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Officials offering $20,000 reward to find person who fatally shot dolphin in Louisiana
A member of the public found the dolphin with “multiple bullets lodged in the carcass,” including in the brain, spinal cord and heart, officials said.
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Longtime Louisiana school district's leader is leaving for similar post in North Texas
Dr. T. Lamar Goree is the lone finalist for superintendent of the Duncanville Independent School District. He led the Caddo Parish Schools District in Northwest Louisiana for over a decade.
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Reward offered after whooping crane born at Dallas Zoo found shot to death in Louisiana
On Wednesday, Dallas Zoo officials posted on X that the whooping crane chick, which was born at the zoo on June 10, 2023, was found dead with a gunshot wound near Mamou, Louisiana, on Jan. 9.
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New Orleans police chief says rats are munching on marijuana evidence: ‘They're all high'
The New Orleans police chief says conditions at the department’s aging headquarters are so deplorable that rats have munched on marijuana contraband in the evidence locker.
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Louisiana governor issues disaster declaration amid crawfish shortage
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the shortage is not only affecting the state’s economy but its resident’s “way of life.”
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Texas among Top 5 ‘worst states' for women to live in, report finds
According to the report, Texas ranks 47th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This means that Texas is one of the worst states for women to live in, based on the metrics analyzed.
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Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state's execution methods
In Louisiana, around 60 people currently sit on death row, but an execution hasn’t occurred since 2010. Between a conservative governor and a new execution method, there has been a renewed push to find alternatives to lethal injection.
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US prisoners part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
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Woman lives for months on an artificial heart
A teacher from Louisiana is walking proof of the medical miracles happening in North Texas. When her heart began to fail, she turned to the doctors at Baylor Scott and White for a new lease on life. NBC 5’s Health Reporter Bianca Castro has more.
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At least four people stabbed at Louisiana Tech University's Ruston campus
A knife attack at Louisiana Tech University in the north Louisiana city of Ruston left four women injured. Three of them were seriously hurt and were hospitalized in Shreveport. Two were in critical condition.
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Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development
The Biden administration has designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy.
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What is a ‘superfog'? Explaining the cause of the massive pileup in Louisiana
A dense “superfog” caused a series of wrecks near New Orleans that killed seven people. What drivers need to know about this weather phenomenon.
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‘Superfog' kills at least 7 and causes 158 cars to crash on Louisiana highway
At least seven people were killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said.
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‘Superfog' causes massive pileups on Louisiana highway
Preliminary investigation revealed that at least 158 vehicles were involved in the crash.
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Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana game moved up for slain player's funeral
Northwestern State’s home game against Southeastern Louisiana has been moved to this Thursday night so that the contest won’t conflict with a wake and funeral services for recently slain Demons defensive back Ronnie Caldwell.
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Salt water is intruding into Louisiana's fresh water supply. Here's why and what's being affected
Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities. With little precipitation in the forecast, officials are now hastily preparing for if and when the salt water will reach the state’s most populous city — New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge, La., woman says she was ‘sexually humiliated' by police in ‘torture warehouse'
An embattled Louisiana police department has been hit with a second lawsuit alleging officers from a street crime unit dragged detainees to an unmarked warehouse dubbed the “Brave Cave,” where they were assaulted, stripped and subjected to body cavity searches.
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A man accused in a child rape case was arrested weeks after he faked his own death, sheriff says
A Louisiana sheriff says a man wanted on a child rape charge in North Carolina faked his own death last month in a kayaking accident on the Mississippi River.
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Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975.
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Shooting at Louisiana high school football game leaves teen dead and adult wounded
The game was suspended as stunned spectators headed for the parking lot, which was filled with emergency vehicles.