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Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman

Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of ...

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Man who tried to get Trump’s tax data gets 18-month sentence

A Louisiana private investigator was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for repeatedly trying to electronically ...

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Police: Louisiana toddler accidentally shot 8-year-old brother in car

Authorities say a 2-year-old Louisiana boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother inside a car.

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Bill to let families install cameras in nursing home rooms wins Louisiana senators’ support

Nursing home opposition hasn't slowed a proposal to let Louisiana families install video camera systems in their ...

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Louisiana riverboat casinos should be onshore, Senate votes

Louisiana's riverboat casinos would be able to move onshore, under a proposal that won support Tuesday from senators ...

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Lawmakers consider prohibiting early LSU classes to ease Baton Rouge traffic

Prohibiting Louisiana State University classes from starting before 10 a.m. would be one option studied to reduce traffic ...

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Mississippi coast fire chief headbutts on-duty firefighter

A Mississippi Gulf Coast fire chief has been found to have headbutted another firefighter in a physical altercation ...

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Stuck in jail: Poor Mississippi inmates wait long for trial

Jerry Sanders has been sitting in a jail cell on a relatively minor charge of methamphetamine possession for ...

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Young basketball players lauded for showing respect at passing funeral procession

Some young basketball players in Louisiana are receiving recognition after they stopped their game and dropped to their ...

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Texas man sentenced for stealing $1.2 million in fajitas over nine years

A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas ...

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Spokesman: George HW Bush hospitalized with blood infection

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after ...

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Mississippi OKs $25 million in bonds for bridge improvements

Top Mississippi officials have approved the state's borrowing $25 million to help repair or replace dangerous bridges.

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UPDATE: Waffle House suspect arrested near his apartment

The suspect in an attack that killed four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee was arrested ...

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Waffle House shooting suspect remains on the run, may be armed

A half-naked man suspected in the slayings of four people at a Waffle House remained on the run ...

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Man gets prison for selling stolen black rhinoceros horn

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to six months in prison for selling a stolen black rhinoceros horn ...

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Teen shot, live grenade thrown into Baton Rouge home

Authorities in Baton Rouge have recovered and safely detonated a live grenade that was thrown into a house ...

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Mississippi Supreme Court rejects zoning for Costco store

A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court says a suburb acted improperly in rezoning property for what would be Mississippi's ...

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Man found asleep in South Mississippi fast food drive-thru lane had drugs, pipe and gun

The drive-thru lane of a Sonic Drive-In is no place to fall asleep, particularly if drugs are in ...

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Mississippi receives grant to fight opioid crisis

One of Mississippi's U.S. senators has announced the state has been awarded a multi-million dollar grant to fight ...

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No turkeys, please: Owner seeks gander for pet goose

At least according to an ad the 2-year-old Embden goose's owner placed in a Facebook page last week. ...

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