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A man accused of stealing a laptop computer from an Iberville Parish deputy sheriff’s cruiser was shot in the leg as the deputy tried to detain him.
Developer John “Pete” Clements unveiled details Tuesday of River Park, his planned $600 million mixed-use development on 36 acres near Hollywood Casino on the north side of downtown.
Rebuilding a program coming off of two disappointing seasons didn’t figure to be an easy task for new LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson. The slope became a little slippier Tuesday, but Johnson doesn’t seem to be fazed.
At the request of Mayor Kip Holden, the East Baton Rouge Library system is closing all 13 of its locations, according to a news release issued by Claire Delaune, the library’s head of public relations.
The East Baton Rouge Parish school system announced the 2008-2009 Teachers of the Year on Tuesday, honoring a special-needs pre-school teacher, a 33-year teaching veteran and a high school Spanish teacher. The winners were announced at a banquet sponsored by the nonprofit group Volunteers In Public Schools and Neighbors Federal Credit Union.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux has told The Birmingham News he will sign with Jacksonville State University.
METAIRIE — The 16th-ranked LSU Tigers took the mantle of the nation’s longest winning streak away from the UNO Privateers Wednesday morning, winning 7-6 in 15 innings at Zephyr Field in the fifth annual Wally Pontiff Jr. Foundation Baseball Classic. In the bottom of the 15th, leadoff hitter Michael Hollander doubled to left off losing pitcher Matt Brown.
The proposal in the Legislature to arm college students seems to me likely to activate the old Law of Unintended Consequences. Let’s say you’re a college professor facing a classroom full of students — and you know they’re packing heat.
A sting operation by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board busted several stores for selling to minors.
NEW ORLEANS – David West had 38 points and 14 rebounds as the Hornets defeated the San Antonio Spurs,, 101-79, to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday night in the New Orleans Arena. The Hornets, who bounced back from two uninspired losses in San Antonio, can advance to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history with a win in game 6 on Thursday in San Antonio.
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