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Korean War draftee, retired Command Sgt. Maj. William Jones, of Baton Rouge, pays homage to the veterans of all wars as he lays a wreath at the steps of the Odell S. Williams Now and Then Museum of African-American History during the Veterans Day celebration Wednesday.

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Audubon Elementary student Navya Murugesan pauses as she considers how to spell a word during the Elementary Spelling Bee for second- and third-graders in East Baton Rouge Parish schools Wednesday, Nov. 11 at McKinley Middle Magnet. Navya was one of more than 40 students who earned a spot in the district bee by winning individual school competitions.

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Public officials and local celebrities take a 'polar plunge' Monday, Nov. 9, into the pond in front of the Bass Pro Shop in Denham Springs as a kick off for the Special Olympics Louisiana's upcoming Polar Plunge event on Jan. 30. The participants are, from left, Alden Thomasson, Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office; Deputy Gene Higginbotham, LPSO; Erin Cofiell, WAFB-TV sports reporter, and Lt. Carl Dabadie, Baton Rouge Police Department. Standing behind Dabadie is Lydia Roberts, a Special Olympian who later jumped, too.

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Sydney Young smiles as she finishes competing at the Louisiana Fall Festival Horse Show on Saturday in LSU's John Parker Coliseum.

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Judy Guillot, left, Michelle Koch Noel and Judy's husband Mike Guillot, look at daylight coming through the ceiling of St. Paul Catholic Church in Bayou Goula. The church was heavily damaged by Hurricane Gustav. Noel is a member of a group hoping to save the historic church built in 1871 from being demolished and sold for scrap.

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U.S. Army National Guard 10th Mountain Division Staff Sgt. Brad Hightower stands at attention, as Bonnie Livingston, a friend of the Treen family, says the Lord's Prayer at the casket.

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Woodlawn's Charles McKee is tackled by Tara's Alvin Hayes after he intercepted a pass during the Panthers' 41-0 win Friday night, Oct. 30.

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Lakeria Carter, left, and Joshlyn Navarre, students at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, ride the Sooper Jet during the annual Buster L. Brown Day at the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair.

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State Sen. Butch Gautreaux, D-Morgan City, points in opposite directions Wednesday, Oct. 28, while repeating the old adage "don't tax me, tax him" during a discussion of ways to generate more revenue for Louisiana road and bridge improvements. The issue is under review by a special legislative committee. At left is state Rep. John Guinn, R-Jennings.