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<title><![CDATA[Walker celebrates 100 years]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A weekend-long birthday party is underway in Walker tonight. The city is celebrating its centennial.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Girl living with rare illness]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By Cheryl Mercedes - bio | email
Baton Rouge, La. (WAFB) - Imagine living a normal, productive life for fourteen years, only to have it all taken from you in an instant. Life will never be the same Terrinesha]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising number of murders encourages action]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:18:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three separate shootings that occurred Thursday in Baton Rouge, one an early morning triple murder, only added to the city&#39;s high homicide rate and community leaders say enough is enough.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Noise dispute on Grand Isle getting ugly]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A group of people with camps on Grand Isle, mostly from Baton Rouge, had filed suit, saying loud music from two bars there is unbearable and claiming police are burying their heads in the sand.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dash cam video of deadly traffic stop released]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Livingston Parish Sheriff&#39;s Office has released the dash cam video of a deadly traffic stop and in doing so said its deputies followed procedure. The deputies say the man was impaired and resisted.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Operation Falcon sweeps through EBR]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Operation Falcon is a&nbsp;federal law enforcement initiative to put criminals behind bars and last month, agencies across the nation assisted U.S. Marshals in rounding up some of the area&#39;s most wanted fugitives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LSU employees face furloughs, cuts]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LSU Chancellor Michael Martin Thursday afternoon released a&nbsp;lengthy plan about how the LSU system will deal with the cuts, including job furloughs at the main campus in Baton Rouge.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jindal approves tax breaks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Bobby Jindal has approved tax break legislation for the movie, video game and music industries.&nbsp;He also&nbsp;signed tax breaks for ports and companies doing certain research and development projects.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill abolishing some boards & commissions signed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Bobby Jindal signed a bill into law that abolishes numerous outdated state boards and state commissions. It eliminates outdated or duplicative boards and commissions on the state level.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drugs may have led to triple homicide]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baton Rouge police are investigating a shooting Thursday morning that left three people dead inside a car. Neighbors who heard the shots say they sounded muffled. Many indicators point towards drugs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All lanes of I-12 reopened after accident]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DOTD reports all lanes are now clear on I-12 East at Millerville. Traffic in the area remains backed up to before Sherwood Forest Boulevard. The lanes were blocked due to an overturned 18-wheeler.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dead dogs dumped near local church]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Baton Rouge pastor says he&#39;s fed up with a smelly situation near his church&#39;s property. He says someone&nbsp;has been&nbsp;dumping dead dogs just a few feet away for the past few weeks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire heavily damages storage facility]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It took over 50 firefighters nearly four hours to get a two-alarm blaze at a storage facility in Baton Rouge under control Wednesday night. The fire caused more than $750,000 in damages.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Attempted robbery leads to deadly shooting]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Police say a deadly shooting on Alliquippa Street in Baton Rouge was apparently the result of an attempted robbery gone bad. They say two men tried to rob a home, but&nbsp;one was shot and killed in the process.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grave situation unfolds in cemetery]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There&#39;s a grave situation in West Feliciana Parish for one man who is completely shocked by what has transpired regarding his daughter and the burial plot he thought he owned in a particular cemetery.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Accused child rapist requests bond reduction]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Accused child rapist Larry Clark was in court Wednesday.&nbsp;District Court Judge Trudy White denied a request to reduce his $200,000 bond. He allegedly molested a teenage boy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Concealed weapons permits explode in LA]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Louisiana State Police report the rate of applications for concealed weapons permits has doubled this year. There are 22,000 people who currently hold concealed handgun permits in Louisiana.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Accused murderer deemed competent]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The man accused of stabbing his own children to death has been found mentally competent to stand trial by a judge. The prosecution says it will seek the death penalty in this case.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Livingston Parish remembers "Crazy Charlie"]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Charlie Albert, better known as "Crazy Charlie," was quite a character by most standards.&nbsp;He loved the public, but was very private.&nbsp;Residents in Livingston Parish are finding it hard to believe&nbsp;he has died.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deputy on worker's comp. caught bowling]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[State police have arrested a Lafourche Parish correctional officer on allegations that she participated in a bowling league after going on worker&#39;s compensation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arson suspected in apartment fires]]></title>
<link>http://www.wafb.com/global/story.asp?s=10708290</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two firefighters were&nbsp;injured while extinguishing&nbsp;apartment fires.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[North Baton Rouge shootings affect little one's]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A day after several shootings shook the Brookstown area, neighbors are crying out for change. <br><br>Illegal guns and drugs, that&#39;s what Baton Rouge Police Chief Jeff LeDuff believes is the main cause of the deadly shootings in North Baton Rouge.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Livingston Parish speed van parked]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Livingston Parish Council has decided to leave its "speed van" program in park&nbsp;for the moment.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health records loan program approved]]></title>
<link>http://www.wafb.com/global/story.asp?s=10707830</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Louisiana is creating a new electronic health records loan program to help hospitals and doctors go digital with medical records.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Guilty pleas in West Feliciana slaying]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two men have been sentenced to for the 2006 slaying of a man whose body was found partially stuffed into an open septic tank.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sheriff's deputy arrested on drug charges]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Tangipahoa Parish sheriff&#39;s deputy is behind bars after being arrested for possession of crack cocaine. He allegedly accepted 24 grams of crack and a cell phone intended for an inmate.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jefferson's frozen cash found in 30 minutes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It took about 30 minutes for federal agents to find $90,000 in cash hidden in the freezer of a then-congressman&#39;s Washington home, according to an FBI agent&#39;s testimony. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chelsea's charges dismissed for now]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Baton Rouge restaurant may finally be free from alcohol and tobacco control charges. ATC Commissioner Murphy Painter made a bold decision that could quiet the calamity, at least for a little while. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Jindal launches statewide tour]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:18:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Bobby Jindal has kicked off a summer tour around the state. He said that he&#39;ll visit all 64 parishes within a few months to talk about the state&#39;s economy and to hear from voters.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Former Jetson teacher files suit]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Another former teacher at Jetson Center for Youth in Baker is suing the state, claiming the layoffs of 14 Jetson teachers were motivated by politics and nepotism. The other suit was filed on June 12th.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Jindal signs emergency shelter bill]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Bobby Jindal signed a bill into law that will increase Louisiana&#39;s in-state emergency shelter capacity. The new law will allow facilities owned or leased by governments to be used as shelters.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gun battle in the street leaves one dead]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 06:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Baton Rouge police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and at least three others injured. Police say the shooting happened after some type of altercation at a Baton Rouge night club.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[City overwhelmed by property clearing requests]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Neighbors in one north Baton Rouge community are asking the city for some help because they say abandoned lots near their homes are becoming havens for rodents and other potential dangers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jury sees videos of congressman accepting cash]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A federal jury has seen video of a former Louisiana congressman accepting a suitcase filled with $100,000 in cash outside a northern Virginia hotel. He&#39;s accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[B.R. residents watch Jackson memorial]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The "King of Pop" was bid a final farewell&nbsp;Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp;Thousands made their way to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but millions more tuned in to the television to watch.]]></description>
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