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Ever See An Eagle Do The Breast Stroke? This footage was taken at MallardLakes subdivision in Baton Rouge .. Someone had shot a nutria, and it was floating dead in the water. I can't believe what this eagle did to bring that nutria in. I never saw an Eagle doing a breast-stroke before. http://www.youtube.com/embed/87xNpOYOlQ4?rel=0

As Mississippi River recedes, flood warning lifted for New Orleans By John Pope, The Times-Picayune Based on a drop in the level of the swollen Mississippi River, the National Weather Service on Friday canceled its weeks-long flood warning for New Orleans and points downriver. Despite this development for south Louisiana, the weather service’s flood warning remains in effect for points upriver, including Baton Rouge, where levee seepage has led the state Office of Transportation and Development to close River Road’s southbound lane from North Third Street to State Capitol Drive. In New Orleans, the river’s flood stage is 17 feet,...

A group of voters filed a recall petition Wednesday against East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Councilwoman Alison Cascio, saying her votes do not reflect the views of her District 11 constituents, according to a website promoting the recall. The petition was hand-delivered Tuesday to the Secretary of State’s Office. It was signed by Hunter Bridges and Charles Bowden, said Sailor Jackson, spokesman for the Secretary of State’s Office. Members of the recall committee deferred comment to the website http://www.recallcascio.com. It was unclear Wednesday how many people are involved in the recall effort. “Alison Cascio has been following a pattern of...

This past Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. a MoveOn union rally was thrown together to protest Gov. Scott Walkers union legislation in Wisconsin. After the rally was held, a MoveOn coordinator was caught on tape saying the Tea Party is fueled by “class envy” and “racism.” The following is a partial transcript. We’ll call the person who wished to remain anonymous ‘Condor‘ for transcript reasons: MoveOn: My opinion is that, first of all, Tea Partiers tend to be in a wealthier category so even if you don’t currently benefit from it, people don’t want to tax millionaires because everyone believes,...

Sons of Guns showcases one of America's most skilled and creative gun works, Red Jacket Firearms, and its founder, Will Hayden. While pursuing its bread-and-butter work with customizing and improving AK-47's, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana team delves into the world of historic and classic weapons. See how this amazing group of eclectic gunsmiths build one-of-a-kind custom firearms and other weapons every Wednesday at 9 p.m. E/P starting January 26.

IPT News June 9, 2010 SNIPPET: "The Turkish-based charity that helped drive last week's deadly confrontation with Israeli commandos has deep ties to Hamas and other terrorist groups. The Hamas ties are not in question. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and IHH officials simply do not acknowledge that Hamas is a terrorist group." SNIPPET: "U.S. officials have expressed concern over the fact that "IHH representatives have met with senior Hamas officials in Turkey, Syria, and Gaza over the past three years," but IHH is not a designated terrorist organization in the United States. It's fair to ask, why not?"...

White voters led defeat of bond issue Mayor-President Kip Holden’s proposed $901 million capital improvement tax package failed Saturday because of a lopsided “no” vote in suburban, predominantly white areas of East Baton Rouge Parish, according to an analysis of precinct vote totals. Voter turnout was substantially higher in predominantly white precincts, and the votes tended to be a reverse of those cast in predominantly African-American precincts, where the tax package enjoyed its strongest support. “The suburban vote was really strong, and really lopsided,” said Wayne Parent, an LSU political science professor. The tax package failed with 64 percent of...

A giant combination of sales and property taxes -almost a billion dollars - is going down in flames tonight in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Our friends at the Baton Rouge Tea Party led the charge to defeat this boondoggle. Congratulations are due. Here is their website. http://www.batonrougeteaparty.net/Default.aspx Here is today's news story about the vote. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/70085962.html

Speed camera maker sets up program allowing Baton Rouge, Louisiana to issue $167 automated litter tickets. Speed camera vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) next month will use its automated ticketing expertise to run a litter camera program for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Under first-of-its-kind initiative, city workers will drive around photographing neighborhoods with special cameras hooked into a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite tracking device. The workers will be looking to capture homes that might have litter, weeds or trash on their lawn so that a hefty fine can be imposed. "The mayor's office has put together a new enforcement program...

Everyone in America needs to see this video. The police in Baton Rouge trample on American's free speech rights at the direction of Acorn. Is this the change people were expecting when they voted for Obama?

Baton Rouge Independence Day Tea Party, posted at 9:42 am on July 6, 2009 by Laura The Baton Rouge Tea Party folks did a fabulous job on the Independence Day Rally. In spite of the brain-melting heat there was a turnout of around 500 people, according to an unofficial police estimate. Meaning I asked a cop and he took a wild guess. There wasn’t a good angle to get the entire crowd, but here are a few photos so you can judge the crowd size for yourselves. About 40 yards down from the steps was another crowd of 75-100 people...

(Baton Rouge) - A former Belaire High School art teacher was put on probation after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges that accused her of having off-campus sex with a 15-year-old male student in the fall 2007. State District Judge Todd Hernandez actually sentenced 29-year-old Kesha D. Manuel to eight years in prison at hard labor on a felony charge of cruelty to a juvenile and six months in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a misdemeanor charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, but suspended both terms. Hernandez put Manuel on active supervised probation for five years on the felony...

Just got a call from Syncro. The Tour is in San Antonio now. Will be in Austin tonight at 5:00 pm at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1030 Norwood Park Blvd and in Houston tomorrow at noon at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4810 Highway 6 N #A. Bring your flags and support the troops signs. Sponsor a care package for our troops! The Tour continues on to Baton Rouge and Mobile on Thursday, and on to Tallahassee and Jacksonville, FL on Friday!

<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Snow is falling in the New Orleans area.</p> <p>The National Weather Service says a mixture of sleet and snow is falling Thursday morning from Baton Rouge east across much of southeastern Louisiana.</p> <p>The winter weather closed some schools and created hazardous driving conditions.</p>

MAF Announcing Honoring Heroes at the Holidays IIMove America Forward is thrilled to announce that we are bringing back Honoring Heroes at the Holidays to honor our troops again this Christmas and holiday season! Last year, MAF introduced Honoring Heroes at the Holidays and traveled to cities all over the country. We were so excited by the results that we had to do it again for 2008! Our troops deserve to know that we love and appreciate them! Starting December 13th, we’ll once again be hitting the road to take our message to the people of America who want to...

A worker at a Baton Rouge photo lab is used to developing photographs of birthday parties, beautiful sunsets, and vacations. But a picture of a girl cutting up a dead puppy was a first. The worker, from a Baton Rouge Walgreens drug store, immediately called sheriff's deputies who launched an investigation. Deputies were led to a student from Woodlawn High School who told them her mother had gotten the dead puppy for her from the East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control, according to a police report. The puppy that was given to the student's mother for the school assignment had...

Two men were arrested Wednesday after they allegedly stood by laughing as their pit bull ate a live kitten. Jeremy Johnson, 17, and Travis Johnson, 23, were arrested in a vacant lot in the 4900 block of Bradley Street after 911 dispatchers received an anonymous tip about the pair, a Baton Rouge police arrest affidavit says. When police and animal control officers arrived at 11:20 a.m., they saw Jeremy Johnson holding his pet pit bull’s leash while the dog consumed a kitten, according to police spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely and the affidavit.

U. S. Representative, 6th Congressional District 508 of 512 precincts reporting Click here for Results by Parish 49,312 49.24% "Don" Cazayoux, D - 46,282 46.22% Louis "Woody" Jenkins, R - 443 .44% Peter J. Aranyosi, N - 3,705 3.70% Ashley Casey, N - 397 .40% Randall T. Hayes, O -

Congressional race very close in 6th District Voting is Saturday in Baton Rouge area Tuesday, April 29, 2008By Jan Moller BATON ROUGE -- The February retirement of Republican Congressman Richard Baker has set off a spirited election to fill his Baton Rouge-area seat, with Democrat Donald Cazayoux and Republican Woody Jenkins squaring off in a race that has attracted loads of national attention and money. Heading into Saturday's general election, the 6th District race remains too close to call, and both parties are flooding area airwaves and mailboxes with advertising in an attempt to get their voters to the polls.

A recent influx of black residents in Metro Councilwoman Martha Jane Tassin’s district could complicate her re-election bid this fall. When Tassin — a white Republican — was re-elected in 2004, black voters outnumbered white voters by about 500. Today, voter registration records show that there are some 3,530 more black voters than white voters in District 6. Some black leaders such as Councilman Ulysses “Bones” Addison are already targeting Tassin, claiming her district should be represented by an African-American. “It’s nothing personal against Mrs. Tassin, she’s a fine lady. But that seat should be held by a person of...

BATON ROUGE, La. After Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court, school officials decided that an immediate course correction was in order. They have now agreed to permit a Christian student to use school buses for a field trip for her One Way Club, just like her classmates in the Arabic Club or the Gay-Straight Alliance can. According to its official website, the school is "[a] Celebration in Excellence and Creativity and Individuality . . ." As their initial decision was a clear denial of granting equal access to all students, that celebration of "Individuality"...

Muslims gathered for prayer in Baton Rouge said Saturday morning that they are upset deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s execution was carried out on a holy day. At the New Islamic Center of Baton Rouge at 235 E. Airport Ave., a congregation of a few hundred knelt and faced toward Mecca in prayer as Eid al-Adha, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar, got under way. Also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, it commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to forfeit all things to God, including the life of his son, Ishmael. “An execution on this holy day sends...

There were more than a few cries of amazement Tuesday evening as the servers and chef at Sullivan’s Steakhouse wheeled a 22-pound lobster — a soon-to-be $500 entrée — to the table in the center of the room. Chelsea, as the estimated 110-year-old lobster had lovingly become known in its last few hours of life, got a star’s treatment at the restaurant, complete with an entry behind servers waving flashing sparklers while it sat atop a rolling cart decorated with a black tablecloth, cilantro, lemons and peppers. “It’s the biggest I’ve ever seen,” Bill Harter, a Maryland native who is...

A 20-year-old man was arrested Friday for fondling an 11-year-old in the boy’s bathroom at Dufrocq Montessori Elementary Magnet, a Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman said Monday. School officials found Marcus Deandre Dunn in the bathroom about 2:45 p.m. after an 11-year-old reported being grabbed by a man and inappropriately touched through the clothes, said Cpl. L’Jean McKneely. Dunn told police he had hidden in the school bathroom several times before, McKneely said. “He admitted he gets urges to perform this behavior about once a month,” he said. Dunn does not have a criminal history in East Baton Rouge Parish,...

Sunday, October 01, 2006 Jews, Backward Baton Rouge, and Bigoted Louisiana Last night after the Louisiana Secretary of State's race results were in, I remembered a very annoying article that appeared on a liberal internet site. A few months ago on the Huffington Post the following appeared: ".....Now, I lived in Baton Rouge from age 1 to 14. A more assertively provincial, narrow-minded, anti-progressive, anti-New South place you could not hope to find. The people who choose to occupy its many lifeless, cookie-cutter subdivisions are defined by the fact that they hate New Orleans and everything that it represents: crime,...

Horrified witnesses watched as a man allegedly picked up a two-year-old girl late Friday afternoon and repeatedly stabbed the child alongside Interstate 110 near the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police spokesman Corporal L'Jean McKneely says the incident began around 5:15 p.m. Friday. As of 8:30pm Friday, the infant was listed in extremely critical condition at a Baton Rouge hospital. "She has a 50-50 chance to live," McKneely said. McKneely says a knife was still lodged in the girl's head when she arrived at the hospital. A 27-year-old man, his 26-year-old wife, and little girl were riding in...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The flag blends a symbol of the Confederacy with the school colors of Louisiana State University, a combination that provokes anger from blacks and creates headaches for the university. Black students held a string of game-day protests last year -- the largest attracting several hundred participants -- to demand that the school prohibit fans on campus from flying the banner, a Confederate-style flag in the purple and gold of the LSU Fighting Tigers. The protests resulted in a few scuffles and a lot of attention in the news media -- but no ban on the flag....

BATON ROUGE -- Clifford "The Black Rhino" Etienne entered the final round donning an orange and white jumpsuit, awaiting the judge's decision. Standing between wood-paneled walls and under courtroom lighting -- the antithesis of the ringside glitz friends say he soaked up excessively, perhaps to this end -- the fighter's bounce was gone, his expression beaten, as the hard time for crimes he committed flowed like a blistering combination to the gut -- - 50 years, 5 years, 20 years. Once the shining example of correctional reform and rehabilitation, a former convict turned lucrative heavyweight prizefighter and ranked contender, Etienne's...

BATON ROUGE, La. — At least three people were killed and two others injured this morning by a gunman who opened fire at a church in north Baton Rouge, police said. A manhunt was on for a suspect identified as Anthony Bell, 25, of Baton Rouge, who fled the church after abducting his wife and one of his three children, an infant, from the building, Sgt. Charles Armstong said. Bell's two older children were found safe at their residence, Armstrong said. Police received the call on the shooting around 10 a.m., around the time church services would normally be close...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State Police were on the hunt for a man who fled the scene of a church shooting in Baton Rouge, La., that left four dead on Sunday, FOX News has learned. The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. EDT at the Ministries of Jesus Christ Church. The suspect reportedly left the scene with his wife and child in a rental vehicle. State police confirmed that four people were killed in the shooting. At least one other may have been injured.

USC Starting Point Guard Ryan Francis Killed in Louisiana Shooting While Riding in Car: Francis was shot and killed early Saturday while riding in a car in Louisiana, where he was visiting his mother. The 19-year-old Francis was killed about 3:30 a.m. in Baton Rouge, said Tim Tessalone, USC's director of sports information. Francis was among four passengers whose vehicle pulled up to a stoplight. The driver of another vehicle got out and opened fire, said Lt. Keith Bates of the Baton Rouge Police Department. The driver of the car Francis was in attempted to drive away but Francis, who...

Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden compared himself to late actor Rodney Dangerfield, Wednesday, saying he "don't get no respect" when it comes to the plan for evacuating New Orleans in the event of another hurricane. After today's comments by the mayor, it appears the fighting's only just begun. The Mayor of New Orleans unveiled his new hurricane evacuation plan Tuesday, saying, in the future, people with no other way out of the city will be put on buses and trains. Mayor Ray Nagin says places like the Superdome will be off limits: "T here is no shelter of last resort."...

A State Street resident shot a man Sunday night who he said tried to force his way into his home north of LSU’s campus, city police said. The unidentified intruder, in his 20s, knocked on the resident’s door at 514 E. State St. about 9:30 p.m., asking for someone who did not live there, said Sgt. Charles Armstrong, a spokesman for the Police Department. An altercation erupted, ending with gunfire. The intruder, shot with the resident’s weapon, was taken to Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City, where he is listed in serious condition, Armstrong said. Further details were not available...

The bystander who killed a businessman embroiled in a brawl with a Baton Rouge police officer may be aided by one of the nation’s most permissive justifiable homicide laws, legal scholars and others say. Louisiana allows the use of deadly force in self-defense or defense of others to “prevent a violent or forcible felony involving danger to life or great bodily harm.” People also can shoot intruders inside a home, business or car even if there is no such threat — and need not make any effort to retreat. That’s different from most states, which sanction physical force to prevent...

A witness has come forward to change one key detail in that shooting involving a police officer which has caused such an uproar in Baton Rouge. Auto Zone store records place this witness in the parking lot as the fight and deadly shooting occurred. The witnesses tells a story not heard before, claiming he heard exactly what was said between the officer and shooting victim, George Temple. Out of fear of retaliation, the witness has requested his identity not be disclosed. The witness says he was parked just a couple of spaces away from the black Mercedes George Temple was...

There were two big developments Monday in the case of a motorist who was shot and killed along Greenwell Springs Road Friday after a fight with a police officer. Investigators say an autopsy shows the deadly bullet was fired by a bystander, not the officer. Police also announced that no charges would be filed in the case, either against the police officer involved or the bystander who fired the fatal shot into the head of George Temple. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's spokesman Greg Phares says Officer Brian Harrision was escorting a funeral procession Friday when he pulled Temple over and...

Musician Tom Washington is playing a new tune in a new city. When Hurricane Katrina threatened his home in New Orleans, Washington packed up his family and his piano and headed to Baton Rouge. Washington said his life looked pretty bleak about five months ago -- he lost everything after the storm, but now he's trying to begin a new life in a new place. "We've lost a lot," Washington said. "I lost my mom the night before the storm, so that was a great loss." Things started to change for the displaced musician when he met with Pastor Shelton...

Gov. Kathleen Blanco left for Holland on Monday to learn how the Dutch created the huge flood-control system that protects a land much farther below sea level than Louisiana. The trip means the Democratic governor will miss President Bush's visit to New Orleans, scheduled for Thursday... The governor was among more than 40 government, business and education leaders - including Sens. David Vitter and Mary Landrieu ... Landrieu said the ambassador told her about that country's flood of 1953, when 1,800 people died. "He said, `Why don't you all come over and see what we've done since then?'" Landrieu recounted....

I was advised yesterday that I've been hired for a 3-6 month contract in Baton Rouge and have been on the phone with extended stay hotels in the area. I've found there is no room at the inn due to Katrina evacuees. I'm in search of a garage/basement apt within 20 miles of downtown Baton Rouge that's reasonably priced. If it's furnished that's all the better..I will need to move in late Saturday, (Dec 17).. I planned on leaving here tomorrow morning (Friday), but it now makes no sense. I've revised my departure to Saturday, Dec 17. Please freepmail me...

They've become as much a holiday tradition as wreaths and egg nog -- the Salvation Army bell ringers you see around town. But Salvation Army officials say it's getting harder and harder to find places to ring their bells, and it is costing them big. The Salvation Army says it's getting harder each year to find major businesses willing to allow bell ringers to stand outside their business. Over the past few years, Target, Barnes and Noble, Home Depot and Toys R Us have removed bell ringers from their property. All of those stores had a large customer base willing...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The population of Louisiana's capital city has ballooned since Hurricane Katrina, its schools and neighborhoods now home to thousands of displaced New Orleans residents. A commission appointed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was set to visit Baton Rouge Thursday night and listen to the displaced residents' concerns as the panel's members come up with recommendations on how to fix the ravaged city and lure refugees home. The meeting was one of five across the South that the Bring New Orleans Back Commission planned with evacuees before issuing a recommendation to Nagin by the end...

They're starting to call it YATon Rouge. Not only have people from New Orleans found refuge here, but now New Orleans businesses are starting to set up shop in the Capitol City. The Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce says more than a dozen merchants have moved their businesses here since Katrina. A few who are working on the move include Boudreaux's Jewelers, Mandina's Restaurant, Chattabox Dress Shop, and the Cork and Bottle. Already moved and settled in downtown is Rasputin's, a Russian restaurant and bodka var similar to the one on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Also, Thursday was...

When a group of New Mexico State Police officers returned from two weeks of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Louisiana in September, they brought with them haunting tales of devastation, refugees and the wide swath of destruction the storm had wrought on the Gulf Coast. They also carried with them something darker, more disturbing even, than the might of Katrina itself. The Sante Fe Reporter has learned New Mexico police allege they witnessed numerous and shocking incidents of police abuse committed by members of the Baton Rouge Police Department. According to New Mexico Department of Public Safety spokesman Peter Olson,...

A Baton Rouge man is replacing the disaster mortuary commander arrested Thursday in that park sex sting. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies arrested 61-year-old Gary Daugherty of Florida after he allegedly asked an undercover agent for sex in a BREC park. Arbie Goings is going to be the new man in charge over at DMORT. He's the funeral director for Rabenhorst funeral home. DMORT Incident Commander Chuck Smith appointed Goings Thursday night, only minutes after Smith learned deputies arrested Daugherty. Gary Daugherty was wearing his disaster mortuary shirt, was driving a federal vehicle, and was on federal time when East...

The man in charge of helping hurricane victims find their lost loved ones is now behind bars. He's accused of asking a male undercover deputy for sex in a Baton Rouge area park. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies arrested him and two other men Thursday for allegedly soliciting men for sex in BREC's Forest Park. That's on South Harrell's Ferry near Millerville. Gary Arthur Daugherty of Florida was the Disaster Mortuary Commander for the FEMA Family Assistance Center. Now, he's charged with attempted crimes against nature. Deputies say they headed to Forest Park after complaints from parents about men seeking...

They allegedly lied to get Red Cross money that was earmarked for hurricane victims. Now, two East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies have been forced to resign and could face criminal charges. Col. Greg Phares would not say how much Red Cross money the two deputies received, nor would he say how they allegedly lied to get those assistance cards. However, Phares did imply there could be others. Both Jason Palmer and Cpl. Chad Montgomery worked in criminal investigations for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's department. I say worked because now they're the focus of a criminal investigation. Phares says he...

The LSU Health Care Services is considering buying St. Charles general hospital and leasing Elmwood Hospital to provide some of the services previously available at Charity and University hospitals. The idea would be to use St. Charles General as an acute care hospital and using Elmwood as a level-1 trauma center. The move is being considered at a time when the state's public health care system is in financial trouble. Without Charity and University hospitals, doctors who work with the LSU Health Sciences Center are coming up short on patients and payroll. “In Baton Rouge our patient population has doubled...

Baton Rouge evacuees who need to get back and forth to New Orleans will be able to catch a free bus beginning Monday, October 31. A spokesman for the Department of Transportation said the shuttle will be on a 15-day trial and could be continued if it is successful. The buses will depart from the public transit terminal on Florida Boulevard and drop off at Basin and Canal Street in New Orleans. The first bus leaves at 4:30 a.m. and will continue every half hour until 9 a.m. Return buses will depart New Orleans beginning at 1 p.m. and going...

The pilot who made an emergency landing on a busy street near Baton Rouge Wednesday, crashed his plane while trying to take off from the same street Thursday afternoon. Television news crews captured the crash on videotape. The pilot was not injured. The pilot, Michael Simon of Eunice, Louisiana and his wife made the emergency landing after running out of fuel on a trip from South Carolina to Baton Rouge. They were about three miles from the Baton Rouge Metro Airport when the pilot put his plane down on Plank Road in Baker, Louisiana. The couple was not injured in...