louisiana
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Tornadoes Touch Down in La., Wreak Havoc in Areas Hit Hard by Hurricane Katrina
Multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Louisiana Tuesday, downing power lines and ripping houses from their foundations as they passed through. CBS News reports that a spokesman for Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon. Danielle Manning, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that tornadoes touched down in at…
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La. Mom Says She’s Done Having Kids After Giving Birth to 14-Pound Son
LaQueena Hunter Grover, now a mother of four, is accustomed to big babies. Her first two children weighed just over 7 pounds, and her third child was a whopping 11.9 pounds. However, WDSU reports, when she was pregnant with her fourth baby, she thought maybe she might have twins this time. “People would come up…
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Ronald Gasser Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Joe McKnight
Ronald Gasser, 54, who reportedly fatally shot former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a traffic dispute in Terrytown, La., on Thursday, was arrested Monday and charged with manslaughter, USA Today reports. McKnight’s shooting and the subsequent release of Gasser less than 24 hours after the former NFL running back was gunned down drew national…
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Ronald Gasser, Man Arrested in Death of Joe McKnight, Released From Custody
Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight outside New Orleans, was released from custody overnight without being charged, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. McKnight was shot and killed Thursday at the intersection of Behrman Highway and Holmes Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown,…
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Protesters Clash With Police Over David Duke’s Appearance at Historically Black Dillard University
Police used pepper spray on a group of protesters who were rallying against former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke’s appearance at the historically black Dillard University as part of the U.S. Senate candidate debate Wednesday in Louisiana, CNN reports. Protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the event, and pepper spray was deployed on the…
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Mom Sends Daughter to School With Note Pleading for Help
An 11-year-old showed a handwritten message to an adult at East Feliciana Middle School in Clinton, La., on Tuesday. In it, her mother said that she was being held against her will and needed help, CBS News reports. School officials proceeded to contact the authorities. According to CBS News, authorities found the woman in a…
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La. Man Lights Wife on Fire After Spraying Hair Spray on Her: Report
John Emmett Harleaux, 28, of Baton Rouge, La., was arrested after allegedly lighting his wife on fire during an argument, CBS News reports. He was arrested Tuesday on a felony count of domestic abuse by burning. According to CBS News, during an argument in September, Harleaux began spraying his wife with flammable hair spray. He then…
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Watch: Take a Page From Toya Wright's Book
TV personality and New York Times best-selling author Toya Wright wants to introduce you to “Toya.” And her memoir, In My Own Words, does just that. Be clear: The independently published book isn’t about “Toya Wright,” the reality-TV star, the public figure—it’s about a mother, daughter, sister and a wife. In My Own Words is…
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Mafia III Is Probably The Blackest Video Game Ever Made
If you’re rocking pearls, the disclaimer at the very beginning of Mafia III (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, MacOS) might make you clutch ‘em tightly. “Mafia III takes place in a fictionalized version of the American South in 1968. We sought to create an authentic and immersive experience that captures this very turbulent time and…
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Graphic Body-Cam Footage Shows La. Cops Fatally Shoot 6-Year-Old Autistic Boy
On Wednesday a Louisiana court released body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy. According to CNN, Jeremy Mardis was riding with his father, Christopher Few, in November 2015 when Marksville, La., police attempted to pull him over. The officers, Derrick Stafford, 33, and Norris Greenhouse Jr., 24, claimed that they were…