armour, S.D., during the Depression (generally defined as 1929-1939) helped her mother garden and can fruits and vegetables from their garden. Continue reading →

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Catholic vs. Istrouma High School Football

Catholic High beats Istrouma High at Olympia Stadium. Continue reading →

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Two men shot to death in one day

Two Baton Rouge men were killed seven hours apart Thursday in unrelated shootings, police said, bringing the number of people killed by gunfire in Baton Rouge to four since Sunday.

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Chain restaurant Pita Pit branch to open near LSU

Pita Pit, a chain restaurant promoting itself as the healthy alternative in the fast-casual segment, is opening today in the Northgate area near LSU and plans another four in Baton Rouge over the next few years.

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Lawmakers let Jindal’s vetoes stand

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto of 14 bills from the 2010 legislative session will stand. More than the required majority of both the House and Senate returned ballots by midnight Monday declaring there is no need for a veto override session.

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