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Worker burned in Gulf oil platform fire dies
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One of the men critically burned in an offshore oil platform fire has died in a Baton Rouge hospital, the Philippine ambassador said Friday. Avelino Tajonera, 49, a welder from D...
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Ted Williams, left, and Chuck Hustmyre, right, practice longsword drills on the LSU Parade Ground. The long sword leisure class met weekly this fall as part of LSU’s Leisure Class offerings. LSU Manship News Service/Catherine Threlkeld
LSU leisure class teaches sword-fighting techniques
BATON ROUGE — For an hour and a half on Tuesday nights in September and October, combatants wielding medieval long sword replicas engage in hand-to-hand combat, circling each other slowly, waiting ...
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Voucher lawsuit scheduled for hearing
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Baton Rouge judge will hear arguments next week over whether Gov. Bobby Jindal’s statewide voucher program and other sweeping education changes were properly created by lawmake...
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Louisiana news briefs
Bayou Classic career, college expo is today NEW ORLEANS — High school students, college students close to starting professional careers or heading to graduate school and professionals in search of...
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2 killed, dozens injured in massive Texas pileup
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Two people died and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted on top of each other an...
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Father thinks Marine son, killed in heroic action, deserves Medal of Honor
By: STEVE HALLAM LSN TURKEY CREEK – It has been almost 10 years since Jack Jenkins of Turkey Creek learned that his 25-year-old son Troy died in Iraq, and his story has inspired many people since ...
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After fatal blast firm ordered to improve offshore safety
NEW ORLEANS, La. — A federal agency told a Texas-based oil production company Wednesday it needs to improve safety at its offshore operations, days after a deadly explosion and fire on one of its p...
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Marcades, aka Rose Cherami, circa 1957
Alleged tip two days before assassination links Eunice and JFK
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Eunice is forever linked to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas -- 49 years ago today. Many America...
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State may skip private school certification rule
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Under Louisiana’s Constitution, any nonpublic school getting state money must be certified as providing a curriculum or specialized course of study at least equal to those requir...
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Louisiana news briefs
Search for missing platform worker ends NEW ORLEANS — Black Elk Energy has halted the search for a worker missing since Friday’s fire aboard the company’s oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The m...
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Lawmakers differ on purpose of tax break review
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s lawmakers have spent months combing through $6.8 billion in tax breaks on the state’s books with an eye toward getting rid of those deemed unworthy of the spending. I...
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Unemployment rate drops again
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 percent for October, down from 7 percent in September, and 7.1 percent for October 2011. Tuesday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statist...
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