The State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating what caused a fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria on Saturday. Eric Gill reports…:
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US Senator David Vitter wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that he show the movie “The Interview” at the White House with all members of Congress present. The film, which is a comedy that mocks the leader of North Korea, has been the center of controversy. The FBI says Sony pictures was hacked by the country and Vitter says a serious discussion needs to take place about how the US plans to take action against these types of cyber attacks.

Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa says it happened on December 13 when the girl was allegedly lured near the car of the suspect…:
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She says the suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall with a medium to heavyset build and he could be driving a tan Nissan Maxima.

Over one-hundred workers at a processing plant near New Iberia that produces yams will have to find new work. McCall Farms told employees at the facility they are shutting operations down in south Louisiana and moving all sweet potato processing to a plant in South Carolina. Mike Tarantino is the director of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation:
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An exact date on when the facility will close has not been given.

Two twin two-year-old girls are dead after an Alexandria house fire Saturday afternoon. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says they don’t know all the facts, but they DO know the children were at home with their father when the fire broke out. He says firefighters were able to remove the children…
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He says it won’t be until after Christmas before the investigation is complete.

The holidays are here, but for many people, they have some difficulty in finding joy in the season, and many people focus on their personal relationships…
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That’s Michele Many (Main-EEE), a clinical social worker with the LSU Department of Psychiatry.
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A 7 year-old girl from Baton Rouge has been sexually assaulted, and Baton Rouge Police are on the search for a suspect who reportedly lured the girl to his car at a park, drove her to another location where he allegedly assaulted her…
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That’s BRPD Sgt. Mary Ann Gadawa (ga DOW-ah) who asks if you have any information on the Decmeber 13th incident, call Crimestoppers.

Over 100 workers from the McCall Farms plant near New Iberia are being laid off, as the company that proccesses yams, will be moving their operation to South Carolina. Mike Tarantino-the Director of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation-says the state didn’t waste any time….
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Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa (ga-DOW-wa) says the incident happened on December 13 when the girl was lured near the car of the black male suspect…
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If you have any information, please call Crimestoppers.

Just in case you’re finding yourslef with a case of the holiday blues, you’re not alone…
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That’s Michele Many (Main-EEE), a clinical social worker with the LSU Department of Psychiatry, who says you should try to by take care of yourself physically and try not set unrealistic expectations.
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The investigation continues on what caused a house fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria Saturday. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says firefighters got the call about the deadly blaze just before 2:30 Saturday afternoon…
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He says the father was also home when the fire broke out.

The state will be assisting about 140 soon-to-be laid-off workers to find work following the announcement of the closure of the McCall Farms facility near New Iberia. Mike Tarantino is the Director of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation, and he’s optimistic they will.
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The company that produces yams is moving all their processing to South Carolina. No exact date of closure was announced.

U.S. Senator David Vitter is sending a message to President Obama, saying he needs to screen the motion picture “The Interview” with Congress right after the New Year. The film that mocks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (oon) was pulled by Sony Pictures, because of threats and cyber attacks from North Korea. Vitter says that’s sending the wrong message to terrorists, and makes us lokk “weak.”

Chistmas is Thursday and many people are facing the Holiday Blues…
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The Louisiana State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating a house fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria Saturday afternoon. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says it’s unknown at this time if the home had working smoke detectors…
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Autopsies are pending on both girls. Browning says it will be after Christmas before the investigation is complete.

Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa (ga-DOW-wa) says the incident happened on December 13, and they are looking for a gold or tan 4 door Maxima driven by a male suspect who reportedly lure te girl into the car…
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If you have any information about this case, call Crimestoppers.

The State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating what caused a fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria on Saturday. Eric Gill reports…:
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Baton Rouge Police are searching for a suspect accused of luring a 7-year-old from a park and sexually assaulted her. The incident happened on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The girl was playing at Gus Young Park when police say a man lured her over, grabbed her and forced her into his vehicle. Police reports say she was taken to an unknown location where he sexually assaulted her.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says two men are under arrest accused of selling high-grade weed out of their sno-ball stand. They say 37-year-old Jermaine Doucet and 32-year-old Bryant Fields, both from Opelousas, had been offering customers a side of “Hydro” marijuana to anyone willing to pay. The men were busted while under surveillance taken into custody and the drug sno-ball stand is now closed.

Over one hundred workers at a processing plant hear New Iberia that produces yams will have to find new work. McCall Farms told employees at the facility they are shutting operations down in south Louisiana and moving all sweet potato processing to a plant in South Carolina. Mike Tarantino is the director of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation…:
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An exact date on when the facility will close has not been given, but it’s expected to occur early next year.

The State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating what caused a fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria on Saturday. Firefighters responded to the deadly blaze just before 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says this is still a very active investigation…:
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The children were at home with their father when the fire broke out. Autopsies are pending on both girls.

US Senator David Vitter wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that he show the movie “The Interview” at the White House with all members of Congress present. The film, which is a comedy that mocks the leader of North Korea, has been the center of controversy. The FBI says Sony pictures was hacked by the country and Vitter says a serious discussion needs to take place about how the US plans to take action against these typs of cyber attacks.

Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa says the suspect forced the girl into the car and drove her to another location where the assault took place. She says they’ve been working non-stop to find this man…:
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She says the suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall and possibly drives a tan Nissan Maxima.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Bayou L’Ourse man accused of taking his 5-year-old daughter hostage and shooting their family dog. Authorities say Danny Ray Reding stayed up all night drinking with a friend before the incident took place.