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  • EBRSO looking for man for manufacturing Meth
    EBRSO looking for man for manufacturing Meth

    March 9, 2010

    East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for a man who fled the scene of a house fire, allegedly due to meth. Deputies responded to the fire on Saturday March 6, at 276 Bonnie Drive.  The fire... more »
  • Reduce Your Risk: Sudden Heart Attacks
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    Reduce Your Risk: Sudden Heart Attacks

    March 15, 2010

    Doctors say more young people are dying of sudden heart attacks. News 2's John Pastorek begins a special series of reports this week aimed at helping you "Reduce Your Risk." Tonight, we meet a Zachary man who survived a sudden... more »
  • BRPD says post-Katrina allegations are lies
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    BRPD says post-Katrina allegations are lies

    March 15, 2010

    State Police from Michigan and New Mexico have accused Baton Rouge Police Department officers of using racism and brutality to keep order in the state's capital. The officers from Michigan and New Mexico came to assist BRPD with keeping order... more »
  • Quit smoking for better arteries
    Quit smoking for better arteries

    March 15, 2010

    A new study offers more proof that kicking the smoking habit is good for your health.  The report shows people who quit saw their levels of good cholesterol improve.  Researchers say participants gained an average of 9 pounds. This is... more »
  • Stocks end the day mixed
    Stocks end the day mixed

    March 15, 2010

    A mixed day on Wall Street. The Dow gained 17 points to 10,642. The S&P was up a fraction, while the Nasdaq dipped 5 points. more »
  • Governors want wind energy
    Governors want wind energy

    March 15, 2010

    The Governors of 29 states formed a coaliton to ask the federal government to take steps to boost wind energy and wants utility companies to produce at least 10 percent of their energy from renewable resources by 2012.  The biparitisan... more »
  • Good day for a nap
    Good day for a nap

    March 15, 2010

    A psychlogy professor says the one-hour loss of sleep due to Daylight Saving Time means today was a good day for a nap.  James Maas of New York's Cornell University says it can bring a lack of focus and it... more »
  • Art Heist invesitgation still active
    Art Heist invesitgation still active

    March 15, 2010

    Despite a $5 million no questions asked reward, a 20-year-old art heist in Boston is still unsolved.  Its the largest theft of its kind in history because the paintings are valued at half-a-billion dollars.  Leaders of the Isabela Stewart Gardner... more »
  • Ex bank president charged with trying to defraud bailout
    Ex bank president charged with trying to defraud bailout

    March 15, 2010

    The former president of a small bank in New York City is the first person ever charged with trying to defraud the federal bailout program.  Charles Antonucci is charged with stealing to live a lavish lifestyle that included a trip... more »
  • Lady Tigers to head East, face Hartford
    Lady Tigers to head East, face Hartford

    March 15, 2010

    The LSU Lady Tiger hoops team will head to Durham, North Carolina this weekend to face Hartford in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. LSU enters the field as a 7 seed in the Memphis region, facing Hartford,... more »
  • Video: LSU grad student dies after fall
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    Video: LSU grad student dies after fall

    March 15, 2010

    The LSU student who fell from the roof of the Life Sciences building Monday morning died as a result of his injuries, the campus police department confirmed. As News 2's Luke Margolis reports, it is still undetermined whether Sarvnipun Singh... more »
  • Bill would revoke driver's license for 3rd DWI
    Bill would revoke driver's license for 3rd DWI

    March 15, 2010

    Someone convicted of a third DWI would lose their driver's license under a bill proposed by State Rep. Rickey Hardy, (D) Lafayette.  Hardy says many people will never learn a lesson about drinking and driving. He says revoking their license... more »
  • Water park opening delayed in Denham Springs
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    Water park opening delayed in Denham Springs

    March 15, 2010

    When construction of a water park in Denham Springs is complete, you won't be able to use it right away.  The attraction, going up at North Park, is slated to be finished by the end of May.  But because of... more »
  • Port Allen police officer suspended after incident
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    Port Allen police officer suspended after incident

    March 15, 2010

    A police officer in Port Allen has been suspended after two of his colleagues reported he used excessive force after making an arrest over the weekend. Port Allen Police Chief Fred Smith said the matter stemmed from a kicking... more »
  • Judge mulls repairs for homes with Chinese drywall
    Judge mulls repairs for homes with Chinese drywall

    March 15, 2010

    A federal judge on Monday began considering how a Louisiana home tainted by sulfur-emitting Chinese drywall should be fixed, with plaintiffs calling for a complete overhaul of a home and a Chinese wallboard company arguing that removing the drywall and... more »

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