Baseball Cards in Ohio Attic Could Fetch Millions
Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather's attic. Taking a look inside, he saw hundreds of baseball cards bundled with twine. They...
View ArticleOC Mourns Loss of Third Student, 11-year-old Alyssa Guillory
A school community and a family are in shock, after a third Opelousas Catholic student died in a car crash Tuesday. 11-year-old Alyssa Guillory, of Ville Platte, died in a car accident Tuesday...
View ArticleNational League Dominates All-Star Game
Pablo Sandoval and Melky Cabrera turned the All-Star game into a Giant blowout. Flashing their bright orange spikes and booming bats, the San Francisco sluggers keyed a five-run blitz against Justin...
View ArticleOutrcry Continues Over Proposed Multi-Chem Facility
More than 60 people in the Vermilion Parish community of Indian Bayou showed up for a public forum about the new Multi-Chem facility planned in the area."My concerns are health issues, safety issues,...
View ArticleOhio freight train derails, causing fiery blast
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A freight train derailment and explosion in Columbus, Ohio, has authorities evacuating a mile-wide area of the city as they try to contain the blaze and determine what's burning....
View ArticleCourt to hear ex-officers' appeals in Katrina case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court is set to review the Justice Department's case against three former New Orleans police officers who were convicted of charges stemming from the fatal...
View ArticleReport examines Orleans schools progress, problems
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new report says the Louisiana Recovery School District, which runs most New Orleans public schools, has undertaken a much needed effort to transform the city's chronically failing...
View Article3 dead in 12 hours in BR
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three Baton Rouge residents were killed in two unrelated shootings within a 12-hour period Monday and Tuesday. The Advocate reports that the mother of one of the shooting...
View ArticleLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
This report contains the daily arrests for Jul 11, 2012Name: Abraham, DonnekaCharge: Theft ChargeArresting Agency: Lafayette City MarshalAddress: 300 Blk North STR New Iberia, LaName: Amos,...
View ArticleAirbus secures $2.3 billion order at Farnborough
FARNBOROUGH, England (AP) - Airbus has scooped up the only firm order so far on Wednesday at the Farnborough Airshow, south of London. The European aircraft manufacturer revealed that CIT Group's...
View ArticleSt. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
According to Sheriff Mark Hebert during the last 24 hours the Sheriff's Office responded to 41 complaints and reports the following arrests: Christopher Martin, 26, 2323 Third St, Berwick, LA was...
View ArticleSt.Mary Parish Narcotics Daily Arrest Report
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division reports the following arrest: Kenneth Johnson Jr, 30, 1417 Elsey St. Morgan City, LA was arrested on July 10, 2012 at 6:10pm for possession of...
View ArticleYemen: Suicide attack on police cadets kills 6
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A Yemeni security official says a suicide bomber has detonated his explosives outside a police academy in the capital Sanaa, killing at least 6 people. The official said the...
View ArticleOil rises to $85 as US crude supplies drop
Oil rose to above $85 a barrel Wednesday after a report showed U.S. crude supplies fell for a second week, suggesting demand may be improving. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for August...
View ArticleGladys Knight to be judge on new singing series
NEW YORK (AP) - Move over Jennifer Lopez, a veteran singing diva is joining the ranks of judges on reality TV: Gladys Knight. BET's sister network Centric announced Wednesday that Knight will work as...
View ArticleShrimping to Close Saturday in Pontchartrain Basin
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the 2012 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 a.m. Saturday in most remaining state inside waters east of the...
View ArticleFranklin Daily Arrest Report
The Franklin Police Department responded to 13 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrests:7/10/2012 @12:50 PM, BRENT JOSEPH BRIDGES, 27, of Vaughn Lane - Franklin, LAwas arrested...
View ArticleSt. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for July 11, 2012.Seth Lewis, III, age 56, 1244 Jennings Road, Opelousas, La., violation of protective orders.Joseph V. Thibodeaux, age,...
View ArticleToday in History for July 11, 2012
Today is Wednesday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2012. There are 173 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 11, 1937, American composer and pianist George Gershwin, whose works...
View ArticleCalcasieu Board Says No to Charter Transportation
The Calcasieu Parish School Board has denied a request to provide transportation to two charter schools for the 2012-2013 school year. The Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation has requested a...
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